The FAA ground stop on Friday sent the sports world into some chaos, with some teams having to scramble and eight college football contests getting their start times moved.
The most extreme of those changes? Ole Miss will play Oklahoma on Sunday instead of Saturday at 1 p.m. And the decision by SEC commissioner Greg Sankey didn’t sit well with Sooners athletic director Roger Denny.
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In a strongly worded statement posted on Saturday morning, he had a lot to say, noting how tough the decision was under the “extraordinary circumstances,” but he also didn’t think it was fair and that there was a threat of a forfeit if the Sooners didn’t play on Sunday.
Here’s what he said on social media:
“Rescheduling the game has a significant impact, particularly on our fans. Those who have made travel arrangements, accommodations, and personal plans around a Saturday game now face unnecessary disruption and hardship. …
“I understand that difficult decisions sometimes must be made under extraordinary circumstances. But those decisions must also consider the impact on everyone involved. Put simply, this decision isn’t fair to our athletes, our institution, or to Sooner Nation. We’ve been given no other 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.”
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Oklahoma AD rips ‘wrong outcome’ in moving Ole Miss game to Sunday
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