(12-12-2021 03:23 AM)chargeradio Wrote:  I don't know about divisions, but I imagine inter-conference play will be limited. At least there is the opportunity to piggyback directly with the MLS schedule (save Rochester of course). It might be cheaper to fly the first and second teams to one destination if it saves turning the lights on at some stadium a second time.

Even Wedge's proposed divisions have some trips that aren't really bus-friendly like Columbus-Orlando or Colorado-LA.

The point is to eliminate as many plane flights as possible. Obviously you can’t eliminate every single flight; for example, there’s no other team that Colorado could bus to. But even though you can’t eliminate every single flight, the smart thing to do is to eliminate as many flights as possible, and even when flights are needed, put the team on a 2 hour flight instead of a 6 hour flight.

There is absolutely no reason to put third-division soccer teams on coast to coast flights, given that the few fans in attendance won’t care whether San Jose Earthquakes II are playing LA Galaxy II or New York Red Bulls II. It’s the same reason why baseball doesn’t have single-A teams like the San Jose Giants flying to the east coast to play the Salem Red Sox or the Myrtle Beach Pelicans.