[Husker] Nebraska @ Northwestern - 2012

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Saturday 11/26 KU vs MU at Arrowhead Stadium.
Sunday 11/27 KC vs Pittsburgh at Arrowhead Stadium
--
Greg Zimmerman, UNL '75
Overland Park, Kansas

---- Andy Knipp <andy at knipp.com> wrote: 
> 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.  
> 
> 
> Sent from my Android Tablet 
> 
> 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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