Along with the novelty of this fall’s Illinois-Northwestern football game at Wrigley Field comes the drawbacks of playing football in a stadium tiny even by baseball standards. The conditions will be so tight that some parts of the end zones will be cut off, but that doesn’t bother either team, especially Northwestern.
“Big deal if the end zones are cut off,” said Wildcats coach Pat Fitzgerald. “We haven’t scored a TD in years. Call me when the 50’s cut off.”
From The Heckler’s August 2010 edition. Click here to subscribe today!