Perhaps it's because they feel that the Duke game will not be affected by the storm? (knock on wood)
The latest info I see on AccuWeather and WeatherUnderground tracker shows the storm centered somewhere in western Virginia/West Virginia by tomorrow evening, thus it might not have an effect on the game at all. The hourly forecasts for 6pm on in Durham are partly cloudy, with skies clearing up somewhere in the 8-9 pm range, with around a 15% or so chance of rain during the 6-7 pm hours, and wind gusts of around 6 mph. Rainfall earlier in the day while Ian's eastern rain bands pass through appears to be in the 4- to 6-inch range per current forecast, as the center of the storm is projected to be well west of the Triangle. As hallcity noted below, the field's drainage system should easily be able to handle that amount (again, knock on wood). So hopefully JD's preview on the front page is wildly inaccurate (indicating a trench warfare affair due to messy weather conditions). We shall see, but at the moment the prognosis looks encouraging.
I just hope that our shaky pass defense is just what UVA's dormant offense is looking for. I agree, the field should be fine...
WRAL is now saying the worst is over by 8PM here, and periods of dry weather are expected for Saturday:
Mostly cloudy with a few showers, especially during the morning. Any afternoon plans may actually have a decent amount of dry-time. Highs make it into the low to mid 70s.
Overnight
Partly cloudy skies with a small chance for a few showers. Lows in the upper 50s-lower 60s.
Sunrise: 7:09 AM - Sunset: 6:58 PM - Windspeed: 10 MPH
I'm a little confused about WRAL--is there a difference between "WRAL" and "WRALSportsFan"? WRALSportsFan covers Duke regularly and has the school on the home page banner as a main topic, just like UNC and NCSU.
Jim Sumner on the start of ACC play:
https://jimsumner.substack.com/p/is-...y-for-acc-play
Bob Green
I had a very nice wet and windy day at home to prepare for a nice weather tailgate and kickoff tomorrow.
Can't wait to watch Elko's ACC debut!
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."
Yeah, for a long time I thought to myself that I’d happily pay for what Jim would post on the message board. This was my chance to actually do it!
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