Link: Only One Endzone for the Offense in Illinois- Northwestern Game

[CapstoneTider]

Who thought they could get away with this? That's horrible.

 

[Bama Reb]

Drat! There's always at least one sane thinking football fan in the crowd!

Someone has to. It's obvious whoever designed this "football field" has their head squarely up their lower nether region. :biggrin:

 

[bamabelle1991]

Hypothetical situation: Illinois driving into Northwestern's red zone. Illinois QB throws an interception which appears to be a "Pick 6" - does the intercepting DB have to reverse course when he gets to the 50 yard line and head back toward the other end zone?? :wink::biggrin:

This was my first thought, too. How will this work?

 

[BocaLance]

This was my first thought, too. How will this work?

Simple.
Instead of heading straight into the end zone at full speed and avoid hitting the wall outright, he'll have to take more of an end around approach and come in east to west - kind of like planes do when approaching JFK.

 

[BJ4TIDE]

Hypothetical situation: Illinois driving into Northwestern's red zone. Illinois QB throws an interception which appears to be a "Pick 6" - does the intercepting DB have to reverse course when he gets to the 50 yard line and head back toward the other end zone?? :wink::biggrin:

I say they stop play. Reposition everyone in the same spot they are in on the other side of the field.The field anouncer says, "On your marks, get set, go" and play resumes.

 

[We_are_Bama]

Will the Chicago Cubs players be attending the game?

 

[kyallie]

I say they stop play. Reposition everyone in the same spot they are in on the other side of the field.The field anouncer says, "On your marks, get set, go" and play resumes.

ROFL:rofl: :biggrin2:

 

[ALA2262]

Simple.
Instead of heading straight into the end zone at full speed and avoid hitting the wall outright, he'll have to take more of an end around approach and come in east to west - kind of like planes do when approaching JFK.

Big problem with that is (are you ready for this?), the end zones are NOT North South. The one to be used on offense only is the WEST end zone!

 

[UAman2005]

It almost sounds like they will be playing backyard football. The fence is the endzone and you have to touch it. If you pick the ball off you have to run and touch the mailbox and turn around and come back and touch the fence.

 

[37bamagrl]

I say they stop play. Reposition everyone in the same spot they are in on the other side of the field.The field anouncer says, "On your marks, get set, go" and play resumes.

:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
I say they do this...then i'll definitely tune in.

 

[theBIGyowski]

It almost sounds like they will be playing backyard football. The fence is the endzone and you have to touch it. If you pick the ball off you have to run and touch the mailbox and turn around and come back and touch the fence.

I wonder if they will utilize the all-time QB and "self hike"...

 

[PalmBayBama]

Hypothetical situation: Illinois driving into Northwestern's red zone. Illinois QB throws an interception which appears to be a "Pick 6" - does the intercepting DB have to reverse course when he gets to the 50 yard line and head back toward the other end zone?? :wink::biggrin:

I realize ya'll are just poking fun, but in reality there's no issue going towards the endzone wall on a pick 6 or punt return. The returner will have 10 yards to slow down. It's only an issue on offensive plays when a receiver may be trying to catch a ball towards the back of the endzone. That play could be extremely dangerous given how close the wall is and the backyard rules they came up with are really the best option, absent not trying to play a football game at a baseball stadium in the first place.

I agree that whoever came up with the idea for playing at Wrigley was so dumb, so dumb, so dumb. :biggrin:

 

[PacadermaTideUs]

How? The article stats that when the ball changes sides the teams will swamp directions to make sure teams always are going towards the West endzone.

Wow. Didn't realize that. Now THAT...is stupid.

 

[bamacon]

They are acting like college football is ice hockey or something with these stupid gimmicks.

 

[CrimsonBleedRed]

Will the Chicago Cubs players be attending the game?

Nope. Besides the Cubs wouldn't know what to think when they see all the hitting and scoring. And uh....the whole you know......playing defense concept.

With that said, just because there were college football games at Wrigley 70 some odds years ago, doesn't mean they should play college games today. I mean college football players today are bigger and faster then the players of yesteryear that it's not funny.

Now, I wouldn't mind playing Notre Dame or Michigan at Soldier Field.

 

[tideronthehooch]

I would love to go to that game. I love Wrigley and Wrigleyville!

Doesn't the bowl game that they play at the SF Giants stadium have the same end zone issue as well as both teams sharing one sideline?

 

[Tidewater]

I realize ya'll are just poking fun, but in reality there's no issue going towards the endzone wall on a pick 6 or punt return. The returner will have 10 yards to slow down. It's only an issue on offensive plays when a receiver may be trying to catch a ball towards the back of the endzone. That play could be extremely dangerous given how close the wall is and the backyard rules they came up with are really the best option, absent not trying to play a football game at a baseball stadium in the first place.

I agree that whoever came up with the idea for playing at Wrigley was so dumb, so dumb, so dumb. :biggrin:

Thanks for taking the silly scenarios out of the discussion. This is exactly the reason for the NCAA decision. I receiver catching a post patter pass at the back of the end zone could be killed by the wall. Better to err on the side of safety for the players.
I like the idea of playing the Ill-NW game in Wrigley, and would bet the schools do as well. How much of the population of Illinois lives in the Chicago metro area? The majority, I would bet. This will be a pretty big money-maker for both schools.
Having said that, if the schools want to play this game in Wrigley every year, (which they seem to want to do), then they should seriously consider moving that wall back in the off-season.