Northwestern to get a new FCS football stadium

[HuskerOH]

Kinda going the wrong way there boys and girls, or should I say they and theirs?

Northwestern reveals plans for 'state-of-the-art' Ryan Field replacement with 12K fewer seats

The Big Ten's smallest stadium is about to get much smaller.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[RedCap]

Probably no school benefits more from being in the B1G. No way they could afford anything they've done with football facilities without the B1G media shares. Every school of course has benefited but nobody more than Northwestern.

 

[TheVegvisir]

The pics remind me (a little) of Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

 

[SuperBigFan]

Probably no school benefits more from being in the B1G. No way they could afford anything they've done with football facilities without the B1G media shares. Every school of course has benefited but nobody more than Northwestern.

I think this is privately funded...they have some rich alums

 

[Bugeater]

20k seats should do just fine.

 

[scarletred]

What did they do get the idea from going to Dublin?

Smaller stadium means less for visting fans to attend..

 

[litespeedhuskerfan]

Weird how America always finds so much money for their football....thingy's.

Huge buyout for a coach? No prob.
New multi zillion dollar stadium? Aìight.
Biggest scoreboard in conference? Yes!
Etc
Etc

.....but lower the cost of tuition so more peoole can go to college or not be saddled with a $650 monthly payment for the next 20 years? Sorry, not in the budget.

 

[moralvictories]

Kinda going the wrong way there boys and girls, or should I say they and theirs?

Northwestern reveals plans for 'state-of-the-art' Ryan Field replacement with 12K fewer seats

The Big Ten's smallest stadium is about to get much smaller.

sports.yahoo.com

Does Northwestern ever fill their stadium? I would guess probably not, so maybe that's why they are downsizing.

 

[PCastro]

Does Northwestern ever fill their stadium? I would guess probably not, so maybe that's why they are downsizing.

It can get pretty full for say Nebraska, Wisconsin, Michigan but the opposition seems to have more fans than home team

 

[3fingershomer]

For NW alums, this place will be more about being seen before and after the game, then the actual game itself.

 

[BigO4WYO]

Why have a shitty stadium you can't fill when you can have a smaller awesome stadium you can't fill paid for by rich people? This is not a critique, it's a great idea.

 

[mkbrkloster]

Frankly, I'm jealous they can make that happen. Modern stadiums are night and day different from a fan experience standpoint.

 

[goldencohusker]

Weird how America always finds so much money for their football....thingy's.

Huge buyout for a coach? No prob.
New multi zillion dollar stadium? Aìight.
Biggest scoreboard in conference? Yes!
Etc
Etc

.....but lower the cost of tuition so more peoole can go to college or not be saddled with a $650 monthly payment for the next 20 years? Sorry, not in the budget.

Colorado State built a new stadium a few years ago and the president went on record saying "the new facility will help build a winning football team while advancing one of the school's highest priorities: attracting more out-of-state students"

Not only do they not want to lower tuition, they prefer to squeeze out in-state students for high-paying out of state students just like CU does. Ironically, CSU has been one of worst FBS programs in the country since their new stadium opened.

 

[PeoriaHawk]

I think this is privately funded...they have some rich alums

Safe to say NW can do whatever they want. They’re loaded

 

[huntered]

tampons in the mens rooms and blood in the streets

 

[PCastro]

Frankly, I'm jealous they can make that happen. Modern stadiums are night and day different from a fan experience standpoint.

They have a better practice facility than us as well. Right on Lake Michigan. It’s beautiful.

 

[Bugeater]

They have a better practice facility than us as well. Right on Lake Michigan. It’s beautiful.

 

[cruelhalo]

I’m thinking the Northwestern brass is onto something. Nebraska can do the same to keep the sell-out streak going.