Just curious: why not delay the NFL playoff tomorrow?

[question everything]

It is supposed to be -2 in Green Bay. And while the Packers may have had time for their blood to thicken, it will be a real shock to their guests from San Francisco.

Do NFL games ever get postponed for extreme weather?

[ScreamingMeemie]

1. Because it's a sport meant to be played in all conditions.

It's bracing. They'll have heaters on the sidelines and the majority of fans know what they're getting into.

The news just likes to make a big story of it because it's fun... thinking back on the Ice Bowl, etc.

They could have played it earlier in the day, but them's the breaks. Any given Sunday and whatnot.

On edit: There have been a handful of games delayed/postponed due to Acts of God but it's not typical. Only in extremes like earthquakes, hurricanes, and tornadoes.

[question everything]

4. No doubt, some fans will end with frost bites

on exposed skin. This, too, can later be told like stories from the battle field..

[ScreamingMeemie]

7. They do... but they pack (no pun intended) us in there at Lambeau...

and it's not really that bad. Unless the wind kicks up. The wind can be really painful.

[Electric Monk]

9. The Packers plan to pass out 70,000 hand warmers, and free hot coffee and hot chocolate too

http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/10239011/green-bay-packers-philadelphia-eagles-take-steps-battle-cold-snow

[Cali_Democrat]

12. What about hot beer?

[ScreamingMeemie]

36. My grandmother (a German from Milwaukee) ate beer soup every day for lunch...

...even when she was preggers.

[GReedDiamond]

57. Beer Soup...you wouldn't happen to have the recipe?

...I didn't know that there was such a thing as beer soup!

I guess I should googler it.

[ScreamingMeemie]

61. I do! I do! I just have to hunt for it.

[zappaman]

64. Please do!

[GReedDiamond]

76. What zappman said...nt

[postulater]

68. The hand-warmers were donated by Mills Fleet Farm, a local farm supplier.

[Jenoch]

13. Exposed skin? If I were going I certainly would be dressed without exposed skin.

[question everything]

75. This is a logical thought when you are in a warm place now

You are, right?

But when you are surrounding by screaming fans, full of beer - hot or cold - logic often is left behind.

And, no doubt, at some point it becomes a badge of honor to show a frost bite.

[Jenoch]

77. Naw, I'd be dressed for it and inside a

0° sleeping bag as well. Neoprene face mask, plenty of Thinsulate, and no beer. Watch out for a lot of orange in the stands tomorrow. There will be more orange than green and gold.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

2. Only thunderstorms and hurricanes or tornadoes

Snow and ice has never been considered an imminent threat to players or fans. Instead it is glorified as part of the game.

[ScreamingMeemie]

3. A Vikings-Eagles game was postponed due to snow

and was the only Monday Night Football game played on a Tuesday.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

8. I didn't even remember that

And it was 3 years ago.

My guess is it was because Mayor Rendell had put a ban on movement in the city. The NFL probably would have played it if they had a choice.

[ScreamingMeemie]

16. Agreed.

[thelordofhell]

78. And there was this time...........

[Captain Stern]

5. If they postpone this game, the winner of it will have one less day to prepare for their next game.

The team that the winner of this game plays isn't playing this week.

[brewens]

6. Two words. FROZEN TUNDRA! Packer fans would riot if they pulled something like that.

That's why it's critical to get the home field in the playoffs. I remember when the Rams got beat at Minnesota a couple times in the 70's. Playing in the cold was a huge advantage for the Vikings. The the one time the Rams had home field it rained for a week and there was mud up to your ass and they lost to them again! Gotta love old school football! LOL

[Electric Monk]

11. Lambeau Field has a heating system buried beneath the turf to keep the field from freezing

but it failed during the Ice Bowl, leaving the field hard as cement. The system was upgraded in 1997 to include 30 miles of heating pipes, so players on Sunday can expect softer landings.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/10239011/green-bay-packers-philadelphia-eagles-take-steps-battle-cold-snow

[a kennedy]

86. and the field will be "hard as cement" again.....

this is nuts......there is no such thing as a "softer landing". It's gonna be dark, the sun, what little there is of it will be long since settled....and the' Polar vortex' could send wind chills to 65 below zero in Midwest.



per: Ellipsis

It will kill some folks..... Just postpone the game. Ugh..... players, coaches, staff, and fans can not live through this sh*t. CALL OFF THE GAME. (and just let the Packers win)

[LeftyMom]

10. Eh, you could make an arguement that the weather favors the Niners.

Their run-first, physical style would be less impacted by the snow than the Aaron Rodgers aerial bombardment that drives Green Bay.

And while Rodgers and Kap were both raised in Northern California, Kap went to UNR and spent his college career playing in the intermountain West while Rodgers played at Cal. And of course Kap's actually from Wisconsin and goes back to visit family all the time, so he's really no stranger to the weather.

Frank Gore, on the other hand, is a Florida native and looks like he's about to freeze (and lives in an ankle length stadium jacket he wears like a cape in between plays) if the temperature drops below 50. So if anybody's going to be impacted it's probably him and that's the thing to look out for.

[PeaceNikki]

18. No snow, just cold. Bitter bitter cold.

[ScreamingMeemie]

19. Yep. In the words of Aaron Rodgers,"It does 'things' to the ball..."

and it's about which team can adapt to those things and the weather.

[PeaceNikki]

22. The biggest issue is the kicking. But the pack have been practicing all week in it.

That cold will fuck up a kick.

[ScreamingMeemie]

23. I just hope the wind doesn't kick up.

The temps in Houston are going to drop in solidarity.

[PeaceNikki]

24. lol, as homage to the Pack. I like it.

Stay warm!!!

The wind in there is a lot less of an issue since they put the new skyboxes in. Obviously, I cannot speak for the field, but it's crazy different in the stands.

[ScreamingMeemie]

26. The last game I went to, I couldn't feel my cheeks for like 6 hours afterward.

It would be heaven not to feel that at a game.

The most bone-chilled I've ever felt at a game was a Tigers game in 2007. It was 18 degrees on opening day and we were sitting in right field. We got on camera because we were the only people there by the 7th inning. Michigan peeps didn't know how to dress for extreme cold.

[PeaceNikki]

28. Yeah, I've been to a couple really cold opening day Brewers games.

Baseball games and fans are much more persnickety when it comes to weather so we have that retractable roof now but that's no help when you're tailgating.

[ScreamingMeemie]

29. I loved the rowdy bleachers of County Stadium.

My dad has been to Miller Park. I have not. He says it's a lot like Minute Maid. They don't open the roof much here after April which is a bummer.

[PeaceNikki]

32. Miller Park is nice

(except the high seats :puke They try to keep the roof open as much as possible there. We went to County Stadium a lot growing up when it was a cheap thing to do as a family. And we were in the bleachers most often. Good times.

[Jenoch]

14. Postpone the game until when?

It is supposed to be -13° Monday afternoon and -15° Tuesday afternoon in Green Bay.

[1000words]

15. *gasp* ... Blasphemy! You anger the football gods.

Shun the heretic!

[PeaceNikki]

17. Postpone until when? June?

[whistler162]

20. Why ruin our fun?

Don't you want to join us as we sit back and mock people who are sitting out in sub-zero weather?

[1000words]

25. You just know someone will be drunk and shirtless

Good times

[TheCowsCameHome]

21. Yes, until it's -25

Real football players and fans are hardy souls.

[Gravitycollapse]

27. Because adhering to common sense and safety concerns isn't macho.

[ScreamingMeemie]

33. I'm pretty sure the thousands of women who will be attending aren't worried

about appearing "macho." I'd be there if the round trip flight hadn't been $1195.

[Gravitycollapse]

37. The NFL's chief audience is men. Its chief concern is utilizing the macho image for profit.

Hence, the single largest utilization of human trafficking and prostitution in the United States is the Super Bowl. Want more evidence? Watch the Super Bowl ads (hell, watch any ads during NFL games). Need yet more evidence? Consider the level of violence displayed and the physical consequences on the player's bodies. It's macho, sexist, often homophobic, bullshit.

Women are an afterthought.

[ScreamingMeemie]

40. Ummmmm...no.

Not in Green Bay. Sorry.

It's about the town and its team.

Also, it was posted today. I suggest you read it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024276172

[Gravitycollapse]

53. Is it somehow not possible for the town to rally around...

and inherently violent, sexist sport? I wasn't aware of such a logical contradiction.

[ScreamingMeemie]

54. I give you this, you who likes to focus on the negative...

with a hearty and happy Go Pack, GO! As a stock owner, the team and the town that loves them give me great pride and happiness.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/10/14/no-surprise-64-americans-watch-nfl-football-73-of-men-55-of-women/107308/

[Gravitycollapse]

59. And your point is what, exactly?

That women can be socialized to participate in the spectacle of overt physical violence and misogyny? I already know this.

Popular full-contact football, from grade school up to professional leagues, has taken the idea of sport, of friendly competition, and morphed it into an outlet for unadulterated violence and greed. It is an absurd display of how devotion and dedication can be exploited for all the wrong reasons.

[ScreamingMeemie]

60. My point is, I don't really care what you think.

It's amazing to me how beer snobs think home brews taste better than MGD.
It's amazing to me that people think Olive Garden is inexpensive crap when I tend not to eat there because of the prices.

My point is, be as purist as you wish, but football is a sport loved by people of all races, sexes, religions and backgrounds and there is no shame in that. I have yet to feel oppressed as a woman either watching or going to a game with my fellow female fans.

Sorry, but your argument is rather silly.

[Sissyk]

70. Yes!!!

This. Some people apparantly sit in a room and let the world pass them by because everything is.....well, something!!!!

Don't get between me and my football. Hubby tried vacuuming once on Sunday during the early game. Didn't happen but once. Lol.

[Gravitycollapse]

73. That you think my disdain for football means I'm a hermit is strange.

[ScreamingMeemie]

74. Hehehehehehe.

My family sort of got MrG hooked on football. He was a big Packers fan and then (Michigan boy that he was) he started following the Lions. That almost got him disowned.

[1000words]

55. The cheerleaders, dude!

Why, oh why have you excluded the cheerleaders?

You looked right past the most egregious display of oppression that defines this evil expression of male privilege and sexist debauchery.

[Gravitycollapse]

62. Yes, one must never forget the cheerleaders.

Although, that the cheerleaders are on display like pieces of meat for men to consume isn't exactly a controversial claim.

[ScreamingMeemie]

65. Oh yes, Green Bay's cheerleaders...

[1000words]

66. So controversy is what you're after, huh?

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My apologies, I see your posts as comedy.

[Niceguy1]

34. proper care can be taken

and still be fun...

[Gravitycollapse]

38. If people were concerned with safety, they wouldn't be playing full contact football.

It's good for two things: Affirmation of the idealized male image and nervous system injuries.

[Niceguy1]

42. then don't watch it

And let people enjoy themselves.

[ScreamingMeemie]

43. I know, right?

Go Pack, GOOOO

[Niceguy1]

45. I think the harsh

environment only makes the game that much better. Hope its the same for the Super Bowl

[ScreamingMeemie]

49. Me too!

The Lions-Eagles game this year was my favorite to watch, with Calvin ending up with a helmet full of snow.

I guess I should turn in my girl card now.

[Niceguy1]

50. nah, I'd keep it...

Cause that enters cool girl territory lol

[Gravitycollapse]

51. "And let people enjoy themselves." - No. Reality is often very difficult to stomach.

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For instance, as I've said, Super Bowl attendees seem to have a penchant for sex slavery.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/03/super-bowl-sex-trafficking_n_2607871.html

[yeoman6987]

80. Oy!

Are you ever happy about anything?

[Gravitycollapse]

87. I'm happy about many things.

Most of them are unrelated to politics or society.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

71. Thank you for this subthread

I don't think I've laughed this hard at pure satire in awhile. Good work!

[Packerowner740]

30. That's all part of fighting for home field advantage.

[postulater]

31. I was at the Ice Bowl. Didn't have Sorels back then.

By the end of the game I was so frozen I was just happy that the game was over. I couldn't tell what happened on the last play since I was sitting in the opposite endzone. My sister was so cold she fell down when she stood up.

My daughter is going tomorrow. She will be better prepared - hand and foot warmers, down coat, two blankets and good socks.

Go Pack!

[PeaceNikki]

35. That's how I felt when NFC Championship game in 2008 vs Giants went into OT.

Then Favre's threw in interception and ended it quickly.

:/

I'll be there tomorrow, too!

[postulater]

48. It's been a fun year. Tomorrow is a bonus.

Go Pack!

[yuiyoshida]

39. I seem to recall a Super cold game the 49ers played in and won

I forget where that was. It was back when Joe Montana was playing. He was used that kind of weather. Anyway... I don't have a dog in this race...

The Raiders will have to wait till next year to start down a victory road.

[lob1]

41. I saw a football game on TV that was completely fogged in.

You couldn't see the field, much less the players on it. The announcers couldn't see anything and were stumbling around trying to think of things to talk about. I don't remember who was playing, but I think it's kinda famous. I've heard other people talking about it in the past.

[ScreamingMeemie]

46. Fog Bowl 1988 Eagles-Bears

[lob1]

69. That's it. Thanks, ScreemingMeemie.

[indie9197]

44. If Lombardi were still coach

he wouldnt let his players have heaters on the sidelines!

[ScreamingMeemie]

47. Lombardi to Starr (Ice Bowl) "Run it and let's get the hell out of here..."

[postulater]

63. My 88 year old mother has the photo on the wall in her dining room.

Huge Packer fan, she doesn't like anyone around her while she is watching the game. she gets too nervous and doesn't like to be distracted.

Purged her basement Packer shrine of Brett Favre stuff and still hasn't forgiven him.

[ScreamingMeemie]

67. As my dad says,"If Fuzzy's still not okay with it, I'm still not okay with it..."

I don't like too many people around me either, and my brother has actually asked people to leave his place at halftime. I made the mistake of letting people come over for Super Bowl 45 and spent the evening watching the game through the blinds from the back porch. I think I would love your mother.

[JVS]

52. The players will be fine. There are going to be fans who get injured trying this though.

The players will most likely have an 80 degree fan blowing on them at the sideline.

[ScreamingMeemie]

58. Believe it or not, only one fan died at the Ice Bowl, an elderly person.

That said, there are concourses galor, fans are tightly packed and tend to stay in their seats (at least they did the last time we were there). I think the fans will be fine too.

[babylonsister]

56. Because they have to be tough!

Best game I ever saw in Green Bay was against the NY Giants, near a white-out from snow, and it was cold. Naturally, my team won, or surprisingly.

[elfin]

72. Have the Phil game on in lower volume in background and really thought I heard

One of the commentators say something like "that game won't be played" in a soft spoken side comment when they were talking about the weather and Green Bay.

Don't know which one said it, but conversation quickly changed.

I can't believe it will be called, but wonder if some plans are being made behind the scenes if the weather is even much worse than expected.

[Lifelong One]

79. As Phil Robertson would say.

Because football players are not girly men. Robertson once said, men who like to cook are girly men. I took offense to that because my girl doesn't cook and I either cook or we go out to eat. No offense all.

[ScreamingMeemie]

81. I would imagine that the women who will be there watching aren't girly men either then?

I think we've met before, haven't we?

Perhaps you were my neighbor in the mobile home park?

[Lifelong One]

84. I'd take a trailer over the apartment I'm living in right now

But I don't live in a trailer right now. I'd actually take a van down by the river if I could stay warm in the van.

[Vashta Nerada]

82. We're complaining because a bunch of overpaid athletes have to play in the cold?

Oh boo hoo.

They're millionaires. They can deal with it.

[ScreamingMeemie]

83. No. Most of us are super excited about the game tomorrow!

[sabbat hunter]

85. only time they get delayed is

with tornado warnings or lightning. or maybe a hurricane.