Georgia/Kentucky Game Time

[thesandman]

I've been watching the local Atlanta TV channels and just heard that the game will start at NOON Atlanta time moved to Georgia Tech. Now, get this. If I heard them right, no fans will be allowed inside to watch the game because there isn't enough room for everyone who has a ticket. They decided to refund all tickets and play in an empty gym. If you haven't seen video of the Georgia Dome and surrounding area, it looks like a war zone.

[MtrCtyPimp]

Where is the pick?

PEACE

[DBURGH]

How about under,,,no emotion and players tired??? Sat around a gym all night pumped for a game and then didn't get to play one,,,probably had a tough night sleeping..???

[The Game]

The SEC will take the unprecedented move and have a team play twice in one day in order to conclude the storm-delayed conference tournament in Atlanta before the NCAA tournament selection announcement Sunday at 6 p.m.

Early Saturday morning, SEC director of communications, DeWayne Peevy, told ESPN.com by phone from Atlanta that Georgia and Kentucky would play at noon Saturday in a makeup of the postponed quarterfinal on the campus of Georgia Tech at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum, instead of the storm-damaged Georgia Dome. The first semifinal pitting Tennessee and Arkansas would take place at 6 p.m. while the second semifinal between the winner of Kentucky-Georgia and Mississippi State will tip at approximately 8:30 p.m.

The final is scheduled for 3 p.m. on CBS Sunday. All games will be at Georgia Tech. Peevy said the league consulted with committee chair Tom O'Connor, the athletic director of George Mason, on the decision. SEC commissioner Mike Slive is on the committee as well and was part of the decision process from Indianapolis. Peevy said since the league reaffirmed that the automatic qualifier from the SEC comes from the conference tournament then the games have to be played prior to the announcement of the selections on Sunday. Peevy said O'Connor told the SEC that if it wants to preserve its automatic qualifier among the 31 AQs that are awarded for the field of 65 then the tournament must be completed.

Peevy said the league also will limit attendance in the 9100-seat arena to only the players' families, cheerleaders, bands and other credentialed individuals. He said further announcements were pending about refunding tickets.

He said the league looked at all possible scenarios, including co-champs by playing one game Saturday and the semifinals Sunday, but were told that if they wanted the AQ then the tourney had to be completed.

Kentucky and Georgia's head coaches and athletic directors signed off on this arrangement. SEC officials had to agree to this deal because they have deemed that their conference champion is the tournament champion and thus the automatic qualifier out of the conference.

Andy Katz is a senior college basketball writer for ESPN.com.

[wayne1218]

The SEC will take the unprecedented move and have a team play twice in one day in order to conclude the storm-delayed conference tournament in Atlanta before the NCAA tournament selection announcement Sunday at 6 p.m.

Early Saturday morning, SEC director of communications, DeWayne Peevy, told ESPN.com by phone from Atlanta that Georgia and Kentucky would play at noon Saturday in a makeup of the postponed quarterfinal on the campus of Georgia Tech at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum, instead of the storm-damaged Georgia Dome. The first semifinal pitting Tennessee and Arkansas would take place at 6 p.m. while the second semifinal between the winner of Kentucky-Georgia and Mississippi State will tip at approximately 8:30 p.m.

The final is scheduled for 3 p.m. on CBS Sunday. All games will be at Georgia Tech. Peevy said the league consulted with committee chair Tom O'Connor, the athletic director of George Mason, on the decision. SEC commissioner Mike Slive is on the committee as well and was part of the decision process from Indianapolis. Peevy said since the league reaffirmed that the automatic qualifier from the SEC comes from the conference tournament then the games have to be played prior to the announcement of the selections on Sunday. Peevy said O'Connor told the SEC that if it wants to preserve its automatic qualifier among the 31 AQs that are awarded for the field of 65 then the tournament must be completed.

Peevy said the league also will limit attendance in the 9100-seat arena to only the players' families, cheerleaders, bands and other credentialed individuals. He said further announcements were pending about refunding tickets.

He said the league looked at all possible scenarios, including co-champs by playing one game Saturday and the semifinals Sunday, but were told that if they wanted the AQ then the tourney had to be completed.

Kentucky and Georgia's head coaches and athletic directors signed off on this arrangement. SEC officials had to agree to this deal because they have deemed that their conference champion is the tournament champion and thus the automatic qualifier out of the conference.

Andy Katz is a senior college basketball writer for ESPN.com.

I heard about this last night. Very odd. I can't believe a team is going to play 2 games in one day. How tired will they be??? Cramps, fatigue, everything will hurt!

[The Game]

how many fans will be pissed that they can't go watch?

[The Game]

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Peevy said the league also will limit attendance in the 9100-seat arena to only the players' families, cheerleaders, bands and other credentialed individuals. He said further announcements were pending about refunding tickets.

[harold_bush]

19 and 20 year olds, they will be alright.

[wayne1218]

Kentucky/Georgia was probably one of the bigger attended games down there too. You have the home state team against the great following UK has. Wow ...


19/20 year olds or not. Your body is losing alot in a game and playing 2 is not going to be easy!

[wayne1218]

Is the UK game going to be televised? That would be weird watching with an empty arena.

[wayne1218]

The one team loving this is Miss St!

[Chado1]

The winner of this game plays twice today???

WTF?? That is the strangest thing I have ever heard...never seen that before???

[Chado1]

The one team loving this is Miss St!

No doubt...wonder what the line will be with the faitigue factor of their oppponent...

[BigWeiner]

Miss St gonna be favored by 20

[Three Jack]

On ESPN right now...the conference did not want to give up teir automatic bid so they had to get it done by 6pm tomorrow.