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Official Washington State Game Thread (10/21, 8:45 on ESPN)
- Thread starter Duff Man
- Start date
I disagree. While field conditions have improved, the factor of a wet ball/hands/arms, can significantly change the game dynamic.
insert Lindsey pop up to UW interception here.
Pretty sure that was a literal hurricane.
Yes, and it was glorious.
Yet, Washington had no issues with the rain. Funny how that works.
Wet ball is overrated IMHO UNLESS it is cold outside, then it sucks donkey balls.
That's @TSchekler with his low baud rate!No doubt it's distorted. Made me think of:
No doubt it's distorted. Made me think of:
I just freaked my wife out with that picture. Thanks, @BuffNut99! She hates both of us now!
Seems like every time we talk about weather and it impeding a passing attack it turns out not to matter. So I’m going with, “it’s not going to matter”.
darth-horax
Well-Known Member
rain will affect throwing which affects Falk more than it affects us. I'll take Montez and Lindsay running all day over WSU's running game.
If we're within 7 going into the fourth we walk out of there with a W.
If we're within 7 going into the fourth we walk out of there with a W.
WSU uses field turf, so it won't have any where near the same effect on field conditions that it would if they had natural grass. My understanding is that the latest WR and QB gloves and actually work better when they are a bit wet than when they are dry.
Where it starts to matter is:
1) Under any rainy situation, fumbles should be at least double the chance for both teams
2) A 15+ MPH baseline wind with higher gusts will impact the intermediate and long range passing game
3) If it is legitimately a torrential downpour for most of the game it favors CU's running capabilities over WSU passing attack - provided we don't turn their RB in to a one game Heisman hopeful with our swiss cheese run defense since Javier went down
Where it starts to matter is:
1) Under any rainy situation, fumbles should be at least double the chance for both teams
2) A 15+ MPH baseline wind with higher gusts will impact the intermediate and long range passing game
3) If it is legitimately a torrential downpour for most of the game it favors CU's running capabilities over WSU passing attack - provided we don't turn their RB in to a one game Heisman hopeful with our swiss cheese run defense since Javier went down
Not sure about the gloves but the ones I have seen are a disaster in the rain, as soon as any moisture gets on there all the stick goes away.
I thought there were two different types - some that get tacky with limited dampness and actually makes it easier to catch the ball, but I'm pulling this 3rd hand from NFL Today and ESPN Gameday shows over the years - I have no first hand knowledge.
You're right, Highlander. The tacky gloves that I've seen get pretty sticky with just a little bit of water and then are patted dry. If it's a consistent rain and everything is soaked, they don't do much.
They get slimy in my experience with them, the older ones. These new ones I have not used so no idea on those?
The difference it that if it is constantly raining the football is wet, this isn't your golf club that you can dry off and keep covered.
From th noaa site
Saturday Night
Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 45. Windy, with a south wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 45. Windy, with a south wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
SINKRATZ
PhD in Analogy
Wrong, football and golf are exactly the same in the rain.
Welp 100% is a pretty good chance. Look at the bright side, rainy game conditions not too far from Halloween. Itd be fun as ****.
Peak Pac-12 AfterDark conditions.
Seems unlikely with the offense they run. Whether you practice in it or not, rain and wind are not good for the passing game.
NBDefektor
Well-Known Member
Well...there are only a handful of hotels in this "Pullman" village. A friend and I are roadtripping from Portland, so if anyone knows of a good place (hotel or just general town en route back to Portland) to crash hit me up! We aint spending over $284 a night in some podunk hotel that probably has a cow for a neighbor...
It's very stupid argument that we make, tbh. Whenever the weather is poor in Boulder, the team practices inside and they basically always have, plus, the majority of CU's roster grew up in CA/TX and have never played in snow. They are no more adapted to snowy and cold conditions than the pretty boys at SC and UCLA.