Gonna be really hot in Norman at gametime.

[GAVol]

The game kicks off at night in Norman; not 3:00 in Gainesville.

 

[orangebloodgmc]

Low humidity. Low dew point. Heat index marginal. Nothing like the South. No problem.

Plus, it's an evening game.

 

[Orange_Rush]

I would argue the the heat actually helps us. We work very hard on our conditioning because of the offense we run. Their defense will wear down faster than our offense which could result in us running away with it in the second half.

 

[BADGER_VOL]

My son attends OU and we are on our way now.

I had checked the forecast and started to ponder the heat cuz dang this is gonna be HOT…then I remembered something…

I’m from Wisconsin cow

So I don’t know heat like you folks do

 

[AdoptedVOL]

eh, the team practiced all summer in the heat

And a much more humid heat than OK. MUCH MORE HUMID.

 

[VolsnRavens]

Physiology can’t be practiced. Sooners will be much better at dealing with the heat. Maybe why so many Vols have had substantial playing time this early in the season. Heupel knows.

No. There will be no humidity and a breeze. Humidity is what takes it out of you. If the game was at 3PM, then it would affect the players, but evening, sun going down and no sun, no humidity, our players will be just fine. I lived out west for 5 1/5 years. There is a big difference in the evening when you have humidity vs no humidity. Go Vols!!!

 

[Hulavol]

This heat favors UT bigtime. Our D will be able to get off the field. Theirs, not so much… Our O-line and Sampson will be pushing them Oklahoma boys down the field like they were on skates come fourth quarter.

 

[VolFanNC09]

The heat will test the depth of both teams later in the game and I think we have the better depth.

 

[just bob]

At least we'll be in the storm troopers and not black unis.

 

[VolForLife83]

Don't know about K- Town, but it's been hot and dry here in the Ringgold/Chattanooga area. Players should adjust just fine imo.

 

[ftsandersvol]

It’s going to be about 75 degrees at kick-off.

 

[UTK]

I’ll take 100 degrees dry heat over 85+ degrees humid any day tbh lmao

 

[sjt18]

Physiology can’t be practiced. Sooners will be much better at dealing with the heat. Maybe why so many Vols have had substantial playing time this early in the season. Heupel knows.

It isn't hot in Knoxville when these guys were going through August? The OKC-Norman area is just generally nasty, hot/cold, and undesirable.

If the coaches thought it was needed they could have closed up the indoor facility and gotten the heat up to 100 pretty easily. But my wager is that OU also limited the amount of time they practiced in the heat to avoid injuries.

 

[volmanbill]

Smokey Grays at noon in August wasn’t exactly what one would call comfortable.

 

[AthensVol2007]

Physiology can’t be practiced. Sooners will be much better at dealing with the heat. Maybe why so many Vols have had substantial playing time this early in the season. Heupel knows.

Butch that you?

“First time for 27% of our players have ever experienced 96+ degrees at kickoff in September.”

 

[AthensVol2007]

It’s going to be about 75 degrees at kick-off.

What forecast you looking at?

 

[Buzzbait]

I don’t think uni color will matter for a night game. LED stadium lights aren’t that hot!

 

[Volfan1000]

Physiology can’t be practiced. Sooners will be much better at dealing with the heat. Maybe why so many Vols have had substantial playing time this early in the season. Heupel knows.

I thought that it would be in the 70's in Norman at kickoff.

 

[imavolfan]

It’s going to be about 75 degrees at kick-off.

It’s not getting to 75 at anytime of the day on Saturday.

 

[ftsandersvol]

What forecast you looking at?

The one on my phone, so I assume it's Apple. However, now it says it will be about 83 at kickoff. I just checked Weather Underground, and it's saying about 91. Still not too hot, but then again I love hot weather. I prefer 100 over 60 any day.

 

[G8rh8r]

It will be hot but it won't be humid. The sun will be down by 7:30. It will be ok. We have played in worse

 

[OrangeTsar]

For the first time I can remember in ages, Heup has given us a Team were we have a edge in depth. The very fact that we can sub so frequently on the D line especially will be an advantage in the heat, especially late in the game

 

[Orange_Vol1321]

Physiology can’t be practiced. Sooners will be much better at dealing with the heat. Maybe why so many Vols have had substantial playing time this early in the season. Heupel knows.

Meh. We practice in it too. The OU defense not being able to sub out while we run a play every ten seconds will take its toll on them.

 

[chuckiepoo]

My son attends OU and we are on our way now.

I had checked the forecast and started to ponder the heat cuz dang this is gonna be HOT…then I remembered something…

I’m from Wisconsin cow

So I don’t know heat like you folks do

Hydrate boo! Prehydrate, if yer drinking…

 

[Tennessee Jedd]

I became a Tennessee fan after moving to Kingsport, TN in 1991. The Vols played #21 UCLA in Knoxville the second game of that season. Me, being young and foolish and having just moved there from southern California, ran my mouth about how UCLA was going to beat those hillbillies to death. Made several bets with co-workers as well. It was over a hundred degrees on the field at Neyland at kickoff. Tennessee beat UCLA by two touchdowns. I'll never forget the sight of the UCLA players on the sidelines heaving up their breakfast while those hillbillies ran rings around them. I've been ride or die with the Vols through good and Butch ever since. I don't think they'll have a problem with the heat in Norman tonight.