Big XII travel issue

May 28, 2012, 1:50 PM

I posted this late last night so I don't think many people got to see it. I thought it was pretty interesting find. Thanks Google Maps!

Keep in mind all of these are from my house in the Greer area.

Clemson's current division opponents
Wake 173 miles/ 3 hours 0 mins
Nc st. 253 miles/ 4 hours 20 mins
Fsu 398 miles/ 7 hours 14 mins
Maryland 524 miles/8 hours 48 miles
Syracuse 819 miles/13 hours 19 mins
Boston College 941 miles/ 16 hours 19 mins

Total time: 53 hours 0 minutes
Average trip: 8 hours 50 minutes

Current Coastal Opponents

GT 153 miles/ 2 hours 36 mins
VT 269 miles/ 4 hours 22 mins
Duke 233 miles/ 4 hours 4 mins
UNC 233/ 4 hours 4 mins as well
Virginia 359 miles/ 6 hours 13 mins
Pitt 537 miles/ 9 hours 2 mins
Miami 722 miles/ 11 hours 53 mins
Total time: 42 hours 12 mins
Average Trip: 6 hours 2 mins

If Georgia Tech, Miami, Florida State, Notre Dame, Louisville & Clemson join than our travel times look like this.

Possible future Big XII
Assuming the conferences are aligned geographically *=our division
*Georgia Tech 153 miles/ 2 hours 36 mins
*Lousiville 412 miles/ 6 hours 52 mins
*Florida State 398 miles/ 7 hours 14 mins
*West Virginia 469 mils/ 7 hours 50 mins
*Notre Dame 660 miles/11 hours 33 mins
*Miami 722 miles/ 11 hours 53 mins
*Kansas 941 miles 15 hours 40 mins
Total time: 63 hours 38 minutes
Average trip: 9 hours <1 min
If the divisions were to be aligned this way, our division opponents road trip time only increases by TEN MINUTES

Our furthest division game is 30 minutes shorter than traveling to BC.

TCU 970 miles 16 hours 18 mins
Baylor 973 miles 16 hours 47 mins
Oklahoma State 1,022 16 hours 48 mins
Oklahoma Stadium 1,036 16 hours 52 mins
Iowa State Stadium 1,052 miles 16 hours 52 mins
Texas Longhorns 1100 miles 18 hours 20 mins
Texas Tech 1,282 21 hours 32 mins

Total time: 123 hours 29 minutes
Average time: 15 hours 4 mins

Our cross division opponents travel time increases by 9 hours driving. If you fly then your travel time is half the amount of time it would take to drive to a current Atlantic division game.

Is the Big XII worth it? Yes it is

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Because we don't know for sure who else would join

If the Big12 has travel expense sharing as I have read...

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