As we all know, the weather around these parts needs to be really, really bad for Penn State to cancel class. Such was the case yesterday, but the Ohio State basketball team decided to throw caution to the sleet and rough the tundra for its Wednesday game anyway.

Bad move.

According to a series of hilarious tweets from the team’s managers, the team plane took on the snowy conditions, and didn’t do so well.

weather conditions have the team stranded in the Pennsylvania wilderness. managers have been sent to find and salvage anything edible

— OSU BBall Managers (@OSUManagers) March 4, 2015

in order to protect managers from being consumed, we ordered pizza to the plane #CrisisAverted pic.twitter.com/ny7CdYjtDi

— OSU BBall Managers (@OSUManagers) March 4, 2015

After adding 25 large scalding hot pizzas to the very confined plane, the approximate temperature is 337º F #DeathTrap — OSU BBall Managers (@OSUManagers) March 4, 2015

OK, fairly normal reaction to the situation thus far.

Things are about to get weird, people are considering loosing clothes to beat the heat. Any guess who the first culprit will be? — OSU BBall Managers (@OSUManagers) March 4, 2015

Wait wut

The planes drink supply is dwindling, we might have to break open the locked cabinet with those innocent looking small bottles #LetsGetWeird

— OSU BBall Managers (@OSUManagers) March 4, 2015

Rookie Road Trip Manager @TheTrueM2 claims he is on the verge of suffering hallucinations… Exile talks are in consideration #TribeVoteOff

— OSU BBall Managers (@OSUManagers) March 4, 2015

OK good it looks like they were kidding about the nudi–

In an attempt to beat the heat @3SScott was the 1st player to drop his pants followed by manager @tkrupp2013pic.twitter.com/jd41RxW3EX — OSU BBall Managers (@OSUManagers) March 4, 2015

Dammit.

Apparently our GTA IV Pilots license isn’t sufficient to let us fly the plane, but that doesn’t mean we won’t try pic.twitter.com/L1Q16fePsT — OSU BBall Managers (@OSUManagers) March 4, 2015

It seems the managers changed course shortly after that terrible decision, tweeting at the team’s beat writer from the Columbus Dispatch for a helping hand and settling for some more witty banter.

@BBaptistHoops Will some guy named bob be heading to Happy Valley for tomorrow’s game? — OSU BBall Managers (@OSUManagers) March 4, 2015

“@OSUManagers: @BBaptistHoops Will some guy named bob be heading to Happy Valley. / Halfway there. Beautiful drive tonight.

— Bob Baptist (@BBaptistHoops) March 4, 2015

@BBaptistHoops race you there!

— OSU BBall Managers (@OSUManagers) March 4, 2015

RT @OSUManagers: @BBaptistHoops race you there! / You didn’t fly today? — Bob Baptist (@BBaptistHoops) March 4, 2015

@BBaptistHoops pshhhh I guess you missed our exclusive on @11W — OSU BBall Managers (@OSUManagers) March 4, 2015

RT @OSUManagers: @BBaptistHoops pshhhh I guess you missed our exclusive on @11W / I usually do

— Bob Baptist (@BBaptistHoops) March 4, 2015

@BBaptistHoops this is why the manager group needs our own Dispatch beat writer. Find yourself an intern to keep up with our shenanigans!

— OSU BBall Managers (@OSUManagers) March 4, 2015

As I was typing this, the managers were kind enough to respond to some tweets of mine attempting to ascertain their whereabouts. Good news!

@OlGilb@OnwardState just made it!

— OSU BBall Managers (@OSUManagers) March 4, 2015

As for the “wilderness” they mentioned above:

@OlGilb bussed in from Latrobe, closest runway we could fly into

— OSU BBall Managers (@OSUManagers) March 4, 2015

They got so close!

What an ordeal. If they thought that experience was tough, just wait until they get a hold of DJ Newbill on Senior Day.

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