[NU Sports] NU at Wrigley

[Labbe John]

Then how do you explain the fact that we sold out Wrigley with tickets  
that averaged over $100 each for a game that wouldn't have drawn  
30,000 fans at Ryan Field at an average ticket price under $50?  Or  
the publicity the game attracted, etc.?

I think it's open for debate whether we need an annual game at Wrigley  
(and it certainly wouldn't start anytime soon as the stadium needs to  
be renovated first), but it's quite a stretch to contend that last  
year's game was a bad idea given how successful it was at generating  
revenue and publicity.  Forget about whether last year's game will  
increase ticket sales in the future.  Just for that day alone, NU made  
a nice take versus what it would have made at Ryan Field.

John



On Apr 18, 2011, at 8:33 PM, Dennis W. Brandt wrote:

> <Agree with Alan, as usual, BTW happy holiday, wanting to play at  
> Dyche instead of Wrigley is like saying the golf team is better off  
> on the Jans goat run (aka canal course) than Augusta national. No  
> contest.
>
> Huh?
>
> The grass is greener in Wrigley?  Not if you include the infield.
>
> Wrigley is perfectly built for football?  NOT!
>
> Wrigley has more seating capacity than Dyche?  NO!
>
> More and better parking in the area?  NO!
>
> We don't need to have an affair with that baseball stadium on the  
> north side.  Home cooking works just fine.  Unless your name is  
> Kennedy.
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