Heaven forbid that we get another weather related fiasco like we did last year against Mercer!

humidity will be much lower in Portland than it was in Montgomery Alabama or will be in Dallas. Bodies can’t get rid of heat when the humidity is high as it retards evaporation off skin. Dewpoint of 76 here in North Carolina with a high of 90 today. Pure misery outside. Why anyone would want to live in Florida puzzles me.

I grew up in the heat and humidity in Indiana and all we had was a fan in the window. It was miserable but it was all I knew back then.

Having done two-a-days in low 90 degree weather in the Portland area as a kid -- that is a drainer -- way hotter up there with that heat than in Davis. It's not Texas or Alabama humidity, but it's far more humid up North than in Davis.

I think PSU chose this start time on purpose. Coaches should be conditioning their players accordingly.

I think we're all overstating the potential heat and humidity of an August noonday in Portland, Oregon. It will be hot, yes. Not many places outside of Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Eureka, Gold Beach, and Astoria that won't have the potential of a 90+ degree day with some humidity. Big deal. These are college athletes with, at least in our case, an elite strength and conditioning program, training all summer in the heat on a daily basis. Absolutely no chance the day in Portland is comparable to the night in Montgomery. The weather is a non-factor for this game unless you are hungover in the 3rd quarter from an early start or a late night on Distillery Row. The only way it plays into the outcome is if there is a driving rainstorm. I suffice to say that the empty stadium and crappy game atmosphere is a bigger concern for the coaches, but that will be mitigated by the excitement of the first game. The key to victory taking the better team on the road to Portland is not the "brutal" Oregon heat; it's managing the first game mistakes (especially with a rookie QB) and bringing your own juice to the party.

I'm not so worried about the players; the Davis players will be more heat-adjusted than the PSU players. Just another reason I'm not particularly interested in attending in person.