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utee94

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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #434 on: July 15, 2026, 11:31:31 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on July 15, 2026, 11:29:27 AM
I recall an SEC basketball tournament in a dome in Atlanta that was 'delayed' and then some by a rather severe storm.


Sure.  If the teams and officials and camera crews aren't there, they'll delay it.

All of those folks other than the teams are almost certainly there already.
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utee94

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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #435 on: July 15, 2026, 11:33:15 AM »
Regardless, the idea that the game will be delayed or postponed due to inclement weather, in the same way an outdoor game would be, is what they are proposing.  And it's just not going to happen.  They're simply unaccustomed to these enormous domed stadiums that we have here in the US.
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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #436 on: July 15, 2026, 11:47:09 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on July 15, 2026, 11:29:27 AM
I recall an SEC basketball tournament in a dome in Atlanta that was 'delayed' and then some by a rather severe storm.


But that just means more
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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #437 on: July 15, 2026, 11:49:39 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on July 15, 2026, 11:29:27 AM
I recall an SEC basketball tournament in a dome in Atlanta that was 'delayed' and then some by a rather severe storm.



IIRC it was a power outage.  But I think it was in Nashville.
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utee94

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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #438 on: July 15, 2026, 11:53:50 AM »
Hmm well now I just read an article that mentioned FIFA could be following a protocol regarding lightning strikes in the area regardless of indoor/outdoor.  So there you have it.  The Euros' fears are founded.
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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #439 on: July 15, 2026, 11:56:57 AM »
Quote from: jgvol on July 15, 2026, 11:49:39 AM
IIRC it was a power outage.  But I think it was in Nashville.
Storm that damaged Georgia Dome, Atlanta was a tornado - ESPN

It was a tornado, in Atlanta, and did a fair bit of damage.

SEC Storied: Miracle 3 - Southeastern Conference


On March 14, 2008, Alabama found itself trailing Mississippi State 59-56 in the final seconds of the first quarterfinal game of the evening session. Crimson Tide guard Mykal Riley sank a desperation three-pointer as time expired, sending the game into overtime. That shot not only extended Alabama's season for the moment, but it may have prevented thousands of fans from pouring into the city streets just as a tornado touched down outside the Georgia Dome a few minutes later.

Though no one in the Georgia Dome was injured, the building felt the effects of the twister. Enough damage was done to the Georgia Dome to not only delay the completion of the Alabama-Mississippi State game and eventually cause a postponement of the last quarterfinal game of the day, but also to force SEC officials to find a new home to finish the tournament on schedule. Ultimately the University of Georgia Bulldogs, who finished last in the regular season, managed to win three games in a 30-hour period to earn the conference's automatic NCAA Tournament berth.


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jgvol

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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #440 on: July 15, 2026, 12:07:17 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on July 15, 2026, 11:56:57 AM
Storm that damaged Georgia Dome, Atlanta was a tornado - ESPN

It was a tornado, in Atlanta, and did a fair bit of damage.

SEC Storied: Miracle 3 - Southeastern Conference


On March 14, 2008, Alabama found itself trailing Mississippi State 59-56 in the final seconds of the first quarterfinal game of the evening session. Crimson Tide guard Mykal Riley sank a desperation three-pointer as time expired, sending the game into overtime. That shot not only extended Alabama's season for the moment, but it may have prevented thousands of fans from pouring into the city streets just as a tornado touched down outside the Georgia Dome a few minutes later.

Though no one in the Georgia Dome was injured, the building felt the effects of the twister. Enough damage was done to the Georgia Dome to not only delay the completion of the Alabama-Mississippi State game and eventually cause a postponement of the last quarterfinal game of the day, but also to force SEC officials to find a new home to finish the tournament on schedule. Ultimately the University of Georgia Bulldogs, who finished last in the regular season, managed to win three games in a 30-hour period to earn the conference's automatic NCAA Tournament berth.




I stand corrected.  I don't remember the basketball tourney being in the Georgia Dome.

There were some weather fears a few years back in Nashville, I guess that's what is in my noggin. 
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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #441 on: July 15, 2026, 12:20:43 PM »
Quote from: jgvol on July 15, 2026, 12:07:17 PM
I stand corrected.  I don't remember the basketball tourney being in the Georgia Dome.

There were some weather fears a few years back in Nashville, I guess that's what is in my noggin. 
Much like world history started in 1776, to Aggies, SEC sports began in 2012
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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #442 on: July 15, 2026, 12:23:38 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on July 15, 2026, 11:53:50 AM
Hmm well now I just read an article that mentioned FIFA could be following a protocol regarding lightning strikes in the area regardless of indoor/outdoor.  So there you have it.  The Euros' fears are founded.
Euros don't believe roofs are real
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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #443 on: July 15, 2026, 12:47:19 PM »
Quote from: MaximumSam on July 15, 2026, 12:23:38 PM
Euros don't believe roofs are real

They don't believe AC is real.  
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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #444 on: July 15, 2026, 12:48:07 PM »
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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #445 on: July 15, 2026, 12:49:51 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on July 15, 2026, 11:53:50 AM
Hmm well now I just read an article that mentioned FIFA could be following a protocol regarding lightning strikes in the area regardless of indoor/outdoor.  So there you have it.  The Euros' fears are founded.

Wait, you mean you thought one thing, then learned new information, then changed your mind, instead of digging your heels in and explaining all the ways you were right anyway, or how stupid or corrupt things are?

How novel.  I don't even know what to call that phenomenon.  
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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #446 on: July 15, 2026, 12:52:30 PM »
Quote from: MikeDeTiger on July 15, 2026, 12:49:51 PM
Wait, you mean you thought one thing, then learned new information, then changed your mind, instead of digging your heels in and explaining all the ways you were right anyway, or how stupid or corrupt things are?

How novel.  I don't even know what to call that phenomenon. 

Well I can still think it's silly, but yeah, I can admit I was wrong and modify my perceptions.  It happens so rarely that I almost don't recall the words, but even a broken squirrel finds a nut twice a day.  Or something.
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Re: World Cup 2026
« Reply #447 on: July 15, 2026, 12:57:52 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on July 15, 2026, 12:52:30 PM
Well I can still think it's silly, but yeah, I can admit I was wrong and modify my perceptions.  It happens so rarely that I almost don't recall the words, but even a broken squirrel finds a nut twice a day.  Or something.


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