When do we know?

[aauummm]

Ooooo I think I found it. I think they are chartering from Sun Country. They got a 737 coming in to LFT in the next couple hours and it doesn't have a flight plan out of LFT yet.

SY8680 (SCX8680) Sun Country Airlines Flight Tracking and History 11-Sep-2020 (KBHM-KLFT) - FlightAware

Track Sun Country Airlines (SY) #8680 flight from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Intl to Lafayette Rgnl/Paul Fournet Fld

flightaware.com

You nailed it. Your flight is scheduled for DSM. Arrives at 4:10 PM. They leave LFT at 2:30 PM.

 

[qwerty]

Don't worry, Iowa and Nebraska fans, a trip to Home Depot with the wife is a perfectly fine way to spend a Fall Saturday afternoon.

and while you are out, you can do a three hour tour of JOANN Fabrics . . . .

 

[CyCloned]

Now I wonder how many Ragin Cajuns are not going to play.

 

[CyCloned]

Now all we have to do is get by the weather gods......

 

[TedKumsher]

Ames airport?

The Ames airport runway is too short for a plane large enough to bring a football team. City of Ames Airport Manager quote from 2019:

“Well, maybe one day,” Pregitzer said. “We obviously can capture any sport, basically, except for football. Football has passenger sizes where we would have to get into the commercial airport requirements. Maybe with the extended runway, we could start to get those larger charters that you see in football.” ​

Extending the runway is one part of several proposals presented in 2019. One of them would extend the runway from the current 5,500 feet to 8,000 feet. I do not know if any more progress has been made towards accepting/implementing a proposal -- other than I'm fairly certain no runway extension has been started. I suppose a school could charter 2 separate smaller planes but . . .

 

[DSMCy]

Don't worry, Iowa and Nebraska fans, a trip to Bed Bath & Beyond with the wife is a perfectly fine way to spend a Fall Saturday afternoon.

FIFY

 

[TedKumsher]

What has to happen exactly to cause a last-minute cancellation? I don't think I've seen that anywhere.

Can't field 53 players OR can't field any single position group.
I haven't seen what the position groups are, or what the minimum number is for each group, or if an athlete could count towards multiple position groups (like McDonald counting as either LB or DE).
I don't know if the 53 players/position group number must be COVID related or if it can be for any reason (grades, injuries).
I don't know if that is all of it.
I wasn't able to quickly find the definitive Big 12 protocols.

 

[Aclone]

Hearing this from Lincoln and Iowa City...


View attachment 75393

Umm...we adopt.

 

[Cyforce]

and while you are out, you can do a three hour tour of JOANN Fabrics . . . .

I'd rather get Covid.

 

[Clonefan32]

and while you are out, you can do a three hour tour of JOANN Fabrics . . . .

Who needs football when you can drop a few hundred dollars mum shopping.

 

[aauummm]

OH Oh, the Ragin' Cajuns flight has been delayed, was supposed to leave LFT at 2:30 PM. Still delayed at 3:37 PM. Not good.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SCX8633/history/20200911/1930Z/KLFT/KDSM

 

[cysmiley]

OH Oh, the Ragin Cajuns flight has been delayed, was supposed to leave LFT at 2:30 PM. Still delayed at 3:25 PM. Not good.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SCX8633/history/20200911/1930Z/KLFT/KDSM

Gotta be their having trouble getting a landing slot at DSM international

 

[cysmiley]

Gotta be their having trouble getting a landing slot at DSM international

They in air

 

[cyclonespiker33]

OH Oh, the Ragin' Cajuns flight has been delayed, was supposed to leave LFT at 2:30 PM. Still delayed at 3:37 PM. Not good.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SCX8633/history/20200911/1930Z/KLFT/KDSM

They're in the air!

 

[cyclonespiker33]

They in air

 

[aauummm]

We have lift-off. The Ragin' Cajuns left LFT at 3:38 PM headed for DSM. Arrive at DSM at 5:17 PM. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SCX8633/history/20200911/1930Z/KLFT/KDSM

 

[knowlesjam]

We have lift-off. The Ragin' Cajuns left LFT at 3:38 PM headed for DSM. Arrive at DSM at 5:17 PM. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SCX8633/history/20200911/1930Z/KLFT/KDSM

That's a pretty tight window for an 1100 game...figure they get checked into their Ames digs around 7 and then do their pregame meal.

 

[Sparkplug]

I'm just south of the airport. Will be watching. With that paint colors shouldn't be hard to see.

 

[VeloClone]

I'm just south of the airport. Will be watching. With that paint colors shouldn't be hard to see.View attachment 75400

Also watch for this older livery still in use:

 

[VeloClone]

And this one: