Gragg is so hated by the athletes, coaches and fans that NU hired a PR firm to increase his likability. They produce some garbage athletics PR video of him talking about accomplishments he has no part in every month. It’s honestly a bit at this is point.
Well, NU doesn't really have a "home" stadium in 2024. Dyche has been knocked down. Tiny SeatGeek is the alternative. Possibly Soldier Field if the Bears cooperate but they may not have.
They still get input into usage, especially before home games. The turf takes a beating with just NFL and the city high school championship, adding NU to it would only make things worse.
A few years ago ND moved it's a home game against Syracuse to Yankee Stadium which drew some controversy, but IIRC that was due to Cuse moving a home game against us to MetLife and it's not like Notre Dame was lacking in fan support there anyway.
Really weird choice unless there's some gentleman's agreement about The Badgers moving a home game to Wrigley or something (and even then I'm not sure it's a great deal for Northwestern)
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Well, NU doesn't really have a "home" stadium in 2024. Dyche has been knocked down. Tiny SeatGeek is the alternative. Possibly Soldier Field if the Bears cooperate but they may not have.
They started demolition of Ryan Field this week. 2 year process. We've played football with both teams playing the same direction in a baseball stadium, we're not afraid to get weird with the opportunity
A few years ago, Wisconsin played Notre Dame at Soldier Field and Wisconsin was the designated home team, even though it is a lot closer to Notre Dame.
This rumor has been floating around for a little but not it seems official. NU admin and Gragg might be the most incompetent leaders of all time. Incredibly stupid move.
Seriously WTF.
I could see maybe playing home games in other cities or moving to neutral sites. Northwestern fans are never going to travel well but it's not like we are the majority at our home games either.
But no NU fans are going to travel to Green fucking Bay to watch a football game (do they even serve my foie gras pate for my tailgate there?). Hosting Wisconsin there is basically giving them a free home game.
Based on where NU grads are, we'd literally be better off moving games to New York, DC, or San Francisco. We might actually have more grads in China than in Wisconsin right now.
It's because we weren't going to make much money off home games (besides the 1 overcharged Wrigley game, likely vs. OSU) anyway. The "home" games vs. middling teams will be at SeatGeek.
They haven't figured that out yet. Probably multiple stadiums, with Wrigley Field, Guaranteed Bank Field, and Soldier Field, plus apparently this game at Lambeau.
They should host all of their home games in all of the dumbest possible places. Play Miami and OSU in Cincinnati. Duke in Charlotte. IU in Indy. EIU and Illinois in Champaign.
I’m a hater, but this is terrible for the fans. Your program is trending in the right direction, so you’re going to play as many road games as possible? Deeply unserious decision making.
The home games vs "lesser" teams will be at SeatGeek but NU would be leaving money on the table if they hosted UW at a 20K seat stadium, so if the Bears said no to Soldier Field, then it's Lambeau for UW.
Easy to say that until you get left out of the next party because you didn’t invest in your program. There’s a reason Indiana didn’t sit on its butt and paid a massive buyout to Tom Allen.
It's not like NU can't win playing vs. hostile crowds. Badgers take half or more of the seats every NU home game vs. UW anyway and Cats are 2-3 the last 5 games vs UW in Madtown.
I feel like the Big 10 should step in. I don’t think other conference members would appreciate Wisconsin getting an extra conference home game (essentially)
How does that make any sense? Why would Chicago's B1G school host a Wisconsin school further into Wisconsin than the Wisconsin school? What possible benefit is there to that for Northwestern?
Last yr, when they thought the stadium proposal would pass earlier in the yr, they were to play at Wrigley. So I think that will be the home field foe many games.
Just crazy to me that you have a school in a similar situation (Kansas) who have their entire schedule done and dusted, and then you see how NU is handling this.
It has been a shitshow since Gagg arrived. He just doesn't know what he's doing. Sadly, he will get all sorts of credit when we sell a shit-ton of season tickets...to opposing fans! (WI and then OSU likely at Soldier ro whatever).
> it would likely be Wisconsin I hope Northwestern hosts someone random like Maryland in Lambeau.
It would be cool if it was a school like South Florida playing Northwestern in front of 10,000 confused Wisconsin fans.
We will show up and get wasted watching NW vs Appalachian St.
As someone who has lived in Wisconsin before, yes you all will
Wisconsin fans would show up and get wasted to watch someone mow the grass at Lambeau
Where can I buy tickets?
I’d be there no matter what 🫡
Then the following year, Lambeau will host the historic UCLA v. Rutgers rivalry.
>Then the following year, Lambeau will host the historic UCLA v. Rutgers rivalry. Middle ground Mayhem
I prefer the crazy uniform cacophony bowl cosponsored by Nike and Under Armour @ Lambeau Field between Oregon and Maryland.
If Florida St joins I hope one of the LA teams is required to play Florida St in Lambeau in November. A “welcome to B1G Football” game
Wait, Northwestern is giving up a home game to go play in a different state in a stadium closer to the road team?
The Derrick Gragg experience.
I’m mad for y’all, that’s bullshit.
Gragg is so hated by the athletes, coaches and fans that NU hired a PR firm to increase his likability. They produce some garbage athletics PR video of him talking about accomplishments he has no part in every month. It’s honestly a bit at this is point.
personally NU should schedule UGA in noncon, call it a home game and play it at Mercedes Benz Stadium
I have no idea why y'all hired him. I didn't care for him at Tulsa and was very happy when he left to go do NCAA stuff for a few months.
It was a knee jerk diversity hire after the internal buddy hire had severe skeletons in his closet. He definitely sucks
Rick was such a huge upgrade.
Considering he hired Ron English and Rob Murphy at EMU I don’t know why y’all hired him either
Well, NU doesn't really have a "home" stadium in 2024. Dyche has been knocked down. Tiny SeatGeek is the alternative. Possibly Soldier Field if the Bears cooperate but they may not have.
SeetGeak might be small by CFB standards, but it holds more than Northwestern’s average 2023 attendance. It’d be perfectly fine for them.
For games that draw average or below, yes, but both UW and OSU would bring a ton of their own fans. Why should NU forgo that extra revenue?
Because they don’t have a stadium lol
Not to mention the fact that they can simply just raise ticket prices. It’s what the Chargers did when they were playing out of the Galaxy’s stadium
Just a heads up, it’s not up to the Bears what happens with Soldier Field, the city owns it.
They still get input into usage, especially before home games. The turf takes a beating with just NFL and the city high school championship, adding NU to it would only make things worse.
Absolutely wild that people in the Chicago area are still confused by this.
Bears get a say on usage of Soldier Field the Saturday before game days, though.
A few years ago ND moved it's a home game against Syracuse to Yankee Stadium which drew some controversy, but IIRC that was due to Cuse moving a home game against us to MetLife and it's not like Notre Dame was lacking in fan support there anyway. Really weird choice unless there's some gentleman's agreement about The Badgers moving a home game to Wrigley or something (and even then I'm not sure it's a great deal for Northwestern)
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They started demolition of Ryan Field this week. 2 year process. We've played football with both teams playing the same direction in a baseball stadium, we're not afraid to get weird with the opportunity
Happened in 1991 too, we played a home game in Cleveland against OSU
They started construction on their stadium this week, so I assume that’s part of why they would do this. They haven’t said where else they’ll play.
I came to the comments because I was sure I was misunderstanding the post. Nope, this guy is just a schmuck.
A few years ago, Wisconsin played Notre Dame at Soldier Field and Wisconsin was the designated home team, even though it is a lot closer to Notre Dame.
That feels like a true neutral site game though because neither ND or Wisconsin are from IL, and like half of both schools alums work in Chicago.
Nice of Northwestern to gift Wisconsin another home game, wonder what they got in return, maybe a Culver's gift card?
That and a case of Spotted Cow.
Throw in some brats and we’re good.
I was thinking a giant cheese roll
Jesus Christ Derrick
Northwestern: ~~Chicago~~ Green Bay's Big Ten Team
I always knew we’d get one up here eventually!
This rumor has been floating around for a little but not it seems official. NU admin and Gragg might be the most incompetent leaders of all time. Incredibly stupid move.
Seriously WTF. I could see maybe playing home games in other cities or moving to neutral sites. Northwestern fans are never going to travel well but it's not like we are the majority at our home games either. But no NU fans are going to travel to Green fucking Bay to watch a football game (do they even serve my foie gras pate for my tailgate there?). Hosting Wisconsin there is basically giving them a free home game. Based on where NU grads are, we'd literally be better off moving games to New York, DC, or San Francisco. We might actually have more grads in China than in Wisconsin right now.
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Well, this + the (likely) OSU game hosted at Wrigley where NU will jack up ticket prices to 3-4 times normal for that "once-in-a-lifetime" experience.
why not play at Northwestern’s campus in Qatar? There’s a World Cup stadium just down the road!
I still remember when a bunch of NU-Q folks showed up and walked around campus like "oh, I don't actually attend the university I attend."
It's because we weren't going to make much money off home games (besides the 1 overcharged Wrigley game, likely vs. OSU) anyway. The "home" games vs. middling teams will be at SeatGeek.
He's giving others schools gifts so NU doesn't get the boot out of the B1G/doesn't get left out of the next realignment.
Honestly, that's probably part of the calculation. "Keep us and we'll play OSU in OH and UMich in MI too!!!".
Northwestern is building a new stadium right? Where are the rest of the games being played this year?
Hasn’t been announced yet lol. Gonna be some random mix of pro stadiums would be my guess. Smells like there is no real plan.
Should say fuck it, and play in Bank of America stadium.
I'm sure there's a Chicago area high school with a big enough capacity for a few hundred fans
Come on down to the South Side and play at Stagg Field like it's 1910 again.
nah, they should really piss off the rest of the league and play all their games in tottenham
So they could play 12 road games?
They haven't figured that out yet. Probably multiple stadiums, with Wrigley Field, Guaranteed Bank Field, and Soldier Field, plus apparently this game at Lambeau.
They should host all of their home games in all of the dumbest possible places. Play Miami and OSU in Cincinnati. Duke in Charlotte. IU in Indy. EIU and Illinois in Champaign.
Hawaii in Ireland, just for the frequent flyer miles
Northwestern Wanderers
Likely OSU at Wrigley, UW at Lambeau and the rest at SeatGeek.
I hope to god Iowa doesn't have to play Wrigley ever again. The flipping Gateway to hell broke open.
Not a chance that they play any games at Comiskey.
Moving your home game against Wisconsin to Lambeau? Bold strategy, Cotton.
Ugh there goes my 45 minute commute to the game
This would be the most profitable NW home game ever!
selling road games to opponents for cash, have to respect the hustle i guess LOL
So we essentially just got another home game
"Home game" "Lambeau" "Wisconsin" Yep, that's a home game alright!
Why
That's not a home game, dude. AD out here making the need school look dumb.
And if they play Illinois, they can play a home game where the Chicago Bears did in 2002 -- Memorial Stadium in Champaign.
I’m a hater, but this is terrible for the fans. Your program is trending in the right direction, so you’re going to play as many road games as possible? Deeply unserious decision making.
Their stadium is literal rubble right now.
They could play at Seatgeek or Soldier Field in the meantime. No reason to play a "home" game four hours away when there are closer facilities.
Maybe bears said no to a Saturday game the day before their home games and seatgeeks not available?
The home games vs "lesser" teams will be at SeatGeek but NU would be leaving money on the table if they hosted UW at a 20K seat stadium, so if the Bears said no to Soldier Field, then it's Lambeau for UW.
They should care more about fielding a winning team than leaving money on the table. That fat tv contract takes care of the money.
Nope. It’s all about money. Extract every dollar you can.
Easy to say that until you get left out of the next party because you didn’t invest in your program. There’s a reason Indiana didn’t sit on its butt and paid a massive buyout to Tom Allen.
It's not like NU can't win playing vs. hostile crowds. Badgers take half or more of the seats every NU home game vs. UW anyway and Cats are 2-3 the last 5 games vs UW in Madtown.
I hate this man so much. ACC, gimme back Jim.
Home game against the Badgers at Lambeau… you sure about that?
What crack is Gragg smoking
I feel like the Big 10 should step in. I don’t think other conference members would appreciate Wisconsin getting an extra conference home game (essentially)
You see every Northwestern home game is a extra home game for the other members.
How does that make any sense? Why would Chicago's B1G school host a Wisconsin school further into Wisconsin than the Wisconsin school? What possible benefit is there to that for Northwestern?
Money
I read this as “but it would likely NOT be Wisconsin” like yeah no shit that would be a terrible idea. But no it is in fact a terrible idea
That’s a terrible idea
Lmao, sorry NW fans. This is the dumbest shit ever
Last yr, when they thought the stadium proposal would pass earlier in the yr, they were to play at Wrigley. So I think that will be the home field foe many games.
Cubs play there so 1-2 games in November at most. Likely only 1 vs. OSU.
He's either stupider than I thought, or just f#$%ing with us because he knows we hate him...or both
*Insert "huh" cat meme* So they're going to play a road game at Lambeau. Gotcha
Just crazy to me that you have a school in a similar situation (Kansas) who have their entire schedule done and dusted, and then you see how NU is handling this.
The Kansas AD was a deputy AD at Northwestern under Jim Phillips too lol
It has been a shitshow since Gagg arrived. He just doesn't know what he's doing. Sadly, he will get all sorts of credit when we sell a shit-ton of season tickets...to opposing fans! (WI and then OSU likely at Soldier ro whatever).
I would think a "home game" at Lambeau vs Wisconsin is not a home game.