[NU Sports] At least one guy liked the game at Wrigley - Phillips

[Roy S. Lamberton]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/greenstein/ct-spt-1123-northwestern-wrigle
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I wouldn't have a problem with playing there again if:

1. They moved the field further to the North so the NU team bench would be on the opposite
side of the field from the visitors. 
2. They figured out how to get more end zone in the East End - Maybe move the field to the
West - so you could play both ways.

Like it or not, the change in the layout and the swapping sides effects one team more than
the other - you can't predict who will be shaken up, but it's one more change for a game
and any coach will tell you that change isn't always good. I know it's not supposed to
matter, but anything that is different on game day can cause confusion - especially among
younger players.

My 2 cents on the Wrigleyville deal. I just wonder why Phillips is so hell bent on getting
our games out of Ryan - filling up a neutral site with THEIR fans doesn't help when it is
OUR home game. Not sure how well the State Penn game with Indy did down in Washington -
that hype was buried by Wrigleyville - but I saw a lot of empty seats upstairs in FedEx
Field.

Something PSU wouldn't do is play Maryland down there - they don't even want to play the
Terps home and home.

Go Cats

rsl



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