Our friends at Ducks Wire are getting used to what life will be like in the Big Ten. It’s weird and it will require an adjustment, but this is the reality we are about to step into.
“Whether you love the news or hate the news, it appears the future has been set, and the Ducks will join the USC Trojans, UCLA Bruins and Washington Huskies in a conference with Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State and Penn State.”
What a brave new world.
Fans in the Pac-12 footprint will have to make adjustments to the Big Ten and Big 12 if they are to plan road trips to see their favorite football team play. Fans will have to be selective in the trips they take, picking their spots and making sure that when schedules rotate, they get the games they either want or feel they can reasonably make (or both).
Let’s provide some distances and comparisons for the new Big Ten and the new Big 12: