When teams from the South have to play a bowl game in the North
they lose. Badly. AS WE HAVE BEEN PREDICTING FOR DECADES. The thought of snow and ice messes with their heads before they make the trip up. Once they get here, the bone-chilling cold hits them and just want to get the heck back on the bus and not even play the game.
Case in point, Minnesota v. G-Tech at Ford Field. Appears from the score G-Tech's offense didn't come out of the locker room until the first quarter was over. By the end of the third quarter they were so cold they left and didn't even play in the fourth quarter.
Let's have more B1G vs. SEC/ACC bowl games up North. I propose Lambeau Field and Soldier Field no matter what, and Ford Field only if they play with the roof retracted.
December 27th, 2018 at 8:56 AM ^
Ummm it was Georgia Tech not Georgia. The big bowls are where the weather is supposed to be nice.
December 27th, 2018 at 9:44 AM ^
That's what BC and Boise thought
December 27th, 2018 at 8:57 AM ^
Miller beer needs to host a bowl game at the Big House:
Miller Ice Bowl and it needs to happen in January...SEC team vs PAC12 team
December 27th, 2018 at 9:43 AM ^
Ha, I posted something similar before I read your comment. another great idea, the game would need to be while students are still at school to help boost attendance though.
December 27th, 2018 at 9:17 AM ^
This is another argument for a 6 team playoff. 1/2 get a bye. 3/6 & 4/5 play in 1st round at 3 & 4 home field.
December 27th, 2018 at 9:35 AM ^
I would prefer 8 teams with 1-4 getting homefield. Yours would, in a way, punish the 1 and 2 while rewarding the 3 and 4.
December 27th, 2018 at 10:04 AM ^
How does a bye punish the 1-2 teams?
December 27th, 2018 at 12:25 PM ^
Because 3 and 4 get an additional game in their own stadium. The extra gate alone is huge.
December 27th, 2018 at 9:41 AM ^
maybe they can start The Big House Bowl sponsored by MGOBLOG. a directional Michigan school would always play vs any G5 team south of the 35th parallel. I think that would be fun.
December 27th, 2018 at 10:12 AM ^
Sponsored by mgoblog???
Player's gift bag contents:
1. 100 mgopoints
2. Autographed photo of Brian Cook
3. Sack of lemons
4. Maizen stress doll
5. Single-serving pack of Lantana hummus
6. 75% off coupon for Hu-El web design
7. Single pass for a tour of WD's bedroom
December 27th, 2018 at 10:15 AM ^
maybe a coupon for an autographed copy of WD's super Michigan guide he is putting together?
December 27th, 2018 at 11:20 AM ^
What shape are the lemons?
December 27th, 2018 at 5:03 PM ^
"6. 75% off coupon for Hu-El web design"
I think a WD bedroom tour actually has more value.
December 27th, 2018 at 11:36 AM ^
One game does not a trend make.
December 27th, 2018 at 12:06 PM ^
Agreed. I also would like the Southern teams to have to play the playoff games out West all the time instead of them having basically a home game every time they step on the field.
December 27th, 2018 at 1:46 PM ^
Which is one more reason why we should want an 8 team playoff, with the top 4 seeds hosting the first round.
December 27th, 2018 at 3:01 PM ^
Let's see what happens later today when the Wisconsin Badgers, without Alex Hornibrook at QB, meet the Miami Hurricanes at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Winning coach gets to wear Lou Gehrig's pants. 
December 27th, 2018 at 4:08 PM ^
This is a dumb fucking post. They played indoors. Students would much rather travel somewhere warm to play their bowl game than stay “in the north” and play in the snow. Playing football in the freezing rain sucks for everyone, not just those from the south.
December 27th, 2018 at 4:39 PM ^
We don't have snow plows or salt trucks. Nobody has snow tires on their car. Most of the people who were born here have never driven on snow in their entire lives.
Consequently if it even looks like it might snow, all the government offices and schools preemptively shut down -- just like with a hurricane. The newscasters make a huge deal about it -- just like with a hurricane. People are conditioned to associate snow, ice, and cold weather with the breakdown of civil society -- just like a hurricane.
Those who defy the advice to stay indoors are basically told to prepare for certain death.
Everybody who was on the G-Tech team on January 3, 2018 already lived through the terror of snow in Atlanta. In 2014 it was even worse -- thousands of students had to spend the night at school or on a school bus. Two inches of snow shut down the entire city.
When the mercury dips below 40, all Southerners feel a heightened sense of anxiety and some experience PTSD level terror -- and that is precisely why I want SEC/ACC teams to play B1G teams up North in December/January
December 27th, 2018 at 4:50 PM ^
In large part the South lost the Civil War because they didn't have a strong ground game and didn't like playing in the snow and cold weather.
They cancel Christmas parades down here due to an inch of snow.
December 27th, 2018 at 5:32 PM ^
Terrible post, but the theory actually seems to be on display in the Pinstripe Bowl...
December 27th, 2018 at 7:27 PM ^
Sounds like a good thing, and I would like to see it, even if it was every 3 - 4 years,
but which teams/fans from the south would want to travel to play in the northern cities, especially if it was outdoors.
The only indoor fields are:
Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Detroit, Syracuse, Northern Michigan (did I miss any?)...maybe if each hosted 2 - 3 bowl games.
December 27th, 2018 at 10:02 PM ^
The South has humidity that is impossible to prepare for. It is to their advantage that many of the important bowl games are played in the South, that Southern teams are accustomed to playing in it, and that their Northern opponents are not. There's a lot more parity in the NFL and alot more history so to prove my point I just used NFL data for a few select matchups.
Miami leads Buffalo 35-19-1 in Miami but Buffalo is 28-26 against Miami in Buffalo.
Vikings are 4-3 against the Dolphins in Minnesota, and only 1-5 in Miami.
Packers are 3-4 against the Dolphins in Green Bay and only 2-6 in Miami.
Atlanta is 11-6 vs. the Packers in Atlanta (6-3 before the dome) and 5-12 in Green Bay
Minnesota Vikings lead series 11-4-0 vs. Falcons in Minnesota but are only 8-7 in Atlanta (2-5 before the dome).
It even works when you pit the two cold stadium teams against each other. Green Bay is 28-29 against Minnesota at Minnesota (many played in a dome) but 32-25-3 v. Minnesota at GB.
Moreover, we saw it again tonight, party people! Miami was favored by 2.5 points v. Wisconsin at Yankee Stadium. But it got "cold," Miami froze up, and Wisconsin won by thirtysomething.
Playing in the South is a decisive advantage for Southern teams. We need to have more games, more bowl games, more playoff games, and perhaps even the NC game in outdoor stadiums, during the winter, up North. Bring on Bama, in Ann Arbor, in January.
December 28th, 2018 at 9:26 AM ^
All you have proven is that home field advantage exists. Both teams have to play under the same conditions. Again, your argument fails.