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Jet Lag Syndrome
Posted on 9/10/09 at 2:49 pm
Posted on 9/10/09 at 2:49 pm
The following was in an Ala. paper, under the title "5 Things to Watch in SEC":
5 Things to Watch in SEC
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
3. West Coast jet lag. Upset alert: Don't be surprised if Vanderbilt plays LSU close or even wins. LSU lost a day of preparation by traveling back from last week's game at Washington. In the past 10 years, there have been five instances an SEC team followed a West Coast trip by playing a conference opponent in its next game. The team that went West lost four times.
I'll bite on the jet lag excuse once, but not twice. And if true, what friggin' idiot scheduled the home opener 2500 miles away in the Great Northwest, to be followed by a game against a conference foe??
5 Things to Watch in SEC
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
3. West Coast jet lag. Upset alert: Don't be surprised if Vanderbilt plays LSU close or even wins. LSU lost a day of preparation by traveling back from last week's game at Washington. In the past 10 years, there have been five instances an SEC team followed a West Coast trip by playing a conference opponent in its next game. The team that went West lost four times.
I'll bite on the jet lag excuse once, but not twice. And if true, what friggin' idiot scheduled the home opener 2500 miles away in the Great Northwest, to be followed by a game against a conference foe??
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Posted on 9/10/09 at 2:50 pm to TigerJeff
if anyone uses that excuse, then they are a huge puss
Posted on 9/10/09 at 2:50 pm to TigerJeff
If we lose to Vandy, it'll be because of incompetent coaching, especially on the part of Les.
If recruiting rankings are any correlation, then the only teams that should be more talented or even with us are:
USC
UF
Alabama
UT
NOT Vandy or Washington.
If recruiting rankings are any correlation, then the only teams that should be more talented or even with us are:
USC
UF
Alabama
UT
NOT Vandy or Washington.
Posted on 9/10/09 at 2:52 pm to Moustache
quote:
If we lose to Vandy, it'll be because of incompetent coaching, especially on the part of Les.
Posted on 9/10/09 at 2:53 pm to TheDoc
If they were to lose, at least they would have a reason.
Posted on 9/10/09 at 2:54 pm to guttata
If we loose to Vandy it will be because they score more points than us
Posted on 9/10/09 at 2:54 pm to guttata
quote:
If they were to lose, at least they would have a excuse
Posted on 9/10/09 at 2:54 pm to Moustache
quote:That's what I've been thinking. Lose to those teams in a hard-fought game, then 'good job boys'. Lose to anyone else, then the Tigers were out-coached...and that includes getting the team ready to play to its fullest potential.
If recruiting rankings are any correlation, then...
Posted on 9/10/09 at 2:56 pm to TigerJeff
If it takes you a whole week to re-adjust after spending three days on the West Coast then something's wrong with you. Between classes and practice the players should be back in their routine and fine because of it. Jet lag is no excuse unless we played in London or something like that.
Posted on 9/10/09 at 2:57 pm to Moustache
jet lag was, whether you wish to believe it or not, a factor in LSU's less than 100% performance last weekend.
I doubt it will be a big factor coming back to LA. However, I just returned from Lake Tahoe on a 3 day vacation, and am still wanting to sleep til 8-9 am every morning a full week later. And, I don't have to play in a football game. If these kids are sleepwalking thru classes and/or practices for the 1st 2-3 days after their return, it certainly doesn't help matters for LSU.
I doubt it will be a big factor coming back to LA. However, I just returned from Lake Tahoe on a 3 day vacation, and am still wanting to sleep til 8-9 am every morning a full week later. And, I don't have to play in a football game. If these kids are sleepwalking thru classes and/or practices for the 1st 2-3 days after their return, it certainly doesn't help matters for LSU.
Posted on 9/10/09 at 2:58 pm to TampaTiger
superior recruiting doesn't automatically indicate superior talent...what about 2 and 3 * players who do much better than expected. Or 5 and 4 * players who fail to live up to potential...is that a direct result of coaching? I think not. May sometimes be the case, but we know ranking systems are faulty and they have yet to rank the most important factor that sets our enemy tim tebow ahead of the rest...WILL TO WIN!
Posted on 9/10/09 at 2:59 pm to TigerStuckinOkieland
quote:
jet lag was, whether you wish to believe it or not, a factor in LSU's less than 100% performance last weekend.
another omniscient poster
Posted on 9/10/09 at 3:00 pm to TigerJeff
quote:
. West Coast jet lag. Upset alert: Don't be surprised if Vanderbilt plays LSU close or even wins. LSU lost a day of preparation by traveling back from last week's game at Washington. In the past 10 years, there have been five instances an SEC team followed a West Coast trip by playing a conference opponent in its next game. The team that went West lost four times.
That statistic is meaningless without information about which SEC teams were involved.
(I assume one of the five teams was 2005 LSU, when it los at home to Tennessee after returning from ASU. There were obviously some extenuating circumstances there. What are the other four examples?)
This post was edited on 9/10/09 at 3:02 pm
Posted on 9/10/09 at 3:00 pm to TampaTiger
quote:
That's what I've been thinking. Lose to those teams in a hard-fought game, then 'good job boys'. Lose to anyone else, then the Tigers were out-coached...and that includes getting the team ready to play to its fullest potential.
I wouldn't go that far, b/c other teams have enough talent to catch us on a bad day. And road games are freaking hard in the SEC. Still no excuse to drop 4 or 5 with the talent we have.
Posted on 9/10/09 at 3:01 pm to jbrau22
quote:so you're that cheesy arse fan that espn's little puff pieces cater to. got it.
they have yet to rank the most important factor that sets our enemy tim tebow ahead of the rest...WILL TO WIN!
i knew there had to be someone out there eating that shite up
Posted on 9/10/09 at 3:01 pm to TigerJeff
quote:
The following was in an Ala. paper
imagine that
Posted on 9/10/09 at 3:05 pm to manwich
quote:That's a point, though, respectfully, not a very valid or strong one in this case, since these aberrations should just negate themselves, overall, since that will pretty much be the case for all teams. There are more statistical arguments I could make, but this one makes my point.
what about 2 and 3 * players who do much better than expected. Or 5 and 4 * players who fail to live up to potential
Posted on 9/10/09 at 3:09 pm to The312
quote:
That statistic is meaningless without information about which SEC teams were involved.
Here's a few that come to mind:
2005 Ark plays USC 3rd game of the season, loses next week to BAMA.
2007. Tenn plays Cal, next week beats So. Miss but following week lose to Fla
2008. Tenn plays UCLA, next week beats UAB, but following week lose to Fla.
2008. UGA plays Ariz. State, next week loses to BAMA.
Posted on 9/10/09 at 3:09 pm to TampaTiger
Look at the rivals rankings. In general, they follow the top 25. With a few exceptions like boise, BYU, and Utah.
Posted on 9/10/09 at 3:10 pm to blueridgeTiger
quote:how are these in any way relevant?
2007. Tenn plays Cal, next week beats So. Miss but following week lose to Fla
2008. Tenn plays UCLA, next week beats UAB, but following week lose to Fla.
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