[NU Sports] One Idea for Attendance at Dyche

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Jim:



As a member of my Synagogue's "Green Team", I applaud your idea and don't think it's crazy at all.? In fact, it has the potential to grab some media attention--and good will among potential fans--were it to be implemented.? Instead of calling it the "green zone", maybe the Athletic Dept. could dub those fans who did populate that section the 'Cats Green Team.? Or perhaps call the area the "Purple Power (no electricity, etc.) Section".



Anyway, this makes me really miss John DeGroat....What he would state in response to Jim's idea would be worth a 1,000 laughs.? I thought about him last night when the Tigers finally went down.? What heartbreak for the team and their legion of fans.? As a Mets fan, I can certainly relate (at least in recent years) to epic collapses, and this one was a doozie (3 game lead with 4 games to play).



Paul Levinson


-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Leonard <jleonard518 at yahoo.com>
To: Northwestern Wildcats <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Sent: Wed, Oct 7, 2009 1:41 pm
Subject: [NU Sports] One Idea for Attendance at Dyche




Ok... I promise this will be my last email today. 

I had an idea for a campaign to bring new fans to Dyche stadium. It's not 
perfect (and I can hear Steve Truog rolling his eyes all the way from Arizona), 
but good things can come from silly ideas. 

Whether you love it or hate it, there is a growing awareness around 
environmental/green issues. I think NU could create a campaign to have perhaps 
the first ever eco-friendly fan section. Clearly 'the green zone' will remind 
people of Bagdad, so you'd need another name. 

But seriously, we could take the south end zone (sections 116 - 121) and apply 
the following:

1) All tickets are general admission and $5 if you come to the stadium using 
mass transit. (Either show your Metra ticket or have 1-2 NU staffers stamp your 
hand before you exit the turnstile at the Central El stop to prove you didn't 
come by car.) 

2) No concession stands in that section. No using electricity to warm pretzels 
and hot dogs. No excess food packaging. Bring your own food and drink.

3) Just pay $5 as you walk through the gate. No paper tickets or credit card 
receipts. 

4) If you wanted to spend a small amount of money, you could change out the 
bathrooms for the low water use fixtures. You might even get a solar panel or 
two on the outside to power the lights. 

Hopefully this would become popular among school children who would grow up to 
be Cats fans. The nice thing about is that the mass transit aspect leverages 
something that NU has and no other Big Ten school can match. Again, it's just an 
idea. But it could draw some positive media attention to NU and would 
essentially make use of seats we can't fill anyway.

Go Cats!
Jim


      

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