2011 Big Ten Title Game will be in Indy

• gorocks99

  

  http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080510aab.html
  

  Indianapolis' Lucas Oil Stadium Selected as Proposed Site for 2011 Big Ten Football Championship Game
  
  Big Ten will conduct thorough review process to determine site or sites for 2012 and beyond
  
  Aug. 5, 2010
  
  Park Ridge, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference announced today that Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis has been chosen as the proposed site for the inaugural Big Ten Football Championship Game to be played in December of 2011. The conference office will begin a 30-day period to negotiate a one-year agreement with Indiana Sports Corp and Lucas Oil Stadium to host the game. Once the 2011 agreement is in place, the conference office will conduct a thorough process over the next year to determine the location of the Big Ten Football Championship Game in 2012 and beyond.
  
  "We are excited to work with Indiana Sports Corp and Lucas Oil Stadium to finalize an agreement to hold the inaugural Big Ten Football Championship Game in the city of Indianapolis," said Big Ten Commissioner James E. Delany. "We felt at this time it was important to identify a site for the first championship game and then spend more time with other cities and venues with respect to both our basketball tournaments and the football championship games in the future. The city of Indianapolis has been an outstanding host for our basketball tournaments, and we look forward to holding our first Big Ten Football Championship Game in Lucas Oil Stadium."
  
  The 115th season of Big Ten football kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 2, as Indiana hosts Towson, Minnesota plays at Middle Tennessee State, and Ohio State welcomes Marshall. The conference's other eight teams open action on Saturday, Sept. 4.

• darbypitcher22

  

  I like the choice. Should be a fairly neutral pick as well, as I don't see Indiana or Purdue playing in that 1st game
• namod65

  

  Seems like a good annual spot to set up Ohio Stadium West.
• vball10set

  I like it as well...it's about as neutral a site as there is,in a great city,and it's a beautiful stadium---good choice
• Tiger2003

  

  Very easy drive for us Buckeye fans.....
• wildcats20

  

  darbypitcher22;442941 wrote:I like the choice. Should be a fairly neutral pick as well, as I don't see Indiana or Purdue playing in that 1st game

  
  lol I don't see Indiana EVER playing in the B10 Title game
• se-alum

  

  I think we all pretty much figured this would be the site for at least the 1st championship game.
• darbypitcher22

  

  ^^^^
  
  and it probably will be for future games. The Big Ten loves in Indy for conference tournament type events. Basketball is already there
• ts1227

  

  darbypitcher22;443235 wrote:^^^^
  
  and it probably will be for future games. The Big Ten loves in Indy for conference tournament type events. Basketball is already there

  
  Not only is Basketball there, but they threw Chicago out of the rotation to keep it at Indy every year (at least 2008-12, the contract ends then).
• devil1197

  Better buy my tickets now.
  
  Indy is a great place to have championships imo.
• purple_rein

  Downtown Indy is awesome. This is the best choice for sure.
• End of Line

  

  Good choice no doubt, I would've liked to of seen it at Soldier Field.
• dave

  purple_rein;443323 wrote:Downtown Indy is awesome. This is the best choice for sure.

  
  Have you ever been to Soldier Field? You can't even compare the 2, the location of Soldier is amazing. I'm not even a big fan of Chicago either.
• Falcons53

  dave;443374 wrote:Have you ever been to Soldier Field? You can't even compare the 2, the location of Soldier is amazing. I'm not even a big fan of Chicago either.

  Indy doesn't compare to Chicago, but late in the year I would rather be INSIDE Lucas Oil than freezing my ass off at Soldier Field. I have been to both many times. This is a good choice for Penn State and whomever is on the other side of the bracket.
• wildcats20

  

  ts1227;443294 wrote:Not only is Basketball there, but they threw Chicago out of the rotation to keep it at Indy every year (at least 2008-12, the contract ends then).

  
  Didn't know that.
  
  Great job B10. Watching B10 Tourny games at the United Center was getting on my nerves.
• vball10set

  dave;443374 wrote:Have you ever been to Soldier Field? You can't even compare the 2, the location of Soldier is amazing. I'm not even a big fan of Chicago either.

  the parking's a helluva lot cheaper in Indy!!
• krambman

  

  Definitely a good pick and the likely pick for the first one. I do like the fact that this is just a one year contract and that they are going to devote more time to picking a site for the following years.
• OneBuckeye

  

  That barn sucks most big ten stadiums are better
• Sykotyk

  

  Neutral, safe pick for the inaugural game. Just hope in later years we've got games at Soldier Field, Lambeau, Cleveland Browns Stadium, Ford Field, and if the Vikings get a new stadium, maybe Minneapolis/St.Paul.
  
  Sykotyk