Wind from the west 21 mph gusting to 32 mph

[6 Nov 1999]

How do you think this wind is going to affect the game, if at all? Temperature at 1100 is to be 41 degrees Fahrenheit climbing to 44 degrees Fahrenheit at 1300 before dropping again. Since TCF Bank Stadium is basically east / west, I would expect the wind to blow in from the open end and then lift as it tries to traverse over the bowl end. But I have never been in TCF Bank for a game, so I don't know if the wind swirls, just stops, or what. Thoughts?

 

[Gopher07]

How do you think this wind is going to affect the game, if at all? Temperature at 1100 is to be 41 degrees Fahrenheit climbing to 44 degrees Fahrenheit at 1300 before dropping again. Since TCF Bank Stadium is basically east / west, I would expect the wind to blow in from the open end and then lift as it tries to traverse over the bowl end. But I have never been in TCF Bank for a game, so I don't know if the wind swirls, just stops, or what. Thoughts?

The wind has definitely been a factor in TCF in the past (heard it referred to as one of the tougher spots in the B1G to kick as a result). Expect it will affect the kicking game, particularly kickoffs; when we have the win we can expect touchbacks, when we don't, probably short of the end zone.

 

[Costa Rican Gopher]

That should work in our favor. They're the ones with the stud WR that they have to get the ball to in order to win.