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What's the alternative? UIC Pavilion? (I actually think it's a better basketball venue, but not the best location...)Hey, they found a place that looks worse than Welsh-Ryan!
It *is* more convenient for Houston Baptist. I wonder if it reduces the guarantee.Hey, they found a place that looks worse than Welsh-Ryan!
I wonder if the Sears Centre was a viable alternative?
Supposedly the other option was to play the non conference games at Loyola and the Big Ten games at the United Center but in the end just playing them all in Rosemont made the most sense. It is only for one year and I am sure there was a little pressure from the B1G office being that their offices are in RosemontI don't think there was any other realistic choice for NU, unfortunately. It's unfortunate because Allstate is one of the few venues that is categorically worse than Welsh-Ryan and because we will have basically zero student or fan support for what could be our best-ever shot to make the NCAAs.
I'm amused by the idea floating around that NU is going to lose some stunning home court advantage with the move.
Who oh who will fill the void of fans sitting on their hands? How will NU replace the fans who leave their seats empty for 3/4 of the season?
I don't think there was any other realistic choice for NU, unfortunately. It's unfortunate because Allstate is one of the few venues that is categorically worse than Welsh-Ryan and because we will have basically zero student or fan support for what could be our best-ever shot to make the NCAAs.
As for playing in the morgue, I'm sorry but I'm still going to have a hard time seeing a difference in November and December if the fanbase keeps its usual patterns.
Well, sure. Same applies if the program tries to lure us out there with even more games against MVSU and Houston Baptist.
But in Big Ten play? We averaged 95% of capacity in conference home games last year, and it actually wasn't because there were thousands of visiting fans in the building every night. Again, I know not all of those people actually showed up, but I just can't see us replicating that in Rosemont.
The smart scheduling move would be to sign 2-3 home-and-home deals that send us away from Allstate in 2017 and bring big names for the first season in the new and improved W-R.
Why are some of you birds getting worked up about this?!? It's for one stinking season; they needed to play some place and it might as well be where many alums now live. Where in Hell do you want them to play; a reincarnation of old Chicago Stadium?
A reincarnation of DePaul's Alumni Hall would be nice.....
Why are some of you birds getting worked up about this?!? It's for one stinking season; they needed to play some place and it might as well be where many alums now live. Where in Hell do you want them to play; a reincarnation of old Chicago Stadium?
But parking will be expensive It is a much closer and quicker trip for me but you are sort of a captured audience for the parking. Will pay more for it than tickets.At least traffic will not be a problem for evening games
Of course that has us with a stacked and difficult season to get through to get us to the dance. Of course we will be used to playing on the road.The smart scheduling move would be to sign 2-3 home-and-home deals that send us away from Allstate in 2017 and bring big names for the first season in the new and improved W-R.
Of course that has us with a stacked and difficult season to get through to get us to the dance. Of course we will be used to playing on the road.
Why are some of you birds getting worked up about this?!? It's for one stinking season; they needed to play some place and it might as well be where many alums now live. Where in Hell do you want them to play; a reincarnation of old Chicago Stadium?
They did that when NU played there in the NIT years ago. Also had the entire NUMB there. Beat ND and lost to DePaul on last section shot.Just wondering... Will there be buses for students going from campus to Rosemont?
But parking will be expensive It is a much closer and quicker trip for me but you are sort of a captured audience for the parking. Will pay more for it than tickets.