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Storm Damages Georgia Dome, SEC Tourney Delayed

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Published 3/15/2008 by Michael Rand at Randball
What a strange Friday night. You’ve got good Gopher news from Indianapolis, bad Gopher news from Mankato, and then all sorts of news from Atlanta, where the Georgia Dome proved it’s not too early in the year for severe weather. The links for each: *If you missed the SEC Tournament-related news from Atlanta: during the overtime of Mississippi State and Alabama, severe weather tore through downtown Atlanta, causing damage across the city and at the Georgia Dome. The roof there — like the roof at the Metrodome — is made of Teflon-coated fiberglass fabric, which may be strong but isn’t strong enough to hold up to a tornado. ...

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in the Georgia Dome with no place to go, and nothing to do. No game tonight, folks.  No word on when the game will be played, but it will be tomorrow. Worse, Kentucky can't even go back to the hotel yet.  They have to wait at least 40 ...
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According to all sources I can find, Kentucky's SEC Tournament quarterfinal game will be played at noon at Georgia Tech's Alexander Memorial Coliseum. The tricks? In addition to the winner being forced to agree to play a second game that same day at ...
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Tornadoes Don't Enjoy SEC Basketball [Cow... Cow...]

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It's refreshing to hear that nobody got injured when the severe weather struck down on the Georgia Dome during the SEC tournament, which means we're allowed to have a little fun with this. The Alabama-Mississippi State game took an abrupt halt as ...
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