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smokeminside posted:

Do I get some kind of prize?   D3, 5017 miles.  Trying to work out a spring break trip but have two younger sons still playing high school ball, so don't want to miss their games either.  Ugh.

Uh, yep, you win.....are you taking the scenic route    Honolulu to the University of Maine is 5148 miles....so there's a still a possibility someone will beat you lol

Go44dad posted:
Florida State Fan posted:

2.5 hours driving.  Far enough where my son feels his independence but close enough where I can get in my car to go watch some of his games. 

This is the one I'm hoping for.

Mine is similar and it's worked out great for us. We can drive to all the weekend home games, and many of the weekend away games. And I can take a half day off and drive to a weekday home game if I want.

He only comes home on holiday breaks, which is fine with me.

Distance from home was very low on the priority list when he was looking at schools. He could have easily ended up at a school that's literally 3 miles from our house. Or at one of his early choices, which was an 8 hours drive.

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Son is 139 miles from our driveway to Doug Kingsmore Stadium. We have gone to all home series and some away depending on timing and distance. I have also made weekday games in past. Thanks to the Peach Pass, i make solid time on the NE side of Atlanta and cruise past the traffic on most afternoons. 2-2.5 hours depending on time of day out of Atlanta.

EDIT- I will also add that Clemson streamed all the home games son's freshman year and any i missed we watched there. Last year, all home and most away games were on Watch ESPN App which helps alot.

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Buckeye 2015 posted:
smokeminside posted:

Do I get some kind of prize?   D3, 5017 miles.  Trying to work out a spring break trip but have two younger sons still playing high school ball, so don't want to miss their games either.  Ugh.

Uh, yep, you win.....are you taking the scenic route    Honolulu to the University of Maine is 5148 miles....so there's a still a possibility someone will beat you lol

Only if there’s an insane person on the board. No sane person from Hawaii would go to Maine. Maine’s campus is just north of nowhere. It’s 250 miles north of Boston. It’s 185 miles north of the Maine - New Hampshire border. When you get to Bangor take a left at the third igloo and go ten more miles.

Trip Advisor lists a walk in a bog as the #1 attraction in Orono. #2 and 3 are breweries. 

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RJM posted:
Buckeye 2015 posted:
smokeminside posted:

Do I get some kind of prize?   D3, 5017 miles.  Trying to work out a spring break trip but have two younger sons still playing high school ball, so don't want to miss their games either.  Ugh.

Uh, yep, you win.....are you taking the scenic route    Honolulu to the University of Maine is 5148 miles....so there's a still a possibility someone will beat you lol

Only if there’s an insane person on the board. No sane person from Hawaii would go to Maine. Maine’s campus is just north of nowhere. It’s 250 miles north of Boston. It’s 185 miles north of the Maine - New Hampshire border. When you get to Bangor take a left at the third igloo and go ten more miles.

Trip Advisor lists a walk in a bog as the #1 attraction in Orono. #2 and 3 are breweries. 

Can't imagine anyone would want to do that either....lol.  I was just trying to find a way to come up with smokeminside's 5017 miles and that's the only way I could get close

2019 sons dream school (D1) is 331 miles away. Wouldn’t really be away from home as his grandparents are there. Other schools are as close as 1 to 423 miles (D1 down to JUCO). We shall see what happens between now and his signing day next year. Either way, I hope to stay within driving distance, but will adjust to where he chooses to continue his education!

Good luck to all and let’s continue this very cool thread,

My sons playing days are over. But he attended a school less than an hour away. The furthest drive to a conference away game was 4 hours. 

When the coach reached out he was not interested but he went, because he know I would make him. You never know how many options you will have and it was only a few hours of his time. 

It was far enough away that he could pretend we did not exist, But close enough, if He needed something he could get home quickly or Needed some Help we were available. Or heck even if he wanted to introduce a girl to us. (only happened once, at a baseball game, and she did the introductions while he was pitching) 

D3 8 trips a month during the season.

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smokeminside posted:

Do I get some kind of prize?   D3, 5017 miles.  Trying to work out a spring break trip but have two younger sons still playing high school ball, so don't want to miss their games either.  Ugh.

Smoke - Yes, you get the virtual "Solar Impulse 2 Award" (the solar plane that flew around the world).  Great on the gas budget, but not so fast.   I figure at an average speed of 40mph, you could leave on Monday to get to the Saturday game.   Leave earlier if you want to bring #2 son for East Coast showcases, college visits or camps.  Very doable! 

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Appalachian Mtns posted:

2325 Miles - D3 - SCIAC - typically 2 trips to watch live (1 week for 6 to 7 games; and another weekend for 3 game series) - rest of games on streamed video

Appalachian, congrats to your son I would send my son across the world to go where he is at!!!

I am looking forward to their continued improvement this coming season. 

Son #1, 50 miles, football at Tufts in Boston - that was an easy and very fun day even though at the time the football team wasn't very good (in middle of a long losing streak). Only lasted one year before a non football related injury to his big toe made him decide to give it up. The doctor said, I can fix this, but if you break it again then it'll probably be unfixable  - so an easy decision for him to give it up.

Son #2, 330 miles - NH to PA for D3/Centennial Conf games... A few times it was leave at 6A - arrive in time to see first pitch of DH, watch both games, grab a bite to eat w/ won, and drive back getting home after midnight.  One time I got there only to see the CF make 2 errors and SS make 1 error in top 1 for a game where son lasted about 3 or so innings.  Official scorer of course called 'em hits ;-)  First two years - weekend starter. Last two years were mostly relief. Still wouldn't miss the chance to be there whenever I could - it only lasts so long. Last game was at Johns Hopkins the night of the riots in Baltimore - never forget it because we had a hotel room downtown and it was quite an experience going out that night. We were one of a handful of customers at a popular restaurant.

Son #3, 875 miles - D2/Conference Carolinas. Thankfully games had radio streamed on internet. Only was able to see a few games in person. We eventually moved closer, but son was injured for second season. After not doing so well in school, he spent one year at a JUCO, but now has made the decision school just isn't his thing. Struggling through becoming a big boy now.

smokeminside posted:

Do I get some kind of prize?   D3, 5017 miles.  Trying to work out a spring break trip but have two younger sons still playing high school ball, so don't want to miss their games either.  Ugh.

That distance exacerbates the fact that Thanksgiving is a pretty bogus holiday for college students. Most have only 2 days off, and some schools close their dorms and dining halls so the students have to either fly home, no matter how far and how expensive, or make friends quickly enough so they'll get invites to join a local family's holiday celebration. 

I hope everybody's kids here have safe trip home and/or a good nearby  spot to go to. 

* edit to say some schools, not all, close their dorms.

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325 miles - JC    Had to drive through the LA basin to get there so that sucked.  Bonus was that it was same town our daughter was living in so free couch surfing and bonus visits.  Probably 4 - 5 trips each of two years.

210 miles - D2    Saw quite a few games, probably 10 trips including a few closer road game trips.

2500 miles - NAIA    One trip on the weekend of Senior Day.  Lots of fun.  Also, tried to coordinate a few of their Florida trips but couldn't leave my HS team for multiple extended trips across the country.

JCG posted:
smokeminside posted:

Do I get some kind of prize?   D3, 5017 miles.  Trying to work out a spring break trip but have two younger sons still playing high school ball, so don't want to miss their games either.  Ugh.

That distance exacerbates the fact that Thanksgiving is a pretty bogus holiday for college students. Most have only 2 days off, and some schools close their dorms and dining halls so the students have to either fly home, no matter how far and how expensive, or make friends quickly enough so they'll get invites to join a local family's holiday celebration. 

I hope everybody's kids here have safe trip home and/or a good nearby  spot to go to. 

* edit to say some schools, not all, close their dorms.

You make a good point here.  It wasn't cost effective for us to fly Ryno home for Thanksgiving, but thankfully, he was invited to accompany a teammate to his home in Illinois.  We'll get to see him in 3 weeks for Christmas Break though!

JCG posted:
smokeminside posted:

Do I get some kind of prize?   D3, 5017 miles.  Trying to work out a spring break trip but have two younger sons still playing high school ball, so don't want to miss their games either.  Ugh.

That distance exacerbates the fact that Thanksgiving is a pretty bogus holiday for college students. Most have only 2 days off, and some schools close their dorms and dining halls so the students have to either fly home, no matter how far and how expensive, or make friends quickly enough so they'll get invites to join a local family's holiday celebration. 

I hope everybody's kids here have safe trip home and/or a good nearby  spot to go to. 

* edit to say some schools, not all, close their dorms.

Yes this is a practical issue that can sometimes be overlooked - flights are expensive for Thanksgiving - for really only 2-3 days off, that can make it an expensive and short trip.  My daughter in New England area was invited to stay with a friend, which was very gracious and appreciated!

Son’s school takes whole week off but he’s slumming it in Boston with old and new friends alike. Old friends’ parents helping out with hotel reservations for a bunch of hs buddies to get together. We are gonna miss him but he says he’s “making moves and connections!”  Saw Matt Damon’s back, through a window. His world is getting bigger. 

Even coming home from Iowa at Thanksgiving is impossible.  Luckily the coach and his wife opens their home to all the players that aren’t going home, so our son will be well fed and I am sure have fun.  We’ll miss him, that’s for sure — but it just makes no sense to come home.  Will make the winter break that much more meaningful. 

 

 

DI - 165 miles. Made it to all home games and all in state & some out of state away games. Freshman & Sophomore(RS) years.

DII - 8 miles. Made every game both RS Sophomore & Junior year. Made most every fall ball games as well. Attended all fall ball this, his final year. Plans are to go to every game again this year even though he has been a SP for all three years and is only in one game per series.

We have been blessed by having him close. Taking it all in this year. 

650 D1.   We were able to make a couple home games and 2 away games.  Luckily most of his games were on some type of video feed.  He is driving home now for Winter break (they are on the quarter system)  and just dropped a teammate at the halfway point.  It will be a long 5 hours waiting for his arrival!  

BishopLeftiesDad posted:

I tell you I miss those trips. To this day I regret not going on that first trip to Florida for their spring Break.

Same here.  Son last played in 2015 and we still miss going to the games.  I do regret not attending the D2 Juco regionals when he played.   They didn't win, but they were competitive.

50 miles, 1 hour door-to-field.  We went to 98% of games both home and away.  Thank goodness our jobs allowed us to do this.  Son said he didn't mind us there.   We loved the travel and we made mini-vacays out of the away weekends. (Remember, "you never know when it's his last game").

Went to all three opening weekends, all away.  Freshman year they opened at Ol' Miss.  Since son's team was the visiting team, they of course batted first.  Son made his college debut in the first inning, batting first.   When I saw him walk to the plate I....could....not....breathe.

keewart posted:

50 miles, 1 hour door-to-field.  We went to 98% of games both home and away.  Thank goodness our jobs allowed us to do this.  Son said he didn't mind us there.   We loved the travel and we made mini-vacays out of the away weekends. (Remember, "you never know when it's his last game").

Went to all three opening weekends, all away.  Freshman year they opened at Ol' Miss.  Since son's team was the visiting team, they of course batted first.  Son made his college debut in the first inning, batting first.   When I saw him walk to the plate I....could....not....breathe.

LoL. Good stuff, Keewart!

Son is a 7.5 hour drive away. He redshirted his freshman year due to an injury, so I “only” made a half dozen or so trips. Last season, the only SEC series I missed was at Arkansas. I still regret that one!!  My goal is to see every opposing stadium.

We were fortunate enough to make it to Omaha. Now that a few months have passed and I’ve had some time to reflect, it still seems like a dream. We spent 10 or 11 days in Omaha. Not only was it great baseball, Omaha is a GREAT town. I will tell anyone, if you ever have the chance to go to the CWS, GO!!  It was the coolest sporting event I have ever attended. The locals treat you like royalty if you have a kid playing. Very nice people. 

younggun posted:

We were fortunate enough to make it to Omaha. Now that a few months have passed and I’ve had some time to reflect, it still seems like a dream. We spent 10 or 11 days in Omaha. Not only was it great baseball, Omaha is a GREAT town. I will tell anyone, if you ever have the chance to go to the CWS, GO!!  It was the coolest sporting event I have ever attended. The locals treat you like royalty if you have a kid playing. Very nice people. 

A local says thanks. We do embrace the CWS (and amateur sports in general) and it is something we look forward to every year. Not only attending the games, but meeting the players and their families from around the country. Happy to hear you enjoyed your stay in Omaha! Many happy returns. 

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