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re: Wrigley Field overhead view of Ohio State vs Northwestern is pretty cool.
Posted on 11/16/24 at 1:22 pm to SirWinston
Posted on 11/16/24 at 1:22 pm to SirWinston
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Cook County (in which Wrigley Field is located)
Like we didn't know Chicago geography from watching The Blues Brothers!
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Posted on 11/16/24 at 1:31 pm to CarolinaGamecock99
I mean, it’s either Wrigley or that temp stadium by the water they built.
Posted on 11/16/24 at 1:51 pm to FightinTigersDammit
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A lot of trans used to play in baseball stadiums.
Yeah but those were “multipurpose stadiums”
Baseball specific stadiums are pretty bad for football, probably 50% of seats are gonna be shitty
Posted on 11/16/24 at 1:52 pm to InkStainedWretch
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They played football at Fenway Park for decades. Older stadiums aren’t one trick ponies and they have character that places like Jerry World in Dallas can only dream about.
PREACH
Posted on 11/16/24 at 1:54 pm to Norway
Northwestern's other stadium probably doesn't fit 20,000. They were going to want to have more seats available when tOSU came to town.
Posted on 11/16/24 at 2:04 pm to G The Tiger Fan
don't care about the stadium, how does one get on the "shitty public art" gravy train?
Posted on 11/16/24 at 2:05 pm to RohanGonzales
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don't care about the stadium, how does one get on the "shitty public art" gravy train?
Be black and be friends with your city DNC office
Posted on 11/16/24 at 2:25 pm to Norway
Does anyone know why the Bears spent so many years playing at Wrigley while Soldier Field sat unused?
They played at Wrigley until 1970
They played at Wrigley until 1970
Posted on 11/16/24 at 2:39 pm to Norway
My son is a production assistant for the cubs and helps run the video boards at wrigley and was able to work this game today. Will also work the NHL game later this year
Posted on 11/16/24 at 3:20 pm to Norway
Yeah I fail to see what the issue is here unless someone thinks football fans will get cooties or something in a “baseball stadium.”
Posted on 11/16/24 at 3:21 pm to InkStainedWretch
How long have you been on this site? 
Posted on 11/16/24 at 3:43 pm to InkStainedWretch
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Yeah I fail to see what the issue is here unless someone thinks football fans will get cooties or something in a “baseball stadium.”
Read the article I linked above and you will find some of the issues with playing football at Wrigley.
Hint-The field doesn't really fit.
Posted on 11/16/24 at 3:48 pm to CarolinaGamecock99
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Football games in baseball stadiums is so stupid
The Giants played at Yankee Stadium
The Bears played at Wrigley Field
The Lions played at Tiger Stadium
The Colts played at Memorial Stadium
The Browns played at Municipal Stadium
The Patriots played at Fenway Park
The Redskins played at Griffith Park
The Jets played at the Polo Grounds and Shea Stadium
Posted on 11/16/24 at 3:52 pm to Norway
Super dome needs to bring back the WinDixie sec baseball classic
Posted on 11/16/24 at 3:53 pm to BuckyCheese
All those things were part of the charm. IMO modern stadiums are sterile.
Posted on 11/16/24 at 3:59 pm to LSUMJ
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Does anyone know why the Bears spent so many years playing at Wrigley while Soldier Field sat unused?
Two things that this brings to mind:
1. Philadelphia Municipal/JFK Stadium was a massive venue in Philly. It opened in 1926 and closed in 1989. It sat over 100K at its peak, hosted the Army/Navy game from ‘36-‘79. The Eagles only used it for a total of 5 years spanning the 30’s and 40’s. Instead, the Eagles played at the Baker Bowl and Shibe Park, two baseball stadiums, then Franklin Field at UPenn and The Vet. Philly had a giant stadium just sitting there…
2. Soldier Field is extremely long. You can see in this pic that the end zone seems to cut off an entire section of stands. Other pics on the internet show cars parking down there. What would the reason be to have an area long enough for a 175 or so yard field?
Posted on 11/16/24 at 4:13 pm to TexasTiger08
Soldier was essentially a track and field stadium. That's why the playing field area was so long.
One needs to remember that it wasn't until the 60's that pro football really took off. College was the bigger sport by far. Hence the huge college FB stadiums we still see today while pro ball didn't need such large venues and didn't have the funds to build their own.
New City Stadium (better known as Lambeau) was built in 1957 to replace what was essentially a falling down wooden high school stadium that did not have locker rooms. Teams dressed at their hotel.
New City Stadium was only 32,500 seats as built and was the first "modern" stadium built for an NFL franchise.
One needs to remember that it wasn't until the 60's that pro football really took off. College was the bigger sport by far. Hence the huge college FB stadiums we still see today while pro ball didn't need such large venues and didn't have the funds to build their own.
New City Stadium (better known as Lambeau) was built in 1957 to replace what was essentially a falling down wooden high school stadium that did not have locker rooms. Teams dressed at their hotel.
New City Stadium was only 32,500 seats as built and was the first "modern" stadium built for an NFL franchise.
This post was edited on 11/16/24 at 4:14 pm
Posted on 11/16/24 at 4:17 pm to TexasTiger08
The long area in the north end zone at Soldier Field was originally an open pedestrian terrace but they filled it in with seats in the early 1970s when the NFL passed a rule that stadiums have to seat at least 50,000. That particular section of the stadium can be used as a completely separate venue for things like tennis.
FYI they had auto racing at Soldier Field for years at Soldier Field on a half-mile paved oval inside the stadium, including a NASCAR Cup race in 1956 that Fireball Roberts won.
FYI they had auto racing at Soldier Field for years at Soldier Field on a half-mile paved oval inside the stadium, including a NASCAR Cup race in 1956 that Fireball Roberts won.
Posted on 11/17/24 at 10:21 am to Ralph_Wiggum
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The Giants played at Yankee Stadium The Bears played at Wrigley Field The Lions played at Tiger Stadium The Colts played at Memorial Stadium The Browns played at Municipal Stadium The Patriots played at Fenway Park The Redskins played at Griffith Park The Jets played at the Polo Grounds and Shea Stadium
The Chiefs played at the old KC Municipal Stadium.
That's just the way it was. Major League Baseball was already well established and football had to come to them for places to play.
Between 1911 and 1927 Alabama and Auburn played many of their home games at Rickwood Field in Birmingham.
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