West to East Traveling Factor

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I don't think the travel factor will hurt Oregon all that much, other than maybe the humidity we have here. The game is at 7 ET, which is 4 PT, so basically it is the afternoon for them. I think it would be different if we were flying out there and playing them at 7 PT, which would be 10 ET. That being said, I hope our boys come out fired up and ready to play.

GBO
 
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The rough road trip West to East is to come out for the kick off at 12:30 EST. It's the counterpart to your playing at 10PM out west scenario.

For most college kids out west that's like rolling out of bed and playing at 9:30 AM. However, we practice in the morning so I don't know that even that would be much of a factor for the Ducks as it would be for teams out here which practice in the afternoon.
 
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I hate the West to East trip. You end up going to bed at 10 or 11 pm but that is really 7 or 8 for your body clock so you don't sleep well. I've heard they aren't getting to Knoxville until late Friday night, this could give us an advantage.
 
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YorkVol said:
I hate the West to East trip. You end up going to bed at 10 or 11 pm but that is really 7 or 8 for your body clock so you don't sleep well. I've heard they aren't getting to Knoxville until late Friday night, this could give us an advantage.
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Agreed, whenever I do business trips to the west coast the jet lag after the trip home is always worse for me.
 
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Well, no question making a cross-country trip the night before the big game gives us an advantage, regardless of any time zone differences or anything else, just the trip would wear on them.

The question is, will that advantage be significant, or enough to help us win.
 
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It's not just about time; the long flight messes with your body. You're not moving for 5 straight hours, you swell up...in its own way, it's exhausting. It's not necessarily a game-changer, but the fact that they're making the flight the night before could knock them off their game.
 
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YorkVol said:
I hate the West to East trip. You end up going to bed at 10 or 11 pm but that is really 7 or 8 for your body clock so you don't sleep well. I've heard they aren't getting to Knoxville until late Friday night, this could give us an advantage.
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I wouldn't be surprised if Kelly keeps them on west coast time as they prepare. They will be there about 24 hours, no need to try and change their body clocks.

I don't see this trip to be troublesome as far as game time and travel time.
 
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miggy4vols said:
I don't think the travel factor will hurt Oregon all that much, other than maybe the humidity we have here. The game is at 7 ET, which is 4 PT, so basically it is the afternoon for them. I think it would be different if we were flying out there and playing them at 7 PT, which would be 10 ET. That being said, I hope our boys come out fired up and ready to play.

GBO
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If its right that they are not coming into Knoxville until Friday night then their schedules are going to be all out of wack. Although I dont think its going to really be an issue.
 
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tiedtomachines said:
It's not just about time; the long flight messes with your body. You're not moving for 5 straight hours, you swell up...in its own way, it's exhausting. It's not necessarily a game-changer, but the fact that they're making the flight the night before could knock them off their game.
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It is not a 5 hour flight......who says our players are locked in their sits on that big private nike plane? :)

jet lag will not be an issue....neither will game time.
 
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Boise just proved it can be done so if we beat Oregon, I don't want to her any whining about jet lag!
 
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AndyMizunogolfer said:
If its right that they are not coming into Knoxville until Friday night then their schedules are going to be all out of wack. Although I dont think its going to really be an issue.
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please clue me in as to why? this makes no sense, on top of it you say you don't think it will be an issue.

Who says they would get off their own schedule......what dumb coach would do that to his players when you will be there for about 24 hours and it isn't a morning game? It will be 430 for us.....8 when it is over, it will be 11 for you.
 
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PrattvilleVol said:
Boise just proved it can be done so if we beat Oregon, I don't want to her any whining about jet lag!
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night game......doesn't mess with your body clock. Flight was a bit longer but imo that doesn't matter to kids who are excited and don't fly constantly.


eta....losing is not an option! We also wont have any excuses.....will volnation? Who knows but I bet we hear more about your traditions and how your past is better than ours :rollseyes:
 
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PortlandDuck said:
It is not a 5 hour flight......who says our players are locked in their sits on that big private nike plane? :)

jet lag will not be an issue....neither will game time.
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Fair enough. There are definitely ways to deal with it, and like I said, I don't think it's a game-changer necessarily, but it's worth noting the time change isn't the only potential issue. Circulation, dehydration, muscle stiffness...

BTW, how long is the flight, exactly? Is it straight from Eugene to Knoxville?
 
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PortlandDuck said:
I wouldn't be surprised if Kelly keeps them on west coast time as they prepare. They will be there about 24 hours, no need to try and change their body clocks.

I don't see this trip to be troublesome as far as game time and travel time.
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I wouldn't be surprised either, but I've made that trip a bunch of times and west to east is always harder than east to west. Wasn't suggesting he would try to change their body clock but there is still an effect.
 
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PortlandDuck said:
night game......doesn't mess with your body clock. Flight was a bit longer but imo that doesn't matter to kids who are excited and don't fly constantly.


eta....losing is not an option! We also wont have any excuses.....will volnation? Who knows but I bet we hear more about your traditions and how your past is better than ours :rollseyes:
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Excuses no...reasons if we lose? Of course.

1. CPF forgot to recruit OL's and DT's for his last few years
2. Kiffin debachle
3. No depth thanks to items 1 & 2
 
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tiedtomachines said:
Fair enough. There are definitely ways to deal with it, and like I said, I don't think it's a game-changer necessarily, but it's worth noting the time change isn't the only potential issue. Circulation, dehydration, muscle stiffness...

BTW, how long is the flight, exactly? Is it straight from Eugene to Knoxville?
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I would imagine that since it's a charter flight it will be a direct flight. Did some rough calculations, and saying that they're flying at 400-500 knots range, which is what you would do in something like a 737, then it's a 4-5 hour flight.
 
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tiedtomachines said:
Fair enough. There are definitely ways to deal with it, and like I said, I don't think it's a game-changer necessarily, but it's worth noting the time change isn't the only potential issue. Circulation, dehydration, muscle stiffness...

BTW, how long is the flight, exactly? Is it straight from Eugene to Knoxville?
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I don't think the time change will matter. Our staff weighs each guy before and after every practice to make sure every guy is getting hydrated enough. I am not really worried about cramps, stiffness and what not.

I don't know how long the flight is, guessing 4:15, but yes it will be a straight flight. We won't be flying American Airlines. Also, west to east travel is faster because of the jetstream so depending on the weather on the way there will depend on how long the flight will be.
 
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PortlandDuck said:
please clue me in as to why? this makes no sense, on top of it you say you don't think it will be an issue.

Who says they would get off their own schedule......what dumb coach would do that to his players when you will be there for about 24 hours and it isn't a morning game? It will be 430 for us.....8 when it is over, it will be 11 for you.
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I think waking up Saturday is where it could affect them. I guess I should have stated that they could get out of wack not that they will. Although I think they are going to be ready either way.
 
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If they get into Knoxville at midnight, that would be 9:00 pm their time. Say they are in bed an hour and a half later, that's 10:30 pm their time. Then they wake up at noon on Saturday, which is 9:00 am their time. Then they have seven and a half hours to prepare for a ballgame which occurs at 4:30 pm their time.

Other than the actual travel, I don't really see a big deal here for the Ducks.
 
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I would think the going to bed thing would be an issue. I heard they were leaving in the evening, say they get here at 8pm. Try going to bed by 10 after a long flight which is really 7pm on the internal clock, restlessness sets in and makes for a bad night of sleep. Then wake by 8 the next morning, which is really 5 on the internal clock for a 7pm game...makes for a long day.

Not to mention the toll flying takes on a body, I don't care how good of shape you are in. I'm in great shape and it effs me up for a day or two!!
 
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Any way we could arrange for them to be delayed on the Tyson-Magee tarmac for a couple hours? Then lose half their luggage?
 
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