Rutgers 40 min
Northwestern 16 miles (35 min?)
Minnesota 14 miles (30 min?)
Maryland 15 min
Indiana 81 min
Michigan 45 min
Ohio State 13 min
MSU 15 min
Iowa 60 min
An average, the SEC schools are closer by 350 air miles+/-. At 560 mph that's about 38 minutes.
The 9 schools listed are about a...
Didn't count OU and Texas.
Only schools that are currently in the SEC.
I didn't add potential future schools to the BIG number.
Also said less than 1 hour...that gets us back to 1, no?
If we're taking an hour to an hour and a half, that brings the BIG up to 10 (?)
SEC average is around 900 miles , note that these are drive distances where my previous post listed air travel distances. So to compare, it's probably in the 750-800 mi range. Obviously a lot less distance, but how to get there has to be figured in (previous post).
I was comparing the BIG to...
7 schools in the BIG are less than an hour drive to International airports, meaning lower fares, more available flights, and less overall travel time.
Vandy is the only school in the SEC.
EDIT:
8 schools
I ran some numbers comparing BIG and the good ole Big East.
Average air travel distance (max/min):
7 former Big East opponents- 1,050 miles (BC 1,250; Syr 1,217/ Va tech 800)
14 BIG members- 1,188 miles (Minn 1,501; Neb 1,404; Wisky 1,300/MD 946)