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    Brendan Sullivan enters the transfer portal

    Winning 4 games is a somewhat low bar considering that Sullivan's sample size is small over 2 years and includes 1 result that could be considered outstanding.
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    Brendan Sullivan enters the transfer portal

    I feel like this is an overread; don't see what Schill/Gragg have to do with this transfer, especially when the glaring omission is the coaching staff in his statement. Feels pretty clear that Braun/Lujan didn't give him a starter commitment so he's out. Don't see why we need to read much...
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    Is Gragg Forest Gump?

    These engineers/architects have their billable hours too lol. But yeah, once they fit it in without affecting Lakeside Field, it was more a matter of just building support.
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    Is Gragg Forest Gump?

    The issue was that the original plan required the field hockey team to vacate the field. That was the original concept, so FH would have had to find a different home despite using a specialized field. I don't think there was any way that lacrosse or field hockey was going to be moved; those...
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    Brendan Sullivan enters the transfer portal

    Feels like a signal that we have a transfer coming in... Wish him well. He did have a great game against Maryland last year that will always be a part of his legacy here.
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    "Super League"

    Yeah making the stadium more useful has I think always been a goal. Other than 6-7 football games and a commencement or two, you barely get use out of that part of the complex for more than 10 days of the year. Hopefully between concerts and other events, the stadium becomes more a part of...
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    How about rebuilding the new Ryan Field on the Lakefill?

    The choice was between the Ryan Fieldhouse complex or an on campus stadium in that area when the original facilities master plan was being put together. If we had gone for an on campus stadium, then the practice facility would presumably have gone where RF is. Once the facility was built...
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    "Super League"

    I can't get back into my 17-18 year old mind, but I'm pretty sure that the reason I chose NU over my other offers (JHU, UChicago among others) was that none of the others had "big time" sports to support. I visited JHU and UChicago as well as NU and there's just something about D1 facilities...
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    Sporting News B1G QB rankings (not good)

    I think we have to give Lujan a couple years just as we gave Bajakian that time. I agree that we can't expect anybody to be a miracle worker. If he can't make anything of what we have, then we need a talent infusion into the QB room and we have to hope that we get prospects that he can shape...
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    "Super League"

    To an extent yes I can see that, but they also had such disastrous conference leadership for 20 years that they had 0 chance of ever staying together as Kliavkoff fumbled their TV deals (and it was Scott whose various messes led to that). We're at least fortunate that Big Ten leadership...
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    Sporting News B1G QB rankings (not good)

    Yeah, I just don't think anybody knows what our QBs will look like after an offseason under Lujan and with his playbook. Quite frankly, Bajakian didn't produce much in the way of tangible results as far as QB development goes. Arguably he produced far less in his 4 year stretch than any other...
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    "Super League"

    Here's what I'd say, you don't have to have any confidence in either of them. I have faith in things holding together institutionally in terms of our relationships with Illinois, Purdue, Indiana, Minnesota, that stretch back 100+ years, etc. (or if we go the so-called "Magnolia League" route...
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    "Super League"

    Our Trustees are as pro athletics as any you'll find in the SEC or Big Ten. They're not going to accept some sort of Dark Age where athletics is de-emphasized. I get the skepticism about Schill/Gragg, but they aren't making the big $ decisions that will get put to the Ryans and the rest of the...
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    "Super League"

    Fan support does matter but so does actual money in terms of donations. Our rich donors are willing to spend like a top 5 team in terms of facilities. We're going to have $1.3 billion worth of modern/top-of-the-line facilities when the stadium is done. 0 chance any MWC team has facilities...
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    Sporting News B1G QB rankings (not good)

    Bryant announced his transfer here last May so plenty of time on that front if Braun/Lujan go that route. And I agree that even if we don't get a transfer like that, we've got to see what an offseason of development looks like with Lujan. Have to believe he'll end up doing a better job with QB...
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    Sporting News B1G QB rankings (not good)

    I mean there's no realistic way to rate him given lack of sample size and that he's a mostly unknown commodity. Give Lujan time to figure this out...
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    80%+ end zone seats

    Means absolutely nothing lol. He has literally 0 say in where we schedule the game.
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    Braun 'really proud of university leadership' for lakefront stadium

    Yeah I went from pitying current students to being jealous. Lakefront stadium for 2 years that should be a packed intimate atmosphere for students should be a blast. It'll feel like Welsh Ryan on the lake. And then of course, get to move into the NFL quality stadium that will be one of a kind...
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    Is Gragg Forest Gump?

    At the very least, he's sticking his finger out in the wind and realizing which way the wind blows. There's something to be said for that. I can imagine a lot of athletic directors pushing ahead with whatever contingency plan they came up with because there's a lot of huge egos in that...
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    "Super League"

    Correct, I agree with this 100%. Michigan-Ohio State draws 15-20 million viewers routinely. Why? Because many millions of other Big Ten fans (and fans of other FBS programs) watch that game. Michigan and Ohio State probably have 2 of the top 3-5 biggest fanbases in CFB. But even that's...
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