The game will be a normal time for ND, a 3:30 body time start, just what they play every game at home.

 

While it is earlier than usual for a road game, they are used to it.

 

Meanwhile, it is a 12:30 local kick for ASU. It is their first home game starting before 6:30 all year and their first game anywhere played before 4:00 local time.

 

Now, maybe it won't make a difference, but a 12:30 crowd is always different than a night crowd and having your body clock on schedule is important as well.

Edited November 7, 201410 yr by corysold

The 330 start definitely is a plus for us in regards to the crowd being drunk and loud. It also increases the odds that I won't be banned from chat.

On the other hand, it will be 87-89 degrees with the kickoff being at 3:30, so I'd say advantage ASU on that point....

 

BK did say they are doing more this week to stay hydrated... we can't afford any cramps in the legs of #5.

The game will be a normal time for ND, a 3:30 body time start, just what they play every game at home.

 

While it is earlier than usual for a road game, they are used to it.

 

Meanwhile, it is a 12:30 local kick for ASU. It is their first home game starting before 6:30 all year and their first game anywhere played before 4:00 local time.

 

Now, maybe it won't make a difference, but a 12:30 crowd is always different than a night crowd and having your body clock on schedule is important as well.

 

huh? nd is playing at 12:30 in arizona. coincidentally, ASU also going to be there at 12:30. i thibk you are overthinking this one champ

i would say in regards to the heat, Folston and GB are gonna feel right at home and step it up a notch in the nicer weather...oh ya and our South Carolina bot, Golson. Light it up boys!

On the other hand, it will be 87-89 degrees with the kickoff being at 3:30, so I'd say advantage ASU on that point....

 

BK did say they are doing more this week to stay hydrated... we can't afford any cramps in the legs of #5.

 

kickoff is at 12:30

huh? nd is playing at 12:30 in arizona. coincidentally' date=' ASU also going to be there at 12:30. i thibk you are overthinking this one champ[/quote']

 

Nope, I'm right on. One team hasn't played a single game at this time all year and probably hardly ever practices at that time due to the heat. That is an advantage, football players are creatures of habit.

 

You don't adjust to a time change in 1 night. It will feel like a 3:30 game for ND. It will feel like a 12:30 game to ASU. 1 team has played numerous times at that time, the other hasn't played at all.

kickoff is at 12:30

 

I got it, clown... it's 3:30 EST/12:30 PST. My point is still valid.... but thanks for the unnecessary correction.

 

You're awesome.

huh? nd is playing at 12:30 in arizona. coincidentally' date=' ASU also going to be there at 12:30. i thibk you are overthinking this one champ[/quote']

 

Which team do you think will be more accustomed to hot weather, the one from AZ or Northern Indiana?

 

Don't be an *** and use common sense.

Nope, I'm right on. One team hasn't played a single game at this time all year and probably hardly ever practices at that time due to the heat. That is an advantage, football players are creatures of habit.

 

You don't adjust to a time change in 1 night. It will feel like a 3:30 game for ND. It will feel like a 12:30 game to ASU. 1 team has played numerous times at that time, the other hasn't played at all.

 

Well thought out. It will feel like a 'normal' game to us and our body clocks. Let's see if we don't get off to a fast start.

It's gonna be damn near 90degrees in the second half....

It's gonna be damn near 90degrees in the second half....

 

cory, I think you are right on this..advantage ND but maybe not if ^^^^this is correct

 

gotta keep #5 hydrated!

Nope, I'm right on. One team hasn't played a single game at this time all year and probably hardly ever practices at that time due to the heat. That is an advantage, football players are creatures of habit.

 

You don't adjust to a time change in 1 night. It will feel like a 3:30 game for ND. It will feel like a 12:30 game to ASU. 1 team has played numerous times at that time, the other hasn't played at all.

 

it is a time adjustment for ND moreso because of time change flying west.

 

it is no time adjustment on the body for ASU.

I got it, clown... it's 3:30 EST/12:30 PST. My point is still valid.... but thanks for the unnecessary correction.

 

You're awesome.

 

didnt know if you knew. why so angry?

it is a time adjustment for ND moreso because of time change flying west.

 

it is no time adjustment on the body for ASU.

 

It has nothing to do with the time change. One team is used to waking up early, getting in meals and playing a game at the scheduled time.

 

One team hasn't done it all year. It isn't a difficult concept.

 

Also, it is a "dry" heat, so though te temp is 87 late in the day, the "real feel" temp is only 85. Warm yes, but not 87 feels like in the humidity of the Midwest.

 

Worst case, time cancels out temp.

It's gonna be damn near 90degrees in the second half....

 

I guess hot is hot especially in football pads, but isn't 90 degrees out there different than 90 degrees somewhere with humidity? My buddy went to University of Arizona, and swore anything under 100 was very comfortable, and even more pleasant than 85 degree weather back East. Then again, maybe the women he was surrounded by there just changed his disposition.

Okay, two things, first Tempe is Mountain time, not Pacific as I thought, so shift all of these times for them up an hour, but the concept still exists.

 

Here is an NFl study on West Coast teams playing early games on the East Coast, which is the same concept I am trying to show, playing games out of your normal routine.

 

http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/content/discomfort-zone-impact-travel-nfl-games/14372/

Couldn't/shouldn't ND keep all the phones, watches, clocks in hotel room etc. set to eastern time? Like Cory said, they will feel like they are doing things/playing at normal back home times.

Okay, two things, first Tempe is Mountain time, not Pacific as I thought, so shift all of these times for them up an hour, but the concept still exists.

 

Here is an NFl study on West Coast teams playing early games on the East Coast, which is the same concept I am trying to show, playing games out of your normal routine.

 

http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/content/discomfort-zone-impact-travel-nfl-games/14372/

 

hasnt ND also played 5 night games out of 8 games?

and they never play at noon.

 

and didnt kelly say it is going to be a change playing so early?

 

and teams traveling west dont always show up either

hasnt ND also played 5 night games out of 8 games?

and they never play at noon.

 

and didnt kelly say it is going to be a change playing so early?

 

and teams traveling west dont always show up either

 

The game is at 1:30 local time, 3:30 EST time. So ND can just do their exact home routine time wise. Wake up, eat, warm up, exactly as if they were at home.

 

ASU does not have a routine for this time of game. Every jome game they play starts at night due to the heat. Every road game had started after 5:30.

 

Not once this year have they had to wake up and play a game at this time. Notre Dame has a proven routine they've done three times this year. If you don't think that matters, even a little, then I don't know what else to say. In close games, little things matter.

This attached circadian clock should help Corysold's argument. The game time this weekend will be during ND's peak hours for athletic performance.