> > On May 16, 10:06 am, aclem...@gmail.com wrote:

> > > On May 16, 9:40 am, PBo <philip.a.bo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > > > in my experience, short-term exposure to altitude can be a bitch on
> > > > recovery. so i'm wondering if that's going to have an effect on D2 vs
> > > > A3 saturday morning at nats. i've never liked that schedule, but in
> > > > the thin boulder air maybe it's even worse.

> > > > we'll assume michigan and texas are battling for the pool win in the
> > > > final game on friday, and we'll assume that it's a sick game because
> > > > it's 4v5, so it goes to the end of the round at 6:30. the loser of
> > > > that game gets to play A3 at 8:30am the following morning. my problem
> > > > is that A3 has been done since 3:30 (at the latest). those three hours
> > > > might not seem like much. but i think it's tough for D2 to fit in
> > > > warmdown, travel, shower, dinner, ice-bath and enough sleep to be back
> > > > at the fields at 7:15 the next morning.

> > > > non-issue? does anyone else think that north texas or illinois is
> > > > gonna be in a good position to take down D2 saturday morning?

> > > > -phil

> > > I think it's an issue.  Not quite as big of an issue as the pre-
> > > quarter bye that the pool winners get, but still a serious issue.

> > The reality is that anyone in pools B, C, or D that play a pool A team
> > are in that boat...

> One of the pools has to have a last round bye.  No getting around
> that.  Whether the extra half-hour delay in some of the last round
> games is beneficial for the athletes is questionable.  Fans probably
> enjoy it.  On the other hand, teams that rely on a short rotation
> probably prefer as many breaks between games as possible if the
> weather is warm.

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