Thoughts on playing USC and UCLA
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Thoughts are it will be interesting how the conference handles the schedule given right now we play every 3 or 4 days for the next month once B1G play starts. Won’t be fair to USC or UCLA going on the road and playing again 3 days later too many times in the season.
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Good point. Scheduling accommodations will be interesting. I’m looking forward for UCLA in BB and USC in FB. It ll also be interesting to see if west coast recruiting picks up for the conference given the additions of both schools
Got to be easier these days with online courses or virtual classes. Don't have to be physically in a room all the time. Can go on the road and cover 2 schools on a trip. Not ideal, but more doable than in the past.
22 game league schedule with national names and brands every where you turn
Bring it on!
Bring it on!
As long as they don't make us play Eastern Illinois I say bring it on.
Eh dont really care about "fair".
As they say "that's what the money is for".
USC/UCLA knew what they were signing up for regarding schedule and location of their conference games.
They decided the $$$ was worth the inconvenience.
I know UCLA pummeled Illinois the other day but the west coast teams are going to be shocked at the intensity of B1G conference play day in and out.
I watch a lot of Pac12 (10?) and they are S O F T, and the away game atmospheres are not even in the same stratosphere as the B1G
I watch a lot of Pac12 (10?) and they are S O F T, and the away game atmospheres are not even in the same stratosphere as the B1G
I'm seriously considering USC for their online Master's program in Supply Chain, so I might start paying attention to them soon enough.
plenty of seats available in their top notch arena. They're like State Penn--if its not football, no one cares
Rutgers supply chain management program is one of the best
This is a great point. I think UCLA will handle the jump well because Mick Cronin is a tough SOB.
USC on the other hand may have a rougher adjustment
It most absolutely is but so is USC's and I kinda want to not go to the same school I went for undergrad if I choose to go for grad school. Like if I had kids I'd tell them to go to Rutgers for undergrad but go anywhere you want for grad school.
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While I think UCLA will have the tough style to handle the grind of the big ten …im not sure if they will be ready for the depth and grind until they have done it once or twice …plus the grind of a lot of really long road trips
A UCLA or a USC athlete will have 85+ flights of 6 hours over their career. This is absolutely stupid and players should be paid because it is all for $
How do you figure?
First of all. No team is ever going to take more than 5 conference road trips total per year and even that would be a lot.
Do you really think their basketball teams are going to make separate trips to play Illinois and NW? Michigan and Michigan State? Indiana and Purdue?
None of those flights are more than 4 and a half hours either by the way.
I’m sure they will take one east coast trip every two years and play RU, PSU and Maryland in one trip. That’s probably the only 6 hour flight. You think they deserve extra money for having to take a 10 day road trip east twice in 4 years? I’m sure they will plan stuff in DC and NYC to make it fun and market as a recruiting tool. Please.
As someone who’s flown over 2 million miles I was chuckling at this one too.
UCLA/USC are going to play 3 straight roads games at RU, PSU and UMD?
Probably over 10 days?
Maybe Willard is right? Haha
Probably over 10 days?
Maybe Willard is right? Haha
So are they then going to stay in a hotel room for 4 days between games and not go to classes.
Other than each other what will be UCLA's or USC closest game?
I think we stayed in the midwest last year between games in a hotel and I don't think that went well.
to clarify what I meant earlier--never meant to say UCLA is a soft team. I just think both UCLA and USC are not going to really going to expect how difficult road games will be in the B1G. The Pac12 environments (maybe with the exception of Arizona) are not in same ballpark
In the olden times, the PAC 8 played 2 games a weekend. For example, UCLA and USC would play at Wash and Wash St then they would come and do the same. Saved on travel. Same with Stanford/Cal and Oregon/Oregon St
Looking forward to the reaction quotes from UCLA and USC the first time they come to the RAC and leave shell shocked
Just our luck that first time will be in Trenton.
Minimally, they should get to earn the frequent flier miles for all the travel. I have a hunch, though, that the universities collect those instead of letting the athletes get them.
I respect that you are sensing an RU Screw.
But….technically it will be impossible for their first time at the RAC to be in Trenton.
And even if they have to wait.
We will be ready to give them their welcome in Piscataway In due time.
No - Don’t you think they will play mostly Friday and Sunday games? Fly out Thursday morning and leave after the game on Sunday.