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Houston is not New Orleans. The storm surge you're seeing on television is a long way from central Houston. The principal danger Houstonians face is high wind knocking down trees and taking out power lines. The odds are slim that they would have to postpone this game beyond Monday night.pacman_fl said:
The TV bobbleheads overhyping the danger. Millions of people are still in Houston going about their lives. Don't worry Cowboy fan, you'll get your game.
Oh, I understand that - Houston area born and raised here. I also remember what Alicia did to the area and can see Ike causing as much or more damage. Times have changed, but I know we lost power for over a week and that was in a populated, inland area. I hope you are correct about the game going on - that would mean good news to the good people who are north of 10.
I remember Alicia well. We lost power in my area (West U) for maybe eight hours at the most.
Yeah I was about 10-12 when Alicea hit and it was only a day at the most.
Signicant power outages and trees down plus possible flooding in low lying areas will be the problem IMO. I hope you are correct about the effects on HOU but I think in 48 hours some people/orginazations are going to look silly for downplaying this. Best of luck to all in the region
That's assuming we have power to host the game. If we get winds in the 75-100 mph range then we may not have power for a LONG time. I understand Alicia was also a powerful storm, but that come over 20 years ago. There are a lot more people in the city now..which means more development and more stuff to fly around and cause damage "assuming we only get heavy winds".I really hope you are right though....
Per the Weather Channel, Houstan area power(Energy... something I think) says as many as 1,000,000 could be without power.
I think you mean Reliant Energy.Hmm, I wonder if Reliant Energy will be able to restore power to Reliant Stadium in time for a nationally televised game a whole 48 hours after the storm has passed? I'm thinking yes.
I ll wager mext year's FBG subsciption that it is not played Monday if you are that confident
I wouldn't invest too much in what you're hearing on TV considering CNN's inaccurate "BREAKING NEWS: FLEE OR FACE CERTAIN DEATH" banner.
4 million without power as of 6:20 AM EDT
Houston's getting hammered right now - 100 mph winds, extensive damage to buildings downtown, & reports of 4 million people with out power. If it's as bad as it sounds, I'd guess we'll hear something on the game later today.Which of these do you all think is more likely now?1. Move the game somewhere else & still play it Monday2. Postpone it altogether, making week two the bye for both teams.
Unless the city experiences significant flooding for an extended period, I highly doubt the game will be postponed. The storm will be over within the next twelve hours at worst. Although millions are affected and without power, what you're not being told by the national media is the areas that aren't dark. Downtown and the med center have power because those areas are serviced by underground power lines. Reliant Stadium is close to the medical center, so it's doubtful that there's no stadium power. The City of Houston will definitely want this game to be played because the citizens need a diversion, and I doubt Bob McNair will allow the NFL to move it and screw the Texans.
Well, I would think the league would put something out either way on Saturday night. They'd have to wait until the storm passes obviously and assess the damage. The league would probably have to consult with city officials to make sure the city is ready to handle game-day traffic.I know the locals are adamant that the game will take place, I remain skeptical. Even if the power is on at the stadium, it doesn't mean that the rest of the infrastructure, (traffic lights, bridges) in the rest of downtown are working. The reports of broken glass from high-rises are also disturbing.
What is the latest on the Houston area?SeniorVBDStudent said:
The NFL is not going to give the teams less time to prepare for the game on such short notice.
While the NFL and Texans haven't released anything official yet, I would imagine it gets moved to either another day or to another facility for Monday.Sounds inevitable at this point.
Technically it's ESPN cribbing from the Houston Chronicle. But that doesn't change the original point. That's why I don't like the use of "postponed" in the ESPN.com highlight.
ESPN is like local news - 'Tonight on Channel 4 news - is schoolwork KILLING your KIDS?'They go for the big headline figuring they can explain it later once you show up.
As a McGahee owner
Well at least one of your posts was partially accurate.
Looting occuring as I post this. A bad deal for all
Sorry, but you were wrong on this one. Even underground feeders come from overhead somewhere. There are very few underground transmission (100+ kV) lines. There's too much thermal energy that needs dissipated for them to be underground. If those were damaged, good luck getting those back up in two weeks, let alone two days. Besides, the area you describe is in the vast minority of customers.From what I've seen on DTV channel 361, Houston is no shape to do anything other than clean up and wait for the flood waters to receed.Lobary said:
Nice job calling this one. Props to you. Did you tell Goodell about this?
I want to know if Lobary is going to pony up for Broadway Joes FBG subscription..
Yeah I have BAL def in a salary cap league (with $5 transaction fee!) and had the exact same argument/responses. Plus the transaction deadline was 12pm Fri no FA pickup allowed afterwards.. so I went ahead and bit the bullet, spent the $5 and picked up the Giants
To me this is the worst part about facing a big storm.
