HaydenHawk56
Well-Known Member
Where are top bowl games played every year? Unless you get bad weather at that warm destination, it is in warmer climates. Or you play in a dome.
Doesn't mean a northern team (colder weather team) can't win in warms temperatures against a southern team (warmer weather team).
Doesn't mean a southern team (warmer weather team) can't win in cold temperatures against a northern team (colder weather team).
A team that can win in all weather conditions would be very ideal.
But a top southern team generally plays in good weather conditions all year long and they get rewarded with games not far from their own backyard and in good weather.
The top northern teams start off with good weather and are playing in cold, crappy weather by the end of the year. They go from ball control and pound the rock (if your OSU you get to also air out) in the bad weather to a track meet against the top southern teams. Objectively, they have the bigger transition in climate play compared to the southern teams.
But fans (and players) like to have enjoyable weather for their bowl games. Alas, the reward to strive for is to play somewhere with nice, warm, sunny weather. And that reward can come with consequences.
So the way the bowl system stands (and playoffs) and unless it ever changes, the northern teams better be prepared for a shoot out if that is what it takes to win. And the northern teams (Big Ten Teams) generally fail here when they get to this stage.
Still quite happy Georgia kicked the shit out of Michigan tonight. I was pulling for Cinny, but Bama is a damn strong program...what can you say?
But, I can say in the defense of the losing teams like the ones tonight, they need some equalizing advantages when it comes to bowl season and playoff time. Playing every significant game in their backyard, in their conditions, is putting our northern teams (Big Ten) at a disadvantage. In the NFL, geography is everywhere when it comes to the playoffs.
Heck, I'm willing to bet if the Big Ten Title game was played outside in the cold, the Iowa/Michigan game score is closer. The speeder team just has advantages when they are not freezing their asses off.
Put Ohio St indoors against Michigan and does Jimmy have a win this year?
It is my hope (some day, probably will never happen though completely) that the eligible playoff teams get expanded and we can also see the big time southern teams play in the northern climates in significant games. Maybe we need to sacrifice some comfort to have more winnable outcomes on the field.
This is not to say that Georgia or Bama wouldn't still kick the shit out of Michigan and Cincy in the frozen earth this year. I think they most likely still would. But, I think over time, we would see more northern team wins in these types of games.
Doesn't mean a northern team (colder weather team) can't win in warms temperatures against a southern team (warmer weather team).
Doesn't mean a southern team (warmer weather team) can't win in cold temperatures against a northern team (colder weather team).
A team that can win in all weather conditions would be very ideal.
But a top southern team generally plays in good weather conditions all year long and they get rewarded with games not far from their own backyard and in good weather.
The top northern teams start off with good weather and are playing in cold, crappy weather by the end of the year. They go from ball control and pound the rock (if your OSU you get to also air out) in the bad weather to a track meet against the top southern teams. Objectively, they have the bigger transition in climate play compared to the southern teams.
But fans (and players) like to have enjoyable weather for their bowl games. Alas, the reward to strive for is to play somewhere with nice, warm, sunny weather. And that reward can come with consequences.
So the way the bowl system stands (and playoffs) and unless it ever changes, the northern teams better be prepared for a shoot out if that is what it takes to win. And the northern teams (Big Ten Teams) generally fail here when they get to this stage.
Still quite happy Georgia kicked the shit out of Michigan tonight. I was pulling for Cinny, but Bama is a damn strong program...what can you say?
But, I can say in the defense of the losing teams like the ones tonight, they need some equalizing advantages when it comes to bowl season and playoff time. Playing every significant game in their backyard, in their conditions, is putting our northern teams (Big Ten) at a disadvantage. In the NFL, geography is everywhere when it comes to the playoffs.
Heck, I'm willing to bet if the Big Ten Title game was played outside in the cold, the Iowa/Michigan game score is closer. The speeder team just has advantages when they are not freezing their asses off.
Put Ohio St indoors against Michigan and does Jimmy have a win this year?
It is my hope (some day, probably will never happen though completely) that the eligible playoff teams get expanded and we can also see the big time southern teams play in the northern climates in significant games. Maybe we need to sacrifice some comfort to have more winnable outcomes on the field.
This is not to say that Georgia or Bama wouldn't still kick the shit out of Michigan and Cincy in the frozen earth this year. I think they most likely still would. But, I think over time, we would see more northern team wins in these types of games.
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