That is an ugly afternoon for them.
Why would Syracuse have an advantage? They play in a dome.
Good call...but the blizzard conditions will keep Austin in check I assume.
Probably not. Snow favors the offense heavily since defense is all about reacting.
I think that's a bit of an overstatement. The offense does quite a bit of reacting also.
Not nearly as much as the defense. The receivers, running backs, and linemen all know where they are going on any given play. Nearly everyone on the defense has to react to the movement of the offensive players.
receivers and running backs have an idea of where they're going but are reacting to defenders all over the field and if the field is slippery it's hard for running backs to make good cuts.
Interesting how it only snowed on one half of the field...
Even the grass was still green. Just seemed like a regular football game in the fall.
I get what you're saying but defenders have no idea where the offensive players are going, giving the offense a leg up already. Along with that, ball carriers know when they are going to cut and where they are going after the cut allowing them to mentally prepare themselves for the slick surface while the defenders are reading/reacting. The surface will be slippery for both teams, but the fact that the ball carriers/offense know where they are going gives them the upper hand.
so you think every cut a ball carrier makes is planned out ahead of time? Interesting. QB scrambles, shifts, blitzes, receivers bumped off routes, there's alot more just plain reacting to what the defense gives you than that. I don't think the snow is as big of an advantage for the offense as your saying.