The Final Score is Different Without the Weather Delay

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JonGrudensAgent said:
And our defense was so well rested they gave up 40 points, 547 yards, and caught a break with that massive TOP advantage in the first half and the delay.

May just be that time of possession is a tad overrated.
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DANG (sic) how the hell can you totally miss the point of their D being gassed by the 21 minutes on the field in the first half? AND the subsequent extra hour to rest and recoup? HOW is that possible not to Fathom? IF they don't rest up, WE continue with long drives and keep hot shot off the field. What a Concept!!! Geeze.
 
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JonGrudensAgent said:
And our defense was so well rested they gave up 40 points, 547 yards, and caught a break with that massive TOP advantage in the first half and the delay.

May just be that time of possession is a tad overrated.
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DANG (sic) how the hell can you totally miss the point of their D being gassed by the 21 minutes on the field in the first half? AND the subsequent extra hour to rest and recoup? HOW is that possible not to Fathom? IF they don't rest up, WE continue with long drives and keep hot shot off the field. What a Concept!!! Geeze.
 
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JonGrudensAgent said:
And our defense was so well rested they gave up 40 points, 547 yards, and caught a break with that massive TOP advantage in the first half and the delay.

May just be that time of possession is a tad overrated.
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DANG (sic) how the hell can you totally miss the point of their D being gassed by the 21 minutes on the field in the first half? AND the subsequent extra hour to rest and recoup? HOW is that possible not to Fathom? IF they don't rest up, WE continue with long drives and keep hot shot off the field. What a Concept!!! Geeze.
 
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JonGrudensAgent said:
And our defense was so well rested they gave up 40 points, 547 yards, and caught a break with that massive TOP advantage in the first half and the delay.

May just be that time of possession is a tad overrated.
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DANG (sic) how the hell can you totally miss the point of their D being gassed by the 21 minutes on the field in the first half? AND the subsequent extra hour to rest and recoup? HOW is that possible not to Fathom? IF they don't rest up, WE continue with long drives and keep hot shot off the field. What a Concept!!! Geeze.
 
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JohnWardForever said:
DANG (sic) how the hell can you totally miss the point of their D being gassed by the 21 minutes on the field in the first half? AND the subsequent extra hour to rest and recoup? HOW is that possible not to Fathom? IF they don't rest up, WE continue with long drives and keep hot shot off the field. What a Concept!!! Geeze.
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You could say that again and again and again.
 
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AshG said:
I'll take that as a challenge.

Lightning could kill dozens at a sports venue: the importance of prevention

Scott Rudlosky, physical scientist at NOAA, explained during the lightning safety workshop that severe thunderstorms tend to produce bigger and more powerful lightning flashes. He also explained that isolated, severe thunderstorms tend to produce the dangerous side flashes that can send lightning over 10 miles outside of the parent thunderstorm. Those lightning flashes are particularly dangerous for sports venues because they occur outside of the storm’s rain shaft. ​

Lightning & Sports Safety: When Thunder Roars Go Indoors

The NWS reported that 17% of lightning deaths between 2006 and 2013 occurred during outdoor sports or recreational activities. These sports include soccer, golf, running, baseball, and football, in rank order. The greatest number of fatalities occurred in the 10 to 19-year-old and 20 to 29-year-old age groups. Many victims were either headed to safety or just steps away from safety at the time of a fatal lightning strike. ​

NCAA Football and Cloud-to-Ground Lightning: A Probability Analysis

Initial lightning strikes within a 6-mile radius of the stadium resulted in a higher probability of potential disaster than did initial strikes between 6-15 miles. Additionally, no statistically significant differences occurred either temporally or spatially, justifying the same set of rules for the entire study domain; more lightning strikes occurring within an area did not necessarily equate to a greater risk of delays or potential disaster. Future research may look to expand upon the area of the domain used in this study and attempt to justify temporal and spatial divides in other regions. Across the domain of this research, it is important to note that the risk associated with playing football games during the last week of August is much higher than any other week in the season. This is mainly due to the numerous pulse thunderstorms that occur across the area in late summer. Most of these thunderstorms are short-lived but can still produce frequent cloud-to-ground lightning ​

Is College Football's Lightning Policy Too Restrictive? No

WCNC Charlotte Meteorologist Brad Panovich (@WxBrad), one of the most admired and followed meteorologists in the nation, argues that professional sports leagues like the National Football League and Major League Baseball should emulate the NCAA. ​

This is just five minutes worth of looking. I'll be more than glad to include peer-reviewed journal published research if you so desire. I'll save you the time, though: it says the same thing.
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I was in RFK stadium, in 1998, at the Tibetan Freedom Concert when they announced a delay for lighting, and people didn't clear out quick enough. Lighting struck a girl down in the lower seats about 80-90 yards from me where I was standing in an entry tunnel on the upper deck. It fused her underwire from her bra into her skin, and jumped out from her in spiral hitting seats and people for 30 yards. 5 people ended up having serious injuries, and numerous others had shockburns.

I had an after image of the bolt in my right eye that stayed there for 12 hours.

Scared the bejesus out of me.

#CSB
 
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jbr82 said:
Didn’t the announcers say during that delay TN was getting some coaching and WV was watching other games and eating hotdogs? 😔
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They did say that WVU watched some other games and just relaxed, but the WVU coach said they spent the time in preparation and coaching. Not sure the announcers got that one correct.
 
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white65 said:
I feel like the majority of the people who have replied didn't read the body of my post. The first thing I say is I don't think we've won if there was no weather delay.

To the people saying "WV had to deal with the same delay."
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I got this. Be an egg, not a potato.
 
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VolsLady-in-FL said:
I just don't see it as a threat to probability issue. When the odds are that low, it seems like wasted resources that would have been better spent on something more probable.

I wouldn't say I'm against the rule. I'd just say I don't agree with it and think it's unnecessary. Because it's so unlikely to happen.
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But yet if it did happen with 100,000 rednecks sitting on metal bleachers a universities best response would be...."well it dont happen that often"?
What exactly do you mean by resources?
 
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