[Husker] Question about the 2nd half and Penn State taking the wind

[George Rapp]

Both interesting points, Mike. I have often wondered the same thing as
CJolly - even though it's counterintutive (I would take the wind advantage
to help my passing game, or for a possible game-winning field goal),
coaches seem to want the wind in the third quarter when they have the
chance.

On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 7:48 AM, Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Two thoughts:
>
> 1) Penn State wanted to maintain the momentum and hopefully increase the
> lead in the third quarter.  Of course, the Huskers quickly tied the game,
> so that strategy didn't work.
>
> 2) A cold front was approaching Lincoln and there were reports that it
> would arrive in the 4th quarter along with storms. Who knows what would
> happen then?  At the end of the game, the wind could be swirling or even
> have switched to the north...especially if there was a storm delay.  Penn
> State took the known wind advantage for the third quarter, because that
> wind advantage might not exist in the fourth quarter.
>
>
>
> Mike Jaixen
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>
> ________________________________
>  From: CJolly <jocar26 at cox.net>
> To: Husker <husker at tssi.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 10:39 PM
> Subject: [Husker] Question about the 2nd half and Penn State taking the
> wind
>
> Nebraska won the coin toss and elected to defer to the 2nd half. At the
> start of the 2nd half, Nebraska obviously  elected to receive the ball and
> then doesn't Penn State get to pick the goal line to defend?  I was
> wondering why they didn't go against the wind in the 3rd so they could have
> the wind in the 4th.  This way, if they needed to kick a field goal late in
> the game, they would have the wind with them.  What is the odds on
> thinking?  Thanks
>
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