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Our only night game of the year--please Texans, open the roof! If it starts to sprinkle, close the roof. A night game needs open air. PLEASE
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here, here Chris. What does the Houston forecast look like?
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LinkThe preliminary roof report is open for Thursday night's Battle Red Day game against the Denver Broncos at Reliant Stadium. The high temperature is predicted to be 62 degrees with a 40 percent chance of precipitation. Check back Thursday afternoon for the official roof report.
It's called the 50/80 rule.
The roof is to be open if the temp is between 50 and 80 degrees . . . and . . . if there's no chance of rain in the forecast.
Hey . . all you candyasses got nobody to blame but yourselves for all that crying about them leaving the roof open when it was hot.
The 'below 50 limit' is the one that has me has me laughing. We should all move to Green Bay. I don't think they have a 'below 50 limit' up there.
The "no chance of rain thing" is not accurate. The big concern that they have is storms that have high winds. High wind gusts can mess up the roof when it is open.
Also, they are not supposed to close the roof once it is open. The NFL doesn't want gamesmanship with the roof.
I thought they could close it if some unexpected rain or snow started to fall, but once it is closed it had to stay closed.
NFL rules don't allow roof closing or opening once a game starts. For reasons known only to the NFL folks, they say that you could affect the game's outcome
by the roof being open/closed and then reversed. I do believe you can ask for permission ahead of time to change the roof status mid game - but I'm not sure about that one. I also know that August and Sept games in Houston don't warrant an outdoor experience. But tonight - let the roof be open.
It's called the 50/80 rule.
The roof is to be open if the temp is between 50 and 80 degrees . . . and . . . if there's no chance of rain in the forecast.
Hey . . all you candyasses got nobody to blame but yourselves for all that crying about them leaving the roof open when it was hot.
The 'below 50 limit' is the one that has me has me laughing. We should all move to Green Bay. I don't think they have a 'below 50 limit' up there.
IMO, it'd be smart for them to close it. Even if it was only 65 degrees there will be alot of people wearing jackets. The odds are all the jackets would not be Battle Red.
So, in order to have a true Battle Red game, close the roof and leave the jackets in the car.
IMO, it'd be smart for them to close it. Even if it was only 65 degrees there will be alot of people wearing jackets. The odds are all the jackets would not be Battle Red.
So, in order to have a true Battle Red game, close the roof and leave the jackets in the car.
The people that complained about it being hot said nothing about the "50" part of that rule. The "80" part of the rule is reasonable and necessary. The other is not.
That is why I wear thermals, then a turtleneck, sometimes a hoodie, and then the jersey on the outside. Have to represent!
BTW, the gameday e-mail says roof will be open, subject to change, of course.
As a survivor (sunny side) of the infamous Pittsburgh broiler game, I'm all in favor of the roof policy on the 80 degree side of things. As for the 50 degree side....keep the darn thing open. Unless you're talking about sub zero temps, there's no real danger to folks.
The heat for a Sept. home opener is another story however.
Go Texans
As a survivor (sunny side) of the infamous Pittsburgh broiler game, I'm all in favor of the roof policy on the 80 degree side of things. As for the 50 degree side....keep the darn thing open. Unless you're talking about sub zero temps, there's no real danger to folks.
The heat for a Sept. home opener is another story however.
Go Texans
You can add layers for cold. There's only so much clothing you can remove before your fellow fans start complaining
NFL rules don't allow roof closing or opening once a game starts. For reasons known only to the NFL folks, they say that you could affect the game's outcome
by the roof being open/closed and then reversed. I do believe you can ask for permission ahead of time to change the roof status mid game - but I'm not sure about that one. I also know that August and Sept games in Houston don't warrant an outdoor experience. But tonight - let the roof be open.
As a survivor (sunny side) of the infamous Pittsburgh broiler game,
Go Texans
As for the 50 degree side....keep the darn thing open. Unless you're talking about sub zero temps, there's no real danger to folks.
This I've always wondered. Howcome you people use the Fahrenheit scale but still refer to freezing as 'sub-zero'? Closet Celcius fans?
It's called the 50/80 rule.
The roof is to be open if the temp is between 50 and 80 degrees . . . and . . . if there's no chance of rain in the forecast.
Hey . . all you candyasses got nobody to blame but yourselves for all that crying about them leaving the roof open when it was hot.
The 'below 50 limit' is the one that has me has me laughing. We should all move to Green Bay. I don't think they have a 'below 50 limit' up there.
Reports on the website say "roof will be open"!!!!!!!!!