I agree baseball / softball has always spent more time away from their campus due to usually playing three game series but the fact that they get to play better competition is huge. Competitive cheer has always travelled all over the place. Same with golf. Try being on a bus as a D2 or D3 student athlete while travelling 500-700 miles. I’ll take a five hour
B1G softball is nowhere close to "better competition" than the Pac. Nebraska will be a two season fluke due to the transfer in of Jordy Bahl from Oklahoma, but other than Michigan in some years, there isn't much there for softball.
You’re all over the map. What sports are important? You’re bringing up golf, baseball and women’s softball.
Big10 has never won a natty in women’s softball.
B10 has won two golf men’s championships since 1946.
B10 has won men’s baseball natty last in 1966.
B10 has won one natty in men’s hoops since 1990.
Since 1971 they have won 4 natty’s in football. Top to bottom their football is not very good. Wiscy is probably their 4th biggest brand and they just got swept two years by WSU. UW absolutely boatraced Mich St on the road this year.
I think you are making a lot of assumptions on quality of B10. That and it seems like you are moving goalposts.
The money making sports are the important ones because they help pay for the non revenue sports like golf, baseball, softball. You're not dense. Our recruiting will improve, the teams won't have as much east coast bias due to always playing in West coast or mountain time. Players in the midwest will become easier to recruit. Do I think after the first year there will be tweaks? Of course but overall it's a great move by Oregon for Oregon's athletes. Goalposts aren't being moved at all.
Oh Jim. You're not stupid, you may be a little ignorant but you can learn. I won't hold it against you. The kids will be fine. Oregon will prosper. It's all good.
Bad response. Non revenue sports travel more, most of them are pure students unlike football 5x a year travel.
Big, big difference. Also takes away time from their campus experience which is why they are there in the first place.
Just a horrible response John.
I agree baseball / softball has always spent more time away from their campus due to usually playing three game series but the fact that they get to play better competition is huge. Competitive cheer has always travelled all over the place. Same with golf. Try being on a bus as a D2 or D3 student athlete while travelling 500-700 miles. I’ll take a five hour
Plane ride over that anytime.
Are you saying Big 10 baseball and softball represent better competition than Pac-12 baseball and softball? That's hilarious!!
Along with a 12-hour layover/delays at O'hare, Seattle, SLC, ATL, EWK....not well thought out friend.
Could be worse, you could be Portland taking two week bus rides through the Canadian prairie in January! Hockey is harder!
Like I said, I’d still take a flight over a bus.
B1G softball is nowhere close to "better competition" than the Pac. Nebraska will be a two season fluke due to the transfer in of Jordy Bahl from Oklahoma, but other than Michigan in some years, there isn't much there for softball.
Not all sports in the BIG are better but the important ones are. That’s what counts.
You’re all over the map. What sports are important? You’re bringing up golf, baseball and women’s softball.
Big10 has never won a natty in women’s softball.
B10 has won two golf men’s championships since 1946.
B10 has won men’s baseball natty last in 1966.
B10 has won one natty in men’s hoops since 1990.
Since 1971 they have won 4 natty’s in football. Top to bottom their football is not very good. Wiscy is probably their 4th biggest brand and they just got swept two years by WSU. UW absolutely boatraced Mich St on the road this year.
I think you are making a lot of assumptions on quality of B10. That and it seems like you are moving goalposts.
The money making sports are the important ones because they help pay for the non revenue sports like golf, baseball, softball. You're not dense. Our recruiting will improve, the teams won't have as much east coast bias due to always playing in West coast or mountain time. Players in the midwest will become easier to recruit. Do I think after the first year there will be tweaks? Of course but overall it's a great move by Oregon for Oregon's athletes. Goalposts aren't being moved at all.
Once again, the axiom that you can’t fix stupid becomes appropriate.
Oh Jim. You're not stupid, you may be a little ignorant but you can learn. I won't hold it against you. The kids will be fine. Oregon will prosper. It's all good.