🏈 Can someone tell me about the turf, let's just say at Penn State, in February

[OldPlayer]

@OldPlayer , not complaining. It was nice to get out of the elements, even though we rarely went in there for practices. We did use it more for strength and conditioning though.

You young guys have it so easy.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

It might have been while I was at Madison, but I remember attending a talk by a former mayor of a pretty large city - it's been a while, can't recall who it was - who played for Bo Schembechler at Miami University. Near the end of the season, snow had set in ahead of a practice and the players were grousing about having to be outside in the freezing weather. About then, the snow let up enough for them to see Bo striding toward them in shorts and a t-shirt. No one was cold after that.

 

[94 Grad]

Chances are the weather forecast for Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, PSU, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Iowa St, etc... will be very cold, wind whipping about like crazy, snow or sleet and a wind chill that will make a southerner wish he had stayed home. The body does not adapt well going from a cool 45-50 degrees in the south to 25-30 or colder in one of these other places in a matter of hours. It takes days of steady cold weather to adjust to the cold. Agree @planomateo?

Who cares, if it's a conference only schedule for them, they will all be in the same boat. It's not like they have any "southern" based schools.

 

[TerryP]

Well...they play near every weekend during January....

The point is where, and when. They are not playing in February. In Jan, what, one game at Green Bay, a few with KC, and the rest were moderate weather. Oh, one in Gillette. I think ... I don't follow the NFL.

I had a friend mentioned to me this morning his biggest goal in life when he lived in Minnesota was to not fall on his ass more than 5 times a day.

 

[planomateo]

I had a friend mentioned to me this morning his biggest goal in life when he lived in Minnesota was to not fall on his ass more than 5 times a day.

Truth. Ice is a bitch.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

The point is where, and when. They are not playing in February. In Jan, what, one game at Green Bay, a few with KC, and the rest were moderate weather. Oh, one in Gillette. I think ... I don't follow the NFL.

I had a friend mentioned to me this morning his biggest goal in life when he lived in Minnesota was to not fall on his ass more than 5 times a day.

Agree.....i hate the icy ...wet ...cold ....snow.... glad our Tennessee weather has short ( most of time) lived winters....

My point was.....they play football in hard winter areas.... and down here..we play in hot MFing summer weather....
We get use to it...and go...and the northern bunch does also....
if you sign to play football at Wisconsin...u are going have some cold ass days...
The same...but 180 degree opposite ...at Bama
Of you're a fan...get tough or stay home...

Most nfl stadiums are outdoors.... the place football is suppose to be played...let the elements have moments...

 

[OldPlayer]

Agree.....i hate the icy ...wet ...cold ....snow.... glad our Tennessee weather has short ( most of time) lived winters....

My point was.....they play football in hard winter areas.... and down here..we play in hot MFing summer weather....
We get use to it...and go...and the northern bunch does also....
if you sign to play football at Wisconsin...u are going have some cold ass days...
The same...but 180 degree opposite ...at Bama
Of you're a fan...get tough or stay home...

Most nfl stadiums are outdoors.... the place football is suppose to be played...let the elements have moments...

Most college seasons are over at Thanksgiving (end of November). A handful of teams play in a conference championship (indoors: B1G=Indianapolis, SEC=Atlanta, BigXII=Dallas, Pac12=Las Vegas; outdoors: ACC=Charlotte). Teams going to a bowl game can spend the majority of time inside their indoor practice facilities.

The NFL's last game is the Super Bowl which is the first week of February.

The coldest months of the year (statistically) are January and February. Depending on when a season starts, it could have half of its games in the coldest months. March in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana and even Ohio aren't warm.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Most college seasons are over at Thanksgiving (end of November). A handful of teams play in a conference championship (indoors: B1G=Indianapolis, SEC=Atlanta, BigXII=Dallas, Pac12=Las Vegas; outdoors: ACC=Charlotte). Teams going to a bowl game can spend the majority of time inside their indoor practice facilities.

The NFL's last game is the Super Bowl which is the first week of February.

The coldest months of the year (statistically) are January and February. Depending on when a season starts, it could have half of its games in the coldest months. March in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana and even Ohio aren't warm.

I wonder when the players will realize these two bastions of intellect and morality are lying to them to prevent mass defections.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Most college seasons are over at Thanksgiving (end of November). A handful of teams play in a conference championship (indoors: B1G=Indianapolis, SEC=Atlanta, BigXII=Dallas, Pac12=Las Vegas; outdoors: ACC=Charlotte). Teams going to a bowl game can spend the majority of time inside their indoor practice facilities.

The NFL's last game is the Super Bowl which is the first week of February.

The coldest months of the year (statistically) are January and February. Depending on when a season starts, it could have half of its games in the coldest months. March in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana and even Ohio aren't warm.

So.... it is not warm....
players adapt.....fans adapt....
Worked outside ( forester) in Pac NW ...we worked any and all months of year...
Was never an issue that it was cold...and it was...
And
Its like fall practice in SEC teams ( August) games in September.... you adapt..

And....most importantly..."drastic times call for drastic measures "

Hey, but maybe some cant.... thats why there are TVs