Wild Card Weekend - Wild Card Weather

[SoonerBillsFan]

1 minute ago, PaattMaann said:

 

or just postpone the game to monday in OP, storm will be gone

My only gripe is now a short week for the #2 seed presuming we beat Pittsburgh 

[SCBills]

State of Emergency for everyone except the tens of thousands of people going to, and playing in, a football game is … interesting. 
 

 

Edited January 12 by SCBills

[PaattMaann]

Just now, SoonerBillsFan said:

My only gripe is now a short week for the #2 seed presuming we beat Pittsburgh 

 

would be a short week anyway for us, all the other AFC teams play on saturday...so yea, even shorter week

[WEATHER DOT COM]

People will bag on politicians for declaring a SOE early, however this gives the area additional state resources to keep the roads clearer, safer, etc, therefore there is a higher possibility of both the game staying in Buffalo and fans being able to get to and from the game.

 

This is not your average lake effect event. 

[par73]

Even switching to Monday might be tough. It is supposed to linger, at least into the morning. And you have potentially massive clean-up to deal with.

[Warriorspikes51]

reading some of these posts is sad.  

[WotAGuy]

2 hours ago, JÂy RÛßeÒ said:

So hypothetically speaking... If they did cover the new stadium... would it survive 2+ feet of snow in a 24 hour period?

 

I genuinely don't know, I'm not asking rhetorically thinking I already know the answer.

It would, but the players would have to work around those huge support columns in the field every 20 yards. 

[SCBills]

2 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

reading some of these posts is sad.  

This team has a great chance to win the Super Bowl. 
 

I just want to win this game. 
 

What outcome gives us the best chance against an inferior team?

 

What evens the playing field more?
 

I do not care, at all, about some tough guy reputation the region should have. 
 

Edited January 12 by SCBills

[boyst]

Yet, I'm still driving to Buffalo from NC and right up 79 to Erie Saturday.

[pennstate10]

i'm thinking that we see a Monday night doubleheader.  Bills game to begin at 530-600 pm 

[BrettFavre]

6 minutes ago, TrentEdwardsCheckDownOn4th said:

Can someone ban this troll ? When exactly did we ignore winter storm warnings for decades ? Any Buffalo resident knows how quickly a storm can turn dangerous. 

MODS? MODS!?!?

 

He's saying we handled the weather inherent to our geography for decades without the safetyism handwringing of post 2020 world. We'll be fine, as long as we prepare. 

[SoCal Deek]

14 minutes ago, ALLinALLEN said:

They are NOT moving the location. That would be insane.

Thank you Mr Commissioner. 😉

[Dick_Cheney]

Has a game ever been played under a State of Emergency?

[ALG1130]

Hochul issued a SOE but the game is staying in Buffalo? Come on! If it's going to be that bad, I would say move it or postpone it. 

[rusty shackleford]

Don’t worry, we have the equipment to handle it…

[Big Turk]

1 hour ago, SoCal Deek said:

Oh come on. You don’t think that ALL outlets have access to the local models? Of course they do. Now, that doesn’t mean they’re going to rely on them but I guarantee that they have the internet. 

 

If I gave you a Japanese textbook and told you to read it, would you be able to?

 

Most likely not. Same concept. They can have all the information but without knowing how that effects things on a local and granular level they don't do much good. All they can do is give a general guideline. 

 

Read the forecasts on NOAA Buffalo and then these and you'll see how they differ usually quite a bit in these events.

Edited January 12 by Big Turk

[ALLinALLEN]

4 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

Thank you Mr Commissioner. 😉

And the first thing everyone will say if it were to happen would be "That's insane". 

[SectionC3]

22 minutes ago, PaattMaann said:

 

or just postpone the game to monday in OP, storm will be gone

Exactly.  Made the point upthread.  We play Monday, next game for winner is Sunday night.  (Makes sense b/c it’s likely to be Bills Chiefs, which almost certainly would be on Sunday night, anyways, or Steelers Ravens, which is an appropriate Sunday night game.)

22 minutes ago, par73 said:

Even switching to Monday might be tough. It is supposed to linger, at least into the morning. And you have potentially massive clean-up to deal with.

That can be dealt with.  It’s not the best use of public resources, but they can get 90/190/219/20A open.  Lots can be cleared.  Private lots are on their own, but it’s feasible.  The big issue is getting people in and out of the Stadium in an ongoing blizzard, which it appears we will have on Sunday.  No amount of equipment is going to resolve that issue. 

[SoCal Deek]

3 minutes ago, ALLinALLEN said:

And the first thing everyone will say if it were to happen would be "That's insane". 

That’s probably true, but not everyone. What somebody well said a few comments up the page is that NOBODY would/should go about planning an outdoor event in these conditions. Either the day or venue would be changed for EVERY OTHER such event ( wedding, concert, convention, etc.). 

[SectionC3]

2 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

That’s probably true, but not everyone. What somebody well said a few comments up the page is that NOBODY would/should go about planning an outdoor event in these conditions. Either the day or venue would be changed for EVERY OTHER such event ( wedding, concert, convention, etc.). 

Agreed.  All day long.  And I get that someone is going to say that this is a football game, not a wedding or a party or whatever.  I agree with that point.  Football is meant to be played in the elements.  But football games with 70k+ attendees are not meant to HOSTED in such elements.  I’m going to bang on the Monday late afternoon drum on this one all day long.