Distance for AAC v Big12

[UcatsRick]

Some people may instantly think the travel to Big12 schools would be significantly longer than for AAC schools. The truth is, the travel is not all that much further. Here is the table based on city to city online map services: (miles)

AAC----------- BIG12
Memphis--- 482--- WVU--- 308
Temple--- 573--- Iowa St--- 611
E Carolina--- 597--- Kansas--- 631
Tulsa--- 744--- Kansas St--- 711
UConn--- 769--- Okla St--- 812
Tulane--- 803--- Oklahoma--- 864
UCF--- 914--- TCU--- 969
USF--- 918--- Baylor---- 1028
SMU--- 934--- Texas--- 1129
Houston--- 1054--- Texas Tech--- 1197
Avg--- 778.8--- Avg--- 826

[longtimefan]

While we're at it, here are the distances for the ACC.

Louisville...........104
Notre Dame.......246
Pittsburgh.........290
Virginia Tech.....337
Wake Forest......411
Clemson...........444
Virginia............444
Georgia Tech....460
North Carolina...490
Duke ...............492
NC State..........515
Syracuse..........576
Florida State.....729
Boston College..875
Miami.............1132

Average...........503

And all in our time zone.

[CincyEngGrad02]

MAC would be perfect from a distance standpoint. I could easily drive to most of the away games.

[longtimefan]

MAC would be perfect from a distance standpoint. I could easily drive to most of the away games.

I just don't get it sometimes.

[red_n_black_attack]

The travel is not that big of a deal for the team/school as they will most likely fly to most destination, but the same is not true for fans and the smaller sports.

Thanks for ACC or Big 12 - I'd take either of them at this point.

[GoCats1994]

The travel is not that big of a deal for the team/school as they will most likely fly to most destination, but the same is not true for fans and the smaller sports.

Thanks for ACC or Big 12 - I'd take either of them at this point.

This is a misconception. Most of the "Olympic" sports play regional schedules, with conference championships at the end of the season. Even for the P5 conferences, the Olympic sports don't generate enough revenue to justify the travel.

[bearcatbret]

Thanks for the mileage stats. I appreciate the effort some take here to make things meaningful.

[Binturong05]

Either way if they are flying commercial out of CVG they are getting hosed. Regularly ranked one of the most expensive, if not the most expensive airport in the country.