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From Big Ten Blog:
http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/103386/the-cold-truth-embrace-the-b1g-chill
Winter came early to Big Ten country, as arctic conditions turned last week's Ohio State-Minnesota and Nebraska-Wisconsin games into freezing snow bowls.
And admit it: It was glorious.
OK, maybe not everyone who was bundled up under multiple layers in the stands loved the weather. But how cool did those games look in high-definition TV, as the Buckeyes and Gophers battled through the flurries and as the snowflakes started falling as Melvin Gordon was finishing off his record-breaking day?
Football and snow are a fantastic combination. It's also true that those kinds of conditions -- it was 15 degrees at kickoff in Minneapolis, 26 at Camp Randall -- can change the way a game is played. Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said the cold temperatures and precipitation affected his team's ability to pass the ball effectively. The Buckeyes only beat Minnesota by seven points, but Meyer said the environment had to be taken into account.
"I challenge any team in the country that wants to schedule this one in November against a very good team: Have at it," he said.
What Meyer didn't say but what many Big Ten fans were thinking on Saturday was this: Wouldn't it be great if an SEC team or any warm-weather club had to travel to the upper Midwest and play in the cold and snow? Ohio State defensive tackle Michael Bennett thought the same thing..
http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/103386/the-cold-truth-embrace-the-b1g-chill
Winter came early to Big Ten country, as arctic conditions turned last week's Ohio State-Minnesota and Nebraska-Wisconsin games into freezing snow bowls.
And admit it: It was glorious.
OK, maybe not everyone who was bundled up under multiple layers in the stands loved the weather. But how cool did those games look in high-definition TV, as the Buckeyes and Gophers battled through the flurries and as the snowflakes started falling as Melvin Gordon was finishing off his record-breaking day?
Football and snow are a fantastic combination. It's also true that those kinds of conditions -- it was 15 degrees at kickoff in Minneapolis, 26 at Camp Randall -- can change the way a game is played. Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said the cold temperatures and precipitation affected his team's ability to pass the ball effectively. The Buckeyes only beat Minnesota by seven points, but Meyer said the environment had to be taken into account.
"I challenge any team in the country that wants to schedule this one in November against a very good team: Have at it," he said.
What Meyer didn't say but what many Big Ten fans were thinking on Saturday was this: Wouldn't it be great if an SEC team or any warm-weather club had to travel to the upper Midwest and play in the cold and snow? Ohio State defensive tackle Michael Bennett thought the same thing..
