Will Weather be a factor?

• cats gone wild

  Iowa travels to Arizona and at the time of kickoff it might be 100 degrees. Will weather be a factor and will Arizona have a "huge" advantage? Arizona is at home, ranked, used to the weather that Iowa isnt..............so that's a guarantee win for Arizona right?
• cats gone wild

  And wow.........ASU takes a kickoff return to the one as time expired. This Wisconsin game has been entertaining. Wow.....Im watching a B10 game before I go to work. Best game on I guess.
• krambman

  

  cats gone wild;488372 wrote:Iowa travels to Arizona and at the time of kickoff it might be 100 degrees. Will weather be a factor and will Arizona have a "huge" advantage? Arizona is at home, ranked, used to the weather that Iowa isnt..............so that's a guarantee win for Arizona right?

  
  It's a dry heat in Arizona, so heat there isn't as big of a factor for a team traveling there than it would be for a team traveling here (humidity is harder to adjust to). Also, 100 degrees is crazy hot. No matter where you're from you can never really get used to that, so if it gives Arizona an advantage I doubt it will be that big of an advantage. And let's be honest, it's not like Iowa is a frozen tundra. It get's into the high 90's near 100 there all summer long.
• LJ

  

  krambman;488389 wrote:It's a dry heat in Arizona, so heat there isn't as big of a factor for a team traveling there than it would be for a team traveling here (humidity is harder to adjust to). Also, 100 degrees is crazy hot. No matter where you're from you can never really get used to that, so if it gives Arizona an advantage I doubt it will be that big of an advantage. And let's be honest, it's not like Iowa is a frozen tundra. It get's into the high 90's near 100 there all summer long.

  
  
  Yeah, those plains states have pretty big swings in temp in their different seasons
• Zombaypirate

  cats gone wild;488372 wrote:Iowa travels to Arizona and at the time of kickoff it might be 100 degrees. Will weather be a factor and will Arizona have a "huge" advantage? Arizona is at home, ranked, used to the weather that Iowa isnt..............so that's a guarantee win for Arizona right?

  
  I doubt it. Iowa has been practicing in 90 degree weather through the summer with high humidity. I think we will see what Iowa is made of tonight. I happen to think they are for real and one of the top teams in the country.
• Tiernan

  Saw the ESPN presskit package for this game and it says the AZ Defensive Coor attended Otterbein College!
• darbypitcher22

  

  it wasn't a factor when OSU went out there 8 or 9 years ago and got a win.
  
  I don't think it will be a big deal for Iowa.
• LJ

  

  Tiernan;488519 wrote:Saw the ESPN presskit package for this game and it says the AZ Defensive Coor attended Otterbein College!

  
  please don't associate yourself with my alma mater
• gerb131

  

  Been looking forward to this game.
• Tiger2003

  

  What a start for Arizona and not so good by Iowa...
• ironman02

  Looks like a great atmosphere in the desert. Iowa better wake up.
• gerb131

  

  Never out of it with Stanzi at qb.
• ironman02

  Big takeaway for the Iowa defense there. If they had gone down 21-0, it would have been very tough to get back into this game.
• Tiger2003

  

  What a catch by McNutt.......
• gerb131

  

  Tiger2003;488874 wrote:What a catch by McNutt.......

  
  Always forget about him, he's sneaky good.
• Tiger2003

  

  Touchdown Iowa!!!!!!
  
  They are right back in it....
• Tiger2003

  

  TD Zona.....Damn
• ironman02

  Iowa works hard to get it back to 14-7 and then it's all thrown away with terrible kick coverage.
  
  It looks like 'Zona is gonna be tough to handle tonight. Hope the Hawkeyes can win this for the Big Ten, but I'm afraid it's not gonna happen. Still a long way to go though.
• Tiger2003

  

  Iowa is on the verge of getting ran out of the Stadium.....and Arizona's offense has only had the ball for 2 minutes and some change
• Tiger2003

  

  Arizona's offense has done shit...if Iowa can get the O going.....
• ironman02

  I know Arizona hasn't done much offensively, but they're making plays in other phases of the game. Iowa is moving the ball, but they're not finishing off drives. A 21-7 deficit in a hostile environment isn't an easy thing to overcome. Believe me, I hope Iowa wins this game, and they very well could, but I'm not liking what I'm seeing right now.
• Tiger2003

  

  ironman02;488920 wrote:I know Arizona hasn't done much offensively, but they're making plays in other phases of the game. Iowa is moving the ball, but they're not finishing off drives. A 21-7 deficit in a hostile environment isn't an easy thing to overcome. Believe me, I hope Iowa wins this game, and they very well could, but I'm not liking what I'm seeing right now.

  
  I agree.....
• Tiger2003

  

  Arizona is driving now....
• osu45804

  

  Arizona up 27 - 14 at the start of the 4th Quarter
• LJ

  

  could that block in the back been any more obvious? lol