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Snow during tOSU Game?

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scooter1369 said:
Its not just the snow but the cold weather period. Yeah, UF can play games in 100 degree weather in August. But we play games in the 90's here too.

But can UF handle 30 degree kickoffs?
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I would think so. Maybe back in the stone ages of college footbal this argument could be made. Not today though. Not with the national recruiting that goes on. We may have more Ohio kids than we have southern kids, but our players from the south aren't exactly staying in the lockerroom when it gets below 40 degrees. They're out there making plays, just like the kids from the northern states are. If UF had to play a game in sub 40 degree weather, then they would just put their Nike undershirts with one long blue sleeve and one long orange sleeve on and go out and play.
 
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jpfbuck62 said:
iron buck, exactly the point i am trying to make to my friend, but i would love to be able to quote,,"the last time the bucks played in the snow was ????"
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Tell him it snowed 6 inches the night before the 96 Illinois game and snowed the whole game. He'll never be able to prove otherwise.

The worst weather for football is mid 30's and rainy. You can't dress for rain since you just get wet and cold. I'd much rather play in 15 degrees and snowy than 33 and rainy.
 
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IronBuckI said:
I would think so. Maybe back in the stone ages of college footbal this argument could be made. Not today though. Not with the national recruiting that goes on. We may have more Ohio kids than we have southern kids, but our players from the south aren't exactly staying in the lockerroom when it gets below 40 degrees. They're out there making plays, just like the kids from the northern states are. If UF had to play a game in sub 40 degree weather, then they would just put their Nike undershirts with one long blue sleeve and one long orange sleeve on and go out and play.
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Yeah, theyd come out and play, IBI, but it's different handling a stone for a football than a regular 70 degree football.. it gets slick. I think there would be some effect, but I don't think a Southern team simply couldn't play in the cold. I don't even know if it would be a "game changing" effect any more than fumbles and ints normally occur in big ten Co.
 
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i have a hard time believing the 1998 illi game had snow as it was played in early october,,unlikely much snow that early even in champaign, but in '96 we played there in early november, and blew them out as well, i just can't remember, thanks though..
 
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Buckeyeskickbuttocks said:
Yeah, theyd come out and play, IBI, but it's different handling a stone for a football than a regular 70 degree football.. it gets slick. I think there would be some effect, but I don't think a Southern team simply couldn't play in the cold. I don't even know if it would be a "game changing" effect any more than fumbles and ints normally occur in big ten Co.
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OK, so who does that favor? Northern teams like Ohio State, Purdue or Northwestern, who have run the spread the last couple of years, or a team like LSU, Georgia, or Tennessee, who run a mostly I-formation run-oriented offense.
 
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jpfbuck62 said:
i have a hard time believing the 1998 illi game had snow as it was played in early october,,unlikely much snow that early even in champaign, but in '96 we played there in early november, and blew them out as well, i just can't remember, thanks though..
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It may not have been 98, the game I'm thinking of... I do know Plummer picked a pass for a pick 6... 80 yarder, in fact... I just don't remember the year...
 
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IronBuckI said:
OK, so who does that favor? Northern teams like Ohio State, Purdue or Northwestern, who have run the spread the last couple of years, or a team like LSU, Georgia, or Tennessee, who run a mostly I-formation run-oriented offense.
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Hey, I don't think I said that every Northern team would beat every southern team simply because it's cold. In fact, I said nothing of the kind.

In your example, I'd take LSU, UGA and TEnny v. Purdue or Northwestern most years. Not v. OSU, but you should expect that :wink2:

Just cause you're in the south doesn't mean you CAN"T play smashmouth. But, the fun and gun teams would have a harder time... on the other hand, the WR's all wear gloves now, so it probably wouldn't make as much a diff. as I was alluding to above, now that I think about it a little bit more.
 
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jpfbuck62 said:
i have a hard time believing the 1998 illi game had snow as it was played in early october,,unlikely much snow that early even in champaign, but in '96 we played there in early november, and blew them out as well, i just can't remember, thanks though..
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Did you read my post 2 above this one. I can verify that the state of Indiana was a snowy wasteland on that day so Illinois probably was too.
 
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Buckeyeskickbuttocks said:
Hey, I don't think I said that every Northern team would beat every southern team simply because it's cold. In fact, I said nothing of the kind.

In your example, I'd take LSU, UGA and TEnny v. Purdue or Northwestern most years. Not v. OSU, but you should expect that :wink2:

Just cause you're in the south doesn't mean you CAN"T play smashmouth. But, the fun and gun teams would have a harder time... on the other hand, the WR's all wear gloves now, so it probably wouldn't make as much a diff. as I was alluding to above, now that I think about it a little bit more.
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Did you just 'Hey' me? My question was more for anyone suggesting that location of the school gives an automatic advantage. Your quote just gave me a little something to base that question on. I didn't mean to suggest that you thought location of the school actually mattered.

Of course you would take Ohio State against any one of those schools, you'd have to be an idiot not to. :tongue2:
 
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IronBuckI said:
Did you just 'Hey' me? My question was more for anyone suggesting that location of the school gives an automatic advantage. Your quote just gave me a little something to base that question on. I didn't mean to suggest that you thought location of the school actually mattered.

Of course you would take Ohio State against any one of those schools, you'd have to be an idiot not to. :tongue2:
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Hey is for horses. :biggrin:

[edit - yes, folks, I know it's "hay"]
 
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Buckeyeskickbuttocks said:
It may not have been 98, the game I'm thinking of... I do know Plummer picked a pass for a pick 6... 80 yarder, in fact... I just don't remember the year...
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It wasn't '98.

http://ohiostatebuckeyes.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101098aab.html

EDIT: The INT return was '97.

http://ohiostatebuckeyes.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/osu-m-footbl-r19971115.html

"Cornerback Ahmed Plummer returned an interception 83 yards for a touchdown late in the first half for the Buckeyes."
 
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Yes it was 97....it was snowing pretty hard through most of the game. Thump, bgrad and I were their up in c deck. I was pretty ugly and the snow was swirling more and more.

Dryden said:
It wasn't '98.

http://ohiostatebuckeyes.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101098aab.html

EDIT: The INT return was '97.

http://ohiostatebuckeyes.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/osu-m-footbl-r19971115.html

"Cornerback Ahmed Plummer returned an interception 83 yards for a touchdown late in the first half for the Buckeyes."
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