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Post by laaztec on Aug 23, 2024 11:07:14 GMT -8
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Post by zurac315 on Aug 23, 2024 11:29:48 GMT -8
Ridiculous. They should have to take buses. How long would they put up with that?  |
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Post by RiffelBooks on Aug 23, 2024 12:18:58 GMT -8
Pretty funny that U$C talked UCLA into going with them, and now the Bruins have to travel nearly twice as far. Lots of frequent flier points, though.
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Post by PAC12 Aztec on Aug 23, 2024 12:52:50 GMT -8
This is just unbelievable to be honest. I don't understand how the schools academic minds would let this happen to their student athletes. I am mostly surprised at a Stanford more than the others. This will most likely cause recruiting issues in the future. I don't think it hurts recruiting out of high school because of the name and conference recognition. The travel will wear on these student athletes by the Junior and Senior year.
Maybe enough where they just transfer out and move on. The travel is going to be brutal with academics.
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Post by myownwords on Aug 23, 2024 13:03:11 GMT -8
This is just unbelievable to be honest. I don't understand how the schools academic minds would let this happen to their student athletes. I am mostly surprised at a Stanford more than the others. This will most likely cause recruiting issues in the future. I don't think it hurts recruiting out of high school because of the name and conference recognition. The travel will wear on these student athletes by the Junior and Senior year. Maybe enough where they just transfer out and move on. The travel is going to be brutal with academics. Because, "academic minds" is one part oxymoron and one part lassitude. |
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Post by aztec619 on Aug 23, 2024 13:52:29 GMT -8
Everyone know this is silly to send teams everywhere. I keep saying this but I would sell my arm if our Aztecs could be in one of the P2 conferences. UCLA doesn't like all the traveling? Ok We will glady replace you in the Big 10.
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Post by laaztec on Aug 23, 2024 13:55:19 GMT -8
Everyone know this is silly to send teams everywhere. I keep saying this but I would sell my arm if our Aztecs could be in one of the P2 conferences. UCLA doesn't like all the traveling? Ok We will glady replace you in the Big 10. UCLA is going to be a doormat in the Big 10. |
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Post by aztec619 on Aug 23, 2024 13:59:45 GMT -8
Everyone know this is silly to send teams everywhere. I keep saying this but I would sell my arm if our Aztecs could be in one of the P2 conferences. UCLA doesn't like all the traveling? Ok We will glady replace you in the Big 10. UCLA is going to be a doormat in the Big 10. Maybe. But I would still rather be in their situation than ours. I'm sure most if not all of us would. |
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Post by gentlesaztec on Aug 23, 2024 14:44:39 GMT -8
UCLA had 5,000 miles plus for their trip to Hawaii, where as Usc does not.
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Post by jcljorgenson on Aug 23, 2024 14:46:53 GMT -8
Is that one way? Asking because I am estimating about 6,000 "one way" for SDSU (land travel measurements):
Cal: 500 miles
Central Michigan: 2,300 miles
Wyoming: 1,100 miles
Boise State: 1,000 miles
UNLV: 300 miles
Utah State: 800 miles
Total: 6,000 miles
Football travel isn't even that big of a deal, but the travel for all the other sports is where it gets insane.
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Post by gigglyforshrigley on Aug 23, 2024 16:37:27 GMT -8
Aren't they supposedly environmentally conscious? All that travel leaves quite the carbon footprint as well
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Post by aztecfred on Aug 23, 2024 18:16:29 GMT -8
Ridiculous. They should have to take buses. How long would they put up with that? Gotta truck truck all the gear back n forth across the country too! |
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Post by aztecfred on Aug 23, 2024 18:18:15 GMT -8
This is just unbelievable to be honest. I don't understand how the schools academic minds would let this happen to their student athletes. I am mostly surprised at a Stanford more than the others. This will most likely cause recruiting issues in the future. I don't think it hurts recruiting out of high school because of the name and conference recognition. The travel will wear on these student athletes by the Junior and Senior year. Maybe enough where they just transfer out and move on. The travel is going to be brutal with academics. Because, "academic minds" is one part oxymoron and one part lassitude. Ironic! |
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Post by sdsuballer on Aug 23, 2024 20:42:03 GMT -8
Miles are not how AD's factor distance in college sports. Those leagues are not the Big West or MTN west were they have to drive due to monetary constraints or wheather. The way I have been told they factor distance is essentially direct commercial flight to the University. Lets suppose we were taken into the big 12. Our travel time would be almost cut in half as they would create a western conference.
A commercial flight to:
University of Utah (2hrs flight plus a 10 min ride to campus)
Arizona State ( 45 min flight plus a 15 min ride to campus)
Arizona (1hr flight plus a 10 min drive)
BYU (1:50HR plus 15 min ride) the other option would be Salt Lake City 2 hr flight plus a 45 min ride to campus,
Colorado. (Denver 2:30HR plus a 45 min ride from campus)
Houston (3hr plus 15 min ride)
TCU (3 hrs flight)
SDSU
MTN West= The driving conference with altitude, late games (conflicts with flights) plus bad whether.
Easiest Road games
UNLV = 45 min flight and a 5 min drive to campus
SJSU = 1hr flight plus 15 min ride to campus
Medium range flights
Boise State 2:15 hr
New Mexico 1:50 hr
Nevada 1:40min
No direct flights
Fresno State = 6 hour drive. Even when we use private plane we end up getting stuck in Fresno due to FOG or Snow over the Grapevine.
Wyoming= 2:30 min to Denver plus a 2:15min drive to campus. Bad road conditions in the winter plus altitude.
Hawaii = 6 hour flight
CSU = 2:30min to Denver plus 1:15 min drive to campus
Airforce= 2:30min flight to Denver plus 1hr drive to campus
Utah State = 2hr flight to SLC plus 1 hr drive to campus.
*** UCLA AND USC FOOTBALL ARE GOING TO BE ALRIGHT. THEY HAVE 6 ROAD GAMES WHICH ONE IS IN LA H/H, one on neutral cite. and one game to the northwest. So they really only have 3 long road trip games which they will charter directly. As to olympic sports you are starting to see either agreements with nearby smaller conference with H/H games along with completely moving them to smaller conference. Winner of this Olympic sports conference will end up being Conference USA. Im hoping their commissioner is smart enough to make some sort of revenue.
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Post by Den60 on Aug 23, 2024 21:19:43 GMT -8
Everyone know this is silly to send teams everywhere. I keep saying this but I would sell my arm if our Aztecs could be in one of the P2 conferences. UCLA doesn't like all the traveling? Ok We will glady replace you in the Big 10. UCLA is going to be a doormat in the Big 10. And basketball has more than double the conference games of football. UCLA BB will take a hit as well. I am sure Cronin has already got feelers out to other B1G programs not on the West Coast. |
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Post by bobcooper84 on Aug 24, 2024 4:17:51 GMT -8
Aren't they supposedly environmentally conscious? All that travel leaves quite the carbon footprint as well And, barely a peep from the climate change zealots. Yet, give up your efficient gas appliance........ If climate change is the existential threat to our existence as preached daily by media, then these realignments should have been struck down based on " for the greater good of humanity "! Classic - Do as I say and not as I do! |
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Post by gentlesaztec on Aug 24, 2024 5:27:07 GMT -8
And we CRY today about those 4 hour plane rides. Bring back the buses and 50 mph speed limits.
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Post by sleepy on Aug 24, 2024 6:14:38 GMT -8
Aren't they supposedly environmentally conscious? All that travel leaves quite the carbon footprint as well And, barely a peep from the climate change zealots. Yet, give up your efficient gas appliance........ If climate change is the existential threat to our existence as preached daily by media, then these realignments should have been struck down based on " for the greater good of humanity "! Classic - Do as I say and not as I do! Welp... That was my wife's very first question months ago: What about the carbon footprint of all of this? And she is very much in the climate science game... EDIT: Should you prefer a study, ASU at your service: www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/college-football-conference-shakeups-could-almost-double-carbon-emissions-study-finds/ar-BB1o5wJJ |
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Post by junior on Aug 24, 2024 12:10:32 GMT -8
This is all about $$$$ - students, athletes, carbon footprints, and common sense don't matter when there's dollars to be mined somewhere. I've come to think of it as a modern day Gold Rush.
The dollars that are currently flowing in - not just from Media contracts but also - through the backdoor with gambling (though there's not a direct line there, can anyone really account for the source of every NIL dollar?) make this a treasure chest for universities, their ADs, and the few conferences that will ultimately benefit from this.
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Post by sdsu2000 on Aug 27, 2024 6:21:13 GMT -8
I saw the rumor that the ACC was in touch with the Pac2 and SDSU for replacements after the upcoming defections.
Who cares, give me a pod of Cal, Stanford, WSU, Oregon State and SMU. By far better than what we have and we should see an increase in football attendance.
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