Football fever? By design, opponents sweat while Dolphins sit in shade

[Scurrilous]

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"The big secret sat amid the sweaty jerseys on the floor and slathered bodies at the lockers of Sunday's losers. The Chicago Bears, defeated and dehydrated, tried to answer how they lost to the Dolphins, though cornerback Kyle Fuller hit on something when he said, in an aside, "Man, it was hot."

The old saying is everyone talks about the weather but no one does anything about it. The Dolphins did something about it. Their three-year, half-billion-dollar renovation of Hard Rock Stadium is a designed testament to that big secret, even if they decline to say so.

For three hours, as Fuller noted, the sub-tropical sun roasted the Chicago sideline last Sunday, while the Dolphins stood in the shade on their sidelines. It's why former NFL coach Rex Ryan said the Dolphins have the "No. 1 home-field advantage in the league."

It's why Dolphins tackle Ja'Wuan James said he's seen plenty of opposing defensive linemen "throw up during the game."

http://www.nydailynews.com/national-sports/sns-football-fever-by-design-opponents-sweat-while-dolphins-sit-in-shade-20181020-story.html

[Ferrets are Cool]

1. I'm gonna get trashed for saying this...

Many football players and sports participants in general are just like repugs...they will do ANYTHING to win, including cheat. It is why you hear the OLD saying, "if you ain't cheating, you aren't trying.

Speaking strictly to your post, it is a shame that the Dolphins feel that they are not good enough to win without resorting to this cheap tactic. Oh wait, they aren't.

[underpants]

2. Pretty clever

Reminds me of Notre Dame growing the grass high to slow down a fast USC team in their classic game in 2005. This was a common tactic for Western European soccer teams playing teams from South America who played a much faster game. Also the Europeans would narrow the field as much as possible.

[Iggo]

3. I remember baseball teams muddying the basepaths and the batter's boxes.

I want to say it was the Frisco Giants, but I can't be sure.

I just hate those fuckers.

(Come to think of it, I'm pretty sure it was Candlestick.)

[Blue_true]

4. I read somewhere that the 70s Pittsburgh Steelers and 60s Packers

did stuff to their fields during cold weather playoff games. Could just be heresay that got passed along through the years.