Northwestern Leading the Nation in the Facilities Arm Race?
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Major money not a problem at a school in suburban Chicago with an endowment almost ten times larger than Iowa!
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Penis envy? You do what you have to do any where and Chicago is no exception.
Don't ever underestimate the financial prowess of NW, it is tremendous. Fitz has done a tremendous job there and has the financial backing to do this.
The facility is located on prime real estate on Lake Michigan...absolutely stunning overlook of the lake. Huge patio/dining facility, great locker rooms and meeting rooms and study areas. Indoor field, 1 1/2 outdoor fields absolutely state of the art. If nothing else, NW has announced to all they are ready to play.
Their basketball arena will be very nice, too. They have made bif improvements in their facilities.
Plus, being a private school...they dont have to tell anyone what they spend! And, they got it to spend.
I believe the founder/owner of Alliance Insurance is a grad from there....there are several buildings on campus bearing his name/gifts.
LOL! You're the one who questioned my education over grammar on a football message board. I'm here to address silly comments about the NU program and their new facilities.
Yes, having an advanced degree IS "cool" because you can smack ignorant douchebags who make picayune grammatical critiques of your posts on football message boards.
Oh, and you forgot to hyphenate "over-compensation".
That's not how it happened. Multibillionaire Pat Ryan is a former player who initiated and was the driving force behind this huge upgrade. It's somewhat analogous to Phil Knight's relationship with Oregon. Do you think Oregon initiated and arrived at a price for their latest football facility before approaching Phil Knight for a donation? The idea was hatched as part of efforts to retain Pat Fitzgerald at NU, to correct the woeful facilities and support for athletics in the past, and provide Fitz with what he needs for the program to be successful.
Northwestern has a serious problem with a lack of space onto which it can expand. To build those facilities and others on the shore of Lake Michigan on a landfill likely required special engineering for compliance that isn't required for normal construction sites. Also, construction costs in the Chicago area are high. The facility is also multi-purpose, housing several other athletic programs, as well as serving other functions for the University. It benefits more than just the football program.
It's funny to read this on a message board where posters constantly complain about Ferentz's large contract.
Pat Ryan's AON Corporation is the largest insurance broker in the world based on revenue, with revenues over $10 billion. Yes, he's donated heavily to Northwestern University and was head of their Board of Trustees for many years.
Another major donor was Mark Walter, co-founder & CEO of Guggenheim Partners investment banking firm with $270bilion in assets, who has a net worth himself of $3.6 billion. (Wikipedia)
It would be nice to beat them in football.... that’s all I’d like to add.. yep, their new facility looks awesome and trendy.. 3 years of L’s to them is too much.. I don’t care where they practice at.
I wouldn't hire a Northwestern grad as they have a touch of arrogance rather than just common sense, regular people.
LOL - Iowa vs N'Western has a 4 & 4 record over last 8 seasons, but I expect Iowa's win % vs N'Western to return to historical percentage of approximately 65% (overall series is 50 wins, 27 losses, and 3 ties). Now that's domination. BTW - was nice to see the mildcat hoops team return to true form last season
It's cute watching you try to eat at the adult table...it won't last long...after all you are Northwestern. Come to think of it...how many Northwestern universities/colleges exist in the United States? Of the top of my head...there's Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa; University of Northwestern in St. Paul, MN; and Northwestern State University in Louisiana. Not a very original name...Northwestern is just a lame directional school name.
Hans...I think you need to be more mindful of Dylan’s classic, “The Times, They Are a Changin’”......this is not the Northwestern you want to remember or talk about. And they aren’t doing it with smoke and mirrors, either.
It takes the ultimate in ignorant hubris to diss Pat Fitzgerald’s football program!
you got 9 likes on your post and i got ZERO on the orig post!
NOT FAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Perhaps, but this Gladeskat character has been kind of a pain to deal with b4, so I was kind of trying to get a rise out of him
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So you step outside of those windows of those practice facilities and you realize you are freezing your ass off in the fall weather off of lake Michigan .... then you show up to the stadium and realize that every team you play has more fans attending than you do....
It is prime real estate. NU's practice facility would rake in many, many millions if they were not devoting it to their athletes.
You are a short el ride from Chicago bars and restaurants, getting an education from one of the most prestigious universities in the nation. If the stadium isn't that great, consider that the players don't spend a lot of time there.
Stadium improvements are probably next on the list. Fitz is still a young man and NU will find the money.
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Lulz.....I scared the poor Northwestern fan.
"I didn't reply because it wasn't worth my time."
No, you didn't reply because you couldn't come up with a better comeback.
A good troll knows how to make the most of his environment. Not just rely on a team's success against another team. Northwestern fans wouldn't know about that though because they're not very good trolls.
Fans of far better programs try to hang their wins over Iowa every year.....and it still doesn't help them.
Ignoring is not winning, my aging friend.
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