Mississippi State guard Ben Hansbrough said, "I thought it was either a tornado or a terrorist attack." Either way, the SEC or Georgia Dome was not prepared for either.
Second, the SEC had to scramble for a back-up plan, not having one in place.
Sure, maybe Philips Arena was the back up plan, but being so close to the Georgia Dome, a terrorist attack would more than likely affect both arenas. Philips Arena received extensive damage to its exterior and pieces of the outside were found scattered around the area. The Arena was hosting a Hawks-Clippers game at the time of the storm.
The SEC has finally settled on using Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum arena on their campus, but it only holds 9,100 fans, not even half of how many tickets would be sold for a sell out at the Dome.
Also, the winner of the Georgia-Kentucky game must play a second game tonight in order to finish the tournament in time for an automatic qualifier for the NCAA Tournament.
So as the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament moves to Tampa and the St. Pete Times Forum next year and other arenas in the three seasons after that, the SEC needs to prepare for a similar problem from now on, as well as the rest of college basketball.
Someone may need to go ahead and get on the phone with South Florida and begin planning the back up plan for the Sun Dome for 2009.
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