OSH;814309 wrote:Sure you can. They just were .

But really, why not? Pretty much EVERY Big 10 team has outdoor games normally. Why not play just one game in a dome? It's not the football teams making the decision anyway. It's the Big 10 conference knowing that it'll probably be a better "experience" for the fans. It's also a neutral location, and it's not really favoring one school too much (maybe IU and Purdue). But teams get used to traveling anyways, so it's alright where they selected it. It's as central as it's going to get probably.

I am a fan of outdoor games. I like the weather. That's the reason I have only experienced Lambeau Field in December -- it just wouldn't be the same being there in August. I also think the 2014 Super Bowl being in New York is a good thing. The elements are fun.

We saw last year that it doesn't matter where the bowl games are hosted, the weather and elements play a role no matter if you are south or north. Wasn't it the Penn State game that was just absolutely pouring rain and the field was trashed? So if you can have weather in the south, why not have weather in the north? I don't think there's a problem with that.

Yes it would be cool to see how LSU, Alabama, USC, Florida, etc. can handle the weather in December and January, but realistically it does not make much. First of all, the regular season in football ends a solid month before the bowl games would even occur. The weather is significantly different so it's not really a fair comparison to compare the weather played in November to the weather in January. In addition, as a fan, I would much rather travel to Florida, New Orleans, Texas, So Cal, and Arizona, than travel to Green Bay or Minneapolis during January. People are spending thousands of dollars on these trips and being stuck indoors because the weather is cold is not ideal.

In terms of baseball, it's not that much of a myth. Yes, games in cold weather may not be as prevalent, but training from January to possibly March is a big issue.

It makes a big difference of training indoors for 2.5 months (for those northern teams) compared to being outdoors the whole time (for those southern teams). Most of the time, it takes a bit to get adjusted to playing ball outdoors. But, I don't think it's an excuse on why teams in the Big 10 cannot make the CWS.

It only really has an impact on the first part of the season, by the middle of the season and later, teams are adjusted to playing outdoors. So, I don't buy the commissioner's argument one bit. I would lend him some credibility if the CWS started in February.

The weather plays a role in the game if the individual players on the team let it. It's a mental thing. You can see it sometimes. Teams I have coached and played for have let it get to them. Just like teams I coached against or played against let it get to them. It just depends on how an individual will let it hit them mentally. If it gets to one or two, it may hinder the whole team's ability to perform.

OSH;814386 wrote:In terms of baseball, it's not that much of a myth. Yes, games in cold weather may not be as prevalent, but training from January to possibly March is a big issue.

It makes a big difference of training indoors for 2.5 months (for those northern teams) compared to being outdoors the whole time (for those southern teams). Most of the time, it takes a bit to get adjusted to playing ball outdoors. But, I don't think it's an excuse on why teams in the Big 10 cannot make the CWS.

It only really has an impact on the first part of the season, by the middle of the season and later, teams are adjusted to playing outdoors. So, I don't buy the commissioner's argument one bit. I would lend him some credibility if the CWS started in February.

The weather plays a role in the game if the individual players on the team let it. It's a mental thing. You can see it sometimes. Teams I have coached and played for have let it get to them. Just like teams I coached against or played against let it get to them. It just depends on how an individual will let it hit them mentally. If it gets to one or two, it may hinder the whole team's ability to perform.

Are you trying to kill this thread? It really took off once it turned into whining about football bowl games, lol. Misery loves company, the only thing they can hold on to is dreaming that the best teams in college football somehow will be unable to play when its 35 degrees.