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

[Mike Nolan]

> 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.

Moreover, they may not want to give their opponent both the ball and the
wind in the 3rd quarter of a close game.
--
Mike Nolan

> 
> 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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