Worst MVC Game Roadtrip Due To Weather

by **Ace Dad** » December 12th, 2010, 3:47 pm

I drove to Valley games from the Kansas City metro and DC metro area from 2001-2005 and dealt with some ice, snow, and bad weather. Last night was fun as I watched the Aces get back on track. Spent some time talking to three former Valleytalk posters, face to face. Was able to say hello to the Coach and meet the Assistants. Best part was spoiling the Grand-babe.

Left Evansville at about 1130 am and am experiencing almost whiteout conditions though Illinois via Interstate 64. In one hour we passed 3 accidents, two jackknifed 18 wheelers, and 10 ditched cars. The typical 7-8 hour trip will take 10-11 hours. Mother Nature wins again.

This got me thinking: what was your worst roadtrip weather experience tied to supporting your Valley team?

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by **Aces1982** » December 12th, 2010, 7:38 pm

Creighton @ UE

Something like 18 inches of snow on the ground

by **xsaluki** » December 12th, 2010, 8:39 pm

Old spice classic in Orlando. The humidity was 100% and my hair kept getting all frizzy.

... Snow storm - Butler/SIU bracketbuster in 2007

by **hot nuts** » December 12th, 2010, 9:17 pm

For me it was driving back from an Illinois State loss to Iowa State in the NCAA Tourney in Detroit. An ice storm ensued and a friend and I go stuck on an interstate that got shut down. We ended up sleeping in an ice coated car at diner. Nasty weather!

by **beatingrillz** » December 12th, 2010, 10:56 pm

MSU @ SIU 2007 went to the game in carbodale and returned home to the worst ice storm and power outage. It took the power company 13 days to get the power back on at my house horrible memories.

by **jaycat17** » December 13th, 2010, 9:29 am

2007 traveling to Stl i needed to get back to Omaha from where i was going to school about 1.5 hrs north. There was a huge blizzard on thursday so I got up early friday and it took close to 3 hrs to get back to Omaha with plows in the ditch and everything.. Once we got to the Missouri border tho everything was good and it was worth it as the Jays end up winning!!

by **musiccitybulldog** » December 13th, 2010, 9:54 am

It would almost be easier to answer "when is it good weather" going to Valley games!

The worst for me was actually in the early 80's and it was such bad weather in Des Moines, I couldn't get home from a home game. It was windy, blowing - drifting snow and windchill like 40-50 below 0.
Not many cars would start including mine in Vet's Auditorium parking lot, walked to a nearby hotel and spent the night.

Had a ton of icy, drifting road trips over the years, seems the last couple years it has been very foggy and some black ice coming home from Evansville.

by **Bluejay09Bear06** » December 13th, 2010, 10:28 am

jaycat17 wrote:2007 traveling to Stl i needed to get back to Omaha from where i was going to school about 1.5 hrs north. There was a huge blizzard on thursday so I got up early friday and it took close to 3 hrs to get back to Omaha with plows in the ditch and everything.. Once we got to the Missouri border tho everything was good and it was worth it as the Jays end up winning!!

Oh yes, I made that very same roadtrip at the very same time. As I recall, I-29 was closed from Omaha to the Missouri border, so I had to literally crawl along Highway 75 from Omaha to Nebraska City, then I-29 south to Kansas City. I look back fondly at that extremely dangerous roadtrip now, but if the Jays hadn't won the tournament, I probably wouldn't!

by **iSASO** » December 17th, 2010, 1:28 pm

Had to have been airport delays on the way to Washington D.C. for the NCAA Sweet Sixteen game in 2006. I didn't get there until 1:15am, which made for a really short following day.