Tag: Venues

Notre Dame football: 10 future Shamrock Series suggestions

Where does Notre Dame need to take this game in the future?

I just got done watching the Cubs obliterate the lowly Cardinals in London  this blistering hot Saturday afternoon and it got me thinking about netural site games.  Of course in doing so I applied it to Notre Dame football and started thinking about possible locations for future [autotag]Shamrock Series[/autotag] games.

Not that my opinion matters, but I’ve always thought college football was best when played on an actual college campus.  That said, I’m aware of my surroundings and that neutral site games will likely only grow in the future compared to on-campus, non-conference showdowns.

But let’s cut to the chase and get to the list.  Here are 10 venues for future Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua to consider as potential Shamrock Series venues.

Notre Dame Stadium left off most intimidating list for 2022

Besides Clemson, which Notre Dame home game are you most excited for this fall?

When it comes to a college football venue what exactly does intimidating mean?

Loud, intoxicated fans that come in a crowd of more than 75,000 who are all ready to make life a living hell for the visiting opponent on a given week?

That’s a good place to start when discussing a list of the most intimidating places to play in college football.  Brad Crawford of 247Sports however took it even a step further and decided which home venues would be rocking the most this coming fall with key components being how good of a home slate a team has, and what that team’s preseason hype is at this point in time.

Spoiler alert:  Notre Dame Stadium didn’t make Crawford’s list of the top nine for 2022.

How can that possibly be you ask?  After all, Notre Dame has just one loss on their home field since week three of the 2017 season.  The Irish have to do the majority of their heavy lifting away from Notre Dame Stadium this fall.  The opener at Ohio State starts the year with a bang while a contest against BYU on a neutral field in Las Vegas is another compelling showdown.  The Irish conclude the year with another huge game at USC as [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] and [autotag]Lincoln Riley[/autotag] will square off for the first time.

But as for games at Notre Dame Stadium this year?  The early November game against Clemson could very possibly have College Football Playoff implications on the line, but the rest of the home slate hardly moves the needle.

September 10 vs. Marshall
September 17 vs. California
October 15 vs. Stanford
October 22 vs. UNLV
November 5 vs. Clemson
November 19 vs. Boston College

NEXT:  See Crawford’s top nine!

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Notre Dame/Wake Forest still set for Charlotte, for now

Despite what Brian Kelly told Mike Tirico earlier this week, Notre Dame and Wake Forest is still set for Charlotte per the Wake Forest AD.

Earlier this week Brian Kelly made the media rounds.  On his stop with Mike Tirico on NBCSN, he mentioned that Notre Dame’s neutral site games in NFL stadiums may be moving back to college campuses in 2020.

That’s not the case for at least one of those games.

At least not yet.

Notre Dame’s contest at Wake Forest is scheduled to be played September 26 in Charlotte instead of at Wake’s home field.  Despite what Kelly told Tirico, Wake Forest’s athletic director says otherwise.

From the Winston-Salem Journal:

“We’re all ahead on Charlotte, excited about the opportunity,” Currie said. “Candidly, the demand for tickets would far exceed what we can fill at BB&T Field, especially if we have to take — as we would assume now — some sort of social distancing parameters.

“We’ll continue to evaluate the situation and obviously be in communication with (Athletics Director) Jack Swarbrick and the Notre Dame department.” – John Currie, Wake Forest Athletic Director

Bank of America Field in Charlotte has a capacity of nearly 2.5 times that of Wake Forest’s home, BB&T Field.  Even if only half capacity at games is allowed this football season the game would likely draw a larger crowd in Charlotte with those restrictions than it would on a regular game day at Wake Forest.

Swarbrick, Kelly and the rest of the Notre Dame athletic department might be trying to move games back to college campuses but it certainly doesn’t seem like that’s happening.

At least not yet.

Seahawks to pay part-time employees, help others impacted by closures

In light of the recent coronavirus outbreak, the Seattle Seahawks will pay part-time employees and help others impacted by venue closures.

In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the Seattle Seahawks – like other sports teams – are stepping up to find ways to help employees and local citizens during this time of need.

The Seahawks and Trailblazers will pay part-time employees impacted by event cancellations at CenturyLink Field and Portland’s Moda Center. In addition, both clubs will donate thousands of pounds of food from their closed venues to local charities.

“We are all witnessing the impacts of COVID-19 and how it is harming the health, vibrancy, and economic well-being of our communities,” said Jody Allen, co-founder and chair of Vulcan Inc. and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, and chair of the Seattle Seahawks and the Portland Trail Blazers. “We are thoughtfully assessing ways we can help mitigate some of these impacts, and we are grateful to the many health care workers, partners, local and regional authorities, fellow funders and business leaders on the front lines in Seattle and Portland.

“While we work as a community to respond to this crisis, we take seriously the shared responsibility to follow official public health guidance and be diligent in our social distancing during these challenging times.”

If you are interested in donating to the cause, the Seahawks encourage fans to visit the Seattle Foundation COVID-19 Relief Fund.

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