We are forecast to have an ice storm Friday.

Here's the latest Saturday forecast for University Park from the National Weather Service:
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php...p_escRDs1J

Quote:Saturday
A slight chance of sleet before noon, then a chance of freezing rain and sleet. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a steady temperature around 22. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Will be watching from my couch

(12-04-2013 09:10 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  Will be watching from my couch

I might go to the basketball game. Although I do want to go to the football game just to yell to June that Kevin Costner would be a better football coach

(12-04-2013 09:15 PM)CalallenStang Wrote:  Although I do want to go to the football game just to yell to June that Kevin Costner would be a better football coach

LOL!

I'm working on Saturday. It's going to be a small crowd ... Dallas doesn't go to games like this where the home team is expected to lose and it's 30 degrees with sleet. The whole city will be shut down.

(12-04-2013 09:58 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  I'm working on Saturday. It's going to be a small crowd ... Dallas doesn't go to games like this where the home team is expected to lose and it's 30 degrees with sleet. The whole city will be shut down.

Mainly they don't go to the games because they don't want to get killed by the people who don't know how to drive in the ice but decide to drive anyway

(12-04-2013 09:05 PM)CalallenStang Wrote:  We are forecast to have an ice storm Friday.

Here's the latest Saturday forecast for University Park from the National Weather Service:
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php...p_escRDs1J

Quote:Saturday
A slight chance of sleet before noon, then a chance of freezing rain and sleet. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a steady temperature around 22. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Will be interesting to see how this affects the game. These temps would seemingly be bad for the Florida team, but also favor the team with the better run game (both UCF, of course).

I have a pretty large group of people coming in from Orlando for this one. None of them own the proper attire. Should be fun.

(12-04-2013 09:58 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  I'm working on Saturday. It's going to be a small crowd ... Dallas doesn't go to games like this where the home team is expected to lose and it's 30 degrees with sleet. The whole city will be shut down.

Sounds like Houston.

It was 81 today and gorgeous. Winter in Texas - the one season you can enjoy your entire wardrobe all in the same week.

(12-05-2013 12:19 AM)Kandy Atz Wrote:  It was 81 today and gorgeous. Winter in Texas - the one season you can enjoy your entire wardrobe all in the same week.

Yes, today was one of the nicest days of the year. It was spectacular.

Now we drop 60 degrees ....

(12-04-2013 09:58 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  I'm working on Saturday. It's going to be a small crowd ... Dallas doesn't go to games like this where the home team is expected to lose and it's 30 degrees with sleet. The whole city will be shut down.

Last time UCF played at SMU 2 years ago....SMU was coming off their biggest win in almost 25 years (upset win at TCU), yet the 32,000 seat stadium wasn't even 1/2 full.

Unless SMU is playing a BCS team from the State of TX...crowds are generally not that good, regardless of weather.



Video shot of crowd
http://vimeo.com/30700866

http://vimeo.com/30700632

(12-05-2013 05:50 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(12-04-2013 09:58 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  I'm working on Saturday. It's going to be a small crowd ... Dallas doesn't go to games like this where the home team is expected to lose and it's 30 degrees with sleet. The whole city will be shut down.

Last time UCF played at SMU 2 years ago....SMU was coming off their biggest win in almost 25 years (upset win at TCU), yet the 32,000 seat stadium wasn't even 1/2 full.

Unless SMU is playing a BCS team from the State of TX...crowds are generally not that good, regardless of weather.



Video shot of crowd
http://vimeo.com/30700866

http://vimeo.com/30700632

SMU is a small, elite, private school that does not admit any high school senior with a pulse. Add the G5 label, and averaging 20K in attendance isn't surprising.

But with temps in the 20's and an ice storm in the forecast, it could be around 5,000 on Saturday.

(12-05-2013 09:15 AM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  

(12-05-2013 05:50 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(12-04-2013 09:58 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  I'm working on Saturday. It's going to be a small crowd ... Dallas doesn't go to games like this where the home team is expected to lose and it's 30 degrees with sleet. The whole city will be shut down.

Last time UCF played at SMU 2 years ago....SMU was coming off their biggest win in almost 25 years (upset win at TCU), yet the 32,000 seat stadium wasn't even 1/2 full.

Unless SMU is playing a BCS team from the State of TX...crowds are generally not that good, regardless of weather.



Video shot of crowd
http://vimeo.com/30700866

http://vimeo.com/30700632

SMU is a small, elite, private school that does not admit any high school senior with a pulse. Add the G5 label, and averaging 20K in attendance isn't surprising.

But with temps in the 20's and an ice storm in the forecast, it could be around 5,000 on Saturday.

5,000? This city shuts down when it gets that cold. I'm worried it's going to be about 300 extremely uncomfortable UCF fans and that's it.

(12-05-2013 09:46 AM)FonzKnight Wrote:  

(12-05-2013 09:15 AM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  

(12-05-2013 05:50 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(12-04-2013 09:58 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  I'm working on Saturday. It's going to be a small crowd ... Dallas doesn't go to games like this where the home team is expected to lose and it's 30 degrees with sleet. The whole city will be shut down.

Last time UCF played at SMU 2 years ago....SMU was coming off their biggest win in almost 25 years (upset win at TCU), yet the 32,000 seat stadium wasn't even 1/2 full.

Unless SMU is playing a BCS team from the State of TX...crowds are generally not that good, regardless of weather.



Video shot of crowd
http://vimeo.com/30700866

http://vimeo.com/30700632

SMU is a small, elite, private school that does not admit any high school senior with a pulse. Add the G5 label, and averaging 20K in attendance isn't surprising.

But with temps in the 20's and an ice storm in the forecast, it could be around 5,000 on Saturday.

5,000? This city shuts down when it gets that cold. I'm worried it's going to be about 300 extremely uncomfortable UCF fans and that's it.

You could be right. 5,000 is probably optimistic.

Well, Dallas is known for its shopping. Get lots of cold weather gear.

This is NOT a flame, but I honestly don't know if there will be 2,000 fans in the stadium on Saturday. A few hundred will be UCF fans.

Cold weather + depressing atmosphere = GO LOUISVILLE

(12-04-2013 10:11 PM)RobUCF Wrote:  

(12-04-2013 09:05 PM)CalallenStang Wrote:  We are forecast to have an ice storm Friday.

Here's the latest Saturday forecast for University Park from the National Weather Service:
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php...p_escRDs1J

Quote:Saturday
A slight chance of sleet before noon, then a chance of freezing rain and sleet. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a steady temperature around 22. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Will be interesting to see how this affects the game. These temps would seemingly be bad for the Florida team, but also favor the team with the better run game (both UCF, of course).

I'm assuming it will be a healthy dose of the run. I would expect an old school O'Leary game of run first and only run if you don't have to pass. No point in risking injuries in the last game for style points if we don't have to. But if Gilbert plays and it turns into a shootout in 22 degree weather, all bets are off.