They Don't Call it the Frozen Tundra for Nothing

Will the New York Giants be able to handle the brutal conditions forecasted for tomorrow's game?

I don't know about the team, but members of the media are having some problems.

Ralph Vacchiano of The New York Daily News had a rude awakening when he arrived in the Green Bay.

He writes:

Frozen tundra sure ain't no joke

Last night, I laid out the clothes that I’ll be wearing on Sunday night and the ensemble included two pairs of socks, corduroy pants, a short-sleeve T-shirt, a long-sleeve T-shirt, a thermal shirt, a turtle neck, a sweater, gloves, a scarf, ear muffs, and a long wool coat.

After being in Green Bay for all of 15 minutes, I am convinced that will not be nearly enough.

I am also convinced I am not tough enough or hearty enough to be an Eskimo, because despite being in my hotel room with the heat turned up to 80 I am still literally shaking in my shoes. My entire outside experience was walking from my car to the hotel lobby, and then from my car to my room, yet I still feel like I spent the last hour sitting naked in a refrigerator eating ice cream.

I don’t know how these people survive here, unless they all wear heated pants and occasionally light each other on fire for warmth.

According to weather.com, the current temperature in Green Bay is minus-9, with 11 mph winds, making it actually feel like minus-27.

It’s so cold that on my way into my room, the housekeeper stopped me and said “We left the water running in your room. Don’t turn it off, or the pipes will freeze.”

Great.

Actually, none of this would be as horrible as it seems if it wasn’t for the fact that, within the hour, I’ll be standing outside Lambeau Field, shooting a segment that will air later tonight (6 p.m.) on Sportsnite on SNY. I have no idea why I ever agreed to do this. Then I’ve got to do it tomorrow night, too.

The least SNY could’ve done was buy me heated pants.

Anyway, for the record, like Eli Manning I will be wearing a glove. Unlike Eli Manning, I will be wearing two. I’ll also be wearing sleeves, unlike those big, tough Giants offensive linemen. In fact, since they’re not using them, perhaps I’ll ask to borrow their sleeves, too.

That's an amusing blog post, though I doubt that Vacchiano is laughing.
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THE ICE BOWL, December 31, 1967


Oscar Mellenthin of Beaver Dam makes some soup to try to stay warm while he tailgates before the Packers’ 21-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL championship game at Lambeau Field on Dec. 31, 1967. Press-Gazette archives


A saxophone player in the Packer Band is dressed for the weather during the Packers’ 21-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL championship game at Lambeau Field on Dec. 31, 1967. Press-Gazette archives


This fan stayed in his car with a warm drink while the defroster made a valiant attempt to clear frost from the windshield before the Packers’ 21-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL championship game at Lambeau Field on Dec. 31, 1967. Press-Gazette archives


The officials signal a touchdown as quarterback Bart Starr (15) dives across the goal line for the game-winning touchdown in the Packers’ 21-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL championship game at Lambeau Field on Dec. 31, 1967. Press-Gazette archives