Just wait until the return game when Arizona comes to Tiger Stadium on a hot and humid Saturday night. The other day a friend who lives in Vegas was bitching about the 116 degrees heat but he still played 18 holes of golf that day. I told him that if he tried that in Baton Rouge on a typical 95 degree, 90 % humidity day that he would be dead before he got to the 9th hole.
dry heat, humidity . . . it's all too hot. Arizona fans must be insane if they think the weather will have an effect . . . the South has a pretty good rep for having unbearable heat and humidity. You can't compare the two. It's like trying to breathe through a wet towel when it's really hot in BR.
I agree with my fellow Tigers. When I was in the USMC I was stationed in Yuma Az, when I would come home on leave and tried to run to stay in shape the humidity would just kill me. I don't think the dry heat will give our Tigers too many problems, it is different but not as bad as they are trying to make it out.
I also seriously doubt that heat will be a problem. If anything is going to be a problem it would be the thin/dry air caused by the altitude, but I dont think Arizona is that high above sea level for it to cause too much trouble.
The heat won't likely be a problem. I'm worried a little about the altitude out there. Our guys are used to sea-level air and may find it a little thin in Tucson.
This game is also at night. When the sun goes down out in the desert, the temperature drops 35 degrees. It gets downright chilly after dark, even in the summertime. The weather will not be a factor, unless it rains, and it's not expected to rain tomorrow out there, I don't think. The altitude may have a little effect, but not too much, elevation in southern Arizona is not as extreme as you would find in say, Colorado or Utah. There is no advantage for the Wildcats to be found in geography. If they have a homefield advantage, they will have to make it themselves.
Heat A few years ago El Paso, Tx was part of my territory. I was there in July or August and the temp was 104+ everday with 5% humidity. I actually enjoyed it. It was much more tolerable than 92 and high humidity. The nights were great. Hell if I was an LSU player the weather alone would get me jacked up, to be out of this humidity.
