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Field of Broken Dreams

Field of Broken Dreams

By: The Evanstonian
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 In 2022, Northwestern announced plans to rebuild Ryan Field—the football stadium for the Wildcats for the last 97 years. In the year following, the debate around the plans for a new Ryan Field rose to a crescendo, with two camps firmly entrenched in their perspectives. For some in Evanston, the new stadium was a welcomed concept; for others, it was a death knell to what makes the city Northwestern calls home the place that is is. A year of reporting raised hard questions about a team, a university, a city, and a possibility of finding balance when so people are so stout in their perspectives. Field of Broken Dreams tells the story of everything that followed Northwestern's announcement of plans to rebuild Ryan Field. Host Mack Jones investigates the pain points that have risen for so many at Northwestern and in the city of Evanston as a byproduct of this announcement. Along the way, he uncovers hard truths about a school, a town, and a team who stand at a crossroads of what is and what could be.Copyright 2023 The Evanstonian Football (American) Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Field of Broken Dreams: Trailer

    Field of Broken Dreams: Trailer
    Sep 5 2023

    Field of Broken Dreams is an Evanstonian production.
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    1 min
  • The Beginning

    The Beginning
    Sep 22 2023

    On Sept. 28, 2022, Northwestern announced plans to renovate Ryan Field. Since those plans were announced, host of The Field of Broken Dreams Mack Jones has been reporting on what he thought would be a similar story about a college field renovation that has turned out to be anything but.
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    35 mins
  • The Team

    The Team
    Oct 6 2023

    In 1996, right around the last time the idea of improving Ryan Field came up in discussions around Northwestern and Evanston, that year's version of Wildcat football captured the heart of the town on its way to the grand-daddy of them all—the Rose Bowl.
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    1 hr

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