It would be best for the B1G to go out of conference and not promote from within. Other member schools would be suspicious of bias.What about Gene Smith at OSU?
It would be best for the B1G to go out of conference and not promote from within. Other member schools would be suspicious of bias.What about Gene Smith at OSU?
I can’t see a sitting AD ever being agreeable to all conference members.What about Gene Smith at OSU?
To put it another way, Soldier Field has a long and storied history of which the Bears are only one piece.Even the history gets overstated. The Bears didn't play there until 1971. Gale Sayers literally played 1 game at Soldier Field.
This one takes the cake for me:
and Patriots play 45 miles from BostonThe 49'ers play in Santa Clara--43 miles from downtown SF.
There's an existing Metra stop at the Arlington Park location (granted, getting there from any line other than the NW requires a transfer, most likely downtown), Arlington Heights is near the confluence of I-90 and I-290 which makes it extremely accessible from almost anywhere, and also helps avoid the logjam traffic associated with getting to Soldier Field. There are many hotels and restaurants nearby and I'd expect that there may be some re-development plans to make the area more amenable to walking around (think Ballpark Village in St. Louis). I'm all in on Arlington Heights, the only drawback being that there's so much history at SF and the exterior is so iconic.
after they borrow the Rams builders manual for the next 6 years , they can borrow the owners operating manual from Jerry Jones. Hes figured it outTo put it another way, Soldier Field has a long and storied history of which the Bears are only one piece.
And to answer your earlier question, for the Arlington Heights project to truly succeed it needs to become a hub of activity a lot more than 8 days a year.
That marketplace gets more competitive all the time. Sure concerts visit every town but there are only so many UFC cards and Wrestlemania's and the like to go around.
He did such a good job that the Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors chose not to extend his contract.....Can I ask what we all hate about Kevin Warren? I am not defending him or anything, but do we feel tue Big Ten or a worse off than when he started? Because personally, I don’t.
I’d rather be a Big Ten team right now more than any other conference team in the country.
We can debate the far away part, Gritty, but you'll win. Still great for anyone in the NW corridor. What is it about the transit you don't like? Connections to the CTA? Because as you say Metra will handle anyone from the city and anyone driving can connect 290 or 355 to 53 to a direct exit to the stadium. As you say elsewhere, this spot is absolutely perfect in so many aspects - might be unique in the country in that respect - lots of land in an already-developed area, highway access, train access, etc.Arlington Heights is too far away. It's farther from the central city and sits amid more low-density suburban development than any major pro sports facility in the country. BUT, the Arlington Park parcel of land is absolutely perfect for this sort of project and while the overall traffic/transit connectivity isn't ideal, the existing Metra stop on the property is a pretty big plus. It's a risk, but you can see why the team believes it has brighter prospects out there.
Gunther Cunningham anyone?yea, that story would not have been leaked by the Bears 3 weeks ago if it wasnt a done deal
Right, exactly. SF has kinda deceptively faraway CTA links. Arlington Heights has none. Plus it is not right off the highway. It's right off 53, but that's different.What is it about the transit you don't like? Connections to the CTA?
Kevin Warren has one job with the Bears...get a Stadium deal teed up so when Virginia is not among us, they can sell the team and extract full value. Any new owner will want to bring in his own guys so Warren is a 3 to 5 year solution tops, total hired gun to get the Stadium deal structured and inkedShe has 11 kids, is the thing. And the entire wealth of the McCaskey family is their ownership stake in the Bears, they have no independent wealth at all.
It's not as if they haven't had many years to think about and plan for this, but by far the easiest, simplest, cleanest and most remunerative option for the family at large upon Virginia's passing is to sell the team.
Well hi from Cary. Wonder how many times we rode the same train!Right, exactly. SF has kinda deceptively faraway CTA links. Arlington Heights has none. Plus it is not right off the highway. It's right off 53, but that's different.
And it's not an already developed area at all. It's like Ryan Field out there, you're in a John Hughes movie a football's throw away from the property in every direction. That's nothing like Jerry World in Arlington.
Foxborough is the best comparison in terms of the facility's isolation from its metro area. But New England is weird (it's far from Boston, but closer to Providence, Worcester, Hartford, what have you. Chicagoland isn't like that) and that stadium is hardly a rip-roaring success. A dome will do better, but still.
I don't feel super strongly that it's some disaster waiting to happen, but I'm skeptical.
(As a Crystal Lake native and longtime Metra NW line rider, I am also of course upset this didn't happen when I was a Bears-obsessed kid)
I mean that would be really helpful.In my fantasy world, the development plan includes a dedicated exit. Probably just a dream...
Haven't the Bear fans suffered enough.
Depending on the Bears performance that game, might be the highlight of the day for meit may be difficult for us to register the reality that 60k of the 70k at the game are heading south and east home
OKay, can I follow up with this: when is the last time we all applauded decisions made by the "Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors"He did such a good job that the Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors chose not to extend his contract.....
Chicago Bears hire Big Ten's Kevin Warren as president, CEO
"Warren had been with the Big Ten since June 2019 but recently was not given a contract extension by the conference, sources told Thamel."
Lordy guess i need to go find me a new team to root for... Bears making it very hard to keep rooting for them.. Next they will bring back Lovie
The plan is for that exit to go right into the stadium, which will be right at the practice trackWell hi from Cary. Wonder how many times we rode the same train!
Agree to disagree on the above, Gritty. 53 is a 6-lane highway there and every bit a major road. If this is not 'right off the highway' (and between two close exits to boot), then what is? I can think of Miller Park (or whatever they call it now), which does indeed have a highway exit pretty much right to the parking lot, but this is pretty close.
And I'm pretty sure the western boundary of the parcel does directly abut 53, as there are practice / warm-up tracks for the horses. In my fantasy world, the development plan includes a dedicated exit. Probably just a dream...
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Worse than Soldier Field? I really don't think so. SF traffic is notoriously bad.I promise you, the traffic is going to be apocalyptic.
SF is really not *that* bad in that respect.
Duke? Puke.if Phillips gets us Duke and UNC I am all for it
Bruh, Jim Delany is like the single most important person in college sports history.Who freaking cares??? Quickly without using google name the last three commissioners. That’s what I thought? Next topic please!!!