[NU Sports] Dumb, dumb, dumb

[Jim Bendat]

While I understand why some people would object to the Wrigley proposal, I can think of one game in particular where there is every reason to play the game at Wrigley and no good reason to play it in Evanston.

I'm referring to the scheduled November 26, 2011 home game against Rice. A nonconference game. The last game of the season. During Thanksgiving break. When no students will be on campus. 

If this game against Rice is played in Evanston, it will set a record for the worst home game attendance in NU history. On the other hand, if it is played at Wrigley, there will be a big crowd, and it will be big news.

Jim B.



-----Original Message-----
>From: cherron604 at aol.com
>Sent: Jun 29, 2009 2:55 PM
>To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
>Subject: [NU Sports] Dumb, dumb, dumb
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>Jim Phillips keeps pursuing the idiotic 'game at wrigley' idea.
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>http://myespn.go.com/blogs/bigten/0-3-611/Northwestern-continues-to-explore-Wrigley-game.html
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>I can think of many reasons not to do this:
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>- Awful parking (and my parking pass will do me no good here, AND be useful for one fewer game in Evanston)
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>- Our fans likely outnumbered by opposing fans (very likely liquored-up after a few hours in wrigleyville)
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>- Surrounding neighborhood of bars and taverns is fitting for a pro venue, but the college game should be surrounded by academic buildings and sun-dappled trees
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>- Seats at Wrigley bound to have worse sight-lines than prime seats at Dyche
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>- Crumbling concrete. inadequate bathrooms and?concessions at Wrigley
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>- Probably charge more for the game, especially with the new Cub buyers taking on all sorts of debt.? Weren't the Blackhawk tickets $100 and up ?
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>And quite a few more come to mind.? Also, some of us South-siders were raised to never venture north of North Avenue...(grin)
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>Hockey on a baseball field in mid-Winter is a great attraction - Football on a baseball field in mid-November is a marriage made in hell.? Don't forget how the infield can mess up several aspects of the football game.
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>And won't the Wrigley neighbors, who try and limit all usage there (night games, concerts), try and veto this idea ?
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>Chuck Herron?? Tech '85
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