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<blockquote data-quote="Fighter of the Nightman" data-source="post: 2071129" data-attributes="member: 590800"><p>This is exactly where I am at. It obviously would never reach Braggin' Rights levels where it is SUCH a fun event with so much history and intensity, but the point is we could at least establish SOMETHING that is good enough that both athletic departments see the value in keeping it at that neutral venue every year ... and for that, it only needs to be better than the current Champaign/Evanston setup that has been such a huge failure even when one (or both!!) of us is competitive.</p><p></p><p>I can at least see SOME arguments against Wrigley ("It's a baseball stadium!!") or Soldier Field ("We tried that, and it was a flop!") ... but if the Bears actually do build a stadium like this right on the lakefront...</p><p></p><p><img src="https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2022/07/25/4b64d067-8ea8-4089-856c-cf8439c8fd10/thumbnail/1200x630/e90a6c47f8e4f6080c6a855f71f9ec30/soldier-field-dome.png?v=55c0f85ebcd2b956528d9c6f5a7e8871" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>... I think you clearly pull the trigger and move the game here every year and try to achieve even a fraction of what Florida/Georgia or Texas/Oklahoma have. </p><p></p><p><strong>Worst Case: </strong>it's more interesting than Champaign/Evanston and plants the seed with the casual fan that the Illini play in Chicago after every Thanksgiving, so they obviously have SOME connection to the city.</p><p></p><p><strong>Best Case:</strong> It is consistently filled with Illini fans every year and turns into a great holiday tradition that makes us wonder why we didn't do it sooner.</p><p></p><p>This might sound minor, but I think if it is actually an indoor stadium, that makes a huge difference. Our fans (and theirs) have proven they don't want to get sit in the cold in late November, but in a comfortable, new state-of-the-art facility for what could be as much of a party as a game?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fighter of the Nightman, post: 2071129, member: 590800"] This is exactly where I am at. It obviously would never reach Braggin' Rights levels where it is SUCH a fun event with so much history and intensity, but the point is we could at least establish SOMETHING that is good enough that both athletic departments see the value in keeping it at that neutral venue every year ... and for that, it only needs to be better than the current Champaign/Evanston setup that has been such a huge failure even when one (or both!!) of us is competitive. I can at least see SOME arguments against Wrigley ("It's a baseball stadium!!") or Soldier Field ("We tried that, and it was a flop!") ... but if the Bears actually do build a stadium like this right on the lakefront... [IMG]https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2022/07/25/4b64d067-8ea8-4089-856c-cf8439c8fd10/thumbnail/1200x630/e90a6c47f8e4f6080c6a855f71f9ec30/soldier-field-dome.png?v=55c0f85ebcd2b956528d9c6f5a7e8871[/IMG] ... I think you clearly pull the trigger and move the game here every year and try to achieve even a fraction of what Florida/Georgia or Texas/Oklahoma have. [B]Worst Case: [/B]it's more interesting than Champaign/Evanston and plants the seed with the casual fan that the Illini play in Chicago after every Thanksgiving, so they obviously have SOME connection to the city. [B]Best Case:[/B] It is consistently filled with Illini fans every year and turns into a great holiday tradition that makes us wonder why we didn't do it sooner. This might sound minor, but I think if it is actually an indoor stadium, that makes a huge difference. Our fans (and theirs) have proven they don't want to get sit in the cold in late November, but in a comfortable, new state-of-the-art facility for what could be as much of a party as a game? [/QUOTE]
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