The case for Chicago

BSpringsteen

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Chicago makes a strong argument for the following reasons

• Ease of travel. Delays to and from O'Hare aside, you can fly direct to Chicago from everywhere within the Big 10 footprint. Same can not be said for Indy. And even if you consider delays, many of the flights to Indy would connect in Chicago.

• Hotels Hotels Hotels: From the glitz of the magnificent mile to the Palmer House by Soldier Field, there is a hotel to suit all budgets IN THE CITY.

• It is the home of the Big 10. Literally.

• It is the media center of the entire middle of the country.

• It has the largest Big 10 alumni base of any city in the country, hands down.

• Big 10 fans lament about how the SEC cheats, or real football is played outdoors, or how the goal is winning the Big 10 championship, not the national championship. In this case, playing outdoors is a plus not a negative.

• Fun for the whole family. You want to go to Chicago to eatch your team with the guys. Great, bring the wife and if you got em, rugrats. They can shop, go to museums, and Navy Pier while you get drunk with your buddies. Indianapolis, well...
 
The question I think we should be asking is which city, as a whole, is a better showcase for tourists, the TV viewing audience, and potential recruits? In that case, I'd have to go Chicago.
 
The case against:
Chicago is way more expensive
Crappy field
Outside in December
Depending on where your hotel is, getting to and from Soldier field can be a pain.

Indy is good enough for the Superbowl and practically the annual home for the Final Four...it's good enough for the B10 title game.
 
Dear Chicago,

I've seen what out door football looks like there in December. No.

Regards,
The Big 10+2
 
Yeah the Grant Park area and Downtown are beautiful minus the ghetto people walking around shirtless lol but it will be winter so they will have some clothes. lol
 
Outside in December
Depending on where your hotel is, getting to and from Soldier field can be a pain.

It's a week after the B10 season ends. I have been to Soldier several times in December and January and I'm still alive. You just bundle up and take a coupla nips before and during the ball game. Soldier ain't hard to get to. Redline to Roosevelt. Walk to Soldier. Or, raise hand, find cab, get dropped off around Michigan and Roosevelt and walk on over. Plus, given that the last time the Hawks played a game in an indoor stadium that served beer, the um, Lois incident happened, Hawk fans have shown an inclination to get trashed at such events. You're way better off with 20k+ Hawk fans who've been drinking for several hours to take public transit out of the stadium than driving.
 

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