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GoodOl'Rutgers

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In general.. the rest of the season.. the teams we play have more rest before they play us

4 games opponent has more rest
4 games both have same rest (though times of games and who travels generally goes to opponents advantage)
2 games.. hosting Michigan and Maryland we have more rest.. especially for Maryland... but we may need that after having to travel to Penn State on 2 days rest
I have no idea if we had more rest advantage in prior games

In the first example "3 days rest" means we play, then 3 days pass and then comes game day.. so gameday - rest - rest - rest - gameday (not that anyone will be resting)

Rutgers vs Michigan.. both have 3 days rest

Rutgers @ Maryland.. Rutgers has 2 days rest.. Maryland has 4 days rest.. we travel (tough)

Rutgers vs Northwestern.. Rutgers has 4 days rest.. NW has 7 days rest

Rutgers @ Ohio State.. both have 2 days rest, though OSU have an earlier game before ours.. we travel (tough?)

Rutgers vs Illinois.. Rutgers has 2 days rest, Illinois has 3 days rest

Rutgers vs Michigan.. Rutgers has 3 days rest.. Michigan has 2 days rest (advantage.. Meechigan travels)

Rutgers @ Wisconsin.. Rutgers has 3 days rest.. Wisconsin has 4 days rest we have to travel

Rutgers @ Penn State.. both have 2 days rest.. we travel

Rutgers vs Maryland.. Rutgers has 5 days rest.. MD has 2 days rest (advantage RU)

Rutgers @ Purdue.. both have 3 days rest.. we travel (tough.. with them thinking they should have beaten us)
 
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2 full days rest is plenty. It’s not like the team won’t be practicing, conditioning and lifting on those “rest”’anyway.
 
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I think everyone faces a gauntlet at some point. Iowa played at home Monday and today played at Maryland and then play Sunday vs Illinois and then at Purdue on Wednesay....that 4 games in 10 days too and 3 in 7
 
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While rest is a factor I’m more concerned from a coaching/game planing perspective. Pike has repeatedly mentioned the importance of having adequate time to prep for an opponent. He’s a good coach and an extra day or two matters. Big concern? No, but maybe something to monitor.
 
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okay.. lets look at previous 5 games...

past 5 games..
Rutgers has less rest for 3 games
Rutgers has equal rest 2 games

Rutgers vs Indiana.. both 3 days rest
Rutgers vs Minnesota.. both 3 days rest
Rutgers @ Iowa.. Rutgers 2 days.. Iowa 4 days
Rutgers vs Nebraska.. Rutgers 2 days, Nebraska 3 days
Rutgers vs Purdue.. Rutgers 2 days.. Purdue 3 days

Anyone wonder if the whole season saw this same trend for Big Ten games? Only a few games left.. Ill look... So for the remaining 5 games.. 2 of them don't matter because we play OOC games before them and that's up to us to schedule advantageously as opposed tot eh Big Ten.. I think that's how that works.. soo... that leaves 3 games..

I see 1 of those game Rutgers has less rest.. and twice Rutgers had more rest...

First Big Ten game vs Mi State was 12/8 (what happens before that is up to Rutgers.. so won't look..)

Rutgers vs Wisconsin.. Rutgers 2 days.. Wisconsin 3 days hmmm

then we all play some more OOC... so its up to us...

Next Big Ten game is 1/3 @ Nebraska

Rutgers vs Penn State Rutgers 3 days.. PSU 2 days
Rutgers @ Illinois Rutgers 3 days.. Ill 2 days
 
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GoodOl'Rutgers

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So what are the grand totals?

8 games opponent has more rest
6 games both have same rest (though times of games and who travels generally goes to opponents advantage)
4 games.. hosting Michigan and Maryland we have more rest.. and in the past vs PSU and @Illinois

Why isn't it 6-6-6?

Did we lose at Iowa because we had 2 days rest and traveled to play a team on 4 days rest? Did the Big Ten office schedule that loss for us?
 
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those 3 games Wisky, Nebby, Purdue they had an extra day but had to travel

I really think its a non issue. You cant have a total even schedule, its tough to do that. Remember they are also schedule womens games and wrestling as well.,..I know that comes after the mens hoops but seriously no one is out to get Rutgers
 
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Good thing we're a deep team. We are getting tested and playing well. You got other teams who lean on only a handful of players so we should be ok
 
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bac2therac said:
those 3 games Wisky, Nebby, Purdue they had an extra day but had to travel

I really think its a non issue. You cant have a total even schedule, its tough to do that. Remember they are also schedule womens games and wrestling as well.,..I know that comes after the mens hoops but seriously no one is out to get Rutgers
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Do you not remember how the Big East made sure we have more home games while students were home? You don't think some teams lobby for scheduling advantages? I'd be surprised if that is not the case and this is just another example of the new guys getting the short stick.
 
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well for one you need to do the correct numbers because you are showing 18 and we play 20

you would then have to go through all 14 schools and their rest time and if they travel or not
 
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bac2therac said:
well for one you need to do the correct numbers because you are showing 18 and we play 20

you would then have to go through all 14 schools and their rest time and if they travel or not
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2 of those games came after OOC games.. so the Big Ten did not schedule those prior games.. so days rest before them was not something to "score".

We played OOC games.. then a pair of early Big Ten games.. then more OOC games.. then the regular Big Ten schedule.
 
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Another factor is the relative youth of the team. If my memory serves me correct, there was a time in his first year when geo had a slump and it was attributed to tiredness. He did recover for the tournament...ask the Purdue coach!
 
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It's all about preparation time. If you have four days and the other team has two, then it's a big advantage. And with four days, for example, you're not only preparing for the next opponent, but maybe for the opponent after that if you have a short turnaround. Also, you'd want to add in some new wrinkles (out of bound plays, defensive adjustments and so on) since at this point in the season all your opponents probably have scouted all the stuff you've run. Now, good coaches know their schedule and have taken short turnarounds into their preparations well in advance. But any coach would want more rather than less time since it is an advantage.
 
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Scarlet83 said:
2/9 to 2/19 is 11 days.

I would think that the blue blood B1G teams have a stretch or two like that. Pike will adjust and I think we will be fine.
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well 2/9 is a night game... that's 240.5 hours from start time to start time.. so figure a couple less hours than that.. which is less than 10 days of hours.. but point taken,, schmartypants
 
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I think the psychological wear of tightly packed games may be more difficult than the purely physical.
 
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GoodOl'Rutgers said:
DAMN! missed it... as you know.. it took some work to do that.. I would have avoided that had I known.
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No problem. It is a sign of how much interest in our program has exploded. Things quickly slide because of how many threads are being started, and that is a very good thing.

I would be curious to see if certain programs have significantly more games with longer prep times than others but don't care enough to check for all 14 teams.
 
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GoodOl'Rutgers

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Westcoast said:
I agree. Any time we have 3 days off the guys basically fully rested.
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We had 2 days rest travelling to Iowa (they had 4) we lost
Michigan has 2 days rest travelling to MSG.. we have 3 days rest.. we shall win
We travel on 2 days rest to Maryland.. MD has 4 days.. we likely lose... BUT...
When Maryland comes to the RAC we will had 5 days rest to their 2 days rest... we CRUSH them!
 
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