Big conferences are getting a taste of the travel handicap ND has had to deal with for years.

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Big conferences are getting a taste of the travel handicap ND has had to deal with for years.

Author: BaronVonZemo (57737 Posts - Joined: Nov 19, 2010)

Posted at 8:42 am on Oct 10, 2024

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Not as trivial as they said it was.

We considered it the price of independence. They do not like what it does to their performance.
Regular, cross country travel in the middle of the schedule isn’t as easily dismissed these days.

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Replies to: "Big conferences are getting a taste of the travel handicap ND has had to deal with for years."

Big conferences are getting a taste of the travel handicap ND has had to deal with for years. - BaronVonZemo - 8:42am 10/10/24 (35) [View All]
- Franklin is a pussy...it has been known for a century that - nddad98 - 4:38pm 10/10/24
- The Decision Makers Care Little - Fisher01 - 2:34pm 10/10/24
- You got that right, I live in Ped State country, you should hear.... - NEPA Irish - 10:56am 10/10/24
  - Go into one of your local bars and yell -"We are PED State!"...Would love to hear what happens next! [NT] - irishslovak - 1:57pm 10/10/24
  - What press conferences are you listening to? [NT] - irishslovak - 1:13pm 10/10/24
    - Hammerhead Franklin was lamenting in a local newspaper article that the biggest airport near State - NEPA Irish - 2:48pm 10/10/24
      - I've had many arguments with PSU fans. But I never played the PED card. Catholics have had the PED - irishslovak - 5:43pm 10/10/24
        "A few bad priests.." - AlbanyIRISH - 6:40am 10/11/24
        Small percentage. [NT] - Hensou - 3:16pm 10/11/24
        
        Actually, [LINK] - murph78 - 8:04am 10/11/24
        Correct. A societal problem. [NT] - Hensou - 3:17pm 10/11/24
        
        Paterno was the worst. His finger prints were all over the sewer that - ColeyO - 9:50pm 10/10/24
        The first clue was when he was worried about his image that he had worked on for all those years - THEISMANCARR - 1:17am 10/11/24
        Never thought that i would be defending Penn State. But I do know Alums and fans (some of them - irishslovak - 9:02am 10/11/24
- Miami had a 10:30 PM (EDT) kickoff last week, that scheduling is nuts. [NT] - SteveM - 10:28am 10/10/24
  - That's right. Convicts need to get their sleep, but think of their frequent flyer miles. [NT] - Irishize - 10:43am 10/10/24
    - Those thugs from Miami are used to staying out all night anyway. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 6:43pm 10/10/24
- Different weather is also a challenging issue for all outdoor sports. - Curly1918 - 9:39am 10/10/24
  - Yeah, that January weather in SoCal can really stunt a team's performance. [NT] - Chrisb - 11:53am 10/10/24
  - We need to change that! [NT] - whatsamataU - 10:39am 10/10/24
  - Please tell me you aren’t serious? - WoodstockIrish - 10:20am 10/10/24
    - His point is correct but framed backwards. PAC10 teams play mild weather all season - Turkish - 1:29pm 10/10/24
      - To be clear, I think this warm weather vs cold weather team argument is far less relevant now - Turkish - 1:40pm 10/10/24
        It's relevant depending on the time of year AND who's going where... - Chrisb - 4:22pm 10/10/24
        
        I’m not sure but, in 2011 Kelly’s first game it rained, lightning, game delay, more rain more - whatsamataU - 2:06pm 10/10/24
        Rain affects both teams equally... - Chrisb - 4:25pm 10/10/24
- In the big 10 teams traveling across two time zones are 1-8 [NT] - Protagonist - 9:31am 10/10/24
  - Now imagine if all of their players were actually taking real classes to graduate. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:14am 10/10/24
    - I think you might be on to something. 18 schools x 85 players not taking real classes is being - whatsamataU - 10:57am 10/10/24
      - They've been taking all online courses even before covid [NT] - holybull101 - 2:24pm 10/10/24
        Not ND though. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 12:21am 10/11/24
    - This is my first thought. So stupid they are all over the country [NT] - ndphysics - 10:39am 10/10/24
- Yep. All bemoaning their daunting travel schedules. [NT] - LanceManion - 9:30am 10/10/24
- Good point. Will be interesting to see at year’s end - murph78 - 9:10am 10/10/24
- True story. [NT] - Chrisb - 8:56am 10/10/24