I think it looks pretty cool on the outside. On the field it looks like both teams will share the same sidelines. Not a ton of room... hope no one gets hurt.
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| Author: | My_name_1s_MUD [ Fri Nov 05, 2010 6:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
I think it looks pretty cool on the outside. On the field it looks like both teams will share the same sidelines. Not a ton of room... hope no one gets hurt.
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| Author: | Regular Reader [ Fri Nov 05, 2010 7:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
That's about as good as that place can look. Go CATS!!! |
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| Author: | Don Tiny [ Fri Nov 05, 2010 8:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
So, this isn't a thread where you're giving tickets away then? Douchebag nomination! |
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| Author: | Don Tiny [ Fri Nov 05, 2010 8:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
Also, a Shoutout nomination for the Rickets' for using a cherry picker instead of a scissor-lift. |
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
Preliminary weather for 11/20 – Cold, high of 32, with an inch of snow, winds at 20mph with gusts up to 38mph. |
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| Author: | My_name_1s_MUD [ Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
That weather makes me wish Mikel Leshoure was on our team. |
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| Author: | Hawkeye Vince [ Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: Preliminary weather for 11/20 – Cold, high of 32, with an inch of snow, winds at 20mph with gusts up to 38mph. Iowa City will look very nice that day as well then. My wife is going to be pissed. 
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| Author: | My_name_1s_MUD [ Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
(sung to the tune of "The Candyman") Who can take a thread... About one topic... Switch it around... and make it about his own team? Hawkeye Vince can. Hawkeye Vince can. |
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| Author: | Hawkeye Vince [ Tue Nov 09, 2010 12:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
Would you rather.... Sit in a rundown old baseball stadium that shoehorned a baseball field in to watch a pair of 6-4 teams OR Sit in one of the greatest football stadiums in the country watching an 8-2 and 9-1 team do battle? I'll hang up and wait for my answer.....  
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| Author: | Brick [ Tue Nov 09, 2010 12:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
Hawkeye Vince wrote: Sit in one of the greatest football stadiums in the country watching an 8-2 and 9-1 team do battle? It's good to see that you aren't talking about Iowa in this thread any more.
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| Author: | Hawkeye Vince [ Tue Nov 09, 2010 1:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
Boilermaker Rick wrote: Hawkeye Vince wrote: Sit in one of the greatest football stadiums in the country watching an 8-2 and 9-1 team do battle? It's good to see that you aren't talking about Iowa in this thread any more.I see what you did there... |
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| Author: | bigfan [ Tue Nov 09, 2010 1:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
For $50, you can play on the field the next day! |
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| Author: | Coast2Coast [ Wed Nov 10, 2010 11:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
A buddy hit me with two tickets to this today. Why not. should be fun. |
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| Author: | Aggravated Sox Fan Bob [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
This is going to be a huge party. 
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
As a Northwestern season ticket holder, I'll be in the left-field bleachers. I'm interested to see how much orange will be around me...perhaps even DA COATCH!! |
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| Author: | Aggravated Sox Fan Bob [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
I've got 2 on Stub Hub...down near Visitor's Bullpen..... I will be in Yankee Stadium that night for the University of Involuntary Manslaughterers vs. Army. |
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| Author: | SHARK [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
My_name_1s_MUD wrote: I think it looks pretty cool on the outside. On the field it looks like both teams will share the same sidelines. Not a ton of room... hope no one gets hurt. Bart Shore, the morning traffic reporter on WBBM Newsradio 780, sent a photo of the field to 670 The SCORE's David Schuster a few days ago from high above. Needless to say, there's very little room in the North end beyond the goal post from what I saw on Facebook... |
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| Author: | Aggravated Sox Fan Bob [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
The Field is running EAST-WEST. |
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| Author: | Rod [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
Aggravated Sox Fan Bob wrote: The Field is running EAST-WEST. Didn't it run the other way for Bears games? |
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| Author: | Aggravated Sox Fan Bob [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: Aggravated Sox Fan Bob wrote: The Field is running EAST-WEST. Didn't it run the other way for Bears games? Yes...and there was no room past the North endzone. |
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| Author: | SHARK [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
I know it's North to South at Soldier Field, considering the fact I used to work Bears' games at S3 for 4 seasons. Based on the photo provided, it does look as if the football field is East to West at Wrigley Field. It also appears as if the photo was shot on an angle... |
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| Author: | Brick [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
SHARK wrote: It also appears as if the photo was shot on an angle... Aren't all photos shot at an angle?
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| Author: | My_name_1s_MUD [ Mon Nov 15, 2010 9:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
Huge news that ESPN's Gameday has chosen this game over TSISB v. Army at Yankee stadium. Also, opening line on this game is Illini -5. I'm guessing that would be NU-2 if Persa was playing. Cats Ranked 25th in ESPN/USA Today and 26th in AP. The events around Wrigley are going to be great. There is an off chance I might have an extra ticket if you guys are interested. Not sure right now, but hopefully will have a better idea by Wednesday. |
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| Author: | cubbiegirlshamus [ Mon Nov 15, 2010 11:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
Have you guys ever done the Wrigley tour? How the blank are they going to fit all the players into those clubhouses? I guess part of the problem is taken care of as the Wildcats will be dressing up at NU and taking the L down. |
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| Author: | My_name_1s_MUD [ Mon Nov 15, 2010 1:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
This is pretty friggin' cool http://www.cubworld.com/category/a_cubworld_cam/ |
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| Author: | Scorehead [ Mon Nov 15, 2010 1:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
When do they start playing football & hockey games at Cominsky Field? |
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Mon Nov 15, 2010 3:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
 Why did they put the field this way? I thought the other way, like the Bears did, gave at least a little room beyond the endline. I knew it would be tight but this is insane. |
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| Author: | RFDC [ Mon Nov 15, 2010 3:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
 Wow, that is asking for someone to get hurt
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Mon Nov 15, 2010 3:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
I just took a look at some pics of when the Bears were there. I think it's just as bad the other way. Just looks weird since the goal posts are in the back now as opposed to then. |
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| Author: | spanky [ Mon Nov 15, 2010 3:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Allstate Wrigley Classic - Northwestern vs. Illinois |
I wonder if the field won't fit the other way anymore with the addition of the seats behind home plate and the new one's near the first base dugout also. It doesn't really look like it fits this way either though. Reminds me of the Packer games at the old County Stadium in Milwaukee. One of the endzones was actually smaller than the other because the wall was in the way. |
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