[NU Sports] Big Ten Bowl Game at YANKEE STADIUM? 'CATS at YANKEE

[Eric West]

Jonathan Hodges wrote:
> I agree that a bowl game in late December in New York would not be kind,
> remember that the time period in question is in the heart of the NFL season,
> and 2 NY teams manage to make do in an outdoor stadium.

I was mainly talking about travel issues. Presumably, most of the 
Giants' and Jets' fans do not fly in each week to see their games. I 
regret that I haven't traveled to an NU bowl since the '97 Citrus and 
I'd like to see another one soon, but I wouldn't break the streak just 
to deal with LaGuardia or Newark in a holiday blizzard.

I wouldn't trade a home game for Yankee Stadium either; Soldier Field 
was inconvenient enough, and I'm not overly convinced of Wrigley as it 
is. If our AD wants it so bad, it should be an away game against 
whatever eastern school might be interested.


Eric West
e-west at northwestern.edu