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September 19, 2005
Texan fans in full revolt
The Texans firing of offensive coordinator Chris Palmer this morning did little to quell the anger of Texan fans over yesterday's debacle, one of whom emailed me as follows:
"The biggest joke of all is leaving the roof open. On Friday, I got an e-mail telling me that the roof would be open and that I should stay hydrated during the game. I couldn't believe they were sending out a heat related medical advisory on a stadium that has air conditioning. During the first year of the new stadium, management said it was going to keep the roof open in order to have an advantage over the teams that didn't practice in the Texas heat. So, yesterday, the Texans -- whose bench is on the sunny side of the field -- sat there and baked. The Steelers had air-conditioned benches (Texans not) and sat in the shade. Moreover, the Texans lost whatever home field advantage we might have had because half of the seats were emptied by people seeking refuge from the sun. What a bunch of Braniacs."
Key hint to the Texans' front office -- the only thing worse than an angry fan is an angry fan who is also hot and sweaty after boiling in the sun for three hours.
Looks like it's going to be a long season, folks.
Posted by Tom at September 19, 2005 01:28 PM
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Tom --
One of my friends assures me that he's done the research and that we have a much better record when the dome is open. Admittedly, the sample size is small.
I understand your emailer is making a more complex point (the Texans don't have air conditioned benches?), but it does make some sense to try to get some home-field advantage by playing in the heat.
Posted by: Evan at September 19, 2005 02:19 PM
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