[Husker] Nebraska @ Northwestern - 2012

[Steve Cornelius]

That's Arrowhead Stadium. Trust me, the grass surface at Soldier Field is
one of the WORST grass surfaces in the NFL. I hear Pittsburgh's Heinz Field
is also bad. The Bears had to cancel "Family Night" last August which is an
open scrimmage where families are invited to come out and watch. The
Chicago Park District, which "manages" the playing surface failed to
properly water the field and chunks of sod came loose. The NFL would not
allow the Bears to practice due to the conditions.

I would love to see the game played there, but there would have to be a
week separating the playing of the games to (a) let the surface come back
or (b) resod the field (something they do a few times a year it seems!).

--
Steve Cornelius



On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 3:02 PM, <gzimmerman5 at kc.rr.com> wrote:

> 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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