Social media reacts to the Iowa Hawkeyes and Nevada’s never-ending weather delay

Iowa was having their best game yet. The defense was fantastic as usual, punter Tory Taylor steadily building his Ray Guy case, and the offense finally decided to score a touchdown.

Rookie running back Kaleb Johnson was beginning to spread the word about his presence with the hostile line building up momentum. The football divine beings, notwithstanding, concluded enough was enough with Spencer Petras’ most memorable passing score of the time.

The game was put into weather delay around 8:30 CST. Two subsequent weather delays later, fans had still only been treated to one dropped screen pass. While there was nothing happening on the field, the real entertainment took place on social media. This endless game became the dominant focal point on the internet based football local area that was as yet alert, and there were jokes galore.

It was an extremely enjoyable weather delay on social media, seeing the hilarious jokes and the descent into madness by the reporters trapped in attendance.Here are the best virtual entertainment responses from the ceaseless weather conditions delay at Kinnick Arena.

After a third weather delay, Iowa football’s home bout with Nevada is expected to resume at 12:45 a.m. Sunday. The game started at 6:40 p.m. Saturday. 

Perhaps this time things will be different. 

Last tie, right when it appeared football was getting back to Kinnick Arena tonight, Iowa and Nevada have entered a third weather conditions delay.

It came after Nevada ran one play and lined up for a long field-goal attempt upon resuming from the second weather delay, which lasted from 10:07 p.m. to just before midnight. The first weather delay lasted from 8:36 p.m. until 9:56 p.m.  

Lightning was again spotted inside eight miles of the arena, which is the enchanted distance to warrant a stoppage of play. Played was recently halted at 8:36 p.m. CT, after which a 80-minute deferral followed. The Hawkeyes at present hold a 17-0 lead with 5:24 left in the second from last quarter

Saturday has been a needed offensive boost for the Hawkeyes, which had scored only 14 total points through their first two games. Freshman Kaleb Johnson got the scoring started with a 40-yard TD run late in the first quarter.Spencer Petras found Arland Bruce IV a couple of moments later on a 21-yard scoring hookup to give Iowa a 14-0 lead. It was Petras’ most memorable TD pass of the time.

When will Iowa’s game resume from the rain delay?

At this point, who knows. 

The delays have looked like this.

First weather delay: 8:36 p.m – 9:56 p.m.

Second weather delay: 10:07 p.m. – 11:55 p.m. 

Third weather delay: 11:57 p.m. – ?????

Spencer Petras found Arland Bruce IV a couple of moments later on a 21-yard scoring hookup to give Iowa a 14-0 lead. It was Petras’ most memorable TD pass of the time.

Iowa City weather forecast for the rest of Iowa football’s game against Nevada 

There is “minor gamble of serious climate in Iowa City tonight,” as per Weather.com. There’s in excess of a 80% opportunity of downpour from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m., trailed by a knock up to almost 100% possibility at 11 p.m.

That certainly proved accurate. 

As for now, Weather.com says storms are likely to end “around 1:!5 a.m. and that “a few storms may be