Media been making a big deal about the heat. As of today the forecast for 8/31 in College Station is scattered showers. High of 91. Low of 72.
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give it a week -- it will change.
Now, when you are 2 - 3 days out, then you can get a feel for what it will be like.
Hell, I can forecast my home, Henderson (near Las Vegas) for 105 and sunny ten days out with pretty good accuracy. 😜
Thanks for posting. When I am going on a hiking or camping trip love to check the 10 day and watch it change. I read once that it is right 50% of the time (which sounds like a coin flip), the 7 day is 80% and the 5 day 90% accurate. But not sure what "accurate" means in that context. Anyway the general cooling trend looks good, and we will soon see.
Means nothing to 18-23-year-old highly conditioned athletes who sit half of the game.
Even NBA basketball fans have seen the effects of high heat and humidity. During the NBA Finals in San Antonio the arena’s air conditioning went out and temperatures neared 90 degrees. By the fourth quarter, at a very critical point of the game, Miami Heat star LeBron James was forced to the sidelines by debilitating cramps.
High heat and humidity lead to two problems in the exercising body: 1) increased core body temperature and 2) dehydration. Increased body temperature (hyperthermia) leads to decreased muscle endurance, which means the muscle’s ability to contract repeatedly or in a sustained manner over long periods of time. High core temps also cause a shift in energy production from aerobic to anaerobic mechanisms, which means the body has to use up its muscle energy stores more rapidly. Unfortunately, during a longer athletic event, the rate of adding energy (sports drinks, energy bars, gels, etc) can’t keep up with the rate of losing energy when heat and humidity are high. Finally, high body temperature causes a decrease in blood flow to the heart as blood pools in the limbs. If the heart doesn’t get as much blood, it can’t pump as much oxygenated blood back to the muscles.
This would be a good time for you to simply admit being wrong that high temps and high humidity aren’t a factor for well conditioned athletes.
We disagree widely. You can type until midnight if you feel like it.
18-23/year old highly conditioned athletes who sit for half of the game, taking long breaks until they play again, including 20 minutes at halftime, then run very little when they do play....please save your pontificating for someone else.
I do recall how tired the defense was when playing at Texas a few years back.
If they sit for half the game, then run very little when they do play, what kind of team are we putting on the field, second and third stringers ?
You may want to rethink your strategy
Thank goodness you’re not a coach
Football players sit for half of the game, and run a total of around 11:00 on average when they do play. The clock runs one hell of a lot while they are playing. Simply put, football players do not do a whole lot of moving during a game.
Heat and humidity is a thing no doubt about it. You are acting like a douche here
Sure it's a thing. So is sitting for long stretches, resting for long stretches, and hydrating as much as you need.
Was the defense tired, or did it just play poorly because they were coached poorly?
28 points given up in the first 31 minutes.
But yet some how all games in the heat there are players cramping up or throwing up or putting on oxygen masks. So yeah it can be a factor
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Notre Dame also gave up 34 to North Carolina in 2021 in South Bend. In October.
Must have been the humidity.
