On Tuesday, the front office of the Southeastern Conference postponed the Alabama-LSU matchup for this weekend because of a Coronavirus outbreak for the Tigers.
With this happening, people are thinking of different scenarios in finding a reschedule date.
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Some media pundits, including Matt Moscona — host of After Further Review on ESPN radio in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Alexandria — would like to see the contest pushed to next week. Alabama originally had Kentucky slotted for Nov. 21, but playing LSU on that date would push the Wildcats to Dec. 12.
Possible way to play the LSU-Bama game:
11/21 – LSU-Bama
12/19 – LSU-ArkansasMove Bama-UK from 11/21 to 12/12
This would also prevent Bama from having an open date before SECCG while UF plays LSU.
LSU gets revenue from a 4th home game.
— Matt Moscona (@MattMoscona) November 10, 2020
Another idea would be to have Alabama-LSU on Saturday, Dec. 5.
The Crimson Tide has Arkansas scheduled that week, but one could push the Razorbacks to Dec. 12.
A third option would be Dec. 19. This date is reserved for the SEC Championship Game; nevertheless, if the conference feels comfortable with pushing the title matchup to Dec. 26 … a contest between the Tide and Tigers on the 19th would be good.
Potential scenarios for Alabama-LSU game
-Saturday, Nov. 21 at Tiger Stadium (move Kentucky game to Dec. 12)
-Saturday, Dec. 5 at Tiger Stadium (move Arkansas game to Dec. 12)
-Saturday, Dec. 19 at Tiger Stadium (move SEC Championship to Dec. 26)
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LSU already has to make up a game versus Florida later in the year and it has its rivalry battle with Arkansas too.
People are frustrated to not have Alabama versus LSU for Saturday, as Nick Saban gains another bye week.
Hopefully, the SEC will come up with a good date and time for the matchup.
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Stephen M. Smith is the managing editor and senior writer for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can “like” him on Facebook or “follow” him on Twitter, via @CoachingMSmith.
