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The chance of rain is never.....brush me up on my SEC history please
Posted on 9/6/12 at 9:29 am
Posted on 9/6/12 at 9:29 am
I think the phrase is awesome, but am not sure of it's origination. How did this saying come about?
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Posted on 9/6/12 at 9:32 am to ugasickem
By it never raining in Tiger Stadium, ever.
True it sometimes rains OUTSIDE the stadium and wind blows some water in, but it never actually rains in the stadium.
True it sometimes rains OUTSIDE the stadium and wind blows some water in, but it never actually rains in the stadium.
Posted on 9/6/12 at 9:33 am to PsychTiger
surely that's not the correct answer.?
Posted on 9/6/12 at 9:34 am to ugasickem
Of course not, and don't call me Shirly.
This post was edited on 9/6/12 at 9:34 am
Posted on 9/6/12 at 9:35 am to ugasickem
"Dan Borné: Growing up in Thibodaux, we always heard, “It never rains in Tiger Stadium on a Saturday Night.” It was just this phrase we always heard. I don’t even know where it came from. Well, I would always do the weather forecasts before the game, and I would just say what the actual report said. But one night, I just said, “Chance of rain – never.” It just came out. I had never heard the words put together that way. I’d heard, “It never rains in Tiger Stadium,” and no one can find out where it came from, but it just kind of caught on. Now, it’s expected, and people answer back to me. I say “Chance of rain,” and they say, “never.”
Posted on 9/6/12 at 9:36 am to Geauxld Finger
Thanks!
Posted on 9/6/12 at 9:40 am to ugasickem
I am a little sketchy on this but I think the origin of the saying - not what the stadium announcer does but the saying itself - goes back many years to when a string of poor weather forecasts turned out to be incorrect. I defer to older Tiger fans on this one, but I seem to recall hearing that.
Posted on 9/6/12 at 9:41 am to ugasickem
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I think the phrase is awesome, but am not sure of it's origination. How did this saying come about?
There was a long stretch of games where it never actually rained during a game, or at most, a light rain for a few moments, over a period of 20 years. Then it became a slogan, and now it is tradition.
I can confirm this is true - I have never been in Tiger Stadium when it was raining, although there has been extreme condensation at times.
This post was edited on 9/6/12 at 9:42 am
Posted on 9/6/12 at 9:42 am to Ace Midnight
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I can confirm this is true - I have never been in Tiger Stadium when it was raining, although there has been extreme condensation at times
yes the condensation in the air vs Oregon State 04 was almost classified as rain, but not quite
Posted on 9/6/12 at 9:43 am to ugasickem
I was at the Miami game in the 90's....I am not going to say it rained but it was the worst humidity Ive ever experienced.
Posted on 9/6/12 at 9:45 am to Topwater Trout
Was anybody at the South Carolina game in 1995 or 1996 (Can't remember which year, but you'll remember the game)
it was coming down so hard you could hardly see the field.
We also played Florida State around 1990 (again, might be wrong on the year) and that was another gullywasher.
But actual rain??? I really can't recall any.
it was coming down so hard you could hardly see the field.
We also played Florida State around 1990 (again, might be wrong on the year) and that was another gullywasher.
But actual rain??? I really can't recall any.
This post was edited on 9/6/12 at 9:46 am
Posted on 9/6/12 at 9:46 am to PsychTiger
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Of course not, and don't call me Shirly.
Posted on 9/6/12 at 9:48 am to ugasickem
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origination
Nice.
Posted on 9/6/12 at 9:48 am to Geauxld Finger
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yes the condensation in the air vs Oregon State 04 was almost classified as rain, but not quite
I think it was a Mississippi State game that the "condensation" was so bad, I thought I was going to drown.
But not actual "rain"... (just like the Blind Melon song).
Posted on 9/6/12 at 9:49 am to TXGunslinger10
I don't remember any specifically more than Miami b/c they killed us that game.
I do remember quite a few times it being so humid we took cover under the stands
I do remember quite a few times it being so humid we took cover under the stands
Posted on 9/6/12 at 9:49 am to Topwater Trout
I was drenched in sweat at the Vandy game in 2009.
Posted on 9/6/12 at 9:50 am to LSUgators
miss st. game early 2000's.....so hard the cokes were floating down the stands....
Posted on 9/6/12 at 9:50 am to Topwater Trout
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I was at the Miami game in the 90's....I am not going to say it rained but it was the worst humidity Ive ever experienced
1988......was absolutely insane humidity.
Posted on 9/6/12 at 9:51 am to TXGunslinger10
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We also played Florida State around 1990 (again, might be wrong on the year) and that was another gullywasher.
I was there that was a weak tropical storm or depression that was coming through and yeah we had about 3 or 4 inches of condensation accumulate during the game.
Posted on 9/6/12 at 9:51 am to ugasickem
the year florida beat us by like 100 when saban was coach it rained
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