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Ole Miss pushes back after Oklahoma AD blasts game’s postponement over travel issues

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Ole Miss issued a statement on Saturday defending its decision to postpone its SEC football game against Oklahoma from Saturday to Sunday due to travel issues caused by a nationwide ground stop. The school explained that it could not depart for Norman on Friday night due to limitations on flight crew duty times and the impracticality of an eight-hour bus trip. Oklahoma’s athletic director, Roger Denny, criticized the decision, arguing it was unfair to athletes and fans, while ESPN commentator Paul Finebaum defended Ole Miss's actions and criticized Denny for pandering to his fanbase.
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The Southeastern Conference (SEC) moved the No. 19 Ole Miss football game against Oklahoma from Saturday to Sunday due to the FAA grounding all flights on Friday. The game, originally scheduled for 4:15 p.m. ET on Saturday, will now kick off at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday. Oklahoma’s athletic director, Roger Denny, criticized the decision, claiming that Ole Miss was the only team unable to find a solution to travel despite the FAA lifting the stoppage. Denny stated the change would cause "unnecessary disruption and hardship" for fans and that the SEC threatened Oklahoma with a forfeit if they did not agree to the rescheduling. Meanwhile, Paul Finebaum criticized Denny's statement as "pathetically pandering" to fans, suggesting he is trying to gain favor amid a disappointing season.

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New York PostThis outlet15 Nov

Ole Miss issued a statement on Saturday defending its decision to postpone its SEC football game against Oklahoma from Saturday to Sunday due to travel issues caused by a nationwide ground stop. The school explained that it could not depart for Norman on Friday night due to limitations on flight crew duty times and the impracticality of an eight-hour bus trip. Oklahoma’s athletic director, Roger Denny, criticized…

Ole Miss pushes back after Oklahoma AD blasts game’s postponement over travel issues (this article)3 articles from New York Post on this story
Toronto Star14 Nov

The SEC rescheduled the game between No. 19 Mississippi (6-3) and Oklahoma (5-4) from Saturday at 4:15 p.m. Eastern to Sunday at 1 p.m. Eastern because the Ole Miss team could not secure a charter flight on Friday night following an FAA grounding of flights. Oklahoma athletic director Roger Denny criticized SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey for the decision, claiming the university was forced to accept the move under the…

SEC moves No. 19 Ole Miss-Oklahoma game to Sunday, Sooners' AD rips decision by Sankey →
Fox News14 Nov

The FAA ground stop on Friday night caused scheduling issues for college football teams, including the Oklahoma–Ole Miss game. Ole Miss was unable to depart from Oxford due to flight crew duty limits after the FAA lifted the ground stop. The SEC announced that Ole Miss would depart late Saturday afternoon, leading to a conflict with Oklahoma, which wanted the game played on Saturday. Oklahoma athletic director Roger…

Play Sunday or forfeit: Oklahoma AD rips SEC commissioner over controversial Ole Miss FAA scheduling decision →

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The statement came after Oklahoma athletic director Roger Denny ripped the SEC’s decision to move the game from 4 p.m. ET Saturday to 1 p.m. ET Sunday, saying the postponement was made despite the school’s “strong objection.”
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After a nationwide ground stop kept the Rebels in Oxford overnight on Friday, the school released a statement explaining why it couldn’t make the trip in time for the originally scheduled kickoff, which was moved to Sunday.

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Ole Miss on Saturday defended its efforts to get to Norman in time for its SEC clash against Oklahoma. asserted
Miss → defend → Oklahoma
After a nationwide ground stop kept the Rebels in Oxford overnight on Friday, the school released a statement explaining why it couldn’t make the trip in time for the originally scheduled kickoff, which was moved to Sunday. asserted
which → keep → Sunday
“Like the rest of the nation, we faced unprecedented challenges with Friday’s ground stoppage. asserted
we → face → stoppage
As we worked through the travel issues and uncertainty surrounding the situation in real time, the goal was always to fly to Norman Friday night and play the game Saturday.” asserted
goal → work → game
The school said it began preparing for departure Friday night after the ground stoppage was lifted, but the flight crew’s allotted duty time would have expired before the team could take off, forcing the Rebels to wait until “Saturday afternoon at the earliest.” Ole Miss also determined it was “too late to put our student-athletes on a bus trip of eight or more hours. uncertain
it → say → hours
“We understand other SEC teams were able to keep their games on Saturday, with those visiting teams having available Friday charters or ability to bus to their game in four hours,” the statement read. asserted
statement → understand → hours
“We did not have those advantages. asserted
We → have → advantages
We regret that the game had to be moved to Sunday, but we took every reasonable action in our power to avoid this scenario. asserted
we → regret → scenario
The ground stoppage has been an unfortunate ordeal for all of us, and we are grateful that a solution was reached to play our game. asserted
solution → reach → game
The statement came after Oklahoma athletic director Roger Denny ripped the SEC’s decision to move the game from 4 p.m. ET Saturday to 1 p.m. ET Sunday, saying the postponement was made despite the school’s “strong objection.” asserted
postponement → come → objection
“I understand that difficult decisions sometimes must be made under extraordinary circumstances,” Denny’s statement read. asserted
statement → understand → circumstances
“But those decisions must also consider the impact on everyone involved. asserted
decisions → consider → everyone
Put simply, this decision isn’t fair to our athletes, our institution, or to Sooner Nation. asserted
decision → put → Nation
We’ve been given no other choice. asserted
We → give → choice
We are obligated to play this game when directed, but we remained steadfast in our belief that the wrong outcome was reached this evening.” asserted
outcome → obligate → belief
Denny’s statement didn’t go over well with ESPN’s Paul Finebaum. asserted
statement → go → Finebaum
During an appearance on “SEC Nation” on Saturday, Finebaum ripped him for questioning the postponement. asserted
Finebaum → rip → postponement
“First of all, I understand the frustration, and none of us really know what happened to Ole Miss,” Finebaum said. asserted
Finebaum → understand → Miss
“I believe the administration at Ole Miss did everything they could. uncertain
they → believe → everything
What I don’t think is correct is Roger Denny, the athletic director there [at Oklahoma], pathetically pandering to his fanbase at midnight to try to cover up whatever. asserted
think → think → whatever
I don’t know. asserted
I → know → ?
“But, Mr. Denny, the commissioner of the Southeastern Conference made a decision for the entire conference and for the safety of everyone. asserted
Denny → make → everyone
He’s not concerned about what you’re doing with your fanbase. asserted
you → ’ → fanbase
And what Roger Denny has been doing all year is pandering to his fanbase.” asserted
doing → do → fanbase
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