Winds of 20-30 MPH Expected Saturday

Submitted by BursleyHall82 on

Winds of 20-30 MPH are expected for gametime Saturday, along with temperatures in the high 30s. There might be gusts up to 40 MPH. Between us and Indiana, who does this help or hurt? I'm thinking we won't be seeing many downfield passes, so O'Korn's ability to run will probably be key.

And speaking on behalf of everyone who's going to the game, can't we just move it to Friday, when it'll be 68 and sunny?

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pdgoblue25

November 16th, 2016 at 2:20 PM ^

That green is so narrow that when the pin is anywhere other than short right, the only place to land the ball is literally....the green.  So you're hitting a mid iron and essentially trying to land it on a spot that's at most 5 yards wide to hold the green.

I would look more to Stenson's final round in the Open this year, where in spite of wind he was generally unaffected because he flushes every shot he hits.

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Zok

November 16th, 2016 at 1:13 PM ^

Don't like our chances running the ball if high winds nullify passing games. We have not run well when it's obvious. See MSU and Iowa games up with 2mins left. I'm hoping weather clears up so O'korn can air it out some and keep the D honest.

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LSAClassOf2000

November 16th, 2016 at 1:26 PM ^

40 MPH gusts? That works for me personally. This way, I can go to the game, nature can do the raking if there isn't too much rain weighing down everything, and by the time I get home hopefully my leaves are my neighbor's problem. That's something I can definitely get behind. 

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Red is Blue

November 16th, 2016 at 1:52 PM ^

I support moving the game to Friday.  In the likely event that doesn't happen, everyone in Michigan needs to get their fans out and point them westward to slow down the front so it doesn't move through until Sat night.  If you don't have a fan, face east when you inhale and west when exhaling.

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Mongo

November 16th, 2016 at 2:18 PM ^

this game is "under the lights" given daylight savings time and a 3:30 start. So turn up the rock music, get the big screens to pulsat that burst of light when they have the ball (like they did at the ND game), and with tough conditions for a passing team like IU ... I like our home field advantage. They should give out the free yellow pom-poms like at night games and get it going loud despite the weather.

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Carcajou

November 17th, 2016 at 6:51 AM ^

That confused me for a second. Off that now (Daylight Savings saves daylight for later in the day by moving the clock forward). The U.S. is on Standard Time till March. I guess you meant because of going off DST.

2/3 of the regular season is played during DST, 3:30 games usually finish while it's still light out, whereas in late season games it generally gets dark in the 2nd half. No doubt, going to 12 and 3:30 games was a big reason Michigan Stadium needed to install lights.

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Kevin13

November 16th, 2016 at 4:06 PM ^

is a formula for needing to be able to run the ball. I like our odds better then Indiana's especially if they think they can spread it out and try to throw in those conditions.

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UMgradMSUdad

November 16th, 2016 at 5:21 PM ^

Michigan has struggled to run the ball at times, and has often used the pass to set up the run game.  The wind and possible rain has me worried about the pass game, and it's effect with the run game.

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Warrior-poet

November 16th, 2016 at 11:19 PM ^

I envision IU loading the box especially if the weather is bad. my hope is that the D can force some turnovers and the O can punish IU's aggression w/ screens/draws/quick slants. Winds should not affect the short-intermediate passing game. I do like the fact that O'Korn has a stronger arm. I hope he doesn't try to force throws that are not there. I anticipate a close game. Hopefully M blows them out but I don't see that happening.

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wahooverine

November 17th, 2016 at 1:04 AM ^

Why would weather only affect the team who humans decided is is a certain amount better? That might be the case if the favored teams advantage is exclusively in deep passing and the underdog has relative advantage in running the ball and maybe run defense? Plus, the additional "variance" caused by bad weather cuts both ways.

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Carcajou

November 17th, 2016 at 6:41 AM ^

"Why would weather only affect the team who humans decided is is a certain amount better?"

Because the possibility of randomized events occurring increases- turnovers, bad kicks, etc. Yes, the variance cuts both ways as it increases, but generally it is the "better team" that wants to reduce variance or risk.

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