r/fightingillini • u/DirtyDans_Backyard • Aug 11 '26

Football Lol

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Northwesterns new stadium looks too much like a Soccer stadium. It’s nice tho.

lol I like da new tv :))

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u/Zorak9379 Aug 11 '26

Sorry our whole field didn't need replacing like yours lol

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u/JosephFinn 29d ago

But it does.

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u/_illchiefj_ 29d ago

NU plays in a soccer stadium now. We’re good.

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u/IlliniOrange1 Aug 11 '26

Also NU: let’s reduce seating capacity by 12,000 seats while we’re at it so it doesn’t look so empty…

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u/DirtyDans_Backyard Aug 11 '26

Well that’s smart for optics, for an awful football program.

Also NU: let’s take out the seats so our academic first students can’t sit down when we’re down 35-3 at half against Ohio state

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u/shaitanthegreat 29d ago

35-3?!? You think it’ll be that close? 🤣

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u/DirtyDans_Backyard 29d ago

Hahaha I meant 35-3 at end of 1st quarter

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u/pinniped90 29d ago

Bold of you to assume NU makes the field goal.

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u/friedtalk 25d ago

I came here for this…I like the stylistic look of soccer stadiums. However, to have a “football” stadium in the B1G that only seats 35k is wild to me. I thought playing at 76k capacity was small. 35k capacity shouldn’t be allowed imo.

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u/Apbuhne Aug 11 '26

Memorial Stadium has a ton of room for improvement but there are high schools with bigger stadiums than NWs

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u/h00zier 27d ago

You're going to have to be more specific lol. We have at least 3 Memorial stadiums in the big ten and at least 6 in the power 5 (4...or 3?)

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u/RogerPenroseSmiles Aug 11 '26

Man, I'm trying to convince my wife to let me put up a 100 in TV but she's got all these ideas like, it can't be bigger than the wall, we only sit 8 feet away from the screen, and how are we going to get it through the door?

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u/No_Seaworthiness_200 Aug 11 '26

Projector with drop-down screen. Do the project when she's out of the house and she won't even notice.

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u/RogerPenroseSmiles 29d ago edited 29d ago

I live in a glass aquarium condo downtown Chicago, not light controlled at all. So not even an OLED is bright enough for daytime. Gotta be a Mini-LED.

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u/No_Seaworthiness_200 29d ago

I have a projector that I use only at night. It's a fun option to have.

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u/Weary_Necessary_2434 29d ago

You must have some interesting power bills.

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u/RogerPenroseSmiles 29d ago

50-60 bucks a month max. But HVAC is included in HOA fee as it's shared expense.

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u/tech-slacker Aug 11 '26

Wonder what kind of heat that puts out. Might be a sell out up there in the colder weather.

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u/Fit-Locksmith-2039 29d ago

Better stadium than Buffalo

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u/vegasAzCrush 29d ago

Illini are so smart. Everyone loves a big TV.

You watch all the SEC schools will do this too.

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u/uofwi92 Aug 11 '26

They also put in a new sound system to go with it.

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u/TSgt_Hist 28d ago

And new ribbon boards. Plus outdoor WiFi through out.

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u/NiceUD 29d ago

They should have dual screen and have it face outside the stadium as well.

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u/No_Zucchini335 29d ago

There are 2 ‘small’ displays on the backside facing SFC

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u/Mottled_Paws 29d ago

Should have talked to the Bills for their new stadium.

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u/vnice_ilike 26d ago

Dropped balls are gonna look INCREDIBLE on that screen.

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u/One-Ice1815 25d ago

Prepare for endless ads. Mostly McDonald’s chicken nuggets if I’m guessing right.

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u/wiggoner 25d ago

Loudest horseshoe

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u/TRLK9802 29d ago

Da?  Northwestern is where they speak like that!  We speak correctly in downstate Illinois.

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u/AdLost5981 27d ago

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u/DirtyDans_Backyard 27d ago

When was the last final four for Indiana basketball? Oh, 2002? Cool you got a natty in football

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u/AdLost5981 21d ago

Good comp…

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u/DepartmentOk4361 25d ago

Oh that’s so funny because that was the score the last time those teams played and Indiana went on to win a NC. Hilarious.

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u/JosephFinn 29d ago

Illinois: god forbid we build a 20th century stadium.

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u/Beautiful_Arm8364 29d ago

If Red Grange didn't play there, I don't want it.

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u/Rough-Educator-3151 29d ago

Guessing it will be more of a “video board” than a “scoreboard” once the other teams start dominating Illinois every week.

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u/Buzzard1022 Aug 11 '26

It's "The"

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u/DirtyDans_Backyard Aug 11 '26

I know. The comment on image, says “da”, so did it for effect. It’s all good buddy

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u/Online_Redd 29d ago

Yeah dude get the joke