Coastal Carolina has to play a playoff game in Missoula, Montana. Oh, the humanity, having to play when the temperature is below freezing.

Rumor has it this is from a parent of one of the players.

(12-06-2013 08:00 PM)uakronkid Wrote:  Coastal Carolina has to play a playoff game in Missoula, Montana. Oh, the humanity, having to play when the temperature is below freezing.

Rumor has it this is from a parent of one of the players.

That's zero degrees - not freezing, which is 32 degrees.

(12-06-2013 08:23 PM)Slinkin Street Flash Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 08:00 PM)uakronkid Wrote:  Coastal Carolina has to play a playoff game in Missoula, Montana. Oh, the humanity, having to play when the temperature is below freezing.

Rumor has it this is from a parent of one of the players.

That's zero degrees - not freezing, which is 32 degrees.

Which happens to be below freezing.

32F = 0C

Definition of home field advantage. Same thing could be said about northern teams going down south and playing in really hot/humid conditions. Heat stroke is more likely than frost bite. They always have heaters on the sidelines to help with the cold but the fans can cool things but not get rid of the humidity.

and here's a pic of a bunch of people in Ohio attending a high school football game today, not complaining.

https://twitter.com/FSOhio_KGoheen/statu...84/photo/1

(12-06-2013 09:38 PM)perimeterpost Wrote:  and here's a pic of a bunch of people in Ohio attending a high school football game today, not complaining.

https://twitter.com/FSOhio_KGoheen/statu...84/photo/1

Yes, and it hasn't been below 25 degrees in Mansfield yet this year. 0 degrees is much colder.

(12-06-2013 08:31 PM)uakronkid Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 08:23 PM)Slinkin Street Flash Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 08:00 PM)uakronkid Wrote:  Coastal Carolina has to play a playoff game in Missoula, Montana. Oh, the humanity, having to play when the temperature is below freezing.

Rumor has it this is from a parent of one of the players.

That's zero degrees - not freezing, which is 32 degrees.

Which happens to be below freezing.

Yes, but your saying they're complaining about 'below freezing', which is 31 degrees, they're actually complaining about 0 degrees.

Think about the difference between 64 degrees and 32 degrees. There's the same difference between 32 and 0 degrees. And you can't send players out on the field in overcoats.

I have no pity for southern teams playing in the North. I know that FBS has nothing to do with FCS postseason, but it is really nice to see a fair system where boys from the south don't get to play games in their back yard no matter how deserving/undeserving.

Besides, they're probably more worried about having to play the Grizz. Quality football program.

(12-06-2013 10:30 PM)Slinkin Street Flash Wrote:  Yes, but your saying they're complaining about 'below freezing', which is 31 degrees, they're actually complaining about 0 degrees.

Which is also below freezing. You are adding an implied "just barely", which isn't in the original.

Quote: Think about the difference between 64 degrees and 32 degrees. There's the same difference between 32 and 0 degrees. And you can't send players out on the field in overcoats.

You can send them out in cold weather gear ~ thermal socks, balaclavas, long sleeve baselayer shirts, gloves. I've biked to work in zero degree temperatures, and its a different thing standing around in the cold and being active out in the cold.

Though I remember the Bengals offensive and defensive lines making a statement playing in an "Ice Bowl" playoff game without gloves, and they won that game, dominating the line of scrimmage.

I have heard that described as psyching out the opposition, but for the defensive linemen in particular, it gives them an whole lot of motivation to get a top and get back to the heaters on the sidelines.

(12-06-2013 08:00 PM)uakronkid Wrote:  Coastal Carolina has to play a playoff game in Missoula, Montana. Oh, the humanity, having to play when the temperature is below freezing.

Rumor has it this is from a parent of one of the players.

Steven Ross = ignorant, enabling, cry-baby parent. Probably embarrassed his kid with that post. I come up against these parents (usually the moms) all the time in covering football. They are the worst. Your kid can handle it, now stop it.

"The NCAA could also be legally responsible for frostbite or worse!" Unreal.

There are 2 players with the last name Ross on CCU team.

Far, far more people die from the heat/humidity every year than from the cold.

No one is at the UCF vs SMU game either.

ESPN just reported it is -11 F. That's cold.

(12-07-2013 12:45 PM)NIUSox10 Wrote:  No one is at the UCF vs SMU game either.

Not possible, only MAC teams have attendance problems.

My yougner son's college football team (North Central (IL) is in the semis today playing in Minnesota where it's expected to be zero degrees.

You'll note that the Rice fans didn't come out in relatively chilly Houston today for C-USA championship game.

It's about as cold as it ever gets in Houston. Everyone is freaking out.

(12-07-2013 01:58 AM)Seth Wrote:  I have no pity for southern teams playing in the North. I know that FBS has nothing to do with FCS postseason, but it is really nice to see a fair system where boys from the south don't get to play games in their back yard no matter how deserving/undeserving.

Besides, they're probably more worried about having to play the Grizz. Quality football program.

Exactly, almost all the bowl games are in either Florida, Texas, Georgia, La or AL or Arizona, Northern teams have had to travel to those locations for decades not used to the heat or humdity and playing in stadiums where most of fans attending are rooting for the opponent.

There are mountanous conditions in Carolina, they ought to practice in those areas to get ready for the FCS playoffs.

(12-07-2013 03:09 PM)exCincy Kid1 Wrote:  My yougner son's college football team (North Central (IL) is in the semis today playing in Minnesota where it's expected to be zero degrees.

You'll note that the Rice fans didn't come out in relatively chilly Houston today for C-USA championship game.

I heard they were supposed to play in the metrodome but got displaces by another event