The Heat Index in Dallas

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Come on - these are football players!

It's only hot if you think it's hot.

Plus, it's not like we are practicing at 4 in the afternoon...

[FWMustangGirl]

I saw a corps guy crying that day - massive amounts of tears streaming because he was saying it was too hot. Wish I had a camera

sure he wasnt sweating out of his eyes it was so hot ?

No, he was crying and wailing like a little kid

Would have loved to have seen that on YouTube.

[perunapower]

At least it's not like this.

[ozfan]

Let’s keep this in perspective. I have not been to Houston in years but if I remember correctly it is just as hot as Dallas and very humid. So the owls will be hurting also. SMU plays them first up and they will be used to the humidity. The players need the work in the heat to be able to compete. It
is the job of the trainers and coaches to keep an eye on them. Not like the
kid in Florida with sickle cell that died when the staff kind of forgot about.his problem. Also back in the fifties we did have twoadays in August for about ten days before high school started which was about the first monday of sept. The first game was close to the 7th to 10th of September.Practices would be from 7am to 10am and then 4pm to 6pm. Nothing like putting on sweat soaked pad that had not dried from the practice before.

[RednBlue11]

At least it's not like this.

i would like to know how many people would believe it at first

[High Horse]

From the NCAA Division I Manual

17.11.2.3 Five-Day Acclimatization Period. FBS/FCS
In football, preseason practice shall begin with a five-day acclimatization period for both first-time participants (e.g., freshman and transfers) and continuing student-athletes. All student-athletes, including walk-ons who arrive to preseason practice after the first day of practice, are required to undergo a five-day acclimatization period. The five-day acclimatization period shall be conducted as follows: (Adopted: 4/24/03 effective 5/1/03 to begin implementation at the beginning of the 2003 summer conditioning period, Revised: 12/15/06)

(a) In bowl subdivision football, institutions may not conduct administrative activities (e.g., team pictures, etc.) other than those permitted prior to or on the academic orientation day (e.g., compliance-related activities, medical examinations, individual photographs) prior to the first permissible date of practice. In championship subdivision football, institutions may not conduct administrative activities (e.g., team pictures, individual photographs) other than compliance-related activities and medical examinations prior to the first permissible date of practice. Conditioning, speed, strength or agility tests may not occur on any day prior to the start of the five-day acclimatization period. In championship subdivision football, during the five-day acclimatization period, the institution must establish an academic orientation period for those student-athletes who are beginning their initial season of eligibility for football practice at the institution. The orientation activities may be conducted on more than one day during the five-day period, but must be conducted for the equivalent of one day (no less than six hours). (Revised: 12/13/05, 4/27/06, 12/15/06, 1/14/08)

(b) During the five-day period, participants shall not engage in more than one on-field practice per day, not to exceed to three hours in length.

(1) Exception -- During the five-day acclimatization period, an institution has the option of conducting one on-field practice per day, not to exceed three hours in length, or one on-field testing session (speed, conditioning or agility tests) per day, not exceed one hour in length and one on-field practice, not to exceed two hours in length. In addition, an institution may conduct one one-hour walk-through session per day of the acclimatization period, provided protective equipment (e.g., helmets, shoulder pads) is not worn, equipment related to football (e.g., footballs, blocking sleds) is not used and conditioning activities do not occur. Student-athletes must be provided with at least three continuous hours of recovery time between any sessions (testing, practice or walk-through) occurring that day. During this time, student-athletes may not attend any meetings or engage in other athletically-related activities (e.g., weight lifting); however, time spent receiving medical treatment and eating meals may be included as part of the recovery time. If an institution conducts only a walk-through on a particular day during the acclimatization period, that day does not count toward the required five days of acclimatization, but the walk-through counts toward the limit of 29 on-field practices for the preseason practice period. (Revised: 4/28/05, effective 8/1/05, 7/18/05, 12/13/05)

(c) First-time participants and continuing students shall not be required to practice separately.

(d) During the first two days of the acclimatization period, helmets shall be the only piece of protective equipment student-athletes may wear. During the third and fourth days of the acclimatization period, helmets and shoulder pads shall be the only pieces of protective equipment student-athletes may wear. During the final day of the five-day period and on any days thereafter, student-athletes may practice in full pads.

[White Helmet]

High of 87 in Baltimore today...with a nice Chesapeake breeze.

[couch 'em]

High of 87 in Baltimore today...with a nice Chesapeake breeze.

Why don't you go walk to your destination, and eat some fresh fish.

[Mustangsabu]

Well I watched about 45 minutes of practice this morning, standing in the shade (would have been longer if my boss hadn't called ) and I am sweating like a Namibian tribesman on an afternoon hunt.

That's all I have to say. Now I am going to cool down/wring out my shirt.

[White Helmet]

High of 87 in Baltimore today...with a nice Chesapeake breeze.

Why don't you go walk to your destination, and eat some fresh fish.

Yes and you can go drive at $3.85 a gallon and eat frozen fish that had to be shipped from here...how big of a carbon footprint do you have to leave...Simplify Man.

[03Mustang]

High of 87 in Baltimore today...with a nice Chesapeake breeze.

Why don't you go walk to your destination, and eat some fresh fish.

Yes and you can go drive at $3.85 a gallon and eat frozen fish that had to be shipped from here...how big of a carbon footprint do you have to leave...Simplify Man.

There's a spot on the Cal-Berkeley board just calling your name

[RednBlue11]

High of 87 in Baltimore today...with a nice Chesapeake breeze.

Why don't you go walk to your destination, and eat some fresh fish.

Yes and you can go drive at $3.85 a gallon and eat frozen fish that had to be shipped from here...how big of a carbon footprint do you have to leave...Simplify Man.

There's a spot on the Cal-Berkeley board just calling your name

they hold their meetings in redwoods

[ozfan]

Look I can not really feel for you guys I am living in Australia now. We pay
about 1.62 cents a liter for gas. 3.85 liters to and american gallon dont cry it
could be worse, besides walking is healthy for you or so Ive been told.

[couch 'em]

Look I can not really feel for you guys I am living in Australia now. We pay
about 1.62 cents a liter for gas. 3.85 liters to and american gallon dont cry it
could be worse, besides walking is healthy for you or so Ive been told.

You pay 1.62 cents for a a liter of gas? That's 6.237 cents, or $0.07 a gallon!?!?!?

[perunapower]

Look I can not really feel for you guys I am living in Australia now. We pay
about 1.62 cents a liter for gas. 3.85 liters to and american gallon dont cry it
could be worse, besides walking is healthy for you or so Ive been told.

You pay 1.62 cents for a a liter of gas? That's 6.237 cents, or $0.07 a gallon!?!?!?

And I thought the extra 0.9 cents/gal here was stupid.