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Big Ten SEC Challenge

Ackos said:
The average Sept wind speed in Chicago is around 15 mph
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My two weather sites say ave wind speed in early September is 9.4 to 11 in Chicago and 9-10 in Lincoln— home of the famed outdoor match. All sorts of risks in this, of course, but back to back matches on Fox is a big prize.
 
weaver75 said:
My two weather sites say ave wind speed in early September is 9.4 to 11 in Chicago and 9-10 in Lincoln— home of the famed outdoor match. All sorts of risks in this, of course, but back to back matches on Fox is a big prize.
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It was a very mild day back in 2023 for that stadium match and Bergen complained about how hard it was to set because of the wind.

I like the idea of using this Wrigley field Big Ten/SEC challenge to get more eyes on volleyball, but the risks are high. I give this a 50/50 chance of getting called because of weather. I have to assume they have an alternate venue planned if the weather is bad.
 
gazelle said:
It was a very mild day back in 2023 for that stadium match and Bergen complained about how hard it was to set because of the wind.

I like the idea of using this Wrigley field Big Ten/SEC challenge to get more eyes on volleyball, but the risks are high. I give this a 50/50 chance of getting called because of weather. I have to assume they have an alternate venue planned if the weather is bad.
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Unless they have a site that can hold 42,000 I don't think they have an alternate plan. Assuming it's a sellout you'll have to be able to honor all tickets somewhere, otherwise how do you pick who out of 42,000 get to watch.
 
Nehunter88 said:
Unless they have a site that can hold 42,000 I don't think they have an alternate plan. Assuming it's a sellout you'll have to be able to honor all tickets somewhere, otherwise how do you pick who out of 42,000 get to watch.
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You have to offer full refunds with reticketing on a first come basis. Not perfect, but I am sure tickets will have all sorts of warnings.
 
weaver75 said:
You have to offer full refunds with reticketing on a first come basis. Not perfect, but I am sure tickets will have all sorts of warnings.
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Yeah I would think refunds rather then go to an alternate site that only seats 20,000 and try and figure out who gets in and who gets a refund.

Also with two matches I'm guessing one ticket gets you in for both matches, so getting a ticket may not be the easiest thing to get with fans from four teams wanting to get in.
 
Nehunter88 said:
Yeah I would think refunds rather then go to an alternate site that only seats 20,000 and try and figure out who gets in and who gets a refund.

Also with two matches I'm guessing one ticket gets you in for both matches, so getting a ticket may not be the easiest thing to get with fans from four teams wanting to get in.
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I think you mean with Husker fans wanting to get in. Honestly, the other 3 teams will probably account for about 10-15% of the tickets.
 
Nehunter88 said:
Missouri might not have as big of a following as the others, but I think Kentucky and Penn State fans will want to be there for something like this.
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Nebraska plays DePaul in DePaul’s basketball arena two days before this match. Very attractive weekend travel Chicago mini-vacation for Husker fans from everywhere. It won’t be 85-90% Husker fans in Wrigley like some away matches, but I like the chances of it being well over 60%.
 
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