Snow Day Game

[GophersInIowa]

You can identify an active storm track long range, which is exactly what is happening beginning today. You cannot forecast the placement of heavy snow more than a few days in advance, and sometimes not even until within 24 hrs.

Yeah I get all of that. I'm sure he's doing it for clicks but I was trying to suggest that there's been signals for awhile now for something significant somewhere in the area this weekend. AccuWeather daily forecast saying it will be nice that far out doesn't mean that is a for sure thing either.

 

[Ski-U-Ham]

You can identify an active storm track long range, which is exactly what is happening beginning today. You cannot forecast the placement of heavy snow more than a few days in advance, and sometimes not even until within 24 hrs.

Not with that attitude you can't!

 

[The Deliberate Stranger]

There have been flurries in a couple other games (2018 Purdue comes to mind) but the 2014 Ohio State game was the only big snow game with the other game you mentioned, 2019 Wisconsin, having its moments of snow and a little accumulation.

2016 NW?

 

[GopherWeatherGuy]

Yeah I get all of that. I'm sure he's doing it for clicks but I was trying to suggest that there's been signals for awhile now for something significant somewhere in the area this weekend. AccuWeather daily forecast saying it will be nice that far out doesn't mean that is a for sure thing either.

I don't have a problem with him mentioning it. We're probably going to miss having snow during the game by 6-9 hrs.

 

[Gopherchase]

No snow, but it will be cold. I remember an Illinois game maybe a decade ago that I was at and it was cold. Seems like it might be a day kinda like that. 2:30 kickoff means the entire second half pretty much will be played in the dark with decreasing temperatures.

 

[nitramnaed]

The always accurate Accuweather says 28 with possible snowflakes.

 

[Clairemont Gopher]

I was at the 1981 game. I loved seeing the wave of snow, snowballs, thrown out of the stands as Bucky and the Wisconsin cheerleaders ran by.

The last game at Memorial Stadium. A sad finish for the Brick House.

 

[Clairemont Gopher]

No snow, but it will be cold. I remember an Illinois game maybe a decade ago that I was at and it was cold. Seems like it might be a day kinda like that. 2:30 kickoff means the entire second half pretty much will be played in the dark with decreasing temperatures.

That was the game that the Gophers clinched when Brooks ran about 60 yards to score in the last 2 or 3 minutes. It was 17 degrees at kickoff but without a lot of wind it did not feel that cold to me.