Pre-Game USC @ 14 Notre Dame

[Irish7478]

How does Kessler play when it's cool out. It could be in the 30's by gametime. While I wouldn't consider that cold, it's pretty cool compared to the past few games.

 

[jjc2009]

How does Kessler play when it's cool out. It could be in the 30's by gametime. While I wouldn't consider that cold, it's pretty cool compared to the past few games.

That's cold enough for SC to asterisk the game. My jaw dropped when I heard that was a thing. Then again, the whole reason we moved our home games to Oct. was because they refused to come to S. Bend in November. Now they'll probably object to night games in Oct too.

 

[craigk217]

How does Kessler play when it's cool out. It could be in the 30's by gametime. While I wouldn't consider that cold, it's pretty cool compared to the past few games.

Holy moly. It's sposed to be that cold at tBend, Sat?

I'm in Virginia for next couple of weeks and I didn't even realize it was getting that cold back there.

 

[purguy12]

We really need this win. A loss here and the season is done and loss. With Mich not on our Schedule this is my #1 game I want a win every year.

Lets Go Irish

 

[socaljim242]

How does Kessler play when it's cool out. It could be in the 30's by gametime. While I wouldn't consider that cold, it's pretty cool compared to the past few games.

I doubt Kessler has played in many cold weather games he grew up and played HS football in Bakersfield about an hour n half north of LA.

 

[socaljim242]

That's cold enough for SC to asterisk the game. My jaw dropped when I heard that was a thing. Then again, the whole reason we moved our home games to Oct. was because they refused to come to S. Bend in November. Now they'll probably object to night games in Oct too.

Now is'nt is also known that Knutes wife wanted to go to So cal in November to escape the cold for a bit? So thats why ND goes in Nov to LA and USC goes to South Bend in Oct.

 

[KnuteRoc]

Now is'nt is also known that Knutes wife wanted to go to So cal in November to escape the cold for a bit? So thats why ND goes in Nov to LA and USC goes to South Bend in Oct.

Hey man, don't talk about my wife!

 

[socaljim242]

Hey man, don't talk about my wife!

lol. I hear she likes the sunshine , palm trees and shopping in Cali.

 

[KnuteRoc]

lol. I hear she likes the sunshine , palm trees and shopping in Cali.

She does, but only travels by train and refuses to shop at Bazaars.

 

[socaljim242]

She does, but only travels by train and refuses to shop at Bazaars.

It's a 40 train ride from Chicago to LA . I'm sure it goes by in a flash. Don't trust those aeroplanes.

 

[jjc2009]

It's a 40 train ride from Chicago to LA . I'm sure it goes by in a flash. Don't trust those aeroplanes.

We can take the Spruce Moose. It can go from New York's Idewild Airport to the Belgian Congo in three hours.

Sir that's a nice model.

Model?

 

[jjc2009]

Now is'nt is also known that Knutes wife wanted to go to So cal in November to escape the cold for a bit? So thats why ND goes in Nov to LA and USC goes to South Bend in Oct.

Yes, am sure Mrs. Rockne loved getting away, so the lore of the series began.

But SC played games in S. Bend in Nov. up until the mid 80's I believe.

 

[socaljim242]

Yes, am sure Mrs. Rockne loved getting away, so the lore of the series began.

But SC played games in S. Bend in Nov. up until the mid 80's I believe.

I get that but if you were in cali or florida and wanted to play one game a year against a team in the midwest would you really make it in Nov if you had any say? Heck Florida hasn't left their state for an out of conference game since the 80s I think. Believe me the last few times I've gone to the SC ND game in South bend it's been cold enough for us cali people.

 

[KnuteRoc]

Real men play football in cold weather. I remember as a kid going out onto the school playground and doing the announcer thing... on the Frozen Tundra... buncha sissies these days, we can barely get Super Bowls played in real weather.

 

[socaljim242]

Real men play football in cold weather. I remember as a kid going out onto the school playground and doing the announcer thing... on the Frozen Tundra... buncha sissies these days, we can barely get Super Bowls played in real weather.

Plenty of SC players have gone on to play good in cold weather in the NFL . Troy did well in Pittsburg and Clay is doing fine in Green Bay. You get used to it. But for one game it's tough just like if Notre dame played a day game in Arizona. It wouldn't make the players very happy with who ever scheduled that.

 

[KnuteRoc]

I'll give you that, I know from my time in the military that it takes around 7 days to be fully acclimated to a new climate. Some may be a lil less or more, but on the average. Sports teams rarely get that benefit it's true.

 

[poewelch84]

I went to Arizona a few years ago in January and left a nor'easter behind me and the people we were staying with said I would want my winter coat for the 50 degree weather at the Grand Canyon, it felt like shorts and t-shirt weather to me.

 

[socaljim242]

I went to Arizona a few years ago in January and left a nor'easter behind me and the people we were staying with said I would want my winter coat for the 50 degree weather at the Grand Canyon, it felt like shorts and t-shirt weather to me.

It's crazy hot here this week. At the beach it's 80s, downtown and near campus its mis 90s and in the valleys 100. So 30 is going to feel like another planet for SC players on Saturday.

 

[poewelch84]

Yeah I would rather go from Cold to hot than the other way around I think the adjustment would be a little easier in that you can just wear shorts and a t-shirt (from a traveling point of view). I'm not sure it is any better for playing a sport but it's usually evening games at USC anyway.

 

[purguy12]

Man we need this win. I hope we blow them out.