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With all the excitement around football games on campus -- on the lakefill, no less -- it would be great for Northwestern to adjust its rebuilding plans for the new stadium. The campus and downtown Evanston have plenty of parking on weekends and during the summer for games and concerts, as opposed to the current Ryan Field location. Plus, it would put an end to the ongoing conflict with neighborhoods surrounding Ryan Field. Imagine how downtown Evanston restaurants and bars would benefit from all the pre- and post-game visitors. Plus, the current Ryan Field location could be repurposed into practice and competition fields for other non-revenue sports.

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Leave No Doubt: A Northwestern Football Story presented by Wintrust, to Debut Sunday on BTN

EVANSTON, Ill. – Leave No Doubt: A Northwestern Football Story presented by Wintrust, will give fans a behind the scenes look at the 2023 Wildcats season when it premieres on Big Ten Network at 10:30 a.m. CT on Sunday, April 21. The 30-minute documentary, produced by Northwestern's Emmy Award-winning Studio N, encompasses the team's evolution throughout the season, culminating with a victory in the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl.

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Leave No Doubt: A Northwestern Football Story presented by Wintrust features interviews with Dan & Susan Jones Family Head Coach David Braun, linebacker Bryce Gallagher, wide receiver A.J. Henning, and quarterbacks Ben Bryant and Brendan Sullivan.

Producers Jake Aks and Mason Flick give viewers an in-depth look with never-before-seen footage and immersive interviews as the team wrote its own story from training camp, to Coach Braun’s first career win against UTEP, a thrilling come-from-behind overtime win against Minnesota, the final game inside Ryan Field against Purdue and a four-game win-streak to end the season,

Leave No Doubt: A Northwestern Football Story presented by Wintrust will be available for on-demand viewing on NUSports.com and the NU Sports YouTube Channel after its debut on Big Ten Network.

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Illinois
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Dain Dainja - Memphis
Sencire Harris
Amani Hansberry

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Kylan Boswell - Arizona
Jake Davis - Mercer
Tre White - Louisville
Carey Booth - Notre Dame
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Indiana
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Kaleb Banks
C.J. Gunn - DePaul
Payton Sparks - Ball State

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Myles Rice - Washington State
Oumar Ballo - Arizona
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Iowa
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Dasonte Bowen
Patrick McCaffery - Butler
Amarion Nimmers - Indian Hills CC
Tony Perkins - Missouri

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Maryland
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Noah Batchelor - Buffalo
Jamie Kaiser Jr. - Butler
Jahnathan Lamothe - North Carolina A&T
Caelum Swanton-Rodger
Mady Traoré

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Ja'Kobi Gillespie - Belmont
Rodney Rice - Virginia Tech
Selton Miguel - South Florida
Tafara Gapare - Georgia Tech
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Michigan State
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Mady Sissoko

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Michigan
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Youssef Khayat - Bowling Green
Dug McDaniel - Kansas State
Tarris Reed, Jr. - Connecticut
George Washington III
Terrance Williams II

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Minnesota
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Braeden Carrington
Isaiah Ihnen - Liberty
Kristupas Keinys
Joshua Ola-Joseph
Pharrel Payne

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Frank Mitchell - Canisius
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Mata Diop - Loyola Marymount
Blaise Keita
Jamarques Lawrence - Rhode Island
Ramel Lloyd, Jr.
Eli Rice - Penn State
C.J. Wilcher

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Andrew Morgan - North Dakota State
Gavin Griffiths - Rutgers
Rollie Worster - Utah
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Parker Strauss

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Ohio State
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Roddy Gayle, Jr.
Bowen Hardman
Zed Key - Dayton
Scotty Middleton

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Meechie Johnson - South Carolina
Aaron Bradshaw - Kentucky
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Jameel Brown
Kanye Clary - Mississippi State
Bragi Guomundsson
Demetrius Lilley - La Salle

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Kachi Nzeh - Xavier
Yanic Konan Niederhauser - Northern Illinois
Eli Rice - Nebraska
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Mason Gillis
Ethan Morton
Chase Martin

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Antonio Chol - Howard
Gavin Griffiths - Nebraska
Mawot Mag
Clifford Omoruyi
Derek Simpson - Saint Joseph's
Daniel Vassey
Antwone Woolfolk

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Tyson Acuff - Eastern Michigan
Zach Martini - Princeton
Jordan Derkack - Merrimack
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Ross Candelino
Connor Essegian
Luke Haertle
Isaac Lindsey - South Dakota State
A.J. Storr - Kansas
Gus Yalden
Chucky Hepburn

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I was wondering if anybody had any thoughts on the questions NU asked.

I was a bit puzzled by the question about the "benefits" (I think that was the word) NU offers STHers. Maybe I'm missing something. But outside the Wilson Club, we pay for tickets and we get better seats. That's the only advantage I saw. Maybe a couple invites each year ... yawn.

Lots of questions about the game-day atmosphere. My response was the best thing NU could do to improve the atmosphere was get 5000+ butts in the seats for EVERY game, even if they need to give away the tickets.

There was also a question about prices. You better not have answered that you were completely satisfied with prices.

Big Matt either redshirting or leaving? That’s an awful lot of centers and they are all starting caliber IMO.

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Northwestern football is hosting an open spring practice on April 20, its last spring practice of the cycle. Here are five things to look we'll be looking for at Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium on Saturday.

Interesting development according to Mike Florio. 70 fixed spots, 10 schools subject to relegation each year. No more Conferences, just Divisions like the NFL.

Thoughts?


There is also an article in The Atletic that speculates on the divisions:

Hey Gang,

We wanted to let everyone on the Boards know about an effort in the works by NU Alumni to organize a WNRS Weekend--Women's Non-Revenue Sports--Tailgate in the West Lot of (the ashes of) Ryan Field on May 4th!

The tailgate will start at 9am, ahead of the 1pm Softball game against Indiana and, fingers crossed, the Big Ten Lacrosse Tourney Final for NU at 4:30pm.

We are really hoping to pull in as many folks as possible! If you've always wanted to do a football-style tailgate in the Spring, or you want one last chance to tailgate in the Old West Lot, now's the time! Let's do it up!

Thanks,
Sam, John, and Scuzz/The West Lot Pirates

Waiting for NU to announce that AON deal...

and down into the abyss we go....

With the other thread (1) a bit stale and (2)...

From Northwestern Athletics:

Doors open [at Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium] to the media and public at 9 a.m. CT, with the practice slated to begin at 9:30 a.m. CT and last until 11:30 a.m. CT...Dan and Susan Jones Family Head Coach David Braun will address the crowd following practice.