[Husker] Nebraska @ Northwestern - 2012

[Andy Knipp]

Would be a great idea but it is a grass field and they cannot play consecutive games on consecutive days.  Having lived on the north side, there are so many B1G alumni I expect the other NU could often fill it up.

Now they could petition the NFL for the Bears to travel or have a bye that week.  IIRC. NU sometimes plays at Soldier Field.  


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SteveG <stevegomez6571 at gmail.com> wrote:

>Dear Husker List Members:
>
>I hope that you all had a pleasant Thanksgiving and were all satisfied with
>the W against Iowa yesterday.  I read that replacing Kansas with Iowa was a
>scheduling coup, of sorts.  Different bird, same result.  So, Nebraska wins
>the trophy and Iowa has to keep Carter Lake for another year. OK, STOP IT.
>Anyway, the extra days of practice leading up to the bowl game will be
>useful in defining depth for 2012.
>
>~~~
>
>On 20OCT2012, Nebraska plays at Northwestern.  The game is currently
>scheduled to be played at Ryan Field.  This venue holds ~47,000 (which is
>the smallest stadium in the Big Ten).
>
>What are the chances that the game will be moved to another venue, such as
>Soldier Field?  Soldier Fields holds ~ 61,000.  If ticket prices were around
>USD 70~75, then the revenue increase would be about USD 1M.  It's early
>enough in the season to not be too cold and late enough to not be stifling.
>
>
>Soldier Field has been interested in college games.  I believe that they bid
>on the conference championship game. In 2010, they hosted
>Illinois-Northwestern. This year, they hosted No Illinois-Wisconsin.  Next
>year, No Illinois-Iowa on 01SEP2012 and Notre Dame-Miami to meet in Chicago,
>too on 06OCT2012.
>
>Just wondering how excited people would be about an NU-NU meeting @ Soldier
>Field . . . ?
>
>~~~
>
>SteveG in IL
>
>(not behind enemy lines anywhere)
>
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