October 13th, 2012 at 11:02 AM ^
we get a 3 or 4 hour window of light or no rain, then a pretty steady rainfall around or just after kickoff.
October 13th, 2012 at 11:19 AM ^
Don't look at the radar. It is depressing.
October 13th, 2012 at 11:04 AM ^
Is pioneer open?
October 13th, 2012 at 11:20 AM ^
I heard it is from someone at our tailgate at Fingerle lumber. Nothing on twitter as well.
October 13th, 2012 at 11:13 AM ^
That NW game was terrible. 30's, rain/snow, no bowl game and lost to NW....terrible.
October 13th, 2012 at 11:18 AM ^
I've had alligator, but never crocodile. Does it taste like chicken?
October 13th, 2012 at 11:40 PM ^
yes, it does
October 13th, 2012 at 11:22 AM ^
In 2008 I learned that Michigan fans do not disintegrate in water. Stay dry!
October 13th, 2012 at 11:23 AM ^
I dint wear socks to the nw game. At the time this was dumb but now I can repeat this story every time it rains to shame those considering leaving early.
October 13th, 2012 at 12:03 PM ^
I honestly NEED to know why you decided to go sock-less. It's bothering me in the depths of my soul.
October 13th, 2012 at 12:11 PM ^
My guess is boat shoes? Can't wear socks with those or else the fashion police will arrest you.
October 13th, 2012 at 1:32 PM ^
Honestly, I was late to a tailgate and I think already drunk trying to leave my dorm room. Undergrad decisions aren't always the best decisions.
October 13th, 2012 at 11:36 AM ^
caused me to go streaking in south quad b/c my first stop after the game was the laundry room to throw my clothes in th dryer.
October 13th, 2012 at 2:42 PM ^
...did you only own one set of clothes???
October 13th, 2012 at 7:00 PM ^
Clothes went in laundry before I went to room to get dry ones. At the time I assumed the dryers on my floor would be taken if I delayed at all.
October 13th, 2012 at 1:11 PM ^
It's not going to be pleasant, but I doubt it's going to rank in the top ten of nasty games. Certainly not badge worthy. I just hope the lightning stays away so we don't have to be in it till midnight.
October 13th, 2012 at 1:43 PM ^
1995 Purdue, 2007 Ohio State, 2008 Northwestern... I did give away my tickets, but today wouldn't have even made my top 3.
October 13th, 2012 at 1:56 PM ^
With '95 and '08 probably 1-2, then OSU and games we can't even remember. If it rains as hard as it has been, Western Michigan last year might be worse. Warmer, but I was drying everything I owned for weeks, even wrapped in plastic.
Heck, Purdue used to be regularly scheduled in early November and the weather always seemed to suck.
October 13th, 2012 at 5:15 PM ^
You don't get your badge until you've actually survived the whole game. There's a legitimate chance of not doing so...
October 13th, 2012 at 8:30 PM ^
Badge me up then.
October 13th, 2012 at 7:16 PM ^
Not as bad? Are you sure there is a comparison?
Sitting through shite weather and watching the team lose to a bad team-- that is significant! Watching the team go Death Star in moderately unpleasant weather is expected.
October 13th, 2012 at 10:33 PM ^
We have one game like this every year. It was damp and a little chilly, but it wasn't anywhere near '95 Purdue or '08 Northwestern as far as fan discomfort goes.
October 13th, 2012 at 11:44 PM ^
This definitely does not qualify as Fandom Endurance IV. In my opinion, a FE badge can only be given for a game in which 1) M loses and 2) is miserable weather for the entirety. I think preference would be given for cold / rain / snow, but I would also be willing to give the badge if temps soared above 90 degrees with no cloud cover.
October 14th, 2012 at 12:15 AM ^
In that weather, you deserve the badge.
October 14th, 2012 at 12:37 AM ^
I can proudly say that I was at both the 2008 Northwestern game and the 2010 Purdue game. I imagine myself as an old man telling my grandchildren about that northwestern game and how horrible it was, but I stayed till the bitter end. I drove from St. Louis too.
October 14th, 2012 at 1:46 AM ^
If you didn't live through 1995, which made Northwestern seem like a sauna, you haven't been to even the worst Purdue game. At least it was a win, rather than the 2008 crap on crap.
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/michigan-vs-purdue-1995-football-game
October 14th, 2012 at 1:54 PM ^
Yes, but only an estimated 19,000 people actually stayed to the very end of the game in 2008.