Weather
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Good point but rain also affects games regardless of turf. The ball is wet and slippery.
I agree, but the ball is wet and slippery for all. If you want to say that the weather affects a game plan to be more conservative - I can agree with that.
Yep a slippery ball will probably affect a passing team more than a running team. They have to take those plastic shields off too!
Hmm, which team has 2 of the best running backs in the nation?
So? Weather still affects play differently. I never said we would lose.
Iowa likely needs a low scoring sloppy game to win. Not saying they’ll automatically win one but conditions that force a conservative game plan benefit them more than conditions that leave Yurcich the option of using the whole playbook.
Teams are not the same year to year.
Did you watch Ohio State lose 63-14 to Penn State in 1994? They won 28-25 in 1995, same stadium.
Yurchich could go really old school and run the T a bunch if the rain is really bad. Still like PSU to win a slop fest.
I do too. But I’m sure Iowa fans feel better about their odds in a slop fest over a track meet. If I was a Hawkeye I’d be praying for the monsoon.
No doubt Iowa will likely keep it close in a sloppy game.
It's really not supposed to rain that much. 1/4 inch is latest forecast. So I would have to think the field will be fine. The fans will be amped as long as it's not an all day rain.
I'll go 24-10. PSU.
There is a big difference between a quarter inch and the 3 inches that came down last year vs NW
Agree. Rumor has it his mudder was a mudder.
While poor weather affects each team differently, I'm optimistic that the team with better athletes and better football players will handle that adversity better. I think that they should be better able to make the plays to cause the other team to make weather-related mistakes and to be better able to benefit from the other teams problems and to mitigate their own issues with the weather. I guess that I'm more of a glass half-full guy and some of you are more woe-is-me glass half broken people.
the T is so last year....modernize with the single wing!
But only because they were able to take advantage of the rule allowing bounce passes for that game.
was that the same year that the replay devices mysteriously quit working or a different year?
No that was 2014. Also the 35 second clock was banned that year for field goals.
Having a good time regardless!
Just need an enclosure and one of these: https://www.mrheater.com/portable_buddy_heater.html
Or one of these, I guess, would also work: https://www.winnebago.com/models/product/motorhomes/class-a/vista?gallery=true
I feel like some of them just talk for the sake of talking, mostly due to taking an internet forum and their perceived intelligence way too seriously. First we had to hear how Illinois was going to be a challenge, and now all of the Iowa chatter, with the added wrinkle of pretending there is a hurricane coming. At least we will (hopefully) get a break from the drama for the next few weeks, although some of them will probably even try to drum up something to fret over during the bye week.
I’m sure it’s still a great time. I just could be better with some sun. Enjoy and bring home a W
Looks like the rain will be out of the area by 6:30.
A relatively early version of White Out vs Iowa was a night when we hit Chaz Powell on 80 yd td first play of the game then both teams were mediocre in the rain.
Pick by Clark right in front of our seats sealed it for Hawks...he never saw the DB (#15 if I recall...burned into my cranium).
We shall see....need to win games l8ke this regardless of elements. Both teams are on the same field.
Go State!
Hasn’t rained for prob an hour now. Maybe longer. Was raining steady till then though.
