Its true. An official from Illinois was on W&S a few minutes ago.

This really is gonna be a joke of a game. What happens if a player has an interception and runs it all the way back??? I'm sure it'll be the last football game there too. Its like everything that takes place in Wrigley is pathetic...well except hockey I guess. That was awesome

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The problem is on the east end, the wall is very close to the field and would limit the ability of the wide receivers to run at full speed to to the corner. Fitz made that comment this week.

link to confirm

http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/ncf/news/story?id=5824661

my seats just got worse?

It's Wrigley. There's not a bad seat in the house. Right?

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This is just plain ridiculous...


Nobody considered this prior to setting everything up? Seriously?

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what section you in?

I just got SRO tickets last weekend when a limited amount went on sale

This would never happen in a suburban field.

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From Big 10 Commissioner Jim Delany:

The following rule changes were determined to be the best of all options and will be in effect for this game only based on the unique layout of the field.

1) All offensive plays will head toward the West end zone, including all extra points and all overtime possessions.

2) All kickoffs will be kicked toward the East end zone.

3) After every change of possession, the ball will be repositioned for the offense to head toward the West end zone.

4) As a result of a coin toss held by the conference office Friday morning, Illinois will occupy the West team bench in the first half and Northwestern will occupy the West team bench in the second half and for all overtime periods.

"The health and safety of our student-athletes is of the utmost importance," said Big Ten Commissioner James E. Delany. "Both Illinois and Northwestern did significant due diligence over the past 18 months, but after seeing the actual layout of the field, all parties felt that it was appropriate to adjust the rules to further enhance the safety of our student-athletes. Wrigley Field is one of the most historic venues in the country, and playing the Illinois-Northwestern game at this facility will provide a once-in-a-lifetime experience for student-athletes, coaches and fans."

Move the game to Alexian Field.

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Don't understand why this is a big deal? Pretty minimal inconvenience for a lot of upside.

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Well,it was a good idea. I doubt there will be another game in the park again unless they figure out a different field configuration.

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It's not a big deal at all. Just impacts the quality of certain seats... nothing more.

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I understand why it has to be done....now. I just don't get why they would first decide to set up in a place where they can't play the game correctly. Might as well take down those goal posts now...

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Those people who bought endzone tickets are fucked. Pretty sure they had to pay extra for those seats...

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There's going to some lawsuits I think, unless these people are offered some money back on their tickets.

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Very unfortunate to make this decision the day before the game.

Was this the setup when the bears played there?

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Yeah I guess this news just crashes into you.

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ha. stupid funny. ha.

last fball game there 4-sure.

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Just have the fans switch to the opposite seat on every possession. Problem solved.

and you didn't even go to northwestern

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I guess they should have consulted with some engineers from U if I. Or maybe even Purdue.

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With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Even a Kennedy King dropout.

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How many more does Wrigley hold for football than Dyche Stadium?

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With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Now that's funny.

they almost had to do this. could you imagine the backlash & scrutiny everyone would face if some player got seriously hurt (paralyzed) or something???

I guess we should praising them for coming to their sense ahead of time. These two schools aren't Notre Dame after all.

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All I can hope for is that a defensive player gets really confused and runs the wrong way on a turnover. There hasn't been one of those type of bloopers in a while...

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