Rutgers Tip Times Announced
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Tough travel. If we beat ND, gotta jet to San Diego to play a late afternoon game.
Wow . What a screw job. The more I think about it we were screwed 3 ways :
1) They made us and not Michigan play in play in and we had better conference record , finished 4 to their 8 , played top 3 times , Illinois , Wisconsin and Purdue 2x and they didn’t and they finished 17-14 to our 18-13. ;
2) We are playing Notre Dame in Ohio , a 3 hour drive , so essentially a road game ;
3) We play at 9:10 Wednesday night and when we win , we have to fly at mid nite to San Diego and now schedule says we play at 4:15 pm on Friday , which is 1:15 west coast time. They could have put us in Pittsburgh , Buffalo or Greenville , SC and kept us east of the Mississippi but didn’t. Nothing easy for our Scarlet Knights.
we had to pay for those quad 3-4 losses some way
Absolutely right. Sad that many think we got "rewarded" for a play-in game. The logistics are God awful, a purposeful slap in face.
No team should have to pay like that. Especially a team not named Michigan.
its not a screw job
here is the deal, we have played, others havent, our feet are wet, first four teams have pretty good success in the next round given the difference in seeding....there is a two hour gain of time too
this is not a charity, unless you are a top 16 seed you should be at a disadvantage and especially if you are one of the last schools in, relax
What is the tip time for Texas Tech after we dispose of N D and Alabama?
they dont usually announce the tip times for that round until the day before. They want to see who is left and who gets the best ratings
ask UCLA
This. We are in the party. We have absolutely no idea what this schedule means for us or our opponents. Maybe we play better due to it - who knows. We are alive let's enjoy the ride.
They are young, they will have plenty of adrenalin pumping.
this is what they worked so hard all year for. No way will they let a little jet lag stand in the way
Richmond and Va. Tech both won 4 games in 4 days as pretty heavy underdogs. These young pups will be fine.
Sorry, there is no justifying making a team that has a 9:10 Eastern Tip which is late already and then have to fly 2000 miles and be scheduled at the earliest possible tip. 1:15 Pacific? You’re already “punishing” a team by making them play an extra game to get into the 64 team field. For the sake of having a competitive game wouldn’t the NCAA want one of the teams to not be completely exhausted? Whether it be Notre Dame or Rutgers, it doesn’t make sense.
Update: 1:15 Pacific isn't actually the earliest tip believe it or not. There's one earlier.
Update: 1:15 Pacific isn't actually the earliest tip believe it or not. There's one earlier.
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They weren’t schleppping across the country in the middle of the night while their opponents were rested. Everyone is on an even playing field in conference tournaments with byes being a reward for a season of achievement.
It is a screw job but because this is still a great day and your great job on bracketology , I will pipe down .
it's the 2nd tip off of the day, primetime involves the more local team for the pod so they weren't going to be throwing RU into the later session.
This! Need to know.
I'm flying out to Spain on Sunday night. Planning on getting to airport early and watching all the games from the lounge.
They could have been scheduled for the 10:45am Pacific tip, so it's not the earliest one.
Providence, RI is closer to Rutgers' campus than Dayton is to Notre Dame's...would you consider a Rutgers game in Providence a "home game"?
If Rutgers can't pull it out, it certainly isn't because Notre Dame is playing at "home".
Never ceases it amaze me how people are always thinking that there is some vast conspiracy against Rutgers. We sometimes think more highly of ourselves than we should. Be a consistent year after year NCAA team with good TV ratings and we'll start to get the breaks.
There are a ton of teams that have had more NCAA appearances in the past decade than we've had in our history.
I'm sure that Pike nor the the kids are complaining about the schedule
There are a ton of teams that have had more NCAA appearances in the past decade than we've had in our history.
I'm sure that Pike nor the the kids are complaining about the schedule
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Yes
If we lose game one no one should complain
If we lose game two, looking jet lagged….a minimal amount of complaining is ok, but not much, since we could have been left out totally
It may not make a difference, but you have to admit that it's at least a little bit of an advantage for ND that their fans can go to class or work on Wednesday, eat an early dinner, get in their cars at 5pm, and be in their seats in Dayton before the 9:10 tipoff.. And a lot of ND fans and alumni live even closer to Dayton.
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bac spot on comment.The last teams selected don't get preference on location or tim eof games.