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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2021 13:15:27 GMT -5
Are those AVCA regions as silly as the USAV regions?
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Post by douglass9 on Apr 13, 2021 16:15:09 GMT -5
Probably but it's still fun.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2021 7:27:05 GMT -5
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Post by vergyltantor on Apr 14, 2021 7:46:23 GMT -5
Did they bus all the way there (6hr drive)?? Bummer, if so. I knew someone who lived in Lincoln NE and went to see relatives in Minneapolis often, He said that the time from house to hotel he saved 1 hr by flying. |
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Post by B1Gminnesotafan on Apr 14, 2021 8:16:07 GMT -5
Did they bus all the way there (6hr drive)?? Bummer, if so. I knew someone who lived in Lincoln NE and went to see relatives in Minneapolis often, He said that the time from house to hotel he saved 1 hr by flying. He must not check his luggage, lol. |
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Post by snickers on Apr 14, 2021 8:22:29 GMT -5
Did they bus all the way there (6hr drive)?? Bummer, if so. I knew someone who lived in Lincoln NE and went to see relatives in Minneapolis often, He said that the time from house to hotel he saved 1 hr by flying. It's all about minimizing expenses right now. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2021 8:25:13 GMT -5
Did they bus all the way there (6hr drive)?? Bummer, if so. I knew someone who lived in Lincoln NE and went to see relatives in Minneapolis often, He said that the time from house to hotel he saved 1 hr by flying. If you carry-on and don't go to the airport obscenely early (which, it's Lincoln Neb, so I doubt the airport is busy), then there's no way this is remotely true.
Also, Gophers vball usually charter a flight, not fly commercial. So that saves a bunch of time.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2021 8:25:49 GMT -5
I knew someone who lived in Lincoln NE and went to see relatives in Minneapolis often, He said that the time from house to hotel he saved 1 hr by flying. It's all about minimizing expenses right now. The chartered flights this season, I'm certain of it.
That would be just silly to charter flights, but then make them bus to Omaha.
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Post by B1Gminnesotafan on Apr 14, 2021 8:32:50 GMT -5
The reason for busing is money. However, a side benefit is that they will have less exposure. Taking the plane will require transport to the airport - possible exposure, and bus to the hotel as well - another possible exposure. Those two extra transport vehicles will be used by others a well being more likely to have contamination than the charter bus and one bus driver they will be using. There is much less risk of Covid.
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Post by knapplc on Apr 14, 2021 8:40:20 GMT -5
Did they bus all the way there (6hr drive)?? Bummer, if so. I knew someone who lived in Lincoln NE and went to see relatives in Minneapolis often, He said that the time from house to hotel he saved 1 hr by flying. They would probably have flown charter, not commercial, so that's a big difference in flight time. |
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Post by gopherhim on Apr 14, 2021 8:41:03 GMT -5
Maybe the NCAA rented a fleet of buses to shuttle teams from the airport. They could have flown but still needed a way to get to their final destination.
On an unrelated note, I know not everyone liked them, but I wonder if we’ll get to see the sleeveless uniforms again. I liked how sleek and snazzy they were. They had a real championship tournament vibe to them.
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Post by n00b on Apr 14, 2021 8:42:19 GMT -5
Did they bus all the way there (6hr drive)?? Bummer, if so. NCAA pays for flights for trips over 400 miles. Looks like Minneapolis to Omaha is 383 miles. They could've paid for the flight themselves, but probably not worth it to save a couple hours. Not to mention, when you have a volleyball team on a 50+ seat bus, everybody gets two seats (if not an entire row). For tall people, that gives a lot more leg room than every seat being full in a little 30-person chartered flight. |
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Post by knapplc on Apr 14, 2021 8:46:17 GMT -5
Maybe the NCAA rented a fleet of buses to shuttle teams from the airport. They could have flown but still needed a way to get to their final destination. Eppley Airfield (Omaha's airport) is maybe five minutes from the Arena, so that's quite possible. |
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Post by n00b on Apr 14, 2021 8:47:25 GMT -5
Maybe the NCAA rented a fleet of buses to shuttle teams from the airport. They could have flown but still needed a way to get to their final destination. Eppley Airfield (Omaha's airport) is maybe five minutes from the Arena, so that's quite possible. Are all of the teams in hotels connected to the convention center? If not, they'd still have busses to get around each day. |
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Post by knapplc on Apr 14, 2021 8:57:45 GMT -5
Eppley Airfield (Omaha's airport) is maybe five minutes from the Arena, so that's quite possible. Are all of the teams in hotels connected to the convention center? If not, they'd still have busses to get around each day. I don't know where all the teams are staying. There are four convention-center style hotels across the street from the Arena, plus another half dozen regular hotels within three or four blocks. Depends how much walking a team wants their players & staff doing down there. If I had the choice, as a coach, I'd bus them just to be safe. |
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