That's what happens to you when you're 5,000 miles away and five hours ahead of where you eventually need to be.
After crisscrossing the globe from Maryland to California to Hawaii, you would think Weatherbie and his Midshipmen would be ready for some rest and relaxation, but you'd be wrong.
Instead, the Navy boys checked into the Sheraton Waikiki and headed not to bed or to the beach, but to the University of Hawaii campus for a two-hour practice.
"It's already been a long day that's going to get a little longer," Weatherbie said after Navy touched down at Honolulu International Airport at nearly 10 p.m. (EST). "We're going to have a light workout tonight just to make sure everybody is good and tired."
Navy and California looked anything but tired after landing in Honolulu yesterday in preparation for the 15th annual Jeep Eagle Aloha Bowl. Unlike the Midshipmen, the battered and bruised Bears didn't practice at all yesterday.
Considering the numerous injuries still plaguing the Pac-10 program this season, too much time in pads might do more harm than good for first-year head coach Steve Mariucci's Bears.
"We're a young team that had to overcome a lot of injuries in the second half of the season," Mariucci said. "We'll be OK health wise for this game.
"There are a few guys who still won't play. Some are day-to-day trying to get back healthy. We won't be at full strength.
"Our first practice will be (today), but we want this to be a fun experience for our players. We'll mix business with pleasure because we think of this as a reward after a long, tough season."
California opened 1996 with five consecutive victories that vaulted the Bears to No. 19 in the nation. Turnovers and injuries proved a deadly mix over the latter half of the year as Cal dropped five of six, including the final three to second-ranked Arizona State, Oregon and Stanford by a combined score of 117-51.
Navy also had a quick start, winning five of its first six games. The Midshipmen suffered disappointing losses to Notre Dame and Army, but had a solid 8-3 season, the best since an 8-4 run in 1980.
"Obviously, we wanted to beat Army," said Weatherbie. Had Navy won, the Midshipmen would have played Auburn in the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La., instead of California, here.
"But this is still an outstanding opportunity for our program," Weatherbie said. "Coming to Hawaii and playing a traditional Pac-10 team like Cal is something we're very excited about.
"This team hasn't been to a bowl in 15 years. We're here for a good time, but we also want to win and will work hard toward that goal."
The last time Navy played in a postseason game, the Midshipmen lost to the Buckeyes of Ohio State in the 1981 Liberty Bowl, 31-28.
Weatherbie, and former University of Hawaii assistants Paul Johnson and Kenny Niumatalolo needed only two years to turn around a program that won 14 games from 1990-94.
Johnson employed the same spread option offense he used so successfully at Hawaii as offensive coordinator. The Midshipmen finished fifth in the nation in rushing this season, averaging 283.6 yards a game.
"You certainly don't see an offense like theirs every day," said Mariucci. "It's hard simulating it in practice. This is definitely going to be a challenge for us, but we also look at it as an opportunity to win a bowl game."
Their contrasting styles begin with the offenses they run - McCoy commands the spread option and Barnes employs the West Coast attack. While McCoy rushed for 1,228 yards and 16 touchdowns this season, Barnes passed for 3,499 yards and tossed 31 touchdown strikes.
''I only run when I have to,'' Barnes said this morning at the first Aloha Bowl press conference. He had minus-83 yards on the ground on 86 attempts this season.
''Our goal is to throw the football down the field and score as many points as we can as quickly as we can,'' the Mission Viejo, Calif, resident said. ''We know Navy is more of a ball-control team, so we might not get as many possessions as we normally do.
''That puts pressure on our offense to score as often as possible. Our styles are pretty much direct opposites.
"But all you have to do is look at Navy's (8-3) record and their offensive numbers to know Chris has been an effective quarterback for them.''
The junior from Morris, Ga., is the first Navy quarterback to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a single season. He led the team in carries with 268 and set a school record with 16 rushing touchdowns.
But passing the ball is another matter for the 5-foot-10, 191-pounder. He completed 49 of 109 passes this season for only 759 yards and six touchdowns. He also threw four interceptions.
''Pat and I are what you would call opposites on the football field,'' McCoy said of his 6-4, 215-pound Cal counterpart. ''We run first and pass second, while they throw the ball practically all the time.
''What I like about our offense is it gives you a lot of different options. We pick our spots to throw the ball. Obviously, against an explosive attack like theirs, we have to try to control the ball and keep their offense off the field as much as we can.''
Navy has done a good job of that all year en route to an 8-3 season. The Midshipmen finished fifth nationally in rushing offense with 283.6 yards a game. They were No. 22 in scoring offense, averaging 31.8 points a matchup.
Cal counters with the No. 6 passing offense (321.5 yards) and the No. 26 scoring offense (31.3 points). The difference between the two may be in the defenses. Cal was No. 105 in the country, while Navy was ranked 38th.
''We're going to have to work hard to score against these guys,'' Barnes said. ''I'm sure they're going to try to stop our running game and make us more one-dimensional.''
McCoy predicted a tough game as well.
''We have to be able to move the football consistently against them because they have such a high-powered offense,'' McCoy said. ''We respect them. It could come down to who has the football last.''