The 4th Quarter was shorten to 10 minutes. I'm okay with that today, but just wondering why? ****

[adcoop]

I just wasn't aware things had gotten so soft. Teams can just quit and have refs shorten the game if they're losing.

Clemson did this back in a game against SC State about 10 years ago. They shortened the 3rd and 4th Quarters to 12 Minutes. Our program just has rarely been in that position to have a school agree to this.

 

[Sirgolfalot]

Safety of the players, coaches, and fans.

And refs

 

[Sirgolfalot]

Dangerous heat and a game that was one sided.

We ran 72 plays. How fast paced was our O

 

[Forkcock]

And refs

Yes, I forgot to mention the refs.

 

[Forkcock]

Just for comparison.

Charleston does not even let horses work in such heat.

"In Charleston, South Carolina, horse-drawn carriage tours must stop operating when the ambient temperature reaches 95 degrees Fahrenheit or the heat index reaches 110 degrees Fahrenheit."

 

[bayrooster]

Just for comparison.

Charleston does not even let horses work in such heat.

"In Charleston, South Carolina, horse-drawn carriage tours must stop operating when the ambient temperature reaches 95 degrees Fahrenheit or the heat index reaches 110 degrees Fahrenheit."

Thank goodness for that. That must be a relatively recent ordinance. Even into the 2010s they were still working those horses in 95+ degree heat in downtown Charleston.

 

[Lurker123]

We are smarter now about things like this.

No one proves they are tough by passing out on the sideline or field and having to go to the hospital.

Games were played in this temperature all the way to end. The only ones that weren't were because of lopsided score.

Guess we're only "smarter about things" when it doesnt matter. Close game? Suck it up and go play.

 

[DannyTree1]

Thank goodness for that. That must be a relatively recent ordinance. Even into the 2010s they were still working those horses in 95+ degree heat in downtown Charleston.

correct- only about 9-10 years in place.

I took some of my team to Charleston earlier this year and some of us took a ride. I also use to go with my kids on their field trips as a chaperone and we would also ride. The tour operators would usually talk a bit about the rules they go by now. Those folks don't want to be leading tours when it's 100 either.

 

[atl-cock]

This should have been a night game. But sadly, TV trumps.

 

[18IsTheMan]

I wonder what would have happened had it been a reasonably close/competitive game. Would they have actually played the full 60 minutes? Does human life mean so little?

 

[DannyTree1]

I wonder what would have happened had it been a reasonably close/competitive game. Would they have actually played the full 60 minutes? Does human life mean so little?

That's a good question. I would think they'd have played it out and took the risk. That's why I wish they wouldn't have put themselves into that situation at all. Oh well.

 

[Lurker123]

I wonder what would have happened had it been a reasonably close/competitive game. Would they have actually played the full 60 minutes? Does human life mean so little?

Please tell me thisbis a joke. We both know what would happen. We would finish the game and the crowd would stay through the whole thing.

 

[18IsTheMan]

Please tell me thisbis a joke. We both know what would happen. We would finish the game and the crowd would stay through the whole thing.

Yes, a joke. Just highlighting that player/fan safety was not really a factor at all.

 

[DannyTree1]

Yes, a joke. Just highlighting that player/fan safety was not really a factor at all.

I feel pretty sure some of the leadership was worried about the worst happening.

That there was a dog of a game was a gift to them so that they could make the right decision, after making the wrong one.

 

[Lurker123]

Yes, a joke. Just highlighting that player/fan safety was not really a factor at all.

Thank goodness. I would be shocked if you started a hug fest with Trannytree commiserating on hurt feelings.

 

[3USC1801]

Yes, a joke. Just highlighting that player/fan safety was not really a factor at all.

Your last line (“Does human life mean so little?”) gave it away!

But I must warn you not to be so “emotional!”

 

[Harvard Gamecock]

Lots of people passed out at the game yesterday due to the heat- including band members. A number transported to the hospital. I am sure security staff and even EMS was probably telling university officials they were being stretched way too thin. Those folks have to also think of the safety and health of their employees.

I am sure when they made the decision, shortening it by 5 mins of gametime was the amount of time that could be quickly agreed to by both teams and television.

and 5 mins of gametime probably shortened the game by 20 mins.

I do agree that a running clock would have also been fine but I am sure they just went with whatever they felt was best when they were discussing it with the teams.

And then there was this very tragic incident in Iowa.

Iowa band member remembered by friends after heat-related death​

https://www.fox5vegas.com/video/202...membered-by-friends-after-heat-related-death/

 

[DannyTree1]

And then there was this very tragic incident in Iowa.

Iowa band member remembered by friends after heat-related death​

https://www.fox5vegas.com/video/202...membered-by-friends-after-heat-related-death/

Yes, this hit hard because my son was the first one to tell me about it. It really bothered him. Some of his Carolina band friends had been texting about it in a group chat.

My son was in the Carolina Band. He said that young man that died participated in the DCI competitions this summer and my son is huge into DCI events. Such an awful thing.

 

[kidrobinski]

I don’t remember the temperature but the 85 Michigan game at w-b was the hottest game I’ve ever personally attended. The game was televised by abc I believe and featured the requisite interminable commercial breaks, one or more of which was at halftime with the band in formation on the field waiting for the tv signal. There were three or four of them that just flat face planted from the heat.

Having said that and in the vein of 18’s posts in this thread, jeez we used to have two a days in high school starting around the first of August and I don’t even remember getting hot, much less over heated. Young people physically fit can take it; everyone else not so much.

 

[DannyTree1]

Having said that and in the vein of 18’s posts in this thread, jeez we used to have two a days in high school starting around the first of August and I don’t even remember getting hot, much less over heated. Young people physically fit can take it; everyone else not so much.

I think more people got sick than we know about. It's just more known today and more publicized.

Back then they seemed to chalk it up to a "weak stomach" or something else instead of heat exhaustion or even heat stroke.

 

[Lurker123]

I think more people got sick than we know about. It's just more known today and more publicized.

Back then they seemed to chalk it up to a "weak stomach" or something else instead of heat exhaustion or even heat stroke.

You're right, heat exhaustion is a relatively new phenomenon.

Heat exhaustion was first described by Hippocrates in 400 BC. This historical mention marks the earliest recognition of this condition, which is characterized by the body's inability to effectively cool itself during high temperatures or intense physical exertion.

 

[atl-cock]

Yes, a joke. Just highlighting that player/fan safety was not really a factor at all.

If it was a factor to be considered, it would have been a night game.