Apparently it’s is hard to figure out. As a former student athlete, the only time that might matter is on non-direct flights to the east coast, that might lengthen the travel days. That’s 2-3 times per year, not “half the season”. If you’re going to drive from Corvallis to Eugene or PDX and then fly to the Bay Area vs Wisconsin, the diff…
Apparently it’s is hard to figure out. As a former student athlete, the only time that might matter is on non-direct flights to the east coast, that might lengthen the travel days. That’s 2-3 times per year, not “half the season”. If you’re going to drive from Corvallis to Eugene or PDX and then fly to the Bay Area vs Wisconsin, the difference is like 1-2 extra hours. It’s still a travel day. Nobody is missing extra classes. In fact, I’d prefer flying to a freaking 10 hour bus ride. In that regard it’s shorter and less demanding. And do you really think teams aren’t staying in hotels on the west coast trips?
The ONLY disadvantages I see are the cost to the school, which means I might have to reuse my shoes and extra game instead of giving them to a fan, or that my family might miss some games (the real bummer).
NONE of those disadvantages will cause “Stanford” to collapse. Sheesh.
You’re upset about the demise of the PAC-12 and I get that. But nothing you said rings true in the real world.
You're talking football. I agree, the travel won't affect football at all. Tell that to the Olympic sports. If you truly are a former D1 student athlete, surely you know their travel is more extensive than an 8 or 9 game conference football season.
I don’t mean to be so crotchety about it. If I was an OSU Olympic athlete, I’d want to compete against the best wherever that took me. My parents would t like it, but I’d rather play Penn State than Cal State Nobody
Not in baseball (again, you're thinking football, which in that case I'd agree)...Cal State Fullerton is a much better draw in nearly every other sport than Penn State.
Former athlete. I’m talking Olympic and other non-revenue sports. Volleyball. Softball. Track.
My point is that a travels day is a travel day. Then game day. Then travel day. The difference in commitment between SoCal and the mid west or even the east coast is negligible.
Time change is the killer more than the extra hours flying across the continent. It's bound to have some effect on athletes. That's why actual Olympic athletes generally fly to their event a week ahead of time. Otherwise they'd not be at their peak performance.
And those with non-direct flights will be subject not just to lay-over time added to their travel hours, but the real potential for winter weather and other delays. It's not going to be pretty for a whole lot of those so-called Olympic athletes.
It really is a big deal; I've done more than my share of it. Conventional wisdom says that it takes one day per every hour of time change to fully recover, and I believe it. But I guess we'll just have to see, right? And no confusion on my part whatsoever with the Olympic thing--they just happen to share a descriptive word with modern usage, that's it. My point stands.
Apparently it’s is hard to figure out. As a former student athlete, the only time that might matter is on non-direct flights to the east coast, that might lengthen the travel days. That’s 2-3 times per year, not “half the season”. If you’re going to drive from Corvallis to Eugene or PDX and then fly to the Bay Area vs Wisconsin, the difference is like 1-2 extra hours. It’s still a travel day. Nobody is missing extra classes. In fact, I’d prefer flying to a freaking 10 hour bus ride. In that regard it’s shorter and less demanding. And do you really think teams aren’t staying in hotels on the west coast trips?
The ONLY disadvantages I see are the cost to the school, which means I might have to reuse my shoes and extra game instead of giving them to a fan, or that my family might miss some games (the real bummer).
NONE of those disadvantages will cause “Stanford” to collapse. Sheesh.
You’re upset about the demise of the PAC-12 and I get that. But nothing you said rings true in the real world.
You're talking football. I agree, the travel won't affect football at all. Tell that to the Olympic sports. If you truly are a former D1 student athlete, surely you know their travel is more extensive than an 8 or 9 game conference football season.
I don’t mean to be so crotchety about it. If I was an OSU Olympic athlete, I’d want to compete against the best wherever that took me. My parents would t like it, but I’d rather play Penn State than Cal State Nobody
Not in baseball (again, you're thinking football, which in that case I'd agree)...Cal State Fullerton is a much better draw in nearly every other sport than Penn State.
True. Baseball is unique that way.
Former athlete. I’m talking Olympic and other non-revenue sports. Volleyball. Softball. Track.
My point is that a travels day is a travel day. Then game day. Then travel day. The difference in commitment between SoCal and the mid west or even the east coast is negligible.
Time change is the killer more than the extra hours flying across the continent. It's bound to have some effect on athletes. That's why actual Olympic athletes generally fly to their event a week ahead of time. Otherwise they'd not be at their peak performance.
And those with non-direct flights will be subject not just to lay-over time added to their travel hours, but the real potential for winter weather and other delays. It's not going to be pretty for a whole lot of those so-called Olympic athletes.
It’s honestly not that big of a deal. And don’t confuse Olympic athletes with Olympic sports.
It really is a big deal; I've done more than my share of it. Conventional wisdom says that it takes one day per every hour of time change to fully recover, and I believe it. But I guess we'll just have to see, right? And no confusion on my part whatsoever with the Olympic thing--they just happen to share a descriptive word with modern usage, that's it. My point stands.
A flight is a flight. If they were bussing to Penn State I’d be in your camp