sports fan No. 1 Share Posted Monday at 05:45 PM I was curious how far the Ducks had to travel now that we are in the Big Ten conference. I compared it to the PAC-12 conference. Listed below are approximate air miles to the teams destination. Distance from EUGENE to... Seattle 235 miles Pullman 350 Bay Area 450 Salt Lake 615 Los Angeles 750 Phoenix 950 Boulder 955 Tucson 1060 Big Ten Lincoln, Nebraska Cornhuskers 1360 miles Minneapolis, MN Golden Gophers 1475 Iowa City, Iowa Hawkeyes 1600 Madison, Wisconsin Badgers 1710 Bloomington, IN Hoosiers 1760 Evanston, IL Wildcats 1785 Champaign, IL Fightin' Illini 1805 W. Lafayette, IN Boilermakers 1855 E. Lansing, MI Spartans 1925 Ann Arbor, MI Wolverines 2000 Columbus, OH Buckeyes 2075 State College, PA Nittany Lions 2300 College Park, MD Terrapins 2400 Piscataway, NJ Scarlet Knights 2480 This puts things in perspective when Oregon's closest opponent (Nebraska) is farther away then the Ducks farthest opponent (Tucson) when we were in the PAC-12. Then I checked into Oregon's football, baseball and basketball schedules. Football - The Ducks had road games against UCLA, Purdue, Michigan, Wisconsin, Penn St. (Big Ten Championship Game in Indianapolis), Ohio St. (Rose Bowl). Total mileage round trip was 17,950. Baseball - The Ducks have road games against USC, Ohio St., Maryland, Michigan St. and Iowa. Total miles: 17,660. Basketball - The Ducks have road games against Texas A&M, San Diego St. and Alabama in Las Vegas, USC, Stanford, Ohio St, Penn St., Minnesota, UCLA, Michigan, Michigan St., Iowa, Wisconsin and Washington. Total miles: 20,890!!! Note: the games against Ohio St. and Penn St., Michigan and Michigan St and Iowa and Wisconsin are based on one trip. THIS IS NOT SUSTAINABLE! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 2 Share Posted Monday at 05:56 PM Wow. I had no idea it was that bad....thanks so much for the research, and damn...that is tough on the players! 1 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 3 Share Posted Monday at 08:17 PM On 2/17/2025 at 9:45 AM, sports fan said: THIS IS NOT SUSTAINABLE! As the comics used to say, "I just flew in. man are my arms tired!" It's going to have to be sustainable, that's where the games are. Independent won't work, the Scrap 2 cobble games together and are broadcast on The CW. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW Approved No. 4 Share Posted Monday at 09:13 PM When I am conference commissioner, I plan to ease the struggle some degree. Similarly to the old Pac-12 scheduling, like when traveling to Arizona, you play both schools in one trip. Playing 2 or 3 schools per trip across the country sounds like the way to go. Penn St, Rutgers, or Maryland. All on one trip. Maybe an off day or so between for rest. Not travelling to tOSU, then 4 days later to Penn St. Like so many other trips this year. I bet they came back home in between. Maybe they didn't, I'm not sure. I hope they get it figured out, because playing those schools is pretty cool. Go Ducks! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck No. 5 Share Posted Monday at 11:23 PM Oregon men's Basketball visit on same trip 64 miles - Michigan - Michigan St 175 miles - Iowa - Wisconsin 320 miles - Ohio St - Penn St - and I believe the men and women traveled together on that trip one offs: at USC, at Minnesota, at UCLA, at Washington That's 4 trips for 7 games. at USC, at UCLA, at Washington would have happened before. UCLA's Cronin was complaining about missing class time, but the reality is most trips include a weekend for football and basketball. He was yapping after a trip that combined visits to Illinois and Indiana and missing several class days. But, that was an unusual trip that was weekdays in the same week. That is not common. Either they involve weekend days, or like Oregon's visit to Minnesota on a Saturday, the next game was home on Thursday. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Ducky No. 6 Share Posted Tuesday at 05:36 AM We all knew it would be ridiculous and it is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck No. 7 Share Posted Tuesday at 07:15 PM Feb. 18... The Ducks started their second East trip this morning (Tuesday) heading to a game at Iowa on Wednesday evening. They then stick around, I assume, for a game at Wisconsin on Saturday. The Ducks will be at an Iowa airport which is close in distance to Mahlon Sweet is to Corvallis. The Ducks have two Wed - Sat trips this season. Iowa - Wisc 175 miles, earlier MSU - Michigan 64 miles. The tail end includes playing on a weekend, and traveling on a weekend. Though with a Tuesday departure, they could miss classes Tues - Fri. The other trip was Thurs - Sun schedule. Again, involved a weekend. Ohio St - Penn St What Cronin was bitching about a few days ago was a two game set Tuesday and Friday which meant being gone 5 week days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 8 Share Posted Wednesday at 12:46 AM On 2/17/2025 at 6:23 PM, HDuck said: Oregon men's Basketball visit on same trip 64 miles - Michigan - Michigan St 175 miles - Iowa - Wisconsin 320 miles - Ohio St - Penn St - and I believe the men and women traveled together on that trip one offs: at USC, at Minnesota, at UCLA, at Washington That's 4 trips for 7 games. at USC, at UCLA, at Washington would have happened before. UCLA's Cronin was complaining about missing class time, but the reality is most trips include a weekend for football and basketball. He was yapping after a trip that combined visits to Illinois and Indiana and missing several class days. But, that was an unusual trip that was weekdays in the same week. That is not common. Either they involve weekend days, or like Oregon's visit to Minnesota on a Saturday, the next game was home on Thursday. Today, do you have to be on-site to attend class? This travel is sustainable compared to the revenue Beavis, Wazzu, Cal, Stanford, and the four teams that migrated to the B12 are bringing in. In the P4 and G6, there are at least three tiers of teams and BiG and SEC teams sit alone in the top tier with the financial ability to consistently compete for championships. I used to travel frequently and I was able to get a whole lot of work done on an airplane. Do you think this travel is tough? Check out the train trips teams used to take and the time required to get 'there and back.' And in the days of train travel, no one was being paid over the table. A lot more eyeballs are on the athletes in the B1G than in the Pac-12 days which means better marketing opportunities for the athletes. To everything, there is a Yin and a Yang. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tandaian No. 9 Share Posted Wednesday at 04:42 PM The road trips are very similar to what happened during the Pac12 and your travel buddy. Oregon combined tOSU and Penn St. with one flight. Same with Michigan and MSU. The same with Iowa and Wisconsin. Teams coming west will either play UO/UW together or USC/UCLA together. There are one offs in both directions, but typically the B1G TEN did try and get two teams scheduled together when they flew long distances. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck No. 10 Share Posted Wednesday at 09:12 PM An interesting but largely irrelevant stat: In the ACC, the distance from Boston College to Miami is essentially the same as Los Angeles to Lincoln, Nebraska. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
