Ryan Field

[Baz = Heisman]

NU should not call the shots and NU’s administration couldn’t open an umbrella and neither can Evanston City Council.

Yes, they should. NU put Evanston on the map.

 

[EagerFan]

I hear you, look at all those dumps that didn't have Northwestern to lift them up!
Kenilworth, Winnetka, Glencoe, Highland Park, Lake Forest, all just complete turdburgers with nothing going for them at all. Without Northwestern, Evanston would be horrible just like them.

 

[hdhntr1]

Baloney. Waukegan has the lake and is still a ********.

The first criteria was that it was the closest suburb to Chicago and that makes it the shortest commute to downtown with rail and el lines for someone not living in the city, Also North is better than south. That is a huge factor. It also has the lake and all of the close suburbs that have both tend to be pretty well off,

Waukegan may have the lake but it is an hour farther away and a lot of stuff in between

 

[hdhntr1]

Yes, they should. NU put Evanston on the map.

Chicago put Evanston on the map

 

[hdhntr1]

I hear you, look at all those dumps that didn't have Northwestern to lift them up!
Kenilworth, Winnetka, Glencoe, Highland Park, Lake Forest, all just complete turdburgers with nothing going for them at all. Without Northwestern, Evanston would be horrible just like them.

Heck, they claim that NU drags them down

 

[prez77]

Technically, NU was there first.

 

[NJCat]

Rumor stadium will not be ready on Oct 2nd

The article today says that the current cost is up to $870 million, due to overtime caused by excessive snow days this winter. I doubt the Ryan family would be spending this dough if they didn't expect the stadium to open October 2.

Fake news.

 

[phatcat_rivals223240]

The article today says that the current cost is up to $870 million, due to overtime caused by excessive snow days this winter. I doubt the Ryan family would be spending this dough if they didn't expect the stadium to open October 2.

Fake news.

It will probably be safe to occupy, but far fewer amenities. You know, like ORF (the stadium, not the airport)

 

[NJCat]

It will probably be safe to occupy, but far fewer amenities. You know, like ORF (the stadium, not the airport)

Isn''t the airport ORD?

 

[phatcat_rivals223240]

Isn''t the airport ORD?

Norfolk airport is ORF

 

[NJCat]

Norfolk airport is ORF

OOF

 

[CatManTrue]

The article today says that the current cost is up to $870 million, due to overtime caused by excessive snow days this winter. I doubt the Ryan family would be spending this dough if they didn't expect the stadium to open October 2.

Fake news.

Agreed. Time is not exactly on Pat Ryan’s side and Cash is still King in Chicago.

I plan on flying back for at least one game, likely homecoming. It better not be at Wrigley.

 

[Baz = Heisman]

I hear you, look at all those dumps that didn't have Northwestern to lift them up!
Kenilworth, Winnetka, Glencoe, Highland Park, Lake Forest, all just complete turdburgers with nothing going for them at all. Without Northwestern, Evanston would be horrible just like them.

They were not what they are now prior to Northwestern’s founding. Do your research.

 

[EagerFan]

They were not what they are now prior to Northwestern’s founding. Do your research.

Yeah, and similarly neither were Dallas, Denver, or Vancouver. I'm really not sure why NU isn't calling the shots everywhere.

 

[Baz = Heisman]

?? Nice non sequitur.

Yeah, and similarly neither were Dallas, Denver, or Vancouver. I'm really not sure why NU isn't calling the shots everywhere.

 

[BenJammin M]

The article today says that the current cost is up to $870 million, due to overtime caused by excessive snow days this winter. I doubt the Ryan family would be spending this dough if they didn't expect the stadium to open October 2.

Fake news.

Link to article?

 

[Darren72]

Link to article?

Northwestern’s new Ryan Field is solving a different problem than its Big Ten stadium peers

Northwestern’s New Ryan Field is solving a different problem than its Big Ten football stadium peers. Sports Business Journal's Bret McCormick spoke with Pat Ryan Jr., about the different thinking shaping the most expensive college football stadium ever built.

www.sportsbusinessjournal.com

• The Ryan Field project budget now is $870 million, in part because of a Chicago winter full of bad weather. Ryan Sports Development, which is running the project, budgeted 20 bad weather days for the 2025-26 winter season but has tallied 45, including a first snowfall in late October. More workers are trying to make up lost time. Ryan Jr. said his family is willing to go 2% over budget (they’re responsible for any cost overruns) to ensure the project finishes in time for Northwestern to host Penn State on Oct. 2.

 

[EagerFan]

?? Nice non sequitur.

Oh sorry, you were saying municipalities that weren't around until after NU's founding were not what they are now, so I thought I'd chime in with a few others. Apparently your research didn't cover them, /hth