Swarbrick Wants ND To Play in New Yankee Stadium

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/sports/21irish.html?_r=1

Swarbrick has expressed interest in playing Army in 2013 to commemorate the 1913 landmark game. And he'd be interested in playing a game there earlier if the Yankees are interested. (Connecticut did you read the Times today?)



No comment from the Yankees about renting "The House That ARod Doesn't Fill".

No truth to the rumor that this is a recruiting ploy by the Irish so Nick Montana could play on a field his father never has.

 

[PADOMERNUT]

I think it would be cool. I would definately want to go.

 

[Riddickulous]

Can Yankee Stadium be converted into a football field?

 

[Honey Nut Irish]

Now this is an awesome idea for the neutral site game. Playing Washington State in San Antonio? Not so much.

 

[PADOMERNUT]

Now this is an awesome idea for the neutral site game. Playing Washington State in San Antonio? Not so much.

I am actually going to this game. Im from Pittsburgh, I figure when else am I going to go to San Antonio?

 

[PADOMERNUT]

Can Yankee Stadium be converted into a football field?

Im assuming they considered that before the Yankees came out and said we want a college football game at our stadium.

 

[ShamrockOnHelmet]

I think stuff like this should be happening every year. The program is ALL ABOUT blazing trails and doing new things. Its that history that makes it such a great program. Bravo to Swarbrick. So far, I like what he's brought to the table.

 

[nlroma1o]

I think that the 100th anniversary of the ND vs Army game is good for 2013. But if they plan on playing a game in Yankee Stadium b4 2013 they definetly need to play someone stronger than Army. ND needs to beat a top 25 team outside of ND stadium.

 

[Riddickulous]

Now this is an awesome idea for the neutral site game. Playing Washington State in San Antonio? Not so much.

Agreed, although Clausen should have a field day.

I think we should be finished with neutral site games until 2013. We've already got Navy in IRELAND (the most badass site for a neutral game in history) in 2012. I'd like to see some more home games, myself.

 

[no.1IrishFan]

They were just talking about this on PTI and Wilbon said he didnt like the idea. If you can believe it he said why move the game when you have the most beautiful setting in college football already in South Bend. I was shocked, usually he cant say enough bad things about ND but he said he has been to them all and ND is by far the best place to have a game on a Saturday afternoon. I couldnt agree more but at the same time when you recruit nationally it cant hurt to play somewhere else every now and then.

 

[ShamrockOnHelmet]

Its not like we lose a home game by doing this; they started the neutral site games when the NCAA made the 12th game permanent.

 

[kmoose]

I am actually going to this game. Im from Pittsburgh, I figure when else am I going to go to San Antonio?

I'll be there, as well. As long as the tickets don't end up going to a lottery. My brother has season tickets at ND, and was able to order tickets for WSU game.

 

[jason_h537]

Thats a great idea. Only Notre Dame can pull this off

 

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... ND needs to beat a top 25 team ...

doesn't matter where.

Just do it!

 

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Can Yankee Stadium be converted into a football field?

The Yankee's hired the NFL's consumer products chief Mark Holtzman to promote use of the New Stadium for non-baseball events such as football, concerts, outdoor NHL games, prayer meetings, etc. As they're trying to promote football games I suspect they can lay out a football field.

ND would actually forego a bunch of revenue to play in Steinbrenner's PlayPen. The New Yankee Stadium hold 52,000+ which is a lot smaller than the 80,000+ at Giants Stadium. But there's no 100th Anniversary catchet across the river.

 

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Eric Hansen in the 5/22 South Bend Tribune notes:

The 2013 game wouldn't naturally align itself as one of Notre Dame's new off-site games — matchups played away from Notre Dame Stadium that are treated like home games from a TV and revenue standpoint.

The Irish are already contracted to play Arizona State at the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, in 2013. So theoretically Army would need to be willing to move a home game to Yankee Stadium.

Notre Dame's off-site games kick off on Halloween night this fall against Washington State at San Antonio. Notre Dame is slated to play Army at Soldier Field in 2010 and Baylor in New Orleans in 2012. The Irish will play an off-site game in Orlando in 2011, but an opponent has not been named. Speculation has centered on Army.

Getting Army to relocate an ND game to NYC in no problem. That's the M.O. for ND games be it Shea Stadium, Giants Stadium, or the demolished Old Yankee Stadium, Polo Grounds, and Ebbet Field.

Army doesn't play ND at Mitchie Stadium. Army may need to reschedule an opponent if they already have a contract for that date in 2013.

If you schedule it, they will come!

 

[IrishAlum1997]

I'll be there, as well. As long as the tickets don't end up going to a lottery. My brother has season tickets at ND, and was able to order tickets for WSU game.

See you there, PADomer and kmoose!!!!

 

[WabashFalcon]

We need to add Air Force and Coast Guard too. Give 'em the old Military Services sweep.

 

[NDinL.A.]

If ND can pull this off, it's such a win-win. Think about it. For the next 4 years we can tell recruits that they'll get the chance to play the first ever football game at Yankee freaking Stadium. Especially for east coast recruits, it's such a fantastic selling point, in addition to so many others. Tradition, education, beautiful campus, arguably the best stadium in football, NBC, and oh yeah, you want to in the first college football game in Yankee Stadium in front of a national audience? And imagine the jealousy from all the other programs, all the lame-ass shit they'll talk because their program isn't significant enough to pull it off?

I'm all for it...

 

[UPMich_NDfan]

Agree

Agree

I agree with NDLA, I also feel its a huge recruiting pitch-he hit it right on the head. Yankee Stadium- it was like Izzo at State recruiting players telling them they would have a chance to play a Final Four in their own backyard at Ford Field- it landed him some pretty big players. East coast kids that are Yankee fans would jump at this idea.

 

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"Hi mom, I'm at Yankee Stadium. Can you believe it? No, I didn't have to buy a ticket, we're playing Notre Dame. This is a home game for them."


Who else could pull it off? Actually several teams. Keep in mind there is no Div 1 football in NYC. The Columbia Lions don't sell out their games. UCon and Rutgers only recently have filled their little stadiums.

Nebraska would fill the New Yankee Stadium. There'd be another "red sea". Make it ND vs NU and you better buy your tickets immediately. USC and the Gators, the current "hot" teams, would draw a crowd but wouldn't travel as well as NU.

Put ND's name on the scoreboard and the game's a sellout, even against Slippery Rock.

While we'd like to think only ND would get an SRO audience in NYC remember that for 20 years the Kick Off Classic was held in Giants Stadium. It only ended because the NCAA changed the rules eliminating an extra pre-season game.

For a list of Kick-Off Classic teams: Kickoff Classic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia