Hurricane Helene Impacts?

[ElCid]

Since it will be just a depression by Sat, I don't anticipate much impact. Travel for sure, but hopefully teams anticipated this and traveled early. The one game that might get impacted is S Utah at Austin Peay. The depression will be right overhead at game time. Might be breezy and rainy.

Any other impacts?

[ElCid]

Other games impacted could be AL A&M at FL A&M depending on how bad Tallahassee gets hit. CSU at Tenn St depending on how bad Nashville gets hit and N Alabama at W Georgia depending on bad Carrollton gets hit. Yeah that where W GA is. I had to look it up. It's about 50 miles west of Hotlanta.

[kdinva]

Other games impacted could be AL A&M at FL A&M depending on how bad Tallahassee gets hit.

This game already moved to Th'giving week

https://fbschedules.com/alabama-am-florida-am-football-game-rescheduled-due-to-hurricane-helene/

[ElCid]

This game already moved to Th'giving week

https://fbschedules.com/alabama-am-florida-am-football-game-rescheduled-due-to-hurricane-helene/

Oh wow. Good call.

[ElCid]

I should have also mentioned Portland St at UTC depending on how bad Chattanooga gets hit. Portland St travel could be impacted. Missing this game would be catastrophic for Portland State.

[JALMOND]

I should have also mentioned Portland St at UTC depending on how bad Chattanooga gets hit. Portland St travel could be impacted. Missing this game would be catastrophic for Portland State.

I haven't heard when PSU was heading there. Early on, there was talk about spending a couple days in Nashville and then bussing down, but lately there was talk about just flying straight to Chattanooga on Friday. Either way, it sounds like they are staying over Saturday night and coming back Sunday.

[ElCid]

I haven't heard when PSU was heading there. Early on, there was talk about spending a couple days in Nashville and then bussing down, but lately there was talk about just flying straight to Chattanooga on Friday. Either way, it sounds like they are staying over Saturday night and coming back Sunday.

The weather will be nice late sat. This storm is moving fast. Hope they make it there ok.

[JALMOND]

The weather will be nice late sat. This storm is moving fast. Hope they make it there ok.

Nothing from Portland State or Chattanooga so far about not playing or moving it to Sunday so it should be a go, as long as the Viks can get there. A few years back we had an issue with our bus charter that caused us to have to bus to Oregon State on a Saturday morning before the game. That was interesting.

[Reign of Terrier]

Football is a weird sport because we start labor day weekend where in many places it’s too damn hot to play a game around noon to 3, but the time of day where you’re most likely to get storms in september is 4-6pm (more energy in the atmosphere). And then peak Hurricane season is basically August and September. Then the weather complies through October and most of November, but then in many places it gets super cold super fast just after thanksgiving.

Spring football was typically a good idea (outside of the North) because the weather is typically good from February to April, though it does start getting rainy in April.

[ElCid]

Football is a weird sport because we start labor day weekend where in many places it’s too damn hot to play a game around noon to 3, but the time of day where you’re most likely to get storms in september is 4-6pm (more energy in the atmosphere). And then peak Hurricane season is basically August and September. Then the weather complies through October and most of November, but then in many places it gets super cold super fast just after thanksgiving.

Spring football was typically a good idea (outside of the North) because the weather is typically good from February to April, though it does start getting rainy in April.

Football in the snow is fun.

[JALMOND]

I haven't heard when PSU was heading there. Early on, there was talk about spending a couple days in Nashville and then bussing down, but lately there was talk about just flying straight to Chattanooga on Friday. Either way, it sounds like they are staying over Saturday night and coming back Sunday.

PSU is flying out today, straight to Chattanooga. Sounds like everything is improving and tomorrow night should be great. Cloudy, intermittent showers and high near 70. That's typical fall weather here in Portland.xthumbsupx

[FUBeAR]

PSU is flying out today, straight to Chattanooga. Sounds like everything is improving and tomorrow night should be great. Cloudy, intermittent showers and high near 70. That's typical fall weather here in Portland.xthumbsupx
Might wanna check that weather report again.

FUBeAR heard Hurricane Artopoeus, coming in from the west, was gonna be raining footballs all over the Big ol’ Sky on a beautiful Tennessee night.

[Laker]

Just saw this on Twitter: Liberty at App State game canceled due to Helene and will not be rescheduled.

[Laker]

Football in the snow is fun.

Tarleton didn't think so. Longest drive in NCAA history by the Mavs for their playoff win.
Deadspin | Welcome To Football Hell (https://deadspin.com/welcome-to-football-hell-1830939775/)

[Reign of Terrier]

Wofford lost power…they may still have lost power? Not sure. But a bunch of trees fell on campus: more than 70. But Wofford’s an arboretum so maybe it won’t be too bad

[Libertine]

Just saw this on Twitter: Liberty at App State game canceled due to Helene and will not be rescheduled.

Western NC has been absolutely hammered with flooding from this. WCU's bye week came at an opportune time.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Western NC has been absolutely hammered with flooding from this. WCU's bye week came at an opportune time.

I've seen video/pics from the Asheville area, it's awful xsmhx

[FUBeAR]

Crap!

https://furmanpaladins.com/news/2024/9/27/furman-football-womens-soccer-games-postponed.aspx

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Furman's football game versus Samford and the Paladins' women's soccer game against Western Carolina, which were scheduled to be played Saturday in Greenville, have been postponed due to the effects of Hurricane Helene, Furman Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics Jason Donnelly has announced.

The Furman University campus will be closed on Saturday.

Further details regarding these events will be announced at a later date.




Also - Mercer @ Wofford pushed back from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM

[Outsider1]

Flooding ended up being much worse and further north than I anticipated. Just hope power can be restored and things can get dried out and repaired as quickly as possible for everyone.

[Reign of Terrier]

Wofford Mercer game pushed to 3

[FUBeAR]

Uh-oh
https://twitter.com/claytravis/status/1839857465598288005
Travis added a comment to correct that Tyler Dell is ETSU’s QB Coach and Tre Lamb is HC

[gofurman]

Yeah.

Furman cancelled (v Samford)
ETSU stuck in Hendersonville NC because of flooding. (That’s western NC mountains for those not nearby).
Wofford Mercer supposedly still on but moved to 3 pm. I ASSUME - don’t know - to allow Mercer to come tomorrow morning ?

- - - Updated - - -

Yeah.

Furman cancelled (v Samford)

ETSU stuck in Hendersonville NC because of flooding. (That’s western NC mountains for those not nearby).

Wofford Mercer supposedly still on but moved to 3 pm. I ASSUME - don’t know - to allow Mercer to come tomorrow morning ?

- - - Updated - - -

Everyone BE SAFE.

[gofurman]

The Furman game - my guys - is a little weird because Samford has already had their bye week …. I hope we can play the game … I have opined that Furman is rebuilding so if don’t make playoffs maybe at years end ? Not sure if they would do That or just cancel. They said details to follow ..

[Go...gate]

Prayers for everyone in the path of the storm.

[bonarae]

Davidson-Presby moved to Davidson's stadium, a radio-only broadcast and Sunday afternoon kickoff.

https://fbschedules.com/davidson-presbyterian-football-game-relocated-due-to-hurricane-helene/

[bonarae]

Tennessee Tech at Gardner-Webb moved to 2 pm EDT kickoff today.

[caribbeanhen]

Uh-oh
https://twitter.com/claytravis/status/1839857465598288005
Travis added a comment to correct that Tyler Dell is ETSU’s QB Coach and Tre Lamb is HC

on the bright side, The candlelit Waffle House is open 24 hours a day

[TrooperCoats]

Came here for the "Chattanooga isn't going to tell Portland State they are planning to cancel until a couple hours before the game" jokes, but alas there are none. Seems like a missed opportunity.

[Reign of Terrier]

Word is from folks living in Spartanburg that the damage to Spartanburg shouldn't be so bad that the game can't be played, so long as they can restore power to campus.

[Professor Chaos]

After spending the night stranded in their busses it looks like ETSU finally got to Charleston about 5AM ET this morning - 7 hours before their game with The Citadel is set to kick off.

https://twitter.com/CoachTreLamb9/status/1839906282863554829

[Sandlapper Spike]

That game has been rescheduled for 5pm ET.

[FUBeAR]

Word is from folks living in Spartanburg that the damage to Spartanburg shouldn't be so bad that the game can't be played, so long as they can restore power to campus.
Confused.

Are you saying that, at 7:47 AM today, the Wofford campus had NO power?

If so, some of those big money Woffy peeps need to start greasing some palms at Duke Energy Carolinas!!!

[caribbeanhen]

Confused.

Are you saying that, at 7:47 AM today, the Wofford campus had NO power?

If so, some of those big money Woffy peeps need to start greasing some palms at Duke Energy Carolinas!!!

Who needs power? I know you know how they used to keep score at those UNC hoop games in the Seventies

[Libertine]

After spending the night stranded in their busses it looks like ETSU finally got to Charleston about 5AM ET this morning - 7 hours before their game with The Citadel is set to kick off.

https://twitter.com/CoachTreLamb9/status/1839906282863554829


I'm sorry but this goes beyond poor planning on ETSU's part; it's borderline reckless negligence. It's not like ETSU didn't know the storm was coming and the track it was on well before their scheduled departure time on Friday. If something had happened to any of the players or other students trapped on those buses, ETSU would have been morally and legally liable. Any responsible director of operations, head coach, and athletic director would have made the call for the team to leave Thursday before the storm arrived and spend that night literally ANYWHERE between Johnson City and Charleston. Yes, it's a significant budget item but athletic departments have -- or should have -- contingency funds for just such a reason. ETSU didn't need to risk the lives and wellbeing of 100+ people like this.

It'll be a great story for those guys at homecoming ten years from now though.

[FUBeAR]

It'll be a great story for those guys at homecoming forty or fifty years from now though.
FYP

It wasn’t just raining canines & kitties. It was a full-on lightning storm. We didn’t fear electricity back then. We were stupid. Puddles were deep all over the field. FUBeAR almost drowned (no cheering for that, dammit) in a pile-up - seriously.

https://digital-collections.library.utc.edu/digital/collection/p16877coll9/id/10697/rec/1263
https://i.postimg.cc/8z7YJGQx/IMG-1366.jpg

[Reign of Terrier]

Wofford lucked out in that it seems the one part of Spartanburg that has power is Wofford's campus.

[caribbeanhen]

Wofford lucked out in that it seems the one part of Spartanburg that has power is Wofford's campus.

generator?

[FUBeAR]

Wofford lucked out in that it seems the one part of Spartanburg that has power is Wofford's campus.
Not luck … influence. Good job, Woffy’s!

[Reign of Terrier]

generator?


Not luck … influence. Good job, Woffy’s!

Honestly, it's really hard to tell. I think the lines coming north are good. Duke energy's outage map is hard to parse as a layman, and because the upstate is a relatively sprawling metro area. If you go to the map and zoom in you'll see that half of Wofford's campus is out, including allegedly the football field, but it's hard to say if that's accurate because no one lives in the area that is supposedly out. But the athletic facilities and the mungo student center I think have power.

[Reign of Terrier]

My theory now is that some of Wofford has power because we are right next to the hospital and that all the athletic facilities are relatively new, and thus with buried power lines

[ElCid]

Word is from folks living in Spartanburg that the damage to Spartanburg shouldn't be so bad that the game can't be played, so long as they can restore power to campus.

I got all the way to Sparklecity a couple days ago looking for gas and cell signal. It didn't look bad really. I think it was worse at the higher elevations. Our town isn't too bad, but up higher got hammered.

Looks like a few teams will be shy a game as a result. "May" impact come playoff time.

[Laker]

Due to Jackson County, North Carolina’s continued State of Emergency, @CatamountsFB (https://x.com/CatamountsFB)
will play their scheduled home game against Wofford on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 2:30 p.m. without spectators.

[JALMOND]

Just a quick thanks for all the friendly banter before the PSU/Chatty game last week. You all are all right. Thoughts and prayers to all who are still dealing with the aftermath of this.

[Milktruck74]

I'm sorry but this goes beyond poor planning on ETSU's part; it's borderline reckless negligence. It's not like ETSU didn't know the storm was coming and the track it was on well before their scheduled departure time on Friday. If something had happened to any of the players or other students trapped on those buses, ETSU would have been morally and legally liable. Any responsible director of operations, head coach, and athletic director would have made the call for the team to leave Thursday before the storm arrived and spend that night literally ANYWHERE between Johnson City and Charleston. Yes, it's a significant budget item but athletic departments have -- or should have -- contingency funds for just such a reason. ETSU didn't need to risk the lives and wellbeing of 100+ people like this.

It'll be a great story for those guys at homecoming ten years from now though.

As much as I would like to agree with you and bag on ETSUx, I gotta say, "Don't be a douche!" There was no planning for this. If it was poor planning on ETSUx's part, then the only way any buss league should travel is if there is not a cloud in site. NOBODY predicted 20 inches of rain in 10 hours!

[FUBeAR]

As much as I would like to agree with you and bag on ETSUx, I gotta say, "Don't be a douche!" There was no planning for this. If it was poor planning on ETSUx's part, then the only way any buss league should travel is if there is not a cloud in site. NOBODY predicted 20 inches of rain in 10 hours!
This olive branch ain’t gonna stop Tre Lamb’s Offense on Saturday.

So, stop screwing around on a message board and get back to game planning and finalizing your behind-enemy-lines pre-game sabotage scuttling of their land corsair.

GO MOCS!

[Milktruck74]

This olive branch ain’t gonna stop Tre Lamb’s Offense on Saturday.

So, stop screwing around on a message board and get back to game planning and finalizing your behind-enemy-lines pre-game sabotage scuttling of their land corsair.

GO MOCS!

My concern is not the Mocs D shutting down opponents...its the O scoring enough to win! If JW could catch a cold in Chattanooga a few weeks ago, uit might have been a different outcome vs the Mercy chipmunks. But it seems Whatley has found some stickum...and the Mocs D is tough!!!! It'll actually be a good game saturday! unlike most

[Bisonoline]

How does FEMA not save money for hurricane season?????

[Outsider1]

How does FEMA not save money for hurricane season?????

I would suspect that a lot of it has to do with increasing costs of disaster relief and recovery as larger and larger storms prove to be even more expensive. Federal agencies can work out budgets, and conjunction with congress, based on projections. Those projections don't always hold true. It's not a case of not saving money for a rainy day. It's an issue where agencies often run short because of higher costs just like everyone else. Congress just gave FEMA $20 billion, as part of the short term funding bill, but much of that was already earmarked for funds that till being used for recovery efforts from previous storms. They have money for immediate needs, but as they calculate, knowing how those increased costs have been going with the increased damaged of more severe storms, they can conclude that there would possibly be shortfalls. If those funds include helping high risk areas with mitigation efforts ahead of time, then even higher budgets are needed to prevent damage. Congress has to work with agencies and adjust budgets as needed. If budgets had not been adjusted earlier, then it will have later effects.