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Archive for June 2010

A Bad Idea

“NU should eliminate the seats in the Northeast corner of Ryan Field and reduce the stadium’s capacity.” “Let’s fill this stadium, men.” Am I hearing this correctly?  During a time when the team is experiencing its greatest period of sustained success since 1995-96, seemingly making a real push to increase its fan base, getting all... Read more »
By FitzStache,
June 30, 2010 at 9:46 am
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Random NU crap you find on eBay - June 29, 2010

From the listing – “THIS IS A MUST FOR THE SUPER NORTHWESTERN FAN !” (Let me preface this by saying Phil Miller I’m sure had plenty of value to the 1997 Northwestern team.) Searching on eBay for a vintage pennant, I stumbled across this Antique Roadshow-ready gem. It’s a size 46 jersey from the 1997... Read more »
By 2054,
June 29, 2010 at 4:41 pm
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Northwestern's schedule is easy like Paris Hilton

This is simply a post that could be seen as a big plug for one of the best college football blogs around, but I’m going to try to bring some form of hard Northwestern football angle to it. It’s getting tough to actually find things to write in late June, but we’re getting excited and... Read more »
By 2054,
June 29, 2010 at 3:53 pm
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Why Chicago should embrace Northwestern football

Northwestern fans and players celebrate after beating top 25 Wisconsin at Ryan Field in the 2009 regular season finale. There’s a giant gorilla on the back of every true Northwestern football fan. That gorilla is the year 1949. On January 1, 1949 the Wildcats beat the University of California-Berkley Golden Bears in the Rose Bowl... Read more »
By rosebowldreaming,
June 25, 2010 at 4:22 pm
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Your weekend purple YouTube video

Every week here, we’re going to try to show you a video that involves something purple. It’s usually going to be completely random, which makes it for good Friday afternoon fun. Okay, now go enjoy your weekend.  Only 70 days until kickoff in Nashville... Read more »
By 2054,
June 25, 2010 at 4:09 pm
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Pat Fitzgerald Badass of the Week - June 25

And the Pat Fitzgerald Badass of the Week for June 25 is… …General Stanley McChrystal! Unfortunately for General McChrystal, he had some self-inflicted wounds. He was forced this week to resign as Commanding General of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan. However, fortunately for him, Coach Fitz is here to give him a pep talk. Fitz: “General... Read more »
By 2054,
June 25, 2010 at 9:35 am
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Welcome one and all to our new 'hood

These are our friends For a long time, we’ve been independent. See us over at spreadfarthefame.wordpress.com if you want to see some older posts.  However, it was time for a change. It was time to take what we do and bring it to a bigger audience. We wanted that to be a Chicago audience. Northwestern is Chicago’s... Read more »
By 2054,
June 24, 2010 at 7:38 pm
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