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    Fitz Suing NU Trial

    The whole amount that Fitz is suing for also roughly equates to the annual amount of federal funding that is disappearing from what NU had been receiving from the NIH. Please believe me when I say the NIH grant cut is not being viewed as something that can be replaced by looking in the seat...
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    New CFP Format...

    Thank you. Compromise is the key word. No one got exactly what they wanted. Expanding beyond 4 meant (assuming B10 and SEC champions were auto qualifiers post divisions) taking care of the b12, ACC champs, plus a G5 representative (to avoid anti-trust lawsuit) and Notre Dame. The “price”...
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    Report: Michigan wants to play NU at Soldier Field next year

    Thanks for clarifying your point for me.
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    Report: Michigan wants to play NU at Soldier Field next year

    Not sure I follow your logic. The deal with Wrigley is between NU and the Ricketts/Cubs. The likely only involvement with the conference was to certify safety after the one-way debacle (and prior to the massive Wrigley renovation. Please expand on what Northwestern would offer/threaten the...
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    No more Wrigley games. Please.

    Next season Northwestern has 5 conference opponents at home. Michigan is an obvious choice for November, but so would Oregon. My opinion is Minnesota, UCLA and Minnesota could be accommodated lakeside. Given the fact that Oregon’s trip to Madison was the latest two time zone trip for anyone...
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    OT: can targeting be called on review for other reasons

    Yes. Targeting can be initiated from booth review.
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    Ohio State railroading Purdue

    I disagree. There was no way of knowing that the Chargers (or another team) would actually make the offer to Harbaugh, much the same way Minnesota flirted, but never extended an offer the year before. Ultimately, I think Harbaugh would have been inclined to stay, but once the Chargers offer...
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    Ohio State railroading Purdue

    The calendar mostly. The portal was just about closed by the time finished playing and McCarthy (and Harbaugh) made their NFL decisions. Nobody was likely to come in to the system until after McCarthy declared for the draft and there wasn’t really anyone going into the portal during the spring.
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    Quick Lakeside Field question.

    Thanks for the replies.
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    Quick Lakeside Field question.

    (And apologies if asked-answered elsewhere) Is it staying up over the winter/spring early summer? I just wondered if due to security/liability issues it would be prudent to dismantle some/all of it and reinstall in July/August.
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    Interesting take on Oregon OSU finish

    The “unfair act” clause of the rule book still exists that gets into the murky area of deciding “intent”. That would declare playing 13/14 on a single play unsportsmanlike and resulting in a 15 yd penalty. One possible solution would be to treat 12 men on the field as a dead ball rather than...
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    WaPo on Martin Stadium

    Oregon and Michigan are almost certainly to be Wrigley games and therefore not part of a season package. I don’t think Minnesota, Purdue and UCLA plus non conference is worth the financial gamble with ticket costs coupled with required donations might be dicey, considering 2 of the three teams...
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    WaPo on Martin Stadium

    The money quote for me is from the architect. “Venue sizes, if they do shrink, are shrinking because of experiential requirements,” Suites, end zone bar tables, and other “premium” features. This goes back to the conversation all along. The stadium isn’t being built to give an athletic...
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    Really good X thread on the fan base/temp stadium ticket situation

    Downsize? Check. Get purple butts in seats and keep them there? Fail. With apologies for rehashing this for the upteenth time. IU was guaranteed 2,000 (by big10 rule [exception made in ‘24&25 to reduce from 3 to 2k]). That meant, the crowd should have been 5/1 Northwestern. Either...
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    Disappointed there are so many Indiana fans in the crowd.

    Seat Geek does not have a box (voluntary or required) to check proclaiming allegiance to Team X or Team Z in an athletic contest. Seat Geek didn’t sell to Indiana fans, they sold to people willing to pay the asking price (and fees). Seat Geek didn’t say “Oh, you’re an IU fan. I won’t sell...
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    Really good X thread on the fan base/temp stadium ticket situation

    The decision has been made. It’s the “extra revenue” and after asking Northwestern fans-alumnus/STHs to pay (and they decline), NU will offer the tickets to people willing to pay -period. The problem with all of this “woe is me, the STH” is the reality that Northwestern stood by and watched...
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    Indiana game is 2:30pm on BTN

    Rest of the league All times Eastern Friday October 4 Michigan State at Oregon - 9pm FOX Saturday October 5 UCLA at Penn State -Noon FOX Purdue at Wisconsin - Noon BTN Iowa at Ohio State - 3:30 CBS Indiana at Northwestern - 3:30 BTN Rutgers at Nebraska - 4pm FS1 Michigan at Washington -...
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    Northwestern @ Washington 6pm (CT)/4pm local time on FS1

    rest of the league. (Corrected) All times Eastern Friday, Sept 20 Illinois @ Nebraska -8:00pm FOX Saturday Sept 21 Marshall @ Ohio State - Noon FOX Charlotte @ Indiana - Noon BTN Villanova @ Maryland - Noon BTN USC @ Michigan - 3:30 CBS Kent State @ Penn State - 3:30 BTN Rutgers @ Virginia...
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    Speculation on Pitt AD Heather Lyke as next AD

    My apologies for not making my point more clear. I was trying to suggest that being the presiding AD over the successful completion of the stadium construction and opening will shine a bright light that would likely overcome challenges in the NIL game. my opinion is that shortcomings in the...
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    Speculation on Pitt AD Heather Lyke as next AD

    As you say, the NIL limitations will be offset by bringing the stadium online. Frankly, I would expect her to see Northwestern as another stepping stone, not a final destination, probably around 2028 or so. She’s a Michigan grad, got her administrative feet wet at Cincinnati and Ohio State...
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