“Snatches The Life Out Of You”
October 12th, 2014
That alleged built-in home field advantage held by the Buccaneers hasn’t showed up in a long time.
But Gerald McCoy is convinced it will matter today.
Yes, the Bucs are used to playing in the summer swelter of Tampa. That’s supposed to be an edge for the home team in the summer, especially against teams from the north. McCoy says it could be more of a benefit this time of year.
The Weather Channel says the kickoff, “feels-like” temperature should be 89 degrees, going up to 90 before halftime while the sun bakes the field all day.
“Baltimore coming down here for the weather that’s up there, not the same. The weather here, the sun is just draining, snatches the life out of you,” McCoy said on the Buccaneers Radio Network last week.
So will it help the Bucs?
Joe sure hopes so. There’s no reason why the Bucs keep the game close into the fourth quarter, when the toll of the heat really matters. If the Bucs drop another home game, man, Joe’s going to have a hard time believing the heat is any kind of home-field benefit.
October 12th, 2014 at 10:17 am
Yeah, the heat is to the home field teams advantage. Tell me another funny one. You think it would be so, but I have’nt seen any much evidence to support that finding. I don’t know who started that rumor. Today it could be proved to be a true statement. I’ll go with that.
October 12th, 2014 at 10:19 am
The sun is hot, no doubt about it. Hottest star I can think of.
October 12th, 2014 at 10:39 am
What kind of heat are we talking about? Hopefully the kind of heat that pressures Flacco and takes the ball away.
Let’s go Bucs!
October 12th, 2014 at 10:59 am
History shows that it has rarely made a diffirence in the Bucs Favor !
October 12th, 2014 at 11:04 am
the Baltimore dead birds will wilt away like a week old flower in the 90 degree heat this afternoon at ray jay stadium!
zero % chance of rain. clear blue skies.
I got my max sunscreen to wear to the game this
afternoon.
go bucs!
bucs win!
October 12th, 2014 at 11:07 am
This game is not being broadcast in Orlando short of sunday ticket. WTF?
October 12th, 2014 at 11:11 am
Ummm Gerald, it was 80 degrees here last week. Just go all Edgar Allen Poe on the Ravens and let your play wear them down.
October 12th, 2014 at 11:20 am
Our team is pathetic, I’m tired hearing the talk of players used to losing, we need to hear more talk from Clinton McDonald and Logan Mankins. Surely won’t affect the flacco to Smith combination, hope they aren’t expecting that guy to wear down
October 12th, 2014 at 11:47 am
Our great conditioning didn’t seem to help last week in the Superdome.
October 12th, 2014 at 12:09 pm
“The sun is just draining, snatches the life out of you”
Like it did to tedford? Ooooooo, did I say that? too soon?
October 12th, 2014 at 12:18 pm
Tampa Stadium is not very loud, by NFL standards, and one reason is that totally Stupid TAMPA Then BAY cheer, where one part of the stadium shouts “TAMPA”, then the other part shouts “BAY”.
How stupid is that, because it totally shuts up 1/2 of the stadium, during the cheer.
I graduated from Brandon High School in 1972, but have lived in Seattle and also in Detroit.
Now, those places have home field advantages, we do not.
October 12th, 2014 at 12:22 pm
Chris@Apple Roof Cleaning Says:
October 12th, 2014 at 12:18 pm
Tampa Stadium is not very loud, by NFL standards, and one reason is that totally Stupid TAMPA Then BAY cheer, where one part of the stadium shouts “TAMPA”, then the other part shouts “BAY”.
How stupid is that, because it totally shuts up 1/2 of the stadium, during the cheer.
I graduated from Brandon High School in 1972, but have lived in Seattle and also in Detroit.
Now, those places have home field advantages, we do not.
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Chris, those are freaking domes. Most outdoor stadiums can’t replicate the noise of indoor stadiums…especially if you’re talking about Detroit… you’re talking about Detroit right? Detroit?
I like the cheer. It sure beats the hell of the cheer I kept getting rolling at last season’s Carolina game… “Fire!”……”Schiano!!!!”
October 12th, 2014 at 12:22 pm
I sure hope we’re smart enough to have put in to wear the home whites and put the Ravens in their road purple or black. That might help a bit.
October 12th, 2014 at 12:25 pm
This isn’t college football. Players on both teams are from all across the country. It’s a wash. Especially when the Ravens are up by 20+.
October 12th, 2014 at 12:41 pm
Chuck Norris was cold so he turned up the sun.
October 12th, 2014 at 12:46 pm
Last time we put the Ravens in their dark colors they beat us black and blue. Like grown men against boys. I hope the real men show up for the Bucs today and not the finesse players we’ve been seeing for the last five years.
October 13th, 2014 at 3:18 am
What home field advantage. There seemed to be as many raven jerseys in the stands as buc jerseys. They were also more vocal. The Bucs were neutered yesterday,