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Forecast now looks really bad. Heavy rain and wind all day. Not a good tailgating day, white out will be nonexistent and game could be low scoring.
Sounds like potential for same bad weather we experienced last year during he NWestern game @ PSU. No fun.Weather Underground is all over the map with a low-confidence forecast as of this morning.
Their latest calls for a 50% chance of "showers" during the day, increasing to a 60% chance of a steadier rainfall during the evening hours.
Meanwhile, the spread has inched up to 15 points, so bettors don't seem too concerned...yet.
I'd hate to see weather become a factor, but I don't think rain is going to save Iowa.
Forecast now looks really bad. Heavy rain and wind all day. Not a good tailgating day, white out will be nonexistent and game could be low scoring.
I like the PSU RB's chances of making cuts and eluding defenders in the rain better than Iowa's 3rd string RB. Also, the PSU D's athleticism is most likely superior to Iowa's (although I haven't compared both teams full starting D's to be able to say that with high certainty) and that should mean advantage PSU.
However, heavy rain means some crazy weather related thing will happen (muffed snap, punt, etc) that is hard to account for. Overall I think PSU wins reasonably comfortably, but we'll know Saturday night for sure.
A steady or periodic rain during the game wouldn't be too bad. An all day soaker would dampen the mood.My concern is more about the white out and how it will effect the fans as I think they are important in big game.
That Navy game almost required the fleet it rained so hard!Yup, there's a difference between "heavy rain" and just plain old rain. Heavy rain tends to be an equalizer...as in the Navy upset of Penn State in 1974, a game played in torrential rain.
Fortunately, they're not calling for conditions to be as terrible as that on Saturday evening.
Remember it well.That Navy game almost required the fleet it rained so hard!
Hard rain definitely adds an unpredictability factor but PSU built for bad whether better than they've been in the past. They should match up pretty well with Iowa at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball.
I remember the scoreboard lost at least half of it's lights. My brother always joked that PSU'S backs scored 3 tds that day, but unfortunately the ball layed on the 2 yd line and Navy recovered.Remember it well.
Yeah yesterday Accuweather was showing this thing getting swept out to sea but now i'm seeing models bringing it right over central PA with steady winds from the east and highs in the 50's.Weather Underground is all over the map with a low-confidence forecast as of this morning.
Their latest calls for a 50% chance of "showers" during the day, increasing to a 60% chance of a steadier rainfall during the evening hours.
Meanwhile, the spread has inched up to 15 points, so bettors don't seem too concerned...yet.
I'd hate to see weather become a factor, but I don't think rain is going to save Iowa.
2 RB's out, starting running back is a freshmanAren't their RBs out?
This is not what I am seeing at all.Forecast now looks really bad. Heavy rain and wind all day. Not a good tailgating day, white out will be nonexistent and game could be low scoring.
No, this isn't what the best forecasters are saying. Less than half an inch total.Not looking good at all. Over an inch of rain between sat and sun in State College from a coastal (possibly “subtropical”) storm. I hope it stays east out to sea. Bad weather often creates unpredictable results that will not occur in normal weather. This could seriously impact our season.
Or as my dad (navy meteorologist) used to tell me, "give 'em a time, and give 'em a place, but never the two together."
I hope you’re right, but that’s not what I’m seeing. The cutoff is supposed to be pretty extreme east to west from a lot of rain to barely any. The storms can move 25 to 50 miles either way completely changing the situation.No, this isn't what the best forecasters are saying. Less than half an inch total.
I wish that I had seen that cartoon before I took the Meteorology 300 final exam. A better grade would have gotten me into a better grad school then Lehigh,
Yeah, I’d feel better with weathermen predicting lots of rain. Almost guarantees a clear dry sky.No worries, mates.There systems always go further East than predicted. Tbis will soak Jersey and give them a good cleaning. Will be sunny by kickoff.
Rain is the great equalizer and the forecast is all over the place with just 25-50 miles either way being all the difference.Is a quarter inch of rain "heavy"? And why is our fan base freaking out over a Big Ten team they apparently feel can't function in the rain? If so, then we picked the wrong way to build a team in Central Pennsylvania.
Oh by the way, Northwestern also turned it over 4 times and slipped and fell on a qb sneak at the 1.
It's all over the place. Local forecasts are showing over an inch of rain in State College on Saturday. Other models, almost nothing.Weather still looking rather shaky 1 day out.
Forecast now looks really bad. Heavy rain and wind all day. Not a good tailgating day, white out will be nonexistent and game could be low scoring.