(05-08-2019 05:54 PM)BullsFanInTX Wrote: (05-08-2019 05:46 PM)geosnooker2000 Wrote: (05-08-2019 11:59 AM)BullsFanInTX Wrote: (05-08-2019 09:54 AM)geosnooker2000 Wrote: (05-08-2019 09:00 AM)mtmedlin Wrote: You want to mention weather... we have Fwking Hurricanes. 3 of them came through during our season last year. That does indeed put a bit of a damper on our attendance too... along with Noon time games that have on field temperatures of over 100. It was 115 on the field the last game I was at. So please dont use weather. Were in Florida. Yall dont even know.
Yeah... I can tell you've never been to Memphis in August and September. But guess what... I HAVE been to Tampa in August and September. It is YOU, sir, who "dont even know". Here's a fun-fact. Tampa FL has NEVER reached 100 degrees F since weather records have been kept.
Tell you what. You come up here for our Ole' Miss game this coming season and experience our heat in pretty much ZERO wind and 80% humidity, and THEN you can talk about comparing our weather to yours.
(all that being said, yes, our fans are a bunch of puzzies who don't like to get wet.)
LOL, now we're arguing about weather.
For the record, Tampa is one of the most miserable places in summer. The combo of heat and humidity is never ending. Yes, the actual temp may only be in the 90's. That's because a large body of water artificially holds it down a little. But the humidity is FAR higher than Memphis, which sits hundreds of miles away from any large body of water. The heat index in Tampa is over 100 degrees EVERY SINGLE DAY in summer, and many days over 110. It is also never ending, lasting well into Oct and November, when Memphis is drastically cooling down. The hot season in Tampa lasts virtually all year, save a few months around Dec - Mar when it is actually comfortable. Anyone arguing their city is hotter (real feel, not air temp), has never lived in Tampa or doesn't have a clue about heat indexes.
This proves you don't know what the eff you are talking about.
Meteorology 101. Any place on a body of water is going to be more humid than a place hundreds of miles away from one. Learn basic weather facts.
Here's some basic facts for you:
year || opening game || high temp || high humidity
2013 Duke 95 88% Sept 7th
2014 Austin Peay 81 100% August 30th (rained)
2015 Missouri State 91 57% Sept 5th
2016 SE Missouri St. 88 69% Sept 3rd
2017 (opener was a Thursday
night game)
second game UCLA 88 83% Sept 16th
2018 Mercer 91 88% Sept 1st
Here are some more basic facts for you:
Memphis average high in the month of August - 91 ... September - 86
Memphis average humidity:
Record high temp in the Memphis - Mid-south area - 116 on July 4th 1980 (p.s., it was over 100F at midnight that night).
Here's Tampa (as you can see, not a lot of difference):
The difference is, we are in a lush green delta, where there is NO WIND. When it is 102F and the humidity is @ 88% here, there is no relief. At least being in Tampa, there are the coastal winds to give you SOME relief.
Yeah, we have heat indices in the 100s on the daily here too. You are just ignorant of my regional weather, and that's alright. Nothing to be ashamed of. Just admit you were wrong and go about your business.