This fall. In an email to season ticket holders Dannan said West Sideline has a "competitive advantage".
Team moving to West Sideline
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Thanks. Yeah I got mine this afternoon and forgot to post. I hope they lower the tent when not used. Got a sneaky suspicion it'll be in front of me
Interesting, I knew they planned to do this. But I do wonder why, when I'm a donor and season ticket holder that sits in the west stadium on the 35 yard line, I didn't get this email. AD must not think I don't donate enough.
Finally! I never understood why we made our own players bake in the sun on those 110° August afternoons while the other team stayed cool in the shade.
Probably, but I think the difference between the West & East sides during the fall are much greater than the winter months.
Fall months: East side is like standing on the sun, West side is standing on a nice beach.
Winter months: West side is freezing, East side a little less freezing.
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It was prefaced by reminding us that tomorrow begins the Seat Yourself window and they wanted people in the Seat Yourself "portal" to have the data point that the team was changing sidelines in case that impacted where they wanted to change seats to. Maybe season ticket holders who did not sign up to get new seats in the Seat Yourself process did not get the email. Or maybe it went to your SPAM folder.
Not sure if that will be as big a problem anymore with the helmet communication now.
Not really, they have helmet communication. Should have completely eliminated signs.
Coach Rhule recently said teams will still be using some signs. While not sharing what NU will be doing.
They were still using some signs in the spring game. I’m assuming there can be different alignments on some play calls?
This! Plus they probably will only play in one or two really cold days in Lincoln, so not a bad move.
Couldn’t they switch sidelines starting in November? Or do they have to stay on the same sideline for an entire season?
Yeah Rhule said just because they have communication in the helmets, they are still going to be signaling in some things for personel and alignment purposes. Will just make things go a tad but faster and can relay other pertinent info in to pass along to the team other than play call until the 15 second markThey were still using some signs in the spring game. I’m assuming there can be different alignments on some play calls?
Interesting wording and maybe it's nothing. Email says "This switch will not have an impact on anyone currently seated in West Stadium for the 2024 season."
Does that mean players family will stay in the east side? Will visitors seating stay in the west?? Flip them? Players seating I think was between the 40s or so. Like to see their plan on that
As a guy who sits on the East side, I would take the west side sideline. That Michigan game alone had to have made a difference-- not in the outcome of the game but it was damn hot in the sun. Having maybe one colder game on the west sideline is a great trade to getting into some shade for an August, September or October hot day game.
Damn right. I heard similar common sense wisdom from someone years ago... If it's cool out, put on a jacket. When it's hot with high humidity, there's nothing you can do about that.
