Too bad for the players on both sides and the recruits. If it's a downpour all day, expect attendance to be down and crowd enthusiasm down. We experienced that @ last year's game against NWestern. Frankly, it was miserable sitting in the stadium in that weather.
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It's Big Ten football, it's a night game, it's a white out with the whole country watching.
Fans will dress for the weather. Students will be so drunk they won't care about being wet.
It'll be a great atmosphere and even if the field is a swimming pool, players will play hard and have a great time pounding Iowa, and PSU will win.
This is not a James Franklin team from 2016 that needs to throw the ball all over the place to win. This is a team built for all weather. I think the players will love it.
Fans will dress for the weather. Students will be so drunk they won't care about being wet.
It'll be a great atmosphere and even if the field is a swimming pool, players will play hard and have a great time pounding Iowa, and PSU will win.
This is not a James Franklin team from 2016 that needs to throw the ball all over the place to win. This is a team built for all weather. I think the players will love it.
A little concerned with the rain, considering how bad we played in it vs. Northwestern last year.
I think the White Out is the greatest show in college football but I'm a bit concerned that this year we are facing two challenges. One is the rain. The other is that the game is going up against Ohio State at Notre Dame.
Agreed but anytime you have rain it typically lowers the overall scoring total and can produce mistakes like fumbles, blocked punts, missed FG's, etc. Those all help Iowa in my opinion.
I don't know, the forecast trend appears to be improving somewhat.
First half some drizzle but no big deal.
Second half rain picks up a bit but still not enough to be hugely disruptive.
We'll see if this holds. There appears to be uncertainty as to how far inland the storm system will track and when it will make its turn away from the mid-Atlantic coast.
First half some drizzle but no big deal.
Second half rain picks up a bit but still not enough to be hugely disruptive.
We'll see if this holds. There appears to be uncertainty as to how far inland the storm system will track and when it will make its turn away from the mid-Atlantic coast.
The rainfall probabilities have changed (now up to 70%) but the intensity is still pretty minor (total of 0.3" between 2 pm and midnight). So that about 0.03" per hour.
For reference, here is what various rainfall intensities look like:
So yes, wear a poncho.
Will it affect the game a lot? Probably not.
Unlikley to be a downpour all day. Total of 0.3" of rain between 2 pm and midnight.
https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/weather/tropical.
You can relax a bit. This is the latest Hurricane tracking from down ere
Using magic mushrooms helps….
out fifteen or so probabilities only two hit central Pa. No worries, mate.
That's good to hear,
I'll cancel my Amazon order for the two rain suits for the two grandboys.
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The model I posted earlier is up to 0.2 inches from 6 to midnight..... OMG!!! it's time for everyone PANIC!!!
Its looking more and more likely the weather wont be bad at gametime. Looking like a slight drizzle is the most thats going to happen, and it wont be continuous. The field could be wet from condensation throughout the day but not necessarily raining.
Rain tapers off about 5 and doesn't return until 11 according to the current forecast. Winds at 10 mph.
It’ll be fine; they’ll just close the dome.
yep...and it benefits the team that is less talented and is hoping to be the beneficiary of multiple turnovers.
Agree, bad weather/surface negates some of PSU's athletic/speed advantage.
Hrumph, hrumph, ba humbug, I don’t care how much it rains I’m not playing in it or attending this year. I’ll get drunk and stay dry, hopefully the team will do their part. If not, then I’ll really start bitching and moaning. 😫😩😢
The latest prediction from Accuweather doesn’t appear to be bad at all. At little rain at 6pm (51% chance) and 9pm (56% chance) but only about 0.07 in. at both times. Hopefully the storm is shifting east.
Its going to rain napalm?Yeah, I’d feel better with weathermen predicting lots of rain. Almost guarantees a clear dry sky.
Jersey can take any good cleaning it can get.
Rain doesn't force a team to play poorly. You either play well or you don't.
lol. The environment affects play. And sense all teams have different skill sets, they can be affected differently. It’s like racing a jeep against a Porsche. It it is icy, bet the jeep. Of not, but the Porsche.
Is that hard to understand?
Penn State has recruited players to play in rain also. Is THAT hard for you to understand? Lol
Lol! Apparently he does not understand. Goodness, I am not sure how people do not know history…
Iowa recruited players to play in slop. We recruited players with the most talent.
Then forfeit the game lol. Some of you are scared of your own shadows.
Watch the Ryder Cup. The Euros have done extensive research on the American team. They built the course based on tendencies of the American team versus the euros. This is why teams study film. You understand strengths and weaknesses. You then work to minimize stats and exploit weaknesses.
Our QB doesn’t run but is a great passer. You don’t think the weather will affect one team differently when they one is a passing pro set team and the other is a spread run team?
Teams are different. So it is natural that the environment can/will have effect.
Rain or shine
We’ll be fine
Wet or Dry
Iowa’s gonna cry
Our boys are going to romp
Doing the Happy Valley Stomp
So quell your fears
And drink some beers
We’ll be fine
Wet or Dry
Iowa’s gonna cry
Our boys are going to romp
Doing the Happy Valley Stomp
So quell your fears
And drink some beers
