Traveling 2 time zones doesnt hit you until the next day. Flying out in the morning or early PM then playing in 3 hours in the same day is not going to take anything out of them except for sitting on a plane and bus with little leg room
Iowa vs Washington - Friday night game
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We NEED that big TV paycheck to even try to stay up with the schools with big pocket donors
Yeah, you dont feel the jet lag etc until the next or 2nd day later
Ben and his boys just won 2 games convincingly on their West Coast road trip... Maybe KF can ask for some advice lol
I will never trust a KF coached team on the West Coast. We lost to a bad UCLA team 2 years ago...
I don't recall a game at Tulsa in the 80's. I do recall a game at Tulsa in 1996 (because I was there) and it was one of the worst games I've ever seen. We played terribly against a team we should have dominated. Felt similar to some of the crap games we played against NW in the 90's -too conservative, missed FG's, etc. Let them hang around and then they come out on top. Anyway, I'm going to re-bury that negative memory...
I noted earlier that IOWA got $72M from the B1G for the 2024-25 fiscal year.
ESPN was more specific by saying IOWA got somewhere between $76M and $80M.
I can't wait to see what Clown U got from the Big 12.
We already know that Clown U is looking at $25M ANNUAL DEFICITS.
Yeah, you got the time frame right. The hawks in tennis shoes were pushed all over the place but I believe Hayden did the right thing not risking the injuries
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That seems premature.
Yes, and I was there, so I can verify that it did happen. After almost 3 decades and all that NFL mentality, you'd think KF and his staff would have figured out the formula for playing well on the West Coast. Or is that impossible? If so, just forfeit, save some money and avoid the hassle. Let FOX show "Brian's Song" or something.
Nahhhhh- we absolutely crushed them and we are on a 2 game winning streak against these pups… Hawks will stomp them
Count me in- me and the wife are going to this banger - Husky stadium is LOUD wow… and about the same size as Kinnick
Like McCollum said on our west coast trip. When asked about game times and Washington game tip at 10pm local. Asked what did he tell the team. Said nothing they didn’t discuss it once. Can’t worry about something you have no control over and really shouldn’t factor in the result and not an excuse to use. Mindset need for any sport playing out west or anywhere.
Don’t know how Husky fans behave but Washington State fans are about the coolest, classy fans I have run in to. The Leach era there was a great run, beat the hell out of USC and Oregon on the regular with 2 and 3 star players. They were 9-40 before he got there.
Perhaps. Iowa football under KFz is pretty tough.
That said, @ Husky stadium for a night game is challenging enough. Doing it on a short week after tOSU with cross country travel is simply brutal. Too bad the bye week couldn't have come one week sooner.
They are pretty tame and friendly as this will be the first time in that stadium I just heard that place is one of the loudest stadiums in the country… Ho Hawks
Jet lag is not really a thing unless you go a significant distance (like across the Atlantic or Pacific). It takes a lot more than two time zones. It's a significant disruption of your sleep cycle and rhythm, a lot more than simply getting up a little early or staying up a little late.
On a trip like this, it's as much the process of the travel, time to hotel, cramped pressurized dry cabin, etc as a minor adjustment to your sleep cycle that affects the players.
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Following the 2024 college football conference realignment, West Coast teams traveling multiple time zones to the East Coast or Midwest struggled significantly, with the Washington Huskies and USC Trojans posting some of the worst records in those scenarios. [1]
Key Takeaways on Travel Woes (2024-2025):
Key Takeaways on Travel Woes (2024-2025):
- Worst Traveling Teams: Washington was 0-3 in Big Ten road games outside the Pacific Time Zone, losing at Rutgers, Iowa, and Indiana. USC also struggled, losing to Michigan, Minnesota, and Maryland.
- Overall Record: In 2024, Big Ten teams traveling multiple time zones were 1-8 in the early part of the season. Later reports indicated that West Coast teams (Washington, USC, UCLA, Oregon) were 2-7 straight up and 3-6 against the spread when visiting the central or eastern time zones.
- The "Opposite" Trend: While West Coast teams struggled going East, 10 "traditional" Big Ten teams visiting the West Coast were 3-7, indicating a general struggle with long-distance travel, regardless of direction.
I agree that it is an issue. Naturally these are all “road” games…I wonder how this compares with overall record in road games.
Yeah, a lot of that but we fly two time zones west twice a year to visit family and it is real easy to stay up two hours later than when I have been going to bed. And sometimes I dont sleep that well the first two nights so my *** is dragging after a couple of days, call it what you want but yes I can feel it
I hear ya. I used to work for a company in SoCal and you were staying up a little later than you wanted at those corporate dinners. You feel the extra hour or two, but it's as much about the travel fatigue itself as your body clock.
True jet lag is when your body clock is way off. Landing in London at sunrise when your body thinks you're supposed to be deep asleep. That's lot rougher. Your eating, sleep, mental cycles are all off. The only real jet lag in the US is flying from LA to New York (or Seattle to Miami, etc)
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What's not talked about enough with situations like this is the fan experience. I realize that TV and $ run college football now, and that's why we have the college football world we live in today, but it totally sucks that they're sticking it to the fans.
We all know that there are many Big Ten schools that have fabulous game day atmospheres. U of Washington is one of them. By moving games to Friday night, you are taking away that full football Saturday experience away from not only the home fans but also the visiting fans, many who have never been there and have to alter travel plans and miss out on a typical football Saturday.
I'm not completely against Friday night B1G football like some people are. I enjoy watching those games on TV. I think UCLA, Minnesota, Northwestern, Illinois, Purdue, Maryland and Rutgers should host as many Friday night home games as they want. Those teams would also typically benefit from the exclusive TV exposure a Friday night slot would give. All other B1G games should always be on a Saturday (save Labor Day weekend non-conference games and Black Friday).
We all know that there are many Big Ten schools that have fabulous game day atmospheres. U of Washington is one of them. By moving games to Friday night, you are taking away that full football Saturday experience away from not only the home fans but also the visiting fans, many who have never been there and have to alter travel plans and miss out on a typical football Saturday.
I'm not completely against Friday night B1G football like some people are. I enjoy watching those games on TV. I think UCLA, Minnesota, Northwestern, Illinois, Purdue, Maryland and Rutgers should host as many Friday night home games as they want. Those teams would also typically benefit from the exclusive TV exposure a Friday night slot would give. All other B1G games should always be on a Saturday (save Labor Day weekend non-conference games and Black Friday).
Look at you, presenting facts and evidence. Old school, but I love it.
late starts on the west coast are definitely a issue for iowa football…everything physical and mental gets discombobulated
Talked w/ Kirk Ferentz about the Michigan/Ohio State/Washington 14-day trilogy.
"My attitude there is when you play in the Big Ten, you're going to play tough teams. ... I think it's a safe bet all 3 of those will be challenging football games. We know where the bar is at."
"My attitude there is when you play in the Big Ten, you're going to play tough teams. ... I think it's a safe bet all 3 of those will be challenging football games. We know where the bar is at."