How will smoke affect Raiders, Cal, Stanford games this weekend?

Gladstone

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/12/how-will-smoke-affect-raiders-cal-stanford-games-this-weekend/

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has warned that air quality in the Bay Area could reach troubling levels on Friday and Saturday.

Cal, which is scheduled to play Washington State Friday night at Memorial Stadium, has a team of officials checking the forecasted air quality for Berkeley. One Cal athletic department official told BearInsider.com they would “follow all NCAA rules and regulations when it comes to air quality for the game” and immediately alert fans if there are any changes to Friday’s game.

“Right now, we are working with our medical team and the Pac-12 to track the air quality every hour to make the best decision for our student-athletes and fans when it comes to hosting the game tomorrow night,” said Geena Serles, an executive at Cal’s ticket office. “As of now, we are planning on playing the game, but if anything changes we will notify everyone with a ticket as soon as possible, probably via email.”

Air Quality Index readings in Berkeley reached 187 on Wednesday. Based on the NCAA’s own regulations, if the air quality gets much worse in the Bay Area, there’s a real chance Cal and Stanford could be postponed.

Meek

It is not good down here. I suspect Friday’s game will be cancelled

PurpleBaze

I didn't appreciate the scope of the fires until I flew over it over the Point Reyes area into Sacramento on Tuesday. The Sacramento area was blanketed. It was like thick fog, way worse than the smoke coverage we had in the Puget Sound area a couple of months ago.

Spots & lines of fire were prominently visible from altitude. Fucking wicked!

Gladstone

i'm in PA right now

i would be shocked if this gayme is played

Meek

Gladstone said:

i'm in PA right now

i would be shocked if this gayme is played

i'm shocked you'd be shocked.

in all seriousness, me too...i'm downtown near Lytton/Emerson right now. You?

AZDuck

cool... if it gets postponed past when Herbert recovers from injury we? might win

Kaepsknee

Fuckin pussy Berkeley and Pac 12. These aren't fucking 75 year old lungers out there on the field. Play ball for fucks sake.

Gladstone

Meek said:

Gladstone said:

i'm in PA right now

i would be shocked if this gayme is played

i'm shocked you'd be shocked.

in all seriousness, me too...i'm downtown near Lytton/Emerson right now. You?

Palantir.

PurpleThrobber

Fuck- air quality index around E. Wa, N. Idaho and Montana in early September were pushing 300. High school games were cancelled if AQI was over 150.

If finely conditioned college athletes who smoke copious amounts of dope can't handle 175-180, they are pussies.

Kaepsknee

PurpleBaze said:

I didn't appreciate the scope of the fires until I flew over it over the Point Reyes area into Sacramento on Tuesday. The Sacramento area was blanketed. It was like thick fog, way worse than the smoke coverage we had in the Puget Sound area a couple of months ago.

Spots & lines of fire were prominently visible from altitude. Fucking wicked!

So God's? plan is working then.

Pitchfork51

I was told California is perfect in every way

Meek

Gladstone said:

Meek said:

Gladstone said:

i'm in PA right now

i would be shocked if this gayme is played

i'm shocked you'd be shocked.

in all seriousness, me too...i'm downtown near Lytton/Emerson right now. You?

Palantir.

oh, so you mean you literally ARE all of downtown Palo Alto.

fuck you and your company for all the traffic you secretive asshats.

Gladstone

AQI dropped from 160 to 151 in the past two hours

forecast for saturday dropped from red to orange

also supposed to clear a lot fri and sat night

im guessing the game gets played

cal/wsu though...

Kaepsknee

Gladstone said:

AQI dropped from 160 to 151 in the past two hours

forecast for saturday dropped from red to orange

also supposed to clear a lot fri and sat night

im guessing the game gets played

cal/wsu though...

The article also says that the number has dropped into the 80's by 7:30 PM each night, so there's no reasons for the Beardykes to not suit up for their ass whoopin'.

Gladstone

agreed, although reading BI i find it slightly humorous at how much they are crying at having to play:

https://bearinsider.com/forums/2/topics/76236

https://bearinsider.com/forums/2/topics/76224

the cynic in me wonders if they weren't in an 0-3 oblivion spiral if they'd be so gung-ho to cancel. juxtapose that with the stanford bored:

http://thecardboard.org/board/index.php?topic=17667.0

dhdawg

can´t expect to win in Berkeley on a short week with bad air quality

RaceBannon

I like the Bears in this one

DeepSeaZ

Furd finally has an ezcuse for low attendance

PurpleThrobber

salemcoog said:

Gladstone said:

AQI dropped from 160 to 151 in the past two hours

forecast for saturday dropped from red to orange

also supposed to clear a lot fri and sat night

im guessing the game gets played

cal/wsu though...

The article also says that the number has dropped into the 80's by 7:30 PM each night, so there's no reasons for the Beardykes to not suit up for their ass whoopin'.

That's pretty much normal marijuana haze level in Berkeley, isnt' it?

ntxduck

Would be lucky for Oregon if the game was PPD...Would probably play it Conference Championship week (if neither team is playing, which they won't be, cuz UW will skullfuck Stanford) and Herbert would be back

Hippopeteamus

maybe they could figure out how to move the game, getting rid of the cougars bye before the apple cup.