[Husker] Saturday's matchup

[Smith, William]

It's harder to grip and release the ball.

The ball filled with cold air doesn't travel as far or as fast as a ball with warm air.  

On short passes, if the QB tries to put "zing" on the ball it is more difficult to catch. 

Fingers/hands of the receievers are less nimble. 


btw, Anyone remember the 1981 AFC Championship Game, Chargers v. Bengals?  It was colder than the famous Packers/Cowboys 1967 Ice Bowl.  The Cincy D didn't have to stop Fouts & Co, minus 20 something did it already.  






-----Original Message-----
From: jonlists at cbsol.com [mailto:jonlists at cbsol.com]
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 2:16 PM
To: Smith, William
Cc: Husker List; husker-bounces at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [Husker] Saturday's matchup


How does cold weather affecting passing more than running? 


Jon Johnston
http://www.cornnation.com

husker-bounces at tssi.com wrote on 12/01/2006 01:01:40 PM:

> Believe me, I'm pulling for NU as much as anyone, but I can see why 
> OU is common pick.
> 
> My biggest concern is our D.  It's been very inconsistent this year;
> sometimes pretty good, sometimes less than adequate.  Remember last 
> Friday CU had a 1 and 30 and made the first down on three running 
> plays?  A physical team like OU will be able to move the ball on the
> ground if they handle their matchups.  Also OSU didn't just beat us 
> because we turned the ball over, but because their offense 
> outplayed/outmanned our defense. 
> 
> Cold weather also affects the passing game more than running.  Our 
> running game is improved, but to the extent conditions make passing 
> less of a threat NU's attack suffers more than OU's. 
> 
> I'm pulling for the win, I'm just realistic.  Holtz, May, et al also
> picked USC as well. 
> 
> 
> Bill Smith
> Towson MD
> 
> 
> 
> 
> RJ Wessel wrote:
> > All I ever hope for is Corso and Herbstreit to pick the sooners 
> 
> Well, both May and Holtz picked OU, so you should probably bet the farm 
> on Nebraska.
> -- 
> 
> 
> 
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