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

[papersun87]

^ When Florida went to Columbia, MO this season it was the furthest north they'd played a game since visiting Syracuse in 1991.

 

[olddominionhusker]

I loved it. I wish southern teams would come up north in November.

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.

Miami routinely did when they were still in the Big East. WVU, VT, and occasionally Pitt and BC had decent teams then.

 

[huKSer]

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

So what happens when Minny/Green Bay/Chicago/Buffalo drafts them? Fall back on their $EC degree and collect garbage at the curb?

 

[huKSer]

^ When Florida went to Columbia, MO this season it was the furthest north they'd played a game since visiting Syracuse in 1991.

Did Syracuse open their dome for them?

 

[Creed]

^ When Florida went to Columbia, MO this season it was the furthest north they'd played a game since visiting Syracuse in 1991.

I noticed when the SEC schedules were released they did not have any of their deep south blue chip programs (Bama, LSU, Auburn, UF, UGa, SCar) traveling to Missouri in November where weather was more likely to have an affect on their speed advantage.