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

[Jonathan Hodges]

After reading the article, it's clear that Phillips' priorities are
correct.  He doesn't want to give up a home game annually but does realize
the value in the game - and that's obvious when looking at the 50+% bump in
average attendance when compared to last season.  He did leave the door open
to games every 4-5 years or so and would also look into other facilities,
like Soldier Field & US Cellular (as well as Wrigley - I think the Cubs
realize that their proposed renovations must include considerations for a
football field if they want to make it happen again).  I would personally do
such a game every 10-20 years or so to keep it as a special event but it is
definitely a good way to keep NU connected to the area with a special
event.  I know that besides the result on the field it was a ton of fun on
Saturday and Northwestern got a ton of national and local attention in a
game that garnered a bowl atmosphere.

Jonathan

PS: I am glad that there was a score in the east end zone and that NU was
the one who pulled it off!

On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 9:45 AM, Beamsley, Jeff
<Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com>wrote:

> To all backseat drivers:
>
> Attendance is up this year.
>
> We have sold out more home game (including Wrigley) this year.
>
> Quit second guessing the methods and focus on the results.
>
> Step one: Sell all of the tickets however you can to whomever you can.
> Step two: Sell all of the tickets to NU fans.
> Step three:  Sell all of the tickets ahead of the season to NU fans.
>
> Important rule in event marketing.  You can't skip to step three.
>
> So I'm willing to trust that Phillips knows what he is doing. I also
> believe his ultimate goal is not to move every Wildcat home game to some
> other venue, but to do such a great job of marketing his product that every
> home game can be played at Dyche to a sold-out all-purple crowd.
>
> Jeff
>
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> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On
> Behalf Of Roy S. Lamberton
> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 9:07 AM
> To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Subject: [NU Sports] At least one guy liked the game at Wrigley - Phillips
>
>
> http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/greenstein/ct-spt-1123-northwestern-wrigle
> y--20101122,0,2207156.column<http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/greenstein/ct-spt-1123-northwestern-wrigle%0Ay--20101122,0,2207156.column>
>
> 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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