My initial thought when pondering how realistic weather would affect the outcome of ISFL games, is that the Yellowknife Wraiths would win every home game. Here are the average HIGH temperatures of Yellowknife: September - 55 degrees fahrenheit (not bad, nice brisk football weather, even for night games), October - 40 degrees fahrenheit (still fine), November - 20 degrees fahrenheit (Ok nice Green Bay environment. Who doesn’t love cold, snowy football?), December - 3 degrees fahrenheit. Wut. There is no way a team comes into Yellowknife in December and wins. And forget it if they get a playoff game.
Nothing else screams out to me, other than the Colorado Yeti being at elevation. But even then, it’s not like they’re playing in Mexico City.
So with that in mind, that wouldn’t change a whole lot that’s already happened, but the Wraiths sit at 6-4. They have 3 home games remaining against Sarasota, Baltimore, and Philly, so that’s 9 wins. They have Chicago, Colorado, and Austin on the road which is at least 1 win, no more than 2. So that’s 10-11 wins, probably good enough for a home playoff game, maybe 2 if the right seeds win.
If weather was factored in, Yellowknife would be playing in the Ultimus this season. Book it.
Nothing else screams out to me, other than the Colorado Yeti being at elevation. But even then, it’s not like they’re playing in Mexico City.
So with that in mind, that wouldn’t change a whole lot that’s already happened, but the Wraiths sit at 6-4. They have 3 home games remaining against Sarasota, Baltimore, and Philly, so that’s 9 wins. They have Chicago, Colorado, and Austin on the road which is at least 1 win, no more than 2. So that’s 10-11 wins, probably good enough for a home playoff game, maybe 2 if the right seeds win.
If weather was factored in, Yellowknife would be playing in the Ultimus this season. Book it.
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