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Topic: RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Topic: RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

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PhiTau74
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RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Posted: 11/17/2014 7:41:03 PM

The Bengals played San Diego at Cincinnati back in the late 70's or early 80's and the wind chill factor hit -65. The real tempature was -15-20. Some condo's caught on fire where I lived in N. KY outside of Cincinnati and they burned to the ground because the water literally froze in the air coming out. I went to see the fire and couldn't stay outside more than 15 minutes.

Just looked it up Jan 1982, officially -23 with a windchill of -59 so it has to be pretty damn cold to cancel a game.

Last Edited: 11/17/2014 7:58:11 PM by PhiTau74

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RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Posted: 11/17/2014 8:06:01 PM

OhioCatFan wrote:

Mike, I'm having memory fog over this game. I would have been there as I returned from the U.S. Navy in the fall of 1966. I don't remember the game. I looked it up, and it was 28-0 OHIO. Perhaps, on the student side we were in the sun and there was a good deal of solar gain that day. I know I didn't leave early, because I would remember that kind of rare occurrence.

Dad and I were sitting on the student side. Wind was fierce. As I recall, Albert ran for 4 TDs.

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RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Posted: 11/17/2014 8:15:52 PM

PhiTau74 wrote:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freezer_Bowl

I'll never forget that game. For some reason we were on the south green and needed to go the apartment above Baron's. As we passed by McCracken we headed to the music building to get warm. Had we not done that, who knows what would have happened. I've never been so cold.

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RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Posted: 11/18/2014 8:13:55 AM

PhiTau74 wrote:

Just looked it up Jan 1982, officially -23 with a windchill of -59 so it has to be pretty damn cold to cancel a game.

Notwithstanding the comments about the manliness of those south of I271, there is a difference between a nationally televised NFL playoff game with paid participants and a collegiate contest played by "non-employee", amateur, student athletes.

The players will have heaters and access to layers of gear. (Remember those awesome capes football players used to wear?)

The ADs have to think about the student workers, concession workers, the band, the cheer team, etc. I don;t expect a postponement but the conversation is certainly taking place. Note this morning that the Bobcat Club tailgate is now indoors at the Fieldhouse with the student park and Tailgreat Park is closed. Those are certainly concessions to weather. Level I preparedness?

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RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Posted: 11/18/2014 8:24:48 AM

Bobcatbob wrote:

I don;t expect a postponement but the conversation is certainly taking place. Note this morning that the Bobcat Club tailgate is now indoors at the Fieldhouse with the student park and Tailgreat Park is closed. Those are certainly concessions to weather. Level I preparedness?

I can guarantee there are not serious conversations about postponing the game. It's going to be cold, but not arctic levels here...

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RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Posted: 11/18/2014 8:30:55 AM

Bobcatbob wrote:

[QUOTE=PhiTau74]The ADs have to think about the student workers, concession workers, the band, the cheer team, etc. I don;t expect a postponement but the conversation is certainly taking place. Note this morning that the Bobcat Club tailgate is now indoors at the Fieldhouse with the student park and Tailgreat Park is closed. Those are certainly concessions to weather. Level I preparedness?

I got an email before the Buffalo game saying the Bobcat Club tailgate would be in the field house for the final two games, so that was already planned out well before the brutal cold forecast. I expect the game to go on as scheduled, but with an unfortunately small student section.

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RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Posted: 11/18/2014 8:43:37 AM

Oh DFC...Turn your man card in for this question.

That said, the attendance is going to be dreadful in the 2nd half. And if the game is not close, especially if we are losing, the people on the field will outnumber the people in the stands.

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RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Posted: 11/18/2014 8:44:09 AM

The wind forecast is down to 8 mph for game time from 20 mph earlier in the day. That helps. Anyone going can see if they can tough it out for a quarter or two. This is the best opponent in Athens since they were last here in 2009 so the weather in that context sucks. Loved that we had WMU, CMU and NIU all on the MAC schedule this year. We will see more of the MAC West once UMass leaves.

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RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Posted: 11/18/2014 8:45:21 AM

Andrew Ruck wrote:

If the game is more than 2 scores apart either way look for an exodus.

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RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Posted: 11/18/2014 9:54:11 AM

Finally found this in historical scores...OCF, it was 1975:

11/15 @ Ohio (5-5-1) W 6 5

Bill Hess still coaching, Arnold Welcher the running back and Lillienthal the QB. Couldn't find the box score for the weather though!

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RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Posted: 11/18/2014 9:56:22 AM

Bcat2 wrote:

Any bets on when the concessions will run out of hot chocolate?

They will run out early, if DFC brings his kids. ;)

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RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Posted: 11/18/2014 10:07:27 AM

JSF wrote:

Remember that Buffalo game a few years ago? It was at night, about 25, and raining. Miserable.

Was that the game when James Starks ran wild on us and Boo had like four fumbles? Yeah, that night sucked.

The absolute coldest game I've ever witnessed was senior day in 2008 against Akron in Peden Stadium. Both teams had awful years and the students had already left for winter break. There may not have been 2000 people there, but it turned out to be a fun game; 49-42 I think.

Last Edited: 11/18/2014 10:15:45 AM by shabamon

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RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Posted: 11/18/2014 10:27:57 AM

Bobcatbob wrote:

PhiTau74 wrote:

Just looked it up Jan 1982, officially -23 with a windchill of -59 so it has to be pretty damn cold to cancel a game.

Dude, I was just stating historical facts. Nobody challenged your manlyhood but maybe I should have. If you don't agree with the facts your just stupid.

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RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Posted: 11/18/2014 10:30:03 AM

Since the attendance will probably be extremely poor, how about they move the game to the IPF ;)

(I'm only half kidding)

Last Edited: 11/18/2014 10:30:47 AM by Y-CityCatFan

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RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Posted: 11/18/2014 10:50:30 AM

Attended the bengals/chargers freezer bowl afc championship with my late dad. Unbelievably cold walking from car to stadium with the wind howling. Sat in the end zone green seats and I remember the bengals would close the big garage doors at field level when they had the ball to reduce the wind. Nice home field advantage! Once in and settled it wasn't too too bad, and walk back to car afterwards tolerable due to a bengals win. I love watching old highlights of that game, brings back great memories. I'm the age my dad was then, not sure how he did it, but as a 15 year old kid it made for quite an experience.

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RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Posted: 11/18/2014 10:53:54 AM

shabamon wrote:

JSF wrote:

Remember that Buffalo game a few years ago? It was at night, about 25, and raining. Miserable.

Wasn't that the week after the hamster ball incident? I was not up for going.

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RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Posted: 11/18/2014 11:03:43 AM

L.C. wrote:

Bcat2 wrote:

Any bets on when the concessions will run out of hot chocolate?

They will run out early, if DFC brings his kids. ;)

HaHa - no kids with me tonight, but bringing the girlfriend who's getting her first outdoor exposure to weeknight MACtion :)

IN all seriousness, the U should be offering free hot chocolate and coffee tonight. just do it. Stock up and sling it. I'll even throw in for several boxes of cocoa.

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RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Posted: 11/18/2014 11:09:29 AM

Andrew Ruck wrote:

I'll turn nothing in! I'm going. Layered up to the nines and to the point of being unrecognizable as a human being, but going. I sat through the cold as hell Miami finale in 2007 and the Temple clincher in 2009. Besides, if you need a card, you should just turn it in.

I really do hope the students show up and see the cold as a challenge and make some noise. I think what makes this difficult is that it's still Fall term and many of them probably dont even have their heaviest winter stuff with them. That's all the stuff they bring with them after the holidays.

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RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Posted: 11/18/2014 1:20:37 PM

Should BA pass out a BOBCAT Fan(s) of the Year Award(s) to any poster(s) who stick it out for the entire game tonight?

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RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Posted: 11/18/2014 1:21:41 PM

JSF wrote:

shabamon wrote:

JSF wrote:

Remember that Buffalo game a few years ago? It was at night, about 25, and raining. Miserable.

Wasn't that the week after the hamster ball incident? I was not up for going.

Yep.

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RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Posted: 11/18/2014 2:28:41 PM

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Should BA pass out a BOBCAT Fan(s) of the Year Award(s) to any poster(s) who stick it out for the entire game tonight?

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RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Posted: 11/18/2014 2:31:13 PM

Casper71 wrote:

OK, that's what I thought. That was in the time period that I was in far western Kentucky, with two young kids (3 and 2 at that time) and didn't make it to very many OHIO games. In fact, that year I probably didn't make any and had to watch the Prudential College Scoreboard to see if OHIO had won or lost. I did go to Murray State games, but the temperatures there were usually (but not always) warmer than SEO.

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RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Posted: 11/18/2014 3:51:26 PM

PhiTau74 wrote:

Bobcatbob wrote:

The ADs have to think about the student workers, concession workers, the band, the cheer team, etc. I don;t expect a postponement but the conversation is certainly taking place. Note this morning that the Bobcat Club tailgate is now indoors at the Fieldhouse with the student park and Tailgreat Park is closed. Those are certainly concessions to weather. Level I preparedness?

Dude, I was just stating historical facts. Nobody challenged your manlyhood but maybe I should have. If you don't agree with the facts your just stupid.

Stupid? Really? Don't make me tell your (you're?) Mommy that you've been playing on the internet again.

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RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Posted: 11/18/2014 4:22:36 PM

Not going to complain about the weather - I'm from Cleveland and attended many a cold game on the lakefront - but I would ask that common sense be applied tonight. Please open up the closer lots to general parking and don't make me unnecessarily park blocks away. We'll be lucky to have 5000 actual butts in the stands.

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RE: How cold does it have to be for a game to be cancelled?

Posted: 11/19/2014 4:54:18 PM

Well, its more for the snow than the cold, but Kent @ Buffalo for tonight was postponed until at-least tomorrow.

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