SkinsNut73 Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 The Miami Dolphins' opening game against the Tennessee Titans will be played Saturday instead of Sunday because of approaching Hurricane Ivan. Ivan could reach southern Florida as soon as Sunday, forecasters said. The Dolphins and Titans had been scheduled to kick off at 1 p.m. EDT that day. "It's pretty wild," linebacker Junior Seau said Thursday. "Where I come from, we have earthquakes. It just happens. Here, you can monitor hurricanes for days and days and your life stops. "With the weather we have, it can scare a lot of our fan support away and that's understandable." A satellite photo of Hurricane Ivan taken Thursday shows it's intensifying and heading directly for Jamaica, with Florida possibly in its path. ( / AP) The change was made to allow Miami residents and officials more time to prepare for Ivan, which has top sustained winds of 160 mph. At midday Thursday, it was about 900 miles southeast of Miami. It could hit Florida by Monday, forecasters said. The sold-out game will be televised by CBS affiliates in Miami and Tennessee. For the Dolphins, the scheduling change is the latest development in a preseason that included the retirement of running back Ricky Williams and concerns about Hurricane Frances. The storm last week prompted talk of a player boycott when the Dolphins were forced to play an exhibition game in New Orleans against their wishes as the storm threatened Florida. "We're bullet-proof at this point," coach Dave Wannstedt said. "There's nothing that anyone can do or say that will hurt us. Everyone knows what we've been through." As the Dolphins prepared to practice Thursday, quarterbacks A.J. Feeley and Safe Rosenfels studied a laptop showing the projected path of the hurricane. In 1992, devastation from Hurricane Andrew forced the Dolphins to move their opener against New England to the bye week in October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsNut73 Posted September 9, 2004 Author Share Posted September 9, 2004 ...and I apologize...just came across the official postings in the thread which began with the question as to whether or not they would move the game to Saturday or Monday... ...again...sorry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljer Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Anybody know if Directv plans on showing the game on Saturday? I would certainly hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsLegacy44 Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Should definitely be on ABC or one of the major sports networks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy-the-Greek Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Safe Rosenfels?:laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalSkins Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Originally posted by SkinsLegacy44 Should definitely be on ABC or one of the major sports networks. It will only be shown locally. Directv will have a tape delay on sunday. Here is the reponse Directv gave to an inquiry: Dear John, Thank you for writing. We are sorry for the frustration. Unfortunately, the NFL Sunday Ticket package does not include Saturday games. We understand this change due to the Hurricane Ivan will affect many people, but this decision was made by the NFL and not DIRECTV. We will, however, provide a taped delay game on Sunday. Please check your on-screen guide for game coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 I wonder if it's going to be a national game now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalSkins Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Originally posted by spjunkies I wonder if it's going to be a national game now. I don't think it will be. CBS is showing the US Open. This sucks if you are a Dolphins or Titans fan and are paying for Sunday Ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Ah who cares about tennis? they could just tape delay that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljer Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Wow...tape delay...how exciting Thank God it's not the 'Skins. Sucks for Titans and 'Fish fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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