Huskers to Play Illinois in Ireland in ... 2022?

Mavric said:
Sounds like this is likely getting calcelled.
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https://nebraska.rivals.com/news/big-red-business-huskers-game-in-dublin-in-doubt

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late last week warned consumers to avoid all travel from the United States to Ireland because of the presently “very high level” of Covid-19 cases.

Canceling the Ireland trip would set off a chain reaction for the schools, the conference, the promoters, the Irish tourism industry, and the fans who shelled out thousands of dollars for tickets, tour packages and airfare months ago before Covid-19 shut down ticket demand. 

Since the match-up at Aviva Stadium in Dublin is technically an Illinois home game, would the two teams play instead in Champaign-Urbana, and on the same date? Could the game be played instead now on Week 1 vs. Week Zero? 

What about refunds to fans; will they be made whole for both the land packages and airfare? Would Nebraska and Illinois get a shot at scheduling a future Aer Lingus game in Dublin? 

Anthony Travel, the game’s official travel promoter, recently stopped collecting monthly payments from fans who had purchased tickets and travel packages in the thousands of dollars. Previously, as the pandemic spread, the company had extended deadlines on ordering travel packages and put late-payment fees on hold.

“With the uncertainty, we decided to be buyer friendly and not collect on the monthly payments until we know more,” John Anthony, the owner of the Dallas-based college travel management company said in an email on Sunday.
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As much as I'd like to see a game in the motherland, this is probably for the best. Play it stateside at Soldier field, Wrigley or Arrowhead. Hopefully sneak out with a W and start the season with some decent momentum.

 
Fru said:
As much as I'd like to see a game in the motherland, this is probably for the best. Play it stateside at Soldier field, Wrigley or Arrowhead. Hopefully sneak out with a W and start the season with some decent momentum.
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Soldier field would be cool but with the way everyone complains about Purdue's turf there is no way they would want the Huskers to play in Soldier Field.  It's always really bad.  

 
Mavric said:
Sounds like this is likely getting cancelled.
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It was an interesting idea before the pandemic that a lot of fans would have enjoyed.  We had actually thought about going.  But, even if the vaccine gets distributed in both countries this summer, I can't imagine being open enough that thousands of fans are going to head over seas.  Plus, everyone would need to be buying tickets long before this summer to make it work.

 
BigRedBuster said:
Soldier Field was cool till they ruined it.
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Soldier field died on this day in 1985...

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