To answer the OP:

#1 The Memphis games was cancelled and later rescheduled because that was the week of the storm. The Governor declared a state of emergency we couldn't play on Friday.

#2 The Georgia Tech game was cancelled because UCF was hosting the National Guard at the athletic facilities. Our entire sports complex had become a base of operation for Hurricane relief. We couldn't kick out the National Guard to play a football game. At this time students were also returning. So the team hadn't met since the Friday that Memphis was cancelled.

#3 The Maine game was cancelled to reschedule the Memphis game. We made the conference game a priority for rescheduling. We aren't really sure what the conference tie-break rules would be like if a conference member didn't play there full schedule. Rumor was Memphis was incredibly upset at the possibility being at a disadvantage in conference play due to a cancelled game. It created issues if the division had a 3 way tie, Memphis would be at a disadvantage due to not having as many wins. It also created issues with hosting the championship game, Memphis being at a disadvantage if both division champs lost the same number of games but 1 team has an extra win. I am not sure if Memphis and the conference is assisting UCF with Maine's buyout, but I know it was discussed.

(09-20-2017 11:29 PM)Insane_Baboon Wrote:  

(09-20-2017 08:17 PM)TrojanCampaign Wrote:  I just looked at the schedule. For example, why can't UCF just play at Maine? Has the school sent all the students home?

The real answer is that rather than change games to be away, athletes were released to be with their families.

Thank you, that's what I was curious about. I didn't know if schools in Florida send them home in situations like this or just make them stay at school.

(09-21-2017 06:25 AM)TrojanCampaign Wrote:  

(09-20-2017 11:29 PM)Insane_Baboon Wrote:  

(09-20-2017 08:17 PM)TrojanCampaign Wrote:  I just looked at the schedule. For example, why can't UCF just play at Maine? Has the school sent all the students home?

The real answer is that rather than change games to be away, athletes were released to be with their families.

Thank you, that's what I was curious about. I didn't know if schools in Florida send them home in situations like this or just make them stay at school.

UCF's campus was closed to students from Thursday, September 7 through Friday, September 15. The campus does encourage students to leave if at all possible. However, students who have no place to go are moved to a secure building and basically camp out until the storm passes.

The storm largely affected Orlando on Sunday the 11th and Monday the 12th, but the whole region was out of commission for at least a week after that. Stores closed, traffic lights and power out everywhere.

There was also a curfew in Orange County from Sunday the 10th until Monday the 12th at 6:00 p.m. so no one could go anywhere. Once the Memphis game was cancelled on Friday the 8th, the football coaches couldn't really keep the players here seeing that the game was cancelled due to state emergency.

Seeing that the earliest the team could return to campus would be Tuesday the 12th (more likely not until Wednesday because gas was limited and interstates packed) there wasn't enough time to practice. About two thirds of our football team stayed on campus, but the remaining third left and some did not get back until Thursday the 14th.

If the GT game was moved to Atlanta, that would have been one day less of practice in order to travel. Also add on the fact that the athletic facilities were hosting the National Guard and you get the game cancellations.

(09-21-2017 06:25 AM)TrojanCampaign Wrote:  

(09-20-2017 11:29 PM)Insane_Baboon Wrote:  

(09-20-2017 08:17 PM)TrojanCampaign Wrote:  I just looked at the schedule. For example, why can't UCF just play at Maine? Has the school sent all the students home?

The real answer is that rather than change games to be away, athletes were released to be with their families.

Thank you, that's what I was curious about. I didn't know if schools in Florida send them home in situations like this or just make them stay at school.

Norvell canceled classes. He dictates terms at UCF

Both the Florida and Georgia Army National Guard stayed at UCF for the entire week at the Football Facilities, including the Indoor Practice Facility where 1,000 would sleep.

UCF Coaches/Players fed them at UCF's Recruiting Lounge as a "thank you" for what all they did for our community.

What I find funny about the original question is the implication that UCF won't play road games. When, as far as I can remember, this was supposed to be the first year UCF would have more than 6 home games.
Compare that to UF, who usually plays 3 OOC home games a year and hasn't left the state of FL for an OOC game in like 100 years.

First off home games are revenue generators that we would lose. Second, after Memphis was cancelled Frost said he couldn't reasonably keep the team at school. Many players and parents asked for them to come home. 75% of the team was back Wednesday night before the game and none had practiced. Those that stayed volunteered with the community by helping to fill sandbags and clear debris. AD Todd Stansbury was our former AD and had committed to rescheduling our home game in spite of that moron Paul Johnson's comments. It's simple. Budgets are driven by home game revenue and we would lose out on revenue and increase expenses for travel to play at someone else's house. That wasn't going to happen. Instead the administration focused on rescheduling Memphis by buying out Maine and adding an FCS during our bye week.

(09-22-2017 02:27 PM)Knightbengal Wrote:  First off home games are revenue generators that we would lose. Second, after Memphis was cancelled Frost said he couldn't reasonably keep the team at school. Many players and parents asked for them to come home. 75% of the team was back Wednesday night before the game and none had practiced. Those that stayed volunteered with the community by helping to fill sandbags and clear debris. AD Todd Stansbury was our former AD and had committed to rescheduling our home game in spite of that moron Paul Johnson's comments. It's simple. Budgets are driven by home game revenue and we would lose out on revenue and increase expenses for travel to play at someone else's house. That wasn't going to happen. Instead the administration focused on rescheduling Memphis by buying out Maine and adding an FCS during our bye week.

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