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Some of you Gopherhole old timers may or may not recall that back, oh, I don't know, maybe about 2010 or so I posted a detailed climate comparison for each city in the B1G. I am too lazy to try to find it now (or reproduce it) so trust me on these general take-aways:
1. The October and November temps in Minneapolis were not dramatically different than most of the B1G. I believe Bloomington Indiana was about the only place beyond a few degrees average difference temp. The Michigan schools were very close to Minneapolis in average temps during those months.
2. An underrated aspect of the climate across B1G territory was rain. Minneapolis had the driest fall climate of all B1G cities.
3. Since then, Maryland/Rutgers/Nebraska have joined the B1G So I would assume Maryland would be another temp outlier now and I'm guessing Nebraska would be slightly warmer but also the first B1G city to be dry compared to MN.
4. The conclusion at the time for combating "Why would you want to play at MN, its too cold there" was given facts - would you rather play in conditions that are 40 degrees and dry, or 45 degrees and wet? In general, that still holds true.
Listening to Fleck's weekly KFAN radio show, I heard him hit squarely on another aspect of recruiting players to Minneapolis that also has sat in the back of my mind for years: prepping for the NFL. It was clear in listening him talk about recruiting to cold weather climates that he has put thought into this and has considered potential concerns over it. He was quick to point out that there is a big difference between Oct/Nov and Dec/Jan in Minnesota. He also recited the talking point that 70% of NFL cities are in cold weather locations and what better place to prep for Dec/Jan NFL conditions than at the University of Minnesota. My guess is he does a great job addressing any concerns over cold weather, and diffuses that one early on. Meanwhile, given his parting quote/shot - I am also assuming Tracy Claeys was probably still working on that one when he was fired.
1. The October and November temps in Minneapolis were not dramatically different than most of the B1G. I believe Bloomington Indiana was about the only place beyond a few degrees average difference temp. The Michigan schools were very close to Minneapolis in average temps during those months.
2. An underrated aspect of the climate across B1G territory was rain. Minneapolis had the driest fall climate of all B1G cities.
3. Since then, Maryland/Rutgers/Nebraska have joined the B1G So I would assume Maryland would be another temp outlier now and I'm guessing Nebraska would be slightly warmer but also the first B1G city to be dry compared to MN.
4. The conclusion at the time for combating "Why would you want to play at MN, its too cold there" was given facts - would you rather play in conditions that are 40 degrees and dry, or 45 degrees and wet? In general, that still holds true.
Listening to Fleck's weekly KFAN radio show, I heard him hit squarely on another aspect of recruiting players to Minneapolis that also has sat in the back of my mind for years: prepping for the NFL. It was clear in listening him talk about recruiting to cold weather climates that he has put thought into this and has considered potential concerns over it. He was quick to point out that there is a big difference between Oct/Nov and Dec/Jan in Minnesota. He also recited the talking point that 70% of NFL cities are in cold weather locations and what better place to prep for Dec/Jan NFL conditions than at the University of Minnesota. My guess is he does a great job addressing any concerns over cold weather, and diffuses that one early on. Meanwhile, given his parting quote/shot - I am also assuming Tracy Claeys was probably still working on that one when he was fired.