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re: Will Wade is PISSED, blasts SEC on LSU scheduling: 'This isn't right'
Posted on 2/25/20 at 1:17 pm to XbengalTiger
Posted on 2/25/20 at 1:17 pm to XbengalTiger
We should bump this thread after the game hopefully there is some flight aware to verify with. You admit that if they are on campus by 1 am then it isn't a big deal and WW is just whining over nothing?
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Posted on 2/25/20 at 1:41 pm to mmcgrath
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You admit that if they are on campus by 1 am then it isn't a big deal and WW is just whining over nothing?
Whatever time they get back is besides the point. Wade's complaint is that no other SEC team has had to play two sets of late Wed./early Saturday games.
Posted on 2/25/20 at 1:59 pm to Jack Crevalle
quote:so what's the real difference here? You're making it sound like we're forced to play back-to-back schedule on consecutive nights (which happens during the SEC tournament, by the way).
When this same setup of LSU having latest game on Wed./earliest game on Saturday turnaround time a few weeks ago against Vandy and Auburn, both of those games were on the road.
The problem this thread is discussing is having to play a game 60 hours after the previous game ended, vs. 67 hours?
You honestly think this matters?
Posted on 2/25/20 at 2:31 pm to Jack Crevalle
I frankly think he has bigger things to worry about, i.e. how to teach your team defense, especially how to guard against 3 pointers. Not to mention he is in fact fortunate to still have a job so to complain so bitterly about an innocuous scheduling anomaly is a little out of bounds in my opinion.
This post was edited on 2/25/20 at 3:20 pm
Posted on 2/25/20 at 2:48 pm to Jack Crevalle
you mean the SEC did something which places LSU At a disadvantage? I’m shocked, I tell you I’m shocked! lol
Posted on 2/25/20 at 3:01 pm to Lonnie4LSU
quote:right, because the SEC hates LSU more than all other SEC schools. The evil-doers in Birmingham wake up each morning with one goal -- to stick it LSU. Rob us of 7 whole hours over a 3-day period to play a game -- it's intentional, I tell ya!!!
you mean the SEC did something which places LSU At a disadvantage? I’m shocked, I tell you I’m shocked! lol
I wish people on the board could take a big step back and see how utterly ridiculous they sound.
Posted on 2/25/20 at 3:13 pm to WHATDOINO
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No they haven't. Reading is hard in Georgia huh?
Missouri plays at 8pm this Wednesday at Vandy, then plays at 2:30 against State on Saturday.
Next week they play on Wednesday at 8 at Ole Miss, and play at home at 1:30 against Bama.
Posted on 2/25/20 at 3:31 pm to Dawgsontop34
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Missouri plays at 8pm this Wednesday at Vandy, then plays at 2:30 against State on Saturday.
Next week they play on Wednesday at 8 at Ole Miss, and play at home at 1:30 against Bama.
Both of those second games are at home and neither are at 11:00. Wade’s contention is that LSU plays the late Wednesday slot on the road followed by the early Saturday slot on the road.
Posted on 2/25/20 at 3:55 pm to MOT
quote:you're arguing about minutiae. 2-3 hours difference over a 3 day period.
Both of those second games are at home and neither are at 11:00. Wade’s contention is that LSU plays the late Wednesday slot on the road followed by the early Saturday slot on the road.
This thread is sad.
Posted on 2/25/20 at 5:20 pm to atltiger6487
I’m not arguing anything, I’m pointing out the difference in the two scenarios.
Posted on 2/25/20 at 6:15 pm to atltiger6487
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you're arguing about minutiae. 2-3 hours difference over a 3 day period.
This thread is sad.
3 hours difference including less sleep can mean a hell of a lot to recovery and mind set, not to mention they are supposed to be student athletes with other responsibilities too. Everything gets thrown off. I fly about 60x a year, and those late nights with just a couple hours of less sleep are felt, and I’m not an athlete playing against other elite athletes
But why worry about the little details when you can make blanket statements and laugh it off. Any advantage or disadvantage, no matter how small, should try and be fixed.
If his comments can prevent the sec from doing it next year, we’ll worth it while costing us absolutely nothing.
Posted on 2/25/20 at 6:18 pm to atltiger6487
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right, because the SEC hates LSU more than all other SEC schools. The evil-doers in Birmingham wake up each morning with one goal -- to stick it LSU. Rob us of 7 whole hours over a 3-day period to play a game -- it's intentional, I tell ya!!!
I wish people on the board could take a big step back and see how utterly ridiculous they sound.
Or it’s an oversight and can be fixed going forward
Similar to the NFL’s issue, or even bama’s day game complaints. There are easy solutions with Tuesday/Wednesday matchups and plenty of TV slots.
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I wish people on the board could take a big step back and see how utterly ridiculous they sound.
You’re so much wiser as the contrarian on every issue.
This post was edited on 2/25/20 at 6:21 pm
Posted on 2/25/20 at 7:32 pm to atltiger6487
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Ridiculous they sound
Lighten up, Francis.
coach is standing up for his team and he has a valid point.
Posted on 2/25/20 at 9:34 pm to Jack Crevalle
I like Coach O’s mantra. We’ll play anybody anytime and anywhere.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 12:17 am to Ghostface_Killa
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I like Coach O’s mantra. We’ll play anybody anytime and anywhere.
We’ve fought pretty hard for scheduling equality in football. Night games, bye week before Bama, and getting the Aggies moved from Thursday to Saturday.
You’re out of your mind if you don’t think we press the SEC office for every scheduling benefit we can get. I sure as hell wouldn't be happy playing an SEC West game off a short week
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“I wanted them fresh. This time of the season, 10th game, wanted them fresh. Seven o’clock game, you get to rest a lot in the hotel room,” Orgeron said. “Get to sleep until 10 in the morning and go back and take a 2-3 hour nap. That’s a lot of rest. They’re not going to get that rest.”
One of Coach O’s greatest strengths is attention to detail and the little things
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“We’re the only team in the league that has to do this and we’ve had to do it twice now,” Wade said. “That’s not how it’s supposed to be. It’s supposed to be balanced, the schedule is supposed to be balanced and that’s not right.”
“This stuff we can control. I don’t think any coach in the league would be happy,” Wade said. “It just so happens it’s me and I got to stick up for LSU and I got to stick up for our players. That’s my job as the head coach at LSU, is to stick up for our team and our players and our program.”
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The SEC has control over the start times for games like the Vanderbilt and Texas A&M game on Saturday because they appear on SEC Network. Wade is hoping in the future, teams will have more say, or at the very least encourage the SEC to change its scheduling parameters, to prevent these quick turnarounds in the future.
That is a completely reasonable, logical, and intelligent statement. There's no penalty for it, and a possible benefit that benefits LSU in the future.
People that have an issue with it are brain dead and need to look in the mirror as they are literally taking issue with a nothing comment
This post was edited on 2/26/20 at 12:34 am
Posted on 2/26/20 at 12:56 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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Two hours. It’s two fricking hours.
sometimes I just can't tell if most people on this site have reading comprehension problems... or just voluntarily thick-headed.
Here's why he is pissed... it isn't just a matter of a Home game late Wednesday night where the players are in bed around midnight and then a home game early Saturday.
They are having to adjust the schedules to accommodate travel times. It isn't just "two hours". It's a difference in the departure and arrival times, which eats into prep and recovery times on Thursday and Friday.
Plus, the players are probably pissed because it eats into their arse-chasing time on Thursday girls nights at the bars.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 6:57 am to atltiger6487
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You're making it sound like we're forced to play back-to-back schedule on consecutive nights (which happens during the SEC tournament, by the way).
Level playing field with seeding/advantages determined by conference record. This really isn’tthat hard. What a brain dead comparison
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The problem this thread is discussing is having to play a game 60 hours after the previous game ended, vs. 67 hours?
All hours are not created equal. These players have other responsibilities. If half of those hours are cutting into sleep, I’d say it matters. Throws schedule’s off, allows less prep time for the next game too while still expecting to get class work done.
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You honestly think this matters?
I think Will Wade knows a bit more about game prep and his players than you do. There’s a really easy solution to this going forward with the sec office
Stuff like that can add up over the course of a long season.
This post was edited on 2/26/20 at 6:58 am
Posted on 2/26/20 at 8:50 am to BreesyInBigEasy
quote:good lord. These are college kids. They could play just fine on no sleep.
3 hours difference including less sleep can mean a hell of a lot to recovery and mind set, not to mention they are supposed to be student athletes with other responsibilities too. Everything gets thrown off. I fly about 60x a year, and those late nights with just a couple hours of less sleep are felt, and I’m not an athlete playing against other elite athletes
And we're talking 3 hours over 2.5 days.
Again, this thread is pathetic.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 8:59 am to atltiger6487
It’s not just about 3 hours. It’s about the impact the compressed travel times have on game prep.
You may disagree that limited prep has a negative impact on the outcome of the game but you can’t argue that prep isn’t limited as a result nor can you argue that anyone else has had to do the same.
You may disagree that limited prep has a negative impact on the outcome of the game but you can’t argue that prep isn’t limited as a result nor can you argue that anyone else has had to do the same.
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