[NU Sports] Philips proposes Cats to play Illinois at Wrigley

[Mike Nolan]

> Of course we would have to schedule the game in november to avoid the obvious risk of the Cubs being in the World Series

As one who remembers very well when there were Bears games at Wrigley, 
there was never enough padding on the outfield wall and I recall a few 
football players who got injured when they crashed into the wall at 
full speed.

The Bears and the Cubs dealt with the possibility of a schedule confclit
for years (though the Cubs seldom made it a serious concern and the NFL 
season didn't start as early then as it does now), all you really need 
to avoid is the first 3 weeks or so of October.  The pitchers always 
grumbled about having to throw from a re-built pitcher's mound after 
Bears games were held there, though.

The Trib is set to announce the winning bid for the Cubs in the next
week or so.  (One of the three finalists is the Ricketts family from
Omaha, founders of AmeriTrade, it must be tough to be the 2nd richest
family in the state and TENS OF BILLIONS of dollars out of first place.)  
I wonder if that decision will factor into this?
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Mike Nolan