Week 12 News & Games

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Welcome to the Week 12 CFB News & Games Thread 🏈

Big Ten matchups are listed below, & feel free to discuss any other games/CFB news as well.


Friday, November 15th

UCLA at Washington
8:00pm CT - FOX

Saturday, November 16th

Ohio State at Northwestern (Wrigley Field)
11:00am CT - BTN

Penn State at Purdue
2:30pm CT - CBS

Nebraska at USC
3:00pm CT - FOX

Rutgers at Maryland
5:00pm CT - FS1

Oregon at Wisconsin
6:30pm CT - NBC
 
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Illini in Italy
Tonight Show Army GIF by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
 
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aiwpfan
DD Snyder with multiple interceptions for Ball State tonight
 
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Ander1345
If you don't click on the photo of the whole field it looks like AI or someone just pasted a pic of a field onto a baseball stadium.

Still not sure how they made it fit like that lol.
 
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Mr. Tibbs
Ander1345 said:
If you don't click on the photo of the whole field it looks like AI or someone just pasted a pic of a field onto a baseball stadium.

Still not sure how they made it fit like that lol.
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when Wrigley was remodeled about 8-10 years ago , they specifically did it with getting a football field to fit

they take out the Cubs dugout & a other stuff . it’s a huge deal to prepare for & csnt be done until after the MLB season is over in late Oct
 
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kyillinifan
Can’t wait for our game against NW. Mark it off the bucket list. Any ideas for parking lots where you don’t have to take a second mortgage. One year the Cubs had free parking at I believe it was IIT thethey shuttled you to Wrigley for free. I don’t feel like taking the South Shore to downtown then take the red line. Any ideas.
 
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Mr. Roberts
kyillinifan said:
Can’t wait for our game against NW. Mark it off the bucket list. Any ideas for parking lots where you don’t have to take a second mortgage. One year the Cubs had free parking at I believe it was IIT thethey shuttled you to Wrigley for free. I don’t feel like taking the South Shore to downtown then take the red line. Any ideas.
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My daughter gets neighborhood parking passes, so I no longer have that problem.

For Cub games, I used to park along Seminary avenue near Grace street. Had to get there super early to score a spot. Otherwise, bring cash.
 
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Bucktown
Mr. Roberts said:
My daughter gets neighborhood parking passes, so I no longer have that problem.

For Cub games, I used to park along Seminary avenue near Grace street. Had to get there super early to score a spot. Otherwise, bring cash.
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Saturday parking may be an option near one of the red line stops south of Addison. Maybe park and jump on the red line for a couple of stops. Try Park Whiz you can reserve a space ahead of time near one of the stops. There are several garages available especially near North and Clybourn. Maybe as low as $15 for 12 hours.
 
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Fighter of the Nightman
Just an anecdote of how this new world of TV networks running the show (well, even more than before) has made things wonky? These are Ohio State's final SIX regular season games (EST), and I have seen their fans complaining about it A LOT online, haha.

12;00 pm on FOX
12:00 pm on FOX
12:00 pm on FOX
12:00 pm on BTN
12:00 pm on FOX
12:00 pm on FOX

Overall, that will be 7 out of 12 games at 12:00 pm EST, and 2 of the 5 games played later in the day were away from home. Their last game of the year later than 12:00 pm EST will have been on October 12th, lol.

JMO, but it is starting to come across as especially cringe for FOX to keep marketing Big Noon Kickoff as this sort of "game of the week" setup or FOX's answer to what College Gameday used to be ... if they are just choosing a Big Ten matchup pretty much every single week and many weeks only getting the second or third pick of those matchups after CBS or NBC.
 
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Point-Illinois
It still feels like that end zone heading towards the ivy is a huge safety hazard.

Are they going both directions or just one like all those years ago?
 
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IlliniFaninHoosierLand
Today's top games include Tulane-Navy, Oregon-Wisconsin, and Tennessee-Georgia.

Today's schedule among the state schools:
-Noon, ESPN+: Charleston Southern at EIU, ISU at Indiana State
-1:00 PM, ESPN+: WIU at Southeast Missouri State
-2:00 PM, ESPN+: SIU at South Dakota State
 
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Fighter of the Nightman
Point-Illinois said:
It still feels like that end zone heading towards the ivy is a huge safety hazard.

Are they going both directions or just one like all those years ago?
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They solved that issue a while back, and they can now go both ways. Their games vs. Purdue in 2021 and Iowa in 2023 were played normally, too.

Fun fact … they’re 0-3 in these Wrigley games, starting with our beatdown we handed them in 2010. Likely 0-4 after today, so let’s hope it’s 0-5 after this season!
 
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IlliniKat91
Fighter of the Nightman said:
Wow, our fans better show up to Wrigley and send a message that Chicago is more our turf than the Cats … because I do not exaggerate at all when I say the crowd today looks no less than 95% OSU fans, lol. Clearly NU fans are not motivated to show up, so it’ll be on us to fill the place!
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I'll be there with my husband and a friend of ours, being at loud and obnoxious as we can!
 
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Calvin
Mr. Tibbs said:
when Wrigley was remodeled about 8-10 years ago , they specifically did it with getting a football field to fit

they take out the Cubs dugout & a other stuff . it’s a huge deal to prepare for & csnt be done until after the MLB season is over in late Oct
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I would not want to run a fade route to the corner --can't imagine there's enough room to finish the play. Curious how many feet it measures to from the last bit of end zone to a wall. If you figure a fading receiver needing at least 7-8 feet with arms outstretched and momentum, it seems like a serious hazard.
 
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