Rutgers has biggest “Rest Advantage” in 2026

[RUtix4me]

Interesting view on each teams schedule and who has the advantage in time off to prep and rest by Broadent.

Thinking if we hydrate well, we could have two advantages the year. Imagine leading the nation in rest and hydration!

 

[RU Jeep]

Any historical analysis whether "rest advantage" = "wins"

 

[LotusAggressor_rivals]

Great. Win the games.

 

[Bagarocks]

Any historical analysis whether "rest advantage" = "wins"

Quick analysis would be by week games after week off.
I quickly looked and overall 50-50.
Losing teams losing, winning teams winning.

 

[Knight Shift]

Great. Win the games.

No fieldhouse
No hydration
No bueno.

 

[Tango Two]

"RU's early season schedule is particularly advantageous, having extra rest against each of their first 4 P4 opponents (8 days for BC +2, 8 for USC +1, 8 for IU +1, 14 for MD +7)"

 

[RUGuitarMan1]

Rutger Hauer?

 

[dconifer0]

"Rest Advantage." Ha ha. Somebody (Mike Broadbent) has too much free time...

 

[RU#1fan]

No fieldhouse
No hydration
No bueno.

No Coach

 

[koleszar]

Heard about the SEC completely screwing Arkansas. They travel to Utah for a 10:15 pm est kickoff on Sat. 12th then have to go to Georgia on Sat. the 19th for a 12 pm est kickoff.

The Razorbacks schedule a tough OOC game and then you fv*k them. They should have gone the Georgia route and booked Tennessee St. and WKU, both at home. Their fans and coaches have a right to be pissed off.

 

[LeapinLou]

In my opinion, this is a legitimate advantage so it's great news to see we are in a good place with this.

 

[MADHAT1]

No fieldhouse
No hydration
No bueno.

for the "rest" of your complaints

 

[Anon1754923206]

Bye weeks help individual injured players. I doubt there’s a prove-able advantage…especially if you go on the road after the fabled rest

 

[24Babybull]

Is this a Gary Cohen Stat?

 

[rutgersal_rivals139582]

What’s really relevant is we don’t have a talent advantage and that matters most.

 

[Anon1754923206]

Heard about the SEC completely screwing Arkansas. They travel to Utah for a 10:15 pm est kickoff on Sat. 12th then have to go to Georgia on Sat. the 19th for a 12 pm est kickoff.

The Razorbacks schedule a tough OOC game and then you fv*k them. They should have gone the Georgia route and booked Tennessee St. and WKU, both at home. Their fans and coaches have a right to be pissed off.

How is that being screwed over? Two road games in a row? Awww terrible! Last year A&M had three sec road games in a row plus a bye and wasn’t home for 38 days…big deal

 

[koleszar]

How is that being screwed over? Two road games in a row? Awww terrible! Last year A&M had three sec road games in a row plus a bye and wasn’t home for 38 days…big deal

They play Sat. with a 10:15 pm start time then have to play the next Sat. with a 12 pm kickoff. That would be like the 2024 year we played USC with a 11 pm start time. Then have the B1G making us travel to Minnesota for a 12 pm start time. But they didn't, they gave us a bye week.

 

[Caliknight]

This will be comforting when the team is losing to to everyone but cupcakes. At least they are well rested!

 

[AreYouNUTS]

ohhhhh yay!!!! well NOW we've got'em; lousy game day coaching be damned!!!