Messy Weather

[LincolnHawkeye]

Forecast keeps getting worse and worse for the weekend. Decent chance at some snow or sleet Friday evening through Saturday morning in IC. Doubt it will impact the game too much but could make travel a bitch. It also looks like Madison is set to get a lot more snow so Wisconsin/NW could be interesting.

 

[QChawks]

High of 30, low of 10 on Saturday.

Brrrrr

 

[icu81222]

Snow angels in the EZ!

 

[millah_22]

Good thing all Iowa has do is choose 1 of 4 options: Daniels, Canzeri, Wadley, or Mitchell.

 

[Qued18]

Do they plow the field or will it screw up the rubber pellets?

 

[Pepperman]

Do they plow the field or will it screw up the rubber pellets?

Iowa's OL will plow the field on Saturday.

I'll try to plow my wife later that night. No pic.

 

[citizenHawk]

I just looked up the Iowa City forecast. (weather.com)
Saturday calls for about 1" of snow, 30*F, winds from 20-30mph.

Not great, but not that terrible.
Friday sounds like cold rainy hell, however.

 

[3boysmom]

Didn't they say during the wrestling meet that the turf is heated?

 

[bagdropper]

The morning forecast narrative from the NWS is thinking at this time 4-8" along I80 in eastern Iowa/western Illinois, and it's going to be pretty windy too it appears.

If this all happens...I see a whole lot of the running games for both teams Saturday.

 

[bravehawks1]

Local station had 4-6 inches of snow beginning mid afternoon on Friday until early Saturday morning but worst is north of I80. Since the stadium is just a mile south of I80, we should be safe =) Winter storm watch ends at 3:00am on Sat morning.
Talked to facility worker after the wrestling meet last Saturday. They had already looked ahead to the forecast this weekend and were starting plans for moving any snow. Given how well they did with wrestling/football combo last week, they will get a new challenge this weekend but am confident they will get the job done. The thing favoring everyone is that ground temperatures are still in the 40's so much of the early snow will melt on contact.

 

[BondHawk]

I just looked up the Iowa City forecast. (weather.com)
Saturday calls for about 1" of snow, 30*F, winds from 20-30mph.

Not great, but not that terrible.
Friday sounds like cold rainy hell, however.

You must be tougher than I am, cuz 20-30 mph winds sound pretty terrible to me. But I'll be there.

 

[ICWestfan]

POTENTIAL WINTER STORM LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...WATER VAPOR
IMAGERY INDICATING THAT THE WAVE EVENTUALLY TO BE THE WX MAKER STILL
WELL OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...BUT LOOKS REVVED UP AND WORRIED IT
MAY BE STRONGER THAN WHAT THE CURRENT 00Z MODEL RUNS GIVE IT CREDIT
FOR. THUS IT COULD DIG A BIT FURTHER SOUTH EVENTUALLY AND WONDER IF
THE NEW 00Z ECMWF AND IT/S FURTHER SOUTH SOLUTION MAY HAVE AN
EARLIER HANDLE. BUT THE NEW ECMWF IS ALSO DRIER LOCALLY AS IT/S
HEAVIER PRECIP IS GENERATED OFF TO THE EAST AS THE LOW DEEPENS SAT
ACRS THE EASTERN OH RVR VALLEY AND POINTS NORTHEAST OF THERE. THE
EURO/S SNOW ALGORITHM IS GENERALLY ONLY 3-6 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH
OF I80 BY SAT AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALIZED 7+ INCHES POSSIBLE FROM
CEDAR RAPIDS IA TO STERLING IL. THIS IN CONTRAST TO THE MUCH
WETTER...SOMEWHAT FURTHER NORTH AND STRONGER GFS AND NAM WHICH
CLOBBER MOST OF THE CWA WITH WINTER STORM CRITERIA SNOWS BY MIDDAY
SAT...THE NAM WIDESPREAD 10-15 INCHES WITH POCKETS OF 16+ INCHES
ALONG AND NORTH OF I80 AND QUITE A BIT SATURATION FRI NIGHT IN THE
PRIME DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE ALOFT. THE 00Z GFS NOT QUITE AS WET BUT
STILL POINTING AT 8-12 INCHES NORTH OF I80...3-8 INCHES TO THE SOUTH
WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS IN THE FAR SOUTH.

 

[JupiterHawk]

Didn't they say during the wrestling meet that the turf is heated?

i think they were going to put heating coils under the mat but did not due to the how dense the mat is. I want to say the turf had coils when it was first installed but the coils were removed. Maybe impacting the field too much?

 

[El Simbolo]

Do they cover it with a tarp? Remember how terrible the icy field was our first game at Gooher's new stadium?

 

[Mark Vlasic]

Didn't they say during the wrestling meet that the turf is heated?

They did, but I'd bet almost anything that it's not true.

 

[citizenHawk]

You must be tougher than I am, cuz 20-30 mph winds sound pretty terrible to me. But I'll be there.

Well, yeah, we are talking degrees of terrible--and it's starting to sound worse than the forecast I saw. While I've put in my time standing on frozen El platforms, my "toughness" might get me from bed to the coffee maker by game time Saturday morning. Kudos to everyone going to Kinnick.

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

Keep in mind that this is just a forecast, if the storm tracks a bit further to the south then Iowa City could be in the 8+ inch range.

Does the weather concern many people? I hope it doesn't mean advantage Purdue, because they will be able to put 9 in the box.

 

[StormHawk42]

You can definitely rule out a sell out on this one, if you couldn't before. Too bad, too. Seniors deserve it. But it will definitely put a dent in the DSM crowd.

 

[whatsup13579er]

As long as there is a little sunshine those rubber pellets absorb heat really well so hopefully the snow just melts away. I don't think the field is heated. I remember that when the old Kinnick North roof collapsed the Vikings had to play at the new Goofer stadium and the turf was rock hard because they didn't have the heating coils because its not typically frozen in late November. The Vikings paid to have them installed so they could play there for 2 seasons.

 

[hexumhawk]

Field is not heated.

They did purchase special mats for the wrestling event that were heated.

 

[LincolnHawkeye]

Keep in mind that this is just a forecast, if the storm tracks a bit further to the south then Iowa City could be in the 8+ inch range.

Does the weather concern many people? I hope it doesn't mean advantage Purdue, because they will be able to put 9 in the box.

And so will we....if this turns into a ground and pound game, we have a distinct advantage

 

[Mark Vlasic]

And so will we....if this turns into a ground and pound game, we have a distinct advantage

No, we won't. We are the better passing team. Taking away 1/2 of our offense can in no possible way be construed as an advantage.

 

[83Hawk]

No, we won't. We are the better passing team. Taking away 1/2 of our offense can in no possible way be construed as an advantage.

Purdue's passing game is better than their running game. Take away their passing game: advantage Iowa.

 

[Mark Vlasic]

Purdue's passing game is better than their running game. Take away their passing game: advantage Iowa.

Not really. Their general offensive identity is as a power running team. One way that it could be an advantage is that their top RB is slightly banged up and the #2 has been out for several weeks and is not listed on this week's depth chart.

Iowa has more quality bodies to throw out there in a game played in a phone booth.

 

[iowalaker]

Iowa's OL will plow the field on Saturday.

I'll try to plow my wife later that night. No pic.

As long as one of these works out, we will all be happy.

 

[jhawkinaz]

would prefer this weather next week vs. Huskers instead. I think only way Nebby beats us is by throwing it all over the place and scoring 35-40 points.......timing is everything I guess

 

[83Hawk]

Not really. Their general offensive identity is as a power running team. One way that it could be an advantage is that their top RB is slightly banged up and the #2 has been out for several weeks and is not listed on this week's depth chart.

Iowa has more quality bodies to throw out there in a game played in a phone booth.

I'm beginning to suspect a troll here.

Purdue has far more passing yards than rushing yards. Iowa is fairly even between the two. Sure, if the passing game is taken away Iowa will lose 1/2 of its offense...while Purdue would lose about 2/3 of theirs. Don't see how this isn't in Iowa's favor.

Still....the Hawks can't expect to just show up and win (*cough* Western Michigan *cough*). I will be significantly disappointed if we don't see their best effort Saturday. If they can get up early by a couple of scores, we just might be able to take the wind out of Purdue's sails, and they will be more concerned about getting the game over with than winning.

 

[oakhawk]

They are predicting 5-8 inches of snow on Friday night, ending with another inch on Saturday morning. Then clearing and sunny but with a high around 28.

 

[JRHawk2003]

If there is 8" of snow...the crowd wont be above 40,000. People simply wont be able to get there.

 

[maric]

With the ground not totally frozen yet, how many inches have to fall before it really starts accumulating? I know they've been saying that a lot of the initial snow will melt on contact.

 

[LincolnHawkeye]

No, we won't. We are the better passing team. Taking away 1/2 of our offense can in no possible way be construed as an advantage.

Let's see if you can follow me here:

Iowa Rush Offense: 28th (212 ypg) (4.8 YPA) (44 attempts per game)
Iowa Pass Offense: 82nd (210 ypg) (7.68 YPA) (27 attempts per game)

Purdue Rush Offense: 113th (129 ypg) (3.8 YPA) (34 attempts per game)
Purdue Pass Offense: 68th (224 ypg) (5.61 YPA) (40 attempts per game)

We might be the more efficient passing team, but we choose to run the ball most of the time, Purdue does not

 

[cg8284]

As long as there is a little sunshine those rubber pellets absorb heat really well so hopefully the snow just melts away. I don't think the field is heated. I remember that when the old Kinnick North roof collapsed the Vikings had to play at the new Goofer stadium and the turf was rock hard because they didn't have the heating coils because its not typically frozen in late November. The Vikings paid to have them installed so they could play there for 2 seasons.

This is correct. If there is any sun and it's around 30 degrees the snow will melt when it hits the ground. The turf stays much warmer than grass.

 

[DavenportHawk8]

With the ground not totally frozen yet, how many inches have to fall before it really starts accumulating? I know they've been saying that a lot of the initial snow will melt on contact.

Local weatherman said that the roads will melt a lot, but once the melted stuff freezes, its gonna get messy and nasty with the winds. Said the DOT will be out before and the main roads should be okay.

Said the ground temp is still in the upper 40's, but with tons of perception and cold weather, it will drop and then that's when the snow will stick.

Said he wouldn't be surprised to see us get 6-8, but it will more likely end up around the 4in range, after it all melts. Driving over to Iowa City Saturday Morning, might be a slow one. Glad I only like 45min away. I can leave at 7 and still get there if I have to take it slow.

 

[BondHawk]

 

[soybean]

Local weatherman said that the roads will melt a lot, but once the melted stuff freezes, its gonna get messy and nasty with the winds. Said the DOT will be out before and the main roads should be okay.

Said the ground temp is still in the upper 40's, but with tons of perception and cold weather, it will drop and then that's when the snow will stick.

Said he wouldn't be surprised to see us get 6-8, but it will more likely end up around the 4in range, after it all melts. Driving over to Iowa City Saturday Morning, might be a slow one. Glad I only like 45min away. I can leave at 7 and still get there if I have to take it slow.

I'm a hour away and plan on leaving about 8:00 ...4WD isn't much help on ice but if its just snow I'll get there well before kickoff. The two women in our party have opted out but two of my adult nephews are throwing in with us. So, there will be at least 4 of us in the stands.

 

[Bones4hawks]

Do they plow the field or will it screw up the rubber pellets?

They have options to "broom" the field as well as plows. My guess is the crew will be working throughout the night and up until kickoff to move snow. Moving pellets won't matter at this point & it won't change the conditions. Mother Nature is going to dictate that. They will have the spring & summer to top dress the turf.

 

[ichawk24]

Iowa Pass Offense: 82nd (210 ypg) (7.68 YPA) (27 attempts per game)
Purdue Pass Offense: 68th (224 ypg) (5.61 YPA) (40 attempts per game)

We might be the more efficient passing team, but we choose to run the ball most of the time, Purdue does not

We are easily way more efficient in the passing game, 7.68ypa to 5.61ypa. Purdue is 118th in the country in YPA.

 

[EpenesaEpenesa]

They have options to "broom" the field as well as plows. My guess is the crew will be working throughout the night and up until kickoff to move snow. Moving pellets won't matter at this point & it won't change the conditions. Mother Nature is going to dictate that. They will have the spring & summer to top dress the turf.

Maybe I dreamt this, but I thought they were putting down a new field after this year.

 

[DavenportHawk8]

I'm a hour away and plan on leaving about 8:00 ...4WD isn't much help on ice but if its just snow I'll get there well before kickoff. The two women in our party have opted out but two of my adult nephews are throwing in with us. So, there will be at least 4 of us in the stands.

Yeah there will 6 in our group. Were just gonna take our time. No Rush, don't plan on tailgating too much outdoors if its only supposed to be in the teens and windy. But we will prime it up and get ready for the game.

 

[Mark Vlasic]

Maybe I dreamt this, but I thought they were putting down a new field after this year.

Possible. The FieldTurf fields usually have a life of 9 years, and Iowa's has been in place since 2009.