as if, there'd just be even more cupcakes I never hear anybody whining about the time travel difference you and Tiga were discussing. espn and fox dictate starting times for pac games, they like to put us on late at night, too late for good TV exposure on the east coast, affects rankings and recruiting,.. but those disadvantages I've mentioned are pretty small, and no big whoop to me,.. you should be pissed about having to watch so many crappy mismatches
When I was in the Air Force & working in private industry I travelled around the world from Greenland to Australia and a hell of a lot of points in between. I can tell you that jet lag is for real. Even two hours.
when Cristobal took over, he said he wanted to turn Oregon into Alabama West,.. the phrase didn't fly here, but that is Mario's goal http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/26710729/how-oregon-importing-sec-pac-12
The nice thing about cupcakes is they don't demand a H/A. Equals extra paydays which is the real reason the universities, not the fans, schedule them. As with most things, money talks and bullcheet walks.
I vaguely remember it but I don't save shit like that, it's too easy to find newer research. "The effects of airplane travel on athletic performance is relevant in a world that is increasingly reliant on flying for athletic competition. Insight from studies that seek to understand and alleviate flying's effect on athletic performance can be translated to enhance a business trip or make a vacation more pleasurable. Athletic performance is an easy assay to measure how well the human body is functioning; most people who step off a plane are not athletes looking to perform at athletic competition. Rather, they want to feel their best as they take on a business conference or a full day of recreational skiing. Airplane travel affects athletic performance in several respects. Changing time zones disrupts our circadian rhythm and reduced oxygen pressure in the cabin produces a hypoxic effect. In addition, sitting in a seat for several hours while on the airplane can produce lethargic limbs. Circadian rhythm disruption is the foundation of the symptoms of jet lag. The body's master clock, the suprachiasmatic nucleus, resides in the hypothalamus within the brain. The suprachiasmatic nucleus keeps cells in the periphery in sync with the 24 hour day and night cycle. If environmental conditions (changing time zones) force this cycle to change abruptly, cells adapt at different rates. The body functions best once all the cells throughout the body are back in sync. A study of travel in Major League Baseball competition found that teams had a 61% chance of winning when their opponent crossed 3 time zones. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the crossing time zone effect on athletic performance is the influence of the direction of travel. Eastward travel is the most detrimental to performance. This is probably because eastward travel results in a shorter day. Without any environmental cues, the human body adapts a 25-26 hour circadian rhythm. The body is better suited for adapting to a longer day, which results from westward travel, then a shorter day, which results from eastward travel. Sleep medication, such as melatonin, can help remedy jet lag because it provides additional stimuli to coax the circadian rhythm to align with the new time zone. Light exposure in the morning or evening can also help the body ease into the new time zone. Airplane travel harms athletic performance via the reduced oxygen pressure. Airplane cabin oxygen pressure is generally maintained at the equivalent of 5,000 to 6,000 feet in elevation. This produces a hypoxic stress. Several hours of flight will cause a drop in arterial oxygen pressure and one may need a day to fully recover their oxygen levels. Studies have shown that athletic performance suffers immediately after returning to altitude." So it's not just travel in general, it's airplane travel, and even more specifically, crossing time zones. When you have to travel by air, teams arrive 1-2 days early to adjust and that's lost practice time. I like the opening day neutrals in Texas. Both teams have the same disadvantage.
For comparison because I like to chase odd facts.... This season, LSU will travel to 5 away games for a total of 2,002 miles. USC will travel to 6 away games for a total of 5,662 miles. Yes, it makes a difference.
