On a lighter side.....did anyone else enjoy that Big Ten weather game?

I was in Memorial Stadium when the Huskers played Texas during Cally's tenure. It was very cold and blustery with snow showers off and on all afternoon. A great day for football as was the game this past saturday.

 
Stu said:
Weather is actually one of the reasons I hate baseball.

If they would actually play in the elements, I might tune in.
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Kinda difficult considering if Randy Johnson ever lost control of a fast ball because of a ball being too wet it might actually kill someone.

 
made me think about the SEC...no wonder those kids dont want to come north...they have never played in anything like that...

 
Husker66 said:
made me think about the SEC...no wonder those kids dont want to come north...they have never played in anything like that...
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In terms of recruiting kids from the south you just need to tell them that the NFL is a NORTHERN league and you might as well just get used to it because you are going to be playing in it eventually.

 
Yes it was a great sight in Happy Valley. The elements, the teams involved, the way it came down to overtime. And a Husker win. Just awesome.

 
Although I will say last year's freezing game against Iowa looked brutal to play in. That's too cold. When it's that wicked out it, the players are so stiff it almost looks like a slow motion game. With a ton of 25 yard punts lol.

 
WoodyHayes1951 said:
Husker66 said:
made me think about the SEC...no wonder those kids dont want to come north...they have never played in anything like that...
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In terms of recruiting kids from the south you just need to tell them that the NFL is a NORTHERN league and you might as well just get used to it because you are going to be playing in it eventually.
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Yeah tell them that. Then watch the recruiters at UCLA, USC and the southern schools walk them around campus on a 75 degree day while the Jenn Sterger's of the world parade by in tank tops.
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BigRedBuster said:
I loved it. I wish southern teams would come up north in November.
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Can you name any times a marquee team from the south played a late season game in the north vs a decent program? The only one I can remember is FSU played at ND in Nov in 1993. I have to look at the rare times where bowl games replicated northern conditions (cold, wet, muddy, etc) and B1G won all these games. Late 90s Penn State's running game destroyed Auburn in a rain storm. 2008 Penn State over LSU in the Cap One bowl where the field was torn apart. 2009(?) Wisc was a heavy underdog and beat Miami in very cold conditions in Orlando. These conditions negated the SEC speed advantage and the B1G power, running games ruled the day.

 
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