Effects of Noon game on SDSU?

Especially because we told them the game was at 3:00.

I hope they're asleep all ready (or not).

Noon doesn't seem like a fair shake, but I'll take whatever advantage we can get.

I would have assumed 330. Will be interesting.

great that we play at noon though cause all the big games are at 3:30 and 8 with Okie State/A&M alabama/arkansas and LSU/WV.

Its going to reduce my sleep as well as tailgating time, which will drastically reduce my drinking. The result will be a huge deficiency in my HYPE factor. If I had to put a number on it, I'd say it costs Michigan 14 points. My HYPE factor directly affects UM's point production. Noon game = Advantage SDSU

San Diego State flew into Detroit Thursday afternoon

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/FFT8569/history/20110922/2200Z/KSAN/KDTW

In general though the OP is correct West Coast teams flying East have a difficult time winning, as do Eastern teams flying West.

If the hotel management are Michigan fans, they should offer free movies all night long.

This is the reason Dwayne Jarrett looked like Jerry Rice and why we lost to USC in 2006...DAMN YOU COASTS OF THE WEST! 

that swings everything in our favor. He has a lazer pass game and finds deep targets quick, our best bet is keeping them from breakaway plays and locking down the red zone when they get there. 

Some past studies suggest that it's harder to go west than east.  In the latter case, the normal circadean sleep-wake cycle is disrupted more; and this disruption is reflected in the poorer win-loss pcts of teams going west (vs. east).

That said, it's probably better not to travel at all, since any time-zone travel is likely to confuse your biological clock.

     If you add the "I should be eating wheaties" factor to the "Only Denard can stop Denard" factor, I'm going to guess that pushes our chances of victory up to around 62%.

     In terms of causation though, and sorry to beat a dead horse, but if Michigan does win, isn't that more of a testament to Rich Rodriguez's team-building skills than Brady Hoke's?

     And if San Diego State wins, isn't that more of a testament to Hoke's team-building skills than Rocky Long's?

     By the percentages, I'd put around 25% of the credit for a Michigan win on Hoke and company(Well, maybe 40% if you include Mattison).

     By the same token, I'd put around 65% of the credit for a San Diego State win on Hoke and Borges.  They recruited the players and installed the offense.

     One thing is for sure, there is a 0% chance that Brian is going to be impressed with anything that happens on the field on Saturday.

This games hould have been a night game, now that they have the lights in Ann Arbor. They need to take advantage of that now.

Probably not good. Effects of Denard on the Aztecs , downright brutal. UM 35 , SDSU 24.

I heard the statistic on Cowherd's show - I don't remember what it is, but it might have been close to 80% wins for the east/central time zone teams playing west coast teams at 1PM.

I think this stat is misleading for 1 big reason.  Typically, as of late pacific time zone teams stink on the whole and the best teams are more likely to be found in the EST and CST playing home games at 1PM.

Think about it...  New England, Indianapolis, Green Bay, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York x2, Atlanta....are simply better over the past few years than anything the PST  can throw at it...San Diego and Arizona are okay, but San Francisco, Seattle,  and Oakland have been brutally bad.

I played flagged football for years at 9AM....and I had no trainer...they have no excuses

SDSU looks terrible thus far.