The Original DC said:Has anyone ever been struck by lightning during a football game, ever? I realize we want to be safe, but if it has happened, I can't recall. They used to play in this stuff. More wussfication of football.
The people that run with the flags are probably cool with delaysThe Original DC said:Has anyone ever been struck by lightning during a football game, ever? I realize we want to be safe, but if it has happened, I can't recall. They used to play in this stuff. More wussfication of football.
I would like my odds in a stadium full of people.The Original DC said:Has anyone ever been struck by lightning during a football game, ever? I realize we want to be safe, but if it has happened, I can't recall. They used to play in this stuff. More wussfication of football.
Never heard of a delay that long for lightning.williston_gator said:Could be 8:30 or 9
Oh yeah, I had forgotten about all those guys carrying the chains who have been struck down by lightning over the years, back when we used to actually allow the players to play in a little bad weather.The Original DC said:Has anyone ever been struck by lightning during a football game, ever? I realize we want to be safe, but if it has happened, I can't recall. They used to play in this stuff. More wussfication of football.
100+ years of college football, hundreds of thousands of games played in horrible weather, yet not one memorable event where a player or some poor bastard in the stands was struck by lightning, yet, we're gonna delay games. Ridiculous.The Original DC said:Has anyone ever been struck by lightning during a football game, ever? I realize we want to be safe, but if it has happened, I can't recall. They used to play in this stuff. More wussfication of football.