Bad Weather – Good Times
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In all honesty the weather doesn’t play a huge role in the outcome of the game. Yeah it’s cold in the stands, but down on the field the training and equipment staff take numerous precautions to keep the players warm.
For instance there are propane furnaces stationed all over the sidelines. These sideline space heaters keep your legs and feet warm in between series. The equipment staff also passes out those giant coats that are extremely insulated and keep the rain/snow off of your body.
My personal favorite is the hot chicken broth in the locker room for both pre-game and at half-time. That’s right, while the bands lips are freezing to their instruments and your cheeks are freezing to the stadium bleachers the players are in the locker room sipping hot chicken broth.
I loved playing in the cold. There is just something about playing football in the “cold” that brings back the nostalgia of Vince Lombardi and the Frozen Tundra of Lambeau field.
Will the weather play a role in the outcome of the game? I say, only if they let it.
Quinn, sorry to post this question thats not related to thread, however, it seems i recall that recently BYU (fball team) ranked number one in the entire nation in overall team GPA…is this correct and when did this occur and where do we rank team GPA wise now?
thanks Quinn
I’ll be thinking of this when my cheeks are frozen to the bleachers. lol
I AM USUALLY NOT AFFECTED BY THE COLD, BUT IN WYOMING IN 2005 I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE COLD IN MY LIFE. PART OF THE PROBLEM WAS THAT I REFUSED TO WEAR MY LEGGINGS, BECAUSE I DIDN’T THINK THAT IT WAS THAT BAD IN WARM UPS. BUT I REMEMBER LINING UP FOR A “BACKER” BLITZ ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE L.O.S. AND MY LEGS JUST SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. I TOOK MYSELF OUT OF THE GAME AND TIDWELL ASKED WHY. I JUST SAID, HONESTLY COACH I CAN’T FEEL MY LEGS. I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE HEATERS AND AT HALF THE FIRST THING I DID WAS PUT THOSE DANG LEGGINGS ON.
Staff – that was the worst game of all time. I also have never been so cold in my life. Leggings didn’t make that big of a difference, as I wore two pairs of tops and bottoms and still froze. During the 3rd quarter I got in my stance and my fingers gave out because they had gone completely numb. I had to resort to the frozen fist.
Your post brought back memories of some Turkey Bowls when I was young. They weren’t as cold as WYO but there wasn’t anything as fun as tossing the pigskin around with fam/friends and then sitting down to dinner.
As a fan, I so much prefer attending games in Oct and Nov than in Aug and Sept.
BTW Quinn, congrats on getting a sponsor for the site.
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