[NU Sports] The end zone

[Jonathan Hodges]

Here's an article just published in the Trib (from NU alum Teddy Greenstein)
on this very topic including some quotes from Fitz & Phillips:

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/11/snug-spots-unavoidable.html

There will undoubtedly be more published on this leading up to the game.

Also, the Big Ten Network will broadcast from Wrigley from 9-9:30AM (I
assume from inside since they typically set up inside the stadium for later
games).  And it was decided that College GameDay will set up in the
McDonald's parking lot across Clark St. with the Wrigley marquee (& NU
signage) as a backdrop).

Jonathan

On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 4:17 PM, Mike Nolan <nolan at romaine.tssi.com> wrote:

> > Thick padding has been added all along the wall (it's actually
> > painted/designed to look like ivy, but with an Allstate logo conveniently
> > placed) to try and prevent such situations.  But, it is indeed a tight
> fit,
> > and along about half of the east end zone there is just 6" clearance
> between
> > the back of the end zone and the wall.  It is an improvement over old
> Bears
> > games, when the field went north-south and a corner of the south end zone
> > was actually cut off by the dugout (which was covered, thankfully).
>
> And people ran in to the wall back in those games, too, and there were
> some injuries, too.  (And I believe there was a lot less padding than
> it appears they're using for this game, although they added more padding
> in the mid 60's.)
> --
> Mike Nolan
>