Thee University said:
I am not the only one who described it as a monsoon. The way it was coming down on TV was steady and a bit more than mist. Who cares? Weather affects both teams and all we had to do was grind the freshman defense of the Toads down.
The next week, with a Sugar Bowl birth on the line, he would have done the same thing to what was one of the worst Texas Longhorn teams in modern history. Instead we had the "Mall Fight" embarrassment.
Egos got in the way and instead of embarrassing Chris Johnson it was Lynx Hawthorne's turn in the gauntlet vs. the pitiful Horns. The light bulb finally came on by the jock strap bowl vs. UNC. It took a month but it did finally make sense to someone.
Of course not, you're not even the first to use "monsoon" (IIRC, it began with the TV announcers). That's why I said "everyone" (with some hyperbole). Again, I was there and, although 5 years ago, I remember it well. The constant rain would not have been anything more than annoying without the bitter cold for several hours (long delay before game started). On the other hand, the cold weather would not have been as much an issue without the rain. It was the combination that made it miserable. But the rain was by no means heavy enough to be called a "monsoon". I'm going by the proper definition of the word.
No question the weather affects both teams but a more experienced QB is probably impacted differently than one who is relatively new to the role. That's just how it appeared to me at the time and watching video of the game again later.
As for Lynx Hawthorne, there is a reason he played WR instead of QB. But he still managed to make some plays in that 2015 Texas game. My favorite example:
And yes, I've agreed for years that it would have been nice to have a better OOC schedule (although ours was not all that different than what Bama, A&M, Ole Miss, & other SEC teams did in those years). But there is no reason to harp on our schedule from 5+ years ago. Those seasons are past & we cannot rewind the clock. By the same token, history is not written in the subjunctive (to quote Dr. Vardaman). No one knows how differently things might have been under different conditions. We can only speculate.
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36
Psalm 119:36
