NASHVILLE — With all the conference realignment which has taken place, you hear about all the travel costs and headaches which will come with expansion which will have, in the Big Ten, UCLA and Southern Cal playing in New Brunswick, N.J., and State College, Pennsylvania.
What about all the class time that is going to be missed just to travel with your respective team? You fly across three time zones, and you need at least 24 hours for your body to acclimate.
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