Is this a significant issue? It's hard to prepare for it. Will we go in an extra day early or is not that necessary? Probably pound the rock and a little less no huddle? Just curious what the thoughts are on this.
Is this a significant issue? It's hard to prepare for it. Will we go in an extra day early or is not that necessary? Probably pound the rock and a little less no huddle? Just curious what the thoughts are on this.
I don't know the altitude in Fort Collins but I do seem to recall that timing matters as it relates to the effects of altitude. When SDSU played at Northern Arizona recently the team planned arrival leaving only a minimal amount of time between arrival and game time. I seem to recall 24 hours being some kind of magic number.
If anything perhaps ML quick hitters won't bounce to the receiver.
I have family that visit us from the Kansas City area each year and they're always really tired the first couple days. They're also always out of breath after climbing a flight of stairs to the point that they can't talk. I suspect college athletes are more conditioned to dealing with this, but I do expect some effect on some of the Minn players especially if CSU tries to exploit it.
I used to live in Fort Collins. Fort Collin's elevation is around 5,000 feet. Ram Stadium is closer to the foothills, so I'd say we're looking at around 5,200 - 5,300 feet.
Is this a significant issue? It's hard to prepare for it. Will we go in an extra day early or is not that necessary? Probably pound the rock and a little less no huddle? Just curious what the thoughts are on this.