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This will be truly bizarre and embarrasing to the Big Ten.

Couldn't they get an undergrad student to measure measure the field, etc. and discover that Wrigley Field isn't suitable for FB.

I don't have a degree from the hallowed Northwestern U., but I know that a football field has to be 120 yards + adequate buffer in each end zone.

(11-19-2010 02:30 PM)emu steve Wrote: [ -> ]http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/ncf/ne...FHeadlines

This will be truly bizarre and embarrasing to the Big Ten.

Couldn't they get an undergrad student to measure measure the field, etc. and discover that Wrigley Field isn't suitable for FB.

I don't have a degree from the hallowed Northwestern U., but I know that a football field has to be 120 yards + adequate buffer in each end zone.

Wow. Two words come to mind: Bizarre. Stupid.

Hilarious-that's worse than playing against Temple in an old airport hangar or whatever it was back in the eighties? when they laid down squares of turf over a concrete floor and Bill Cosby hid a ref's flag under one of the squares and delayed the game several minutes when he forgot where he put it. This is about that level of bush league.

I think Northwestern should have sent an architectural student out to Wrigley and measured it.

And give him 1 credit hour 'Field' study (pun INTENDED).

(11-19-2010 02:30 PM)emu steve Wrote: [ -> ]http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/ncf/ne...FHeadlines

This will be truly bizarre and embarrasing to the Big Ten.

Couldn't they get an undergrad student to measure measure the field, etc. and discover that Wrigley Field isn't suitable for FB.

I don't have a degree from the hallowed Northwestern U., but I know that a football field has to be 120 yards + adequate buffer in each end zone.

Thye needed to lie the endzones north south not east west but they wanted to be near that wall...

The bears used to play there

This is a Big11 tradition.

Years ago, UofMich lowered their field to add more seats - and ending up having to install pumps to constantly pump the water out of the field. Didn't check the water table - what a fine engineering school!!!! That's why they have such a hard time getting the turf to take root.

This made me LOL.

Awesome.

All I can say:

"Set the DVRs and someday the grandkids will have a good laugh".

I'll cut a DVD and send it to the Smithsonian.

I say this will be the most watched game of the weekend.

What happens when a defensive player recovers an INT or fumble and has to run it back? Do they simply stop at the 1-yard line?

(11-19-2010 03:24 PM)uakronkid Wrote: [ -> ]What happens when a defensive player recovers an INT or fumble and has to run it back? Do they simply stop at the 1-yard line?

Nah, both end zones are there and are at regulation size. There were just concerns of players going off the end of the field and hitting the wall before they would normally expect a wall to be there.

(11-19-2010 02:41 PM)emu steve Wrote: [ -> ]I think Northwestern should have sent an architectural student out to Wrigley and measured it.

And give him 1 credit hour 'Field' study (pun INTENDED).

We don’t have an architectural program at NU. I might have arranged the loan of a bright young mind from Kent State if asked.. Agree that it’s going to look dumb not to mention dangerous to WR’s and DBs.

Think NU got too excited about the national exposure first then worked the feasibility later. More ardent Wildcat fans think we’re one recruiting class away from being Stanford. But, these same fans think the game at Wrigley is a brilliant idea.

(11-19-2010 03:27 PM)Redwingtom Wrote: [ -> ]

(11-19-2010 03:24 PM)uakronkid Wrote: [ -> ]What happens when a defensive player recovers an INT or fumble and has to run it back? Do they simply stop at the 1-yard line?

Nah, both end zones are there and are at regulation size. There were just concerns of players going off the end of the field and hitting the wall before they would normally expect a wall to be there.

Wrigley Field looks a little like Arena Football.

There is NO space between the goal post and the Wrigley Field wall.

Another funny thing is that a well kicked FG or PAT would end up in the street. They probably would have to close the street.

I dont see it being that big of a problem to be honest. I think they are making a bigger deal out of it then it really is. They only people it really affects are the refs who have to do a little bit more running around. So if there is an INT or fumble return and its stopped instead of the offense going to where the ball is they go to the same spot just the other side of the field. The game will play as if the quarter just ended and its time to switch sides.

(11-19-2010 03:35 PM)emu steve Wrote: [ -> ]

(11-19-2010 03:27 PM)Redwingtom Wrote: [ -> ]

(11-19-2010 03:24 PM)uakronkid Wrote: [ -> ]What happens when a defensive player recovers an INT or fumble and has to run it back? Do they simply stop at the 1-yard line?

Nah, both end zones are there and are at regulation size. There were just concerns of players going off the end of the field and hitting the wall before they would normally expect a wall to be there.

Wrigley Field looks a little like Arena Football.

There is NO space between the goal post and the Wrigley Field wall.

Another funny thing is that a well kicked FG or PAT would end up in the street. They probably would have to close the street.

If it’s anything like a Cubs game, there will be a few hundred people on Clark and Addison hoping that happens. Baseballs are hit out of Wrigley all the time.

(11-19-2010 02:41 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote: [ -> ]

(11-19-2010 02:30 PM)emu steve Wrote: [ -> ]http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/ncf/ne...FHeadlines

This will be truly bizarre and embarrasing to the Big Ten.

Couldn't they get an undergrad student to measure measure the field, etc. and discover that Wrigley Field isn't suitable for FB.

I don't have a degree from the hallowed Northwestern U., but I know that a football field has to be 120 yards + adequate buffer in each end zone.

Thye needed to lie the endzones north south not east west but they wanted to be near that wall...

The bears used to play there

Being a season ticket holder I know for a fact they have added a few more rows on the 1st and 3rd base side since then. Also if you remember, the goalposts were at the front of the endzone back when they played games there. They moved them to the back in the 70s due to saftey concerns.

If there is an INT or a punt is returned into that endzone, it's not unsafe...the problem was running passing plays into the endzone (like a post pattern). Throw, catch and boink!

Must say, what was once a game hardly anyone cared about will at least be peeked in by everyone. Talk about making lemonade out of lemons!

Must have been someone from Kent State....Can't count Can't measure...... Can't State! (Hey you got to poke fun at yourself every once in a while!)

What a bunch of puzzies! The Idaho Vandals know how to score a touchdown and stop before they run into the wall! Come on!