SDHAWKFAN
Well-Known Member
NO DOMES
I don't care where they play it (my vote is Soldier Field) but... NO DOMES
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NO DOMES
I don't care where they play it (my vote is Soldier Field) but... NO DOMES
Isn't there a fine line between being "tough" and being "stupid"?
It would be hard to field a team for a bowl game when 1/2 are in the hospital recovering from pneumonia.
Let's just play the thing indoors.
Hard to believe the Patriots won all those Super Bowls with HALF of the team recovering from pneumonia.
Can't believe some people want to follow the SEC model. Gee let's recruit like the SEC does as well...insert NCAA investigation here.
Despite all the hoopla the Big Ten vs. SEC head to head is almost dead even over the last ten years. The Big Ten needs to be unique or we can put domes over all the Big Ten stadiums... last year that Iowa/Penn St. game in the rain was a downer and the Iowa/Michigan St. game in the cold was a boring affair. Have an identity and Lucas Field ain't it.
No, sorry, it's actually quite a compelling argument. Thanks.That's the worst argument ever.
A voice of reason in a world of insanity. Who wants to watch a Big-10 championship game that looks like the PSU/LSU Cap-1 bowl? No thanks.You guys keep overlooking the key point, and that is the reason for the championship game is to look as good as possible for pollsters and bowl scouts as possible and secure the best possible bowls. If there are three undefeated teams to end a season (or multiple one loss teams) we do NOT want a B10 title game to be played in Dec in Chicago. That field is attrocious. We don't want some 9-6 turnover fest in front of the whole world. It's bad for the teams involved, and bad for the B10 in general.
I'm all for football being played outside but this isn't really even debatable.
This is not the key point- the key point is to make money.
Regardless of what the media says, the Big Ten still looks good to the bowl scouts without a title game- maybe you can/do take a little bit of a hit from the pollsters though if the B10 champion is in question.
Yes money is important, however there is no difference in money between an indoors game versus an outdoors game.
Isn't there a fine line between being "tough" and being "stupid"?
It would be hard to field a team for a bowl game when 1/2 are in the hospital recovering from pneumonia.
Let's just play the thing indoors.
BINGO! With money being the Key motivation- this game should be played outdoors.
Soldier Field would be perfect. Love the outdoors aspect, and Chicago is such a melting pot of Big Ten alumni, not to mention an extremely fun town. A lotta people will want to arrive an extra day or two in advance of the game just to hang out and soak it in. Imagine snow falling during a game of that magnitude. Three words: totally awesome.
Hey Duff....when they finally decide to have this thing in Lucas Oil, and all the out-doors supporters refuse to go, that'll be cool, because that'll mean more selection of better seats when you and I go together!Three words: Unmitigated disaster. Soldier field is AWFUL as far as the turf goes. I've lived in Iowa my whole life and have been subject to waaaay to many terrible games in the awful NFC Norse in December/January.
Again the only way money plays into this argument is that the better bowls the teams go to the more money the conference gets. Put it in a dome and put on the best show possible. We are fans, we are going to watch and enjoy this game if were played on a glacier. What we need is for non fans who vote in the AP polls to watch a good game, and the best chance for that to happen is indoors.
No, sorry, it's actually quite a compelling argument. Thanks.