A few Northwest Missouri State fans have wondered on blogs this week if their team is ready for a game in fiery West Texas in late August, as the Show Me State has enjoyed one of its coolest summers on record. Some Bearcat fans say their team’s conditioning is not always ideal early in the season, and worry aloud about a contest like tonight where the air temp is in the mid 90s and the number probably reads more like 120 down on the artificial turf field. A 30 percent chance of rain has the humidity extra high, at least for Abilene. Lest Wildcat fans doubt their opponents’ early-season physical preparation, it should be pointed out that NWMo seasons have proven to be a marathon, not a sprint. Bearcat teams have played in four consecutive NCAA Division II championship games in mid-December, at times in blowing snow and frigid temperatures some warm-weather teams would find un-nerving. The Wildcats got a taste of that weather in late November in Nebraska during the NCAA playoffs (a 70-63 loss to Chadron State), and would gladly exchange one of their broiler games for one a lot closer to Christmas than Labor Day. Don’t be fooled; weather does not deter championship-quality football teams.
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