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

Thu Sep 3 08:43:06 CDT 2009

On the bowl switches:

- It's always good to switch up the lower bowl sites (i.e. anything below
the Capital One Bowl) to bring some variety, especially when some teams end
up going to the same locales on a regular basis.  In light of this, I think
switching 2 of the bowls is a good idea from the conference perspective.

- San Antonio is a nice place, but the Gator Bowl is a nice addition - it's
been around a while and Florida is never a bad place to visit that time of
year.

- The Champs Sports Bowl appears to be out (although the aforementioned
Gator will keep 3 B10 bowls in Florida), and the Texas bowl would be an
interesting addition; the Texas bowl would also keep a Big XII opponent and
also keep a B10 presence in Texas.

- 7 bowl tie-ins is just about the right number for the conference (although
the B10 has only sent 2 teams to the Motor City Bowl since signing that
agreement in 2002, and in 2007 saw 2 bowl-eligible teams sit at home) - the
conference has had 2 BCS representatives more time than any other
conference, and it's difficult to expect more than 7/8 teams to be bowl
eligible in any given year.

I hope that in the future there is more rotation in the bowl lineup,
especially if NU can become a regular at bowls - that way us fans can get a
chance to see different areas and opponents.

Jonathan

On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 8:31 AM, <cherron604 at aol.com> wrote:

>
>
> http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/stewart_mandel/08/13/bowl.arrangements/index.html
>
>
>
> Read some of the articles on the Bowl talk.? Does anyone have any thoughts
> on the likely Bowl switches ?? Out for the Alamo and Champs, in for the
> Gator and Texas ?
>
>
>
> I will miss San Antonio, always a great town to visit.? I have not spent a
> lot of time in Jacksonville, but I remember their recent Super Bowl had some
> less-than-nice weather.? Champs was only here for a few years, and we
> already have an Orlando presence.? Houston seems like a nice addition.?
> Other than lousy traffic, it is a nice city to visit, and Galveston and
> Padre Island/Corpus Christi are a short drive away.
>
>
>
> Reading about the Holiday Bowl 'dropping a notch' is kind of sad - I
> attended a Holiday Bowl one year, and few places are nicer than San Diego in
> December.
>
>
>
> In an interesting note - the college football guy on KFAN in Minneapolis
> was touting the Gophers this morning, but he only predicted a 7-5 finish for
> them, due to a tough schedule.? He mentioned that Penn State and Ohio State
> were the obvious favorites, but mentioned Northwestern as a sleepr choice.
>
>
>
> Chuck Herron?? Tech '85
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sportsbiz <sportsbiz at gmail.com>
> To: Roy Lamberton <rstetson at capps-assoc.com>
> Cc: tbng at comcast.net; nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Sent: Wed, Sep 2, 2009 6:16 pm
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Big Ten Bowl Game at YANKEE STADIUM? 'CATS at
> YANKEE
>
>
>
>
> As for the bowl game, the Big East has been working with Yankee officials
> to
> get a bowl game certified for the new Yankee Stadium.  If that doesn't
> happen, expect it to move to the new Giants Stadium.  The league wants a
> bowl game in New York because they are trying to build up college football
> in NYC and  think a bowl game in NYC will attract media attention.  I
> rather
> doubt it if the Giants are still in the playoffs.  If not, then it probably
> will attract some attention, especially if the Rangers aren't playing so
> hot.
>
> One of the new commissioner's goals is to change the mix and raise the
> profile of the Big East's bowl games and he sees this as one possibility.
> The Big Ten is seen as the best opponent both geographically and for media
> attention.
>
> As for NU playing a home game in Yankee Stadium, I don't know that it was
> ever proposed that NU give up a home game.  Both 'cuse and Army are playing
> home games there so I would think it would be a Syracuse home game not a NU
> home game that we would be playing.  It would just mean a higher, much
> higher, guarantee for NU to play the game, or perhaps, a split of the gate
> instead of a guarantee.
> Mark
>
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> On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Roy Lamberton <rstetson at capps-assoc.com
> >wrote:
>
> > The NY Giants played the "best game ever" in the old Yankee Stadium in
> > December.
> >
> > A football field fits in there just fine - with the sideline parallel to
> > the
> > 3rd base line.
> >
> > I'll take a bowl there - NU would get at least :20 a night during the
> week
> > prior on each of the local TV outlets. <g> :20 more than we get there
> now,
> > and in Chicago most nights.
> >
> > (does Fitz have a regular TV or Radio show yet?)
> >
> > rsl
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> > From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com]
> On
> > Behalf Of NEONRye at aol.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 2:54 PM
> > To: tbng at comcast.net; nwu-sports at tssi.com
> > Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Big Ten Bowl Game at YANKEE STADIUM? 'CATS at
> > YANKEE
> >
> > May all plans to play an NU home game in Yankee Stadium go up in  flames.
> > A)
> > I have no admiration for Yankee Stadium, old or new; B)  Don't tear up
> > baseball fields playing football on them; C) We're  NorthWESTern, not
> > NorthEASTern.  Let them play there or maybe  Rutgers-Connecticut.
> >
> >
> > Considering that our retiring President, Mr. Bienen, is originally from
> > this area, and that our incoming President, Mr. Shapiro, is currently
> from
> > up
> > the road a bit (Massachusetts), they might well disagree with your
> > statement.
> >
> > I don't know why people on this list are so negative about Jim Phillips
> > trying to boost the program's visibility by playing in famous baseball
> > stadiums  (stadia?), unless we lose true "home" games (at Ryan) as a
> > consequence.
> > If  we can make NU football a recognized "brand" by doing this, and
> > provided
> >
> > that  the Administration and the Athletic Dept. continue to adhere to the
> > principles  that have made our program a standard-bearer for doing things
> > the
> > right way, how  can that be a 'bad" thing?
> >
> > Paul Levinson
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