But as they fly over to Boston, the Mississippi State football squad will experience a pretty massive cold front. The forecast will be slightly easier than usual for this situation, because fronts are predictable. Foxborough, Massachusetts is pretty good about having normalized temperatures throughout the day. That means the temperature variations won’t be that much from morning to midday.

But the differences between Massachusetts and Starkville in late September are fairly pronounced. The simple matter of latitude is enough to change the weather patterns significantly. But, I think this may play into Mississippi State’s strengths.