This is exactly the point I was making. I think its much more significant and interesting to discuss the westward distance, not just absolute west position. Clearly that is more relevant to the game.
Also, I am not yet ready to concede that this is the furthest west they've ever played based on continental drift alone. If the continental drift rate of North America is 2.3cm per year, that pales in comparison to the magnetic pole shift rate of somewhere between 15 and 34 miles per year, depending on your source. I haven't had a chance to research the magnetic pole locations in 1951 vs. 2024 to see how that may affect how far west DKR was respectively.
And before you start blathering on and on about the distinction between the magnetic pole and the geodetic pole, I will go ahead and point out that there is also further analysis required there. And with the Earth's precession rate of around 1 degree westward per 72 years. Since the last game was played in 1951, we should be just over 1 degree off. Therefore, its entirely possible that objectively, Austin actually less west than it used to be.