DontPushMe Posted May 22, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 1,241 Reputation: 187 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/05/2003 Share Posted May 22, 2012 ^^^ Assuming this monstrosity holds together, there is no way it'll be anything other than an east/west split. Travel issues on each side are far too large any other way. Some eastern school, Navy, UCF, Temple will be in the west but otherwise its a geographic split. BE is an absolute disaster. I'd do anything to get a life line into the ACC or B12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charsibb Posted May 22, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 31,049 Reputation: 2,487 Days Won: 172 Joined: 08/30/2011 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Is there really any difference between a 3-hour plane ride and a 5-hour plane ride when all is said and done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reliable Source Posted May 22, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 10,367 Reputation: 170 Days Won: 40 Joined: 09/15/2008 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Is there really any difference between a 3-hour plane ride and a 5-hour plane ride when all is said and done? I would say it's about 2 hours. Isn't my USF education a wonderful thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skingraft Posted May 22, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 13,357 Reputation: 2,482 Days Won: 63 Joined: 12/11/2006 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Is there really any difference between a 3-hour plane ride and a 5-hour plane ride when all is said and done? Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRQ Posted May 23, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 4,879 Reputation: 24 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/14/2006 Share Posted May 23, 2012 time zones is the bigger deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tampatony Posted May 23, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 645 Reputation: 50 Days Won: 1 Joined: 03/09/2010 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I'm actually pretty excited about the teams coming in. Although I hate UCF it'll be an awesome game to be at considering that we are more than likely going to dominate them for the next five years anyways... SMU in dallas, Houston in Houston, SDSU in San Diego, Even the Blue turf in Boise seems like a lot of fun. Add in Memphis and a football game in Philly and that is some awesome road games. It'll also be pretty cool to win our division or fight for our division every year. I think the nongeographic split is the most likely and I like that the most because it maintains rivalries and helps with recruiting. If we can just steal Boston College or keep Syracuse we'd have a great 14 team league. F PITT they can go die in the ACC.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danm1983 Posted May 23, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 2,994 Reputation: 151 Days Won: 4 Joined: 08/20/2009 Share Posted May 23, 2012 barring boise, every one of those plane flights are to a pretty major metropolitan area so there won't be tons of puddle jumpers or chartering flights to some grassy landing strip in BFE (looking at you SEC). that model a few posts up isn't bad. the travel isn't gonna sway whether it's east-west or arbitrary, because while the cross-division protection helps keep a closer rival on the schedule, you'd be in a division with longer travel partners out west. memphis-temple in that model isn't bad. that's one time zone and not a very long flight at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPR Posted May 23, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 3,042 Reputation: 279 Days Won: 10 Joined: 03/09/2010 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick says he is monitoring the landscape: "Our operating assumption is we will remain aligned with the Big East." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who'sYourData? Posted May 23, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 19,525 Reputation: 992 Days Won: 24 Joined: 09/01/2006 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick says he is monitoring the landscape: "Our operating assumption is we will remain aligned with the Big East." Yeah, and Texas A&M plans on being in the Big 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull-by-Marriage Posted May 23, 2012 Group: Bull Backers Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 4,741 Reputation: 127 Days Won: 3 Joined: 02/25/2004 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick says he is monitoring the landscape: "Our operating assumption is we will remain aligned with the Big East." Yeah, and Texas A&M plans on being in the Big 12. ND is it's own monster. IMO No matter what anyone says they are still a huge draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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