The Big Ten Network tried their best to delay today’s game as much as possible but it just wasn’t going to happen. Around 4:30, during a break between “Big Ten Short Stories” (did you know a Penn State hockey goalie became Miss Virginia??), the broadcasters told us that they were going to try to get this game in and the Illinois players were actually going out onto the field.
I actually half believed them. I went out on the porch to check the weather. By that time, steady sprinkle we had been getting had then turned into a decent downpour. Don’t tease me BTN.
The plan now is to get both games in Sunday. The new game time is 11am. I’m getting varying forecasts for tomorrow depending on which weather source I look at (some are calling for 1-2” snow” but most agree that the precipitation will end by noon.
In either case, if you come to tomorrow’s games, dress warm.