Boise State, Boston College came to Dallas, played only 9:52, made some unwanted history

[TexasTowelie]

DALLAS -- The saying goes that there’s a first time for everything, and that’s what happened Wednesday afternoon at the Cotton Bowl.

The Servpro First Responder Bowl is believed to be the first bowl game in NCAA history to be canceled because of inclement weather. The game between the Boston College Eagles and Boise State Broncos had been halted with 5:08 remaining in the first quarter because of lightning in the area before the call was made to scrap it a few hours later.

Boston College was up 7-0, thanks to a 19-yard TD run by A.J. Dillon, but the game was declared a no contest. The decision to cancel the game was made after a conversation with ESPN, officials from the Atlantic Coast Conference and Mountain West Conference and both coaches.

“We knew there was a chance of inclement weather for this game,” bowl director Brant Ringler said. “There were no intentions to move the game. Usually the weather plays out to play the game. We had a weather report for what we were going to do and all of those things played out today and we had to make the decision on if we would be able to play today. We had to make that decision and now we just have to move forward.

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[MaryMagdaline]

1. I know 2 children who were hit by lightening

One was permanently brain damaged and in a vegetative state. The other had neurological damage.

If the lightening was not passing, they did the right thing.

[El Supremo]

2. The slogan used by SERVPRO, the sponsor of the game:

"Like it never even happened."