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[QUOTE="Townie72, post: 287398, member: 780"]
Any number of times as actual, planned or theoretical conference expansion has been discussed, the phrase "traveling partner" has been used. As in when Paterno was suggesting that the Big 10 add another Eastern school to give PSU a traveling partner. Or when FSU was linked to the Big 12 recently, people mentioned Miami as a traveling partner.
 
I understand that a traveling partner is another school in close proximity. But the value of it besides it adding a few games a year located close to your campus isn't clear to me.
 
In pro baseball multi-game with "homestands", I can see where it might have value for teams to cycle through distant locations one after another. But that certainly doesn't apply to college football or basketball.
 
Is "traveling partner" being used as a way to bolster one's opinions on conference realignment schemes without the author knowing what the phrase actually means? (Imagine that). Or is there a value to being located close to one of your conference mates beyond the obvious?
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