Different weather is also a challenging issue for all outdoor sports.

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Different weather is also a challenging issue for all outdoor sports.

Author: Curly1918 (16452 Posts - Joined: Aug 30, 2017)

Posted at 9:39 am on Oct 10, 2024

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The Pac teams dominated the Rose Bowl because Big Ten teams were built to win in a midwestern November, not Pasadena on NYD.

Replies to: "Different weather is also a challenging issue for all outdoor sports."

Big conferences are getting a taste of the travel handicap ND has had to deal with for years. - BaronVonZemo - 8:42am 10/10/24 (35) [View All]
- Franklin is a pussy...it has been known for a century that - nddad98 - 4:38pm 10/10/24
- The Decision Makers Care Little - Fisher01 - 2:34pm 10/10/24
- You got that right, I live in Ped State country, you should hear.... - NEPA Irish - 10:56am 10/10/24
  - Go into one of your local bars and yell -"We are PED State!"...Would love to hear what happens next! [NT] - irishslovak - 1:57pm 10/10/24
  - What press conferences are you listening to? [NT] - irishslovak - 1:13pm 10/10/24
    - Hammerhead Franklin was lamenting in a local newspaper article that the biggest airport near State - NEPA Irish - 2:48pm 10/10/24
      - I've had many arguments with PSU fans. But I never played the PED card. Catholics have had the PED - irishslovak - 5:43pm 10/10/24
        "A few bad priests.." - AlbanyIRISH - 6:40am 10/11/24
        Small percentage. [NT] - Hensou - 3:16pm 10/11/24
        
        Actually, [LINK] - murph78 - 8:04am 10/11/24
        Correct. A societal problem. [NT] - Hensou - 3:17pm 10/11/24
        
        Paterno was the worst. His finger prints were all over the sewer that - ColeyO - 9:50pm 10/10/24
        The first clue was when he was worried about his image that he had worked on for all those years - THEISMANCARR - 1:17am 10/11/24
        Never thought that i would be defending Penn State. But I do know Alums and fans (some of them - irishslovak - 9:02am 10/11/24
- Miami had a 10:30 PM (EDT) kickoff last week, that scheduling is nuts. [NT] - SteveM - 10:28am 10/10/24
  - That's right. Convicts need to get their sleep, but think of their frequent flyer miles. [NT] - Irishize - 10:43am 10/10/24
    - Those thugs from Miami are used to staying out all night anyway. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 6:43pm 10/10/24
- Different weather is also a challenging issue for all outdoor sports. - Curly1918 - 9:39am 10/10/24
  - Yeah, that January weather in SoCal can really stunt a team's performance. [NT] - Chrisb - 11:53am 10/10/24
  - We need to change that! [NT] - whatsamataU - 10:39am 10/10/24
  - Please tell me you aren’t serious? - WoodstockIrish - 10:20am 10/10/24
    - His point is correct but framed backwards. PAC10 teams play mild weather all season - Turkish - 1:29pm 10/10/24
      - To be clear, I think this warm weather vs cold weather team argument is far less relevant now - Turkish - 1:40pm 10/10/24
        It's relevant depending on the time of year AND who's going where... - Chrisb - 4:22pm 10/10/24
        
        I’m not sure but, in 2011 Kelly’s first game it rained, lightning, game delay, more rain more - whatsamataU - 2:06pm 10/10/24
        Rain affects both teams equally... - Chrisb - 4:25pm 10/10/24
- In the big 10 teams traveling across two time zones are 1-8 [NT] - Protagonist - 9:31am 10/10/24
  - Now imagine if all of their players were actually taking real classes to graduate. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:14am 10/10/24
    - I think you might be on to something. 18 schools x 85 players not taking real classes is being - whatsamataU - 10:57am 10/10/24
      - They've been taking all online courses even before covid [NT] - holybull101 - 2:24pm 10/10/24
        Not ND though. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 12:21am 10/11/24
    - This is my first thought. So stupid they are all over the country [NT] - ndphysics - 10:39am 10/10/24
- Yep. All bemoaning their daunting travel schedules. [NT] - LanceManion - 9:30am 10/10/24
- Good point. Will be interesting to see at year’s end - murph78 - 9:10am 10/10/24
- True story. [NT] - Chrisb - 8:56am 10/10/24