Husker VB at Wrigley field
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So they are playing volleyball against a school next door, multiple states away in an old, run down outdoor baseball stadium? Must be lots of $ attached
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It is money but more than that...exposure.
I know that our fans think VB is a big deal but it isn't. But it can draw well on TV so this all about that exposure.
I know that our fans think VB is a big deal but it isn't. But it can draw well on TV so this all about that exposure.
Sadly trueI think Chicago needs the money to try to keep the Bears in town.
Yeah it would make more sense if Notre Dame, Northwestern, or Illinois were playing. Who in Chicago is going to care about Penn State and Kentucky volleyball?
It’s part of the BIG/ SEC matchup: ND can’t be involved not sure how good their VB program is anyway. If you are going to do something like this you need Good matchups I would have personally taken Wisky over PSU for the BIG besides Nebraska but maybe Uncle Fester said no.
Does anyone in Chicago care about Northwestern, Illinois or Notre Dame volleyball?
Surprised they didn’t take Wisconsin as the 2nd BIG team . Maybe uncle Fester told them no .
42. Notre Dame 1,638
30. Northwestern 2,209
21. Illinois 3,104
Average attendance
Probably want fan bases who travel well. What's the point of getting all 12 Northwestern VB fans, or even 1,500 or so from Illinois, to come into the city for a day?
I am curious about playing VB at Wrigley Field, though. I hear tell the wind blows there, on occasion.
Does any Volleyball fan base really travel well other than Nebraska? Especially for a regular season game?
Maybe not, but Penn State and Kentucky seem to have pretty loyal followings. No idea about Missouri.
Me too. But maybe UW already had a match booked that weekend that they couldn't get out of, and had to play in one of the B1G/SEC matchups earlier in the week.
Nebraska is playing in Chicago twice that weekend fyi, Friday at DePaul and Sunday at Wrigley
Once again, Dannon asks NU fans to travel and pay up. Fill Wrigley Field. I don't see many from any of the other schools traveling to attend. Why would they? Locals? Nope. So apparently, it's up to NU to fill the stadium? Or do they not care how many fans are there?
In my view, NU volleyball fan is our most loyal fan base but how big is it and are they willing to travel? Plus, they've been hit by larger fees & many gave up their seats or moved up to the new proletariat section. I just don't see many choosing to travel Am I wrong here?
Wisconsin is close and would have brought fans. Who in the hell is going to travel from Happy Valley to Chicago to watch a volleyball game when you can stay home to watch it on TV and have another three months of games to watch after that?
A lot of dorky nu fans will go but this will also be an event where tickets are "bought" and given out for free to businesses in Chitown.
You guys do realize that many husker fans at away venues aren't traveling from nebraska. Houston okc Vegas etc were mostly husker fans within traveling distance of that venue because it's closer and easier to get to rather than Lincoln
It'll be interesting how much. But after posting that this morning, I realized that they don't really give a **** about attendance. It's only TV dollars. Get some loyal saps, err I mean fans to travel to Wrigley Field then it's all the better.
