A serious Q about Wrigley

[FeralFelidae]

And DeKalb is better?

For the non-conference games when the students aren't yet on campus? For me it is!

 

[Bwm57]

SeatGeek would be better

 

[FeralFelidae]

SeatGeek would be better

I'm open to the idea. I think I would prefer either over Soldier Field.

 

[hdhntr1]

0-4. Playing at Wrigley is just stupid and hurts the team.

Thought we had only played there 3 times

 

[hdhntr1]

I like this best. Easy in and out. No real attraction for visiting fans. Actual football stadium. Small capacity so maybe a higher ratio of our peeps. Probably cheaper for NU.

Cheaper for the fans and a stadium that is actually designed for FB

 

[hdhntr1]

Not imaginary at all - we also played Illinois at Wrigley in 1923. We lost 29-0.

I guess a little before my time (and I would guess every one else on this boards time)

 

[hdhntr1]

If you wanted a home field environment Rutgers or Maryland would have been a lot better than Purdue.
I was at that game and it was probably 50/50 or 60/40 Purdue fans.

NU needs fans from other schools to have more than about 10-15k at a game

 

[hdhntr1]

I would ask the players. Think of it from their perspective. Play in a stadium wayyyyyy far from capus at a "smaller" league/conference...

Or play in an NFL stadium and have something to tell your kids for the rest of your life?

And also regarding Soldier Field - almost no students will go to DeKalb however I think we could get kids to Soldier since you get get there via El train. "Hey lets go to the game and the hang out downtown afterwards",

Finally, if we are calling ourselves Chicagos Big Ten team, why are we not playing our home games in Chicago' s "official" stadium? Why are we playing in DeKalb?

We might get some new casual fans too, doubtful we will in DeKalb.

And have a stadium that is about 70% full rather than one that is less than 25% full? And the cost to go to a game in Chicago tends to be pretty high., Of course next year I think we have a big time home game against Mich or dOSU and probably powers that be would opt for a venue like Soldier Field for that game

 

[phatcat]

Why is the silence deafening on this? Still in negotiations? Will we find out on the day of the game(s)?

 

[Gatabowl]

Soldier is way better to actually watch the game. I doubt we have many students going to either Wrigley or Soldier. You are right all B1G games are road games the next two years and playing in Soldier is likely to limit the goofs that just want to say they went to Wrigley.

Wrigley is extremely easy to get to from Evanston.
L goes directly there
Metra to Ravenswood and a quick Uber.
Even an Uber directly is like 25 min because it’s a straight shot down Clark.

 

[Gatabowl]

They would have to leave at like 9 am to reliably get there by an 11 am game time. It’s a 20 minute walk-the cta is the cta. Wrigley you’d have a chance. Soldier field you don’t

lol yeah the walk from Roosevelt red line to soldier field takes almost as long as a $22 Uber from north campus to Wrigley.

 

[Purple Pile Driver]

Wrigley is extremely easy to get to from Evanston.
L goes directly there
Metra to Ravenswood and a quick Uber.
Even an Uber directly is like 25 min because it’s a straight shot down Clark.

Just asking, why do we care if Wrigley is extremely easy to get to from.Evanston?

I was just at the Cats/Maryland game and there couldn’t have been more than 100 students there and you can walk to Ryan field from campus.

 

[phatcat]

Wrigley is extremely easy to get to from Evanston.
L goes directly there
Metra to Ravenswood and a quick Uber.
Even an Uber directly is like 25 min because it’s a straight shot down Clark.

If the students can't be bothered to come to the Maryland game, I don't want the decision to be based on the 200 that may/may not show up.

 

[Gatabowl]

Just asking, why do we care if Wrigley is extremely easy to get to from.Evanston?

I was just at the Cats/Maryland game and there couldn’t have been more than 100 students there and you can walk to Ryan field from campus.

You said you doubt students would go to either Wrigley or Soldier. The logistics between the two aren’t close. All else equal, you aren’t getting close to the same number of kids to soldier field.

 

[epicbret]

For the non-conference games when the students aren't yet on campus? For me it is!

Yep. All that matters is me as well, DeKalb is a nice saunter, and beautiful driving down Plank Road in the late summer and fall.

 

[hdhntr1]

You said you doubt students would go to either Wrigley or Soldier. The logistics between the two aren’t close. All else equal, you aren’t getting close to the same number of kids to soldier field.

Because of all the bars?

 

[Purple Pile Driver]

You said you doubt students would go to either Wrigley or Soldier. The logistics between the two aren’t close. All else equal, you aren’t getting close to the same number of kids to soldier field.

104 Students go to Wrigley and 6 to Soldier. Either way the students are a pimple on a tough guys butt in the decision. Students are supporting BBall, football not so much.