Bowl Game Coming...eventually...to Wrigley Field

[anon_i8nzeu2gbf0ba]

Probably sooner than later, Wrigley Field will join Yankee Stadium in hosting a college football bowl game, according to the Chicago Tribune: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...rigley-field-northwestern-20180605-story.html

Obviously, the Big Ten would need to agree to play at Wrigley, and given that it already is tied to the Yankee Stadium game that Iowa won most recently, that seems a foregone conclusion.

The bigger questions may be how many cold-weather bowl games should there be, and how many should the Big Ten be involved with?

Playing at Yankee Stadium and Wrigley Field would be great . . . if the weather were decent. Otherwise, for player safety and fan comfort, these otherwise awesome venues should stick to baseball, IMHO, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen.

 

[Roy-munson]

Bad idea!!!

 

[NorthDSMHawk]

Unless they heat the field, I'd say hell no if was a player/coach. Watching the Pinstripe Bowl you'd have to be an idiot not to see how that frozen field shit is dangerous.

 

[Douglas C. Neidermeyer]

They could call it the Soup Sandwich Bowl.

 

[ClarindaA's]

Rather play it at soldier field, during the day.

 

[SoFla-Hawkeye]

Playing at Yankee Stadium and Wrigley Field would be great . . . if the weather were decent. Otherwise, for player safety and fan comfort, these otherwise awesome venues should stick to baseball, IMHO, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen.

Look for the Pac 12 and the SEC to play in this bowl game. Or not.

 

[MeetTheFerentz]

 

[scotthawk1964]

Another outdoor Cold weather city Bowl game does not sound appealing.

 

[Wasnt-drunk-didnt-troll]

BAD idea.

 

[TouchdownMyPants]

Chicago is a much more appealing city for pre-conference games. Soldier is a much more appealing venue.

 

[OutbackBowl2017]

Rather play it at soldier field, during the day.

This. If you have a football stadium set up to play in cold conditions, play there and not in baseball stadiums.

As far as playing in Chicago, call it the Blues Brothers Bowl! Music, beer, a half a pack of cigarettes, and we are there!!

 

[ClarindaA's]

This. If you have a football stadium set up to play in cold conditions, play there and not in baseball stadiums.

As far as playing in Chicago, call it the Blues Brothers Bowl! Music, beer, a half a pack of cigarettes, and we are there!!

Call it the soldier bowl

 

[CO_hawk]

Umm Indianapolis, St Louis and Minneapolis have domes. Too bad Milwaukee sucks soo bad.

My pick would be St Louis, as they have some decent things to do around town.

 

[ClarindaA's]

Umm Indianapolis, St Louis and Minneapolis have domes. Too bad Milwaukee sucks soo bad.

My pick would be St Louis, as they have some decent things to do around town.

Like riot?

 

[Hawk fan in MN]

Unless they heat the field, I'd say hell no if was a player/coach. Watching the Pinstripe Bowl you'd have to be an idiot not to see how that frozen field shit is dangerous.

I wish I could like this a thousand times. Last years pinstripe bowl was terrible. They need to fix the problems with the field at the pinstripe bowl before they add another bowl game to a cold weather baseball stadium. Cold does not worry me but the field was absolutely terrible

 

[Wasnt-drunk-didnt-troll]

Maybe this is just the midwesterner in me but I hate bowl games north of the Mason and Dixon line. Bowl games are supposed to be a reward for the teams and fans. I dont care if it's in a nice bowl in Indy or SF or NY ect. If "my team" makes a bowl game and I pony up the money to go in Dec/Jan with the holidays at no time during the trip do I want to be cold. The root of the problem is there are to many Bowl games. $ rules all though.


Edit: Yes I know it can be cold in GA or FL in Jan but the odds are much much lower and "cold" for an Iowan coming from a normal December is relative.

 

[TouchdownMyPants]

Umm Indianapolis, St Louis and Minneapolis have domes. Too bad Milwaukee sucks soo bad.

My pick would be St Louis, as they have some decent things to do around town.

When’s the last time you went to St. Louis? I work for a STL based company and it is one of the worst midwestern cities, if not THE worst. I feel like I’m being generous in calling it the Midwest because it is below the Mason-Dixon and they wore grey during the Civil War.

 

[Hwk-I-St8]

I could not be less interested. Cold weather, almost certainly a marginal matchup...no thanks. I think there are to many bowls already.

 

[CO_hawk]

When’s the last time you went to St. Louis? I work for a STL based company and it is one of the worst midwestern cities, if not THE worst. I feel like I’m being generous in calling it the Midwest because it is below the Mason-Dixon and they wore grey during the Civil War.

Well out of the cities with domes, it has the arch, Busch Gardens, and ....

 

[MeetTheFerentz]

When’s the last time you went to St. Louis? I work for a STL based company and it is one of the worst midwestern cities, if not THE worst. I feel like I’m being generous in calling it the Midwest because it is below the Mason-Dixon and they wore grey during the Civil War.

I know this isn't the topic at hand, but I'm curious as to what you have to support your ridiculous claim, other than the false statement suggesting that Missouri was a Confederate State. My guess is that you're simply a Chicago-area dude with an inherent bias.

 

[ICWestfan]

Another outdoor Cold weather city Bowl game does not sound appealing.

I froze my ass off sitting in the upper deck for a Cubs game and that was in late May.

 

[dekhawk]

Umm Indianapolis, St Louis and Minneapolis have domes. Too bad Milwaukee sucks soo bad.

My pick would be St Louis, as they have some decent things to do around town.

St. Louis has the worst downtown of these three options.

 

[hawkssox1]

Probably sooner than later, Wrigley Field will join Yankee Stadium in hosting a college football bowl game, according to the Chicago Tribune: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...rigley-field-northwestern-20180605-story.html

Obviously, the Big Ten would need to agree to play at Wrigley, and given that it already is tied to the Yankee Stadium game that Iowa won most recently, that seems a foregone conclusion.

The bigger questions may be how many cold-weather bowl games should there be, and how many should the Big Ten be involved with?

Playing at Yankee Stadium and Wrigley Field would be great . . . if the weather were decent. Otherwise, for player safety and fan comfort, these otherwise awesome venues should stick to baseball, IMHO, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen.

Terrible sight lines no thanks.

 

[hawx]

I'd pay a good amount to see the Hawks at Wrigley for a regular season game when it is warmer.

 

[CO_hawk]

St. Louis has the worst downtown of these three options.

Ya but unless you're just drinking, Minneapolis and Indianapolis don't have a lot to offer in December. I'm sure there are things to do that I'm not aware of.

 

[anon_i8nzeu2gbf0ba]

Missouri's Civil War history is contentious and ambiguous. It was a border state that had one foot in the Union and the other in the Confederacy. To most people in Missouri today, especially those in the southern two-thirds of the state, Missouri is more a part of the South than the Midwest, both geographically and psychologically, which may partially explain why Missouri joined the SEC and not the Big Ten.

And as far as bowl games in cold climates . . . NO and NO. Bowl games started, like most things, to generate money. Southern cities thought, correctly, that they could lure tourists to their warmer climes in December around the popular sport of college football. And that concept worked well for decades until ESPN and other TV networks wanted more programming. So more and more bowls sprang up, even in cold climates. But as some have noted, bowl games are supposed to be tourist attractions and rewards for good football seasons. That's no longer the case, but the NCAA should get things back under control by limiting bowls to warm-weather cities and the number to about 25. That's 50 teams going to bowls from about 120 candidates. That seems like plenty to me.

And as another historical note, some of you young folks may not realize that, for a long, long time the Big Ten banned bowl games for its teams other than the champion going to the Rose Bowl. Finish second in the Big Ten, and you stayed home. Now the Big Ten sends practically every conference squad that can field a team to a bowl game . . . including some in cold climates. The Pinstripe Bowl and the soon-to-be-named bowl at Wrigley Field are misguided and should not be sanctioned.

 

[hawkssox1]

Missouri tried to get in the BIG before deciding on the SEC.

 

[MeetTheFerentz]

Missouri's Civil War history is contentious and ambiguous. It was a border state that had one foot in the Union and the other in the Confederacy. To most people in Missouri today, especially those in the southern two-thirds of the state, Missouri is more a part of the South than the Midwest, both geographically and psychologically, which may partially explain why Missouri joined the SEC and not the Big Ten.

And as far as bowl games in cold climates . . . NO and NO. Bowl games started, like most things, to generate money. Southern cities thought, correctly, that they could lure tourists to their warmer climes in December around the popular sport of college football. And that concept worked well for decades until ESPN and other TV networks wanted more programming. So more and more bowls sprang up, even in cold climates. But as some have noted, bowl games are supposed to be tourist attractions and rewards for good football seasons. That's no longer the case, but the NCAA should get things back under control by limiting bowls to warm-weather cities and the number to about 25. That's 50 teams going to bowls from about 120 candidates. That seems like plenty to me.

And as another historical note, some of you young folks may not realize that, for a long, long time the Big Ten banned bowl games for its teams other than the champion going to the Rose Bowl. Finish second in the Big Ten, and you stayed home. Now the Big Ten sends practically every conference squad that can field a team to a bowl game . . . including some in cold climates. The Pinstripe Bowl and the soon-to-be-named bowl at Wrigley Field are misguided and should not be sanctioned.

Ok, ok, I get that, like many others, you're not in favor of the plethora of bowl games, especially those in cold weather, but you're almost sounding like you prefer pre-1975 college football. Were you an actual witness to the Civil War?

 

[myteamcanbeatupyourteam]

Denver would be a much better "cold" weather option. Many, many times that time of year can have temps in the 60's. Also there would be ZERO chance for a frozen field.

 

[TouchdownMyPants]

I know this isn't the topic at hand, but I'm curious as to what you have to support your ridiculous claim, other than the false statement suggesting that Missouri was a Confederate State. My guess is that you're simply a Chicago-area dude with an inherent bias.

I live in Denver. I am in STL once a month at a minimum. Outside of Ballpark Village and stretches of Washington Ave., there are very sparse options for entertainment in downtown STL. Most downtown hotels will warn me not to venture out past 10 pm for food or drink. My coworkers also agree that going downtown is only for attending and then leaving a sporting venue (Ballpark Village notwithstanding). Most other social activity happens in The County or suburbs.

As stated earlier. I think Chicago would be a bad option for a bowl game. Indy would be my choice because of its ease of transportation, great entertainment & dining options, and centralized city plan.

And your right, my claim that they were solely a grey state is somewhat unfounded, though they were a slave owning state and had dual government factions, one of which represented the confederacy even represented on the confederate battle flag that you regularly see in the back window of trucks in MO. For these reasons, along with the fact that their state school is represented in the SEC, I cannot lend my support to St. Louis for B10 sporting events or bowl games that I would like Iowa to play in.

 

[93hawkeye]

The only upside I see here is Chicago area is full of B10 University alums.

 

[H4wkfan4life]

Denver would be a much better "cold" weather option. Many, many times that time of year can have temps in the 60's. Also there would be ZERO chance for a frozen field.

My thought too! Plus there is a whole lot more winter activity I would think. What the hell do you do in chicago in the winter?

Nice to see bowl games coming north, but why are they coming to outdoor baseball stadiums? Must have politicians deciding for them