Despite devastating Ice Storm, SEC basketball goes on

BOSSHOG

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Fri Jan-30-09 08:35 AM
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Despite devastating Ice Storm, SEC basketball goes on

We all know that SEC schools only get the perfect tropical weather many dream of, however in must be a mystery of the universe an ice storm whacked parts of Arkansas including Fayetteville. Despite the frozen tundra like weather found only in the northern part of our country the Hogs and Crimson Tide got together to play a little game last night.

Wow, inclement weather in the south. Just unbelieveable.

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madinmaryland

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Fri Jan-30-09 08:49 AM
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1. One must assume the Crimson Tide made it to Ark, before the storm hit and there

were no fans in the arena.

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BOSSHOG

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Fri Jan-30-09 09:25 AM
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2. I don't know when Alabama got there

but the Arena was packed. It was on ESPN2 last night.

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madinmaryland

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Fri Jan-30-09 09:28 AM
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3. Interestingly, if we had an ice storm here before a game,

no one would show up. People are morans when it comes to weather here.

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BOSSHOG

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Fri Jan-30-09 09:37 AM
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4. I'm familiar with the geography

many students live within walking distance of Bud Walton Arena but there were many non students in attendance. They got the roads cleared up fairly well since the storm hit. I remember those freaking ice storms which usually occur in late January, early February when we lived there back in the 70's. Awful freaking hard on electric lines.

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madinmaryland

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Fri Jan-30-09 09:40 AM
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5. Did you have any ice from the storm down in Mississippi??

School's were cancelled for a couple of days here, but no power outages.

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BOSSHOG

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Fri Jan-30-09 09:42 AM
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6. No

we are way south although it is 35 degrees right now. Northern Mississippi got some of the nasty stuff. We got a nice snow fall on 11 December. Made for some great photo ops in New Orleans.

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1gobluedem

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Fri Jan-30-09 03:07 PM
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7. Do they play basketball outside in the SEC?

Edited on Fri Jan-30-09 03:08 PM by 1gobluedem

I must have missed that. :D

I don't think they should have played though, having fans risk their lives on icy roads isn't good no matter what part of the country you're in.

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PVnRT

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Sat Jan-31-09 10:07 PM
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8. Meanwhile, myself and 15,000 others have no power in Madison Co., Kentucky

About the same number in Fayette County, where Rupp arena is. Thousands more around Louisville, but the arena there has power too.

Glad our priorities are straight in SEC country.

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madinmaryland

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Sun Feb-01-09 12:11 AM
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9. You know, BOSS, if it wasn't for my family, Little Rock and Arkansas

probably would not exist.

Just sayin' from a northerner!

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