TexasTerror
September 2nd, 2005, 08:00 PM
Ralph, all the SWAC fans and I-AA folks we got on these boards, Texas Southern (funny, I was just there around 3 PM and they were not shutting up about this game) and PV A&M are shutting down this game.
I and everyone else got told by the Houston media it was because they cancelled all events at Reliant Park through Sept 30th. Could they have not moved this game to another venue? I think they would have been fine ticket-wise.
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Football: Game Postponed
September 2
Texas Southern University and Prairie View A&M announced that the Labor Day Classic will not be played on Saturday, September 3rd as scheduled. The game was postponed in respect for the displaced victims of Hurricane Katrina.
FEMA is using Reliant Park as a shelter for the victims left homeless from the storm, and all Reliant’s resources are being used to help the people in need.
Texas Southern University Athletics Director, Alois Blackwell says, “We understand and sympathize with the victims of Hurricane Katrina. We believe that it is only right that we postpone the game.”
Prairie View A&M Athletics Director, Charles McClelland says, “Our prayers go out to each and every family involved. We have student-athletes who were affected by the Hurricane, so we definitely have a personal connection to this tragedy. We feel that rescheduling the game was the right thing to do.”
I and everyone else got told by the Houston media it was because they cancelled all events at Reliant Park through Sept 30th. Could they have not moved this game to another venue? I think they would have been fine ticket-wise.
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Football: Game Postponed
September 2
Texas Southern University and Prairie View A&M announced that the Labor Day Classic will not be played on Saturday, September 3rd as scheduled. The game was postponed in respect for the displaced victims of Hurricane Katrina.
FEMA is using Reliant Park as a shelter for the victims left homeless from the storm, and all Reliant’s resources are being used to help the people in need.
Texas Southern University Athletics Director, Alois Blackwell says, “We understand and sympathize with the victims of Hurricane Katrina. We believe that it is only right that we postpone the game.”
Prairie View A&M Athletics Director, Charles McClelland says, “Our prayers go out to each and every family involved. We have student-athletes who were affected by the Hurricane, so we definitely have a personal connection to this tragedy. We feel that rescheduling the game was the right thing to do.”