re: Heat a factor in SEC play?

Article about Heat & Performance

There was an Art about a study done at the University of Oregon on the effect of heat and sports above.

The report found;

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The study found performance increases of approximately 7 percent after 10 heat acclimation exposures. “In terms of competitive cycling, 7 percent is a really big increase and could mean that cyclists could use this approach to improve their performance in cooler weather conditions,” said Lorenzo. However, the heat exposures must be in addition to the athletes’ normal training regimen.

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Heat acclimation improves the body’s ability to control body temperature, improves sweating and increases blood flow through the skin, and expands blood volume allowing the heart to pump more blood to muscles, organs and the skin as needed.

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However the differnce in Temperature is not that great in the Tex, La, Miss, Bama and Fla

Month A&m LSU Bama U of Fla Ole Miss
Aug 96 93 92 90 91
Sept 91 89 87 87 85
Oct 81 81 77 81 75
Nov 71 80 67 74 65

The big difference is being use to humidity. Having your body used to it is less likely to get dehydrated and staying hydrated during a game,

I guess there is a reason the PAC 12 & BIG don't want to come down & play