Oof UCLA and Northwestern. Maybe those dickish NW fans and Mandel should shut up.
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Yes to much of this but the bolded is the one we need to happen…consistency will go a long way. Breakthrough is great and important too but consistency is key.RU is good for 45-50kgame if competing in every game against a quality opponent. If playing at high level and playing for something in the BIG, RU will consistently bring in 50-55k/game.
GO RU
Funny. I guess you think the attendance a few years back was more accurately reported, but we had the same old posts complaining about reported attendance numbers back then too.When the attendance is completely made up, you can really show a ton of growth.
Why would I think that? They've been putting out ridiculous numbers for decades.Funny. I guess you think the attendance a few years back was more accurately reported, but we had the same old posts complaining about reported attendance numbers back then too.
Of course RUs attendance figures went up…he used a 2016-2018 average as a baseline. In the case of Kansas and RU, two of the worst college football teams then, it’s isn’t that hard to show progress.
The dude likes his pretty graphics but he sucks at meaningful arguments 🤭🤣
Maybe he can torture a correlation between this and a “diverse” student body somehow! ☺️
You both sound jelly. Sad you both can't revel in a little positivity about Rutgers, and look to tear it down. Be better. You both seemed to like the pretty graphics-maybe you can be in a relationship.lol...the numbers are inflated...meanwhile the OP keeps posting this weird guy on twitter who has the above poster said has pretty graphics but little substence
Don't you have more whining to do over on the men's hoops board?did the OP post this one
so RU did not inflate attendance....but we know they did which makes your pretty chart meaningles for anythingYou both sound jelly. Sad you both can't revel in a little positivity about Rutgers, and look to tear it down. Be better. You both seemed to like the pretty graphics-maybe you can be in a relationship.
I am sure you got a rush of good feelings posting the negative. Of course all the other schools on the list do an exact auditable attendance count for each game .so RU did not inflate attendance....but we know they did which makes your pretty chart meaningles for anything
55K may be tough when stadium capacity is $52.RU is good for 45-50kgame if competing in every game against a quality opponent. If playing at high level and playing for something in the BIG, RU will consistently bring in 50-55k/game.
GO RU
We’ve had crowds of 53k before. I’m sure RU could get creative to add another 2k fans if the demand is there.55K may be tough when stadium capacity is $52.
It's the difference between observing numbers and actually being in the stadium.So typical NJ & RU to crap all over any positive news.
I've said it before and I'm saying it now. There was zero need to do the last expansion. They could have kept it a horse shoe and added more club boxes instead. Instead we are still paying off the last expansion.It's the difference between observing numbers and actually being in the stadium.
That being said, if the numbers are always distributed tickets, the percentage increase could be real if you consider in-person attendance 2016 or 17 to 2022/23. We had a lot of 35K attended sellouts, but our 30K crowd in 2016 could have been the same actual attendance as the Temple 2002 game in a downpour....so it's still a decent increase.
I’m glad we did it. Just wish it didn’t cost as much…the whole idea of “the future plan of an upper deck and the footings needed to support it” was dumb IMO.I've said it before and I'm saying it now. There was zero need to do the last expansion. They could have kept it a horse shoe and added more club boxes instead. Instead we are still paying off the last expansion.
Adding boxes and maybe a low level end zone seating for the band was all that was needed. Leave the cannon on the hill. So much was spent for nothing that will never be needed or used.I’m glad we did it. Just wish it didn’t cost as much…the whole idea of “the future plan of an upper deck and the footings needed to support it” was dumb IMO.
I wonder what happens if the original “C” was built instead of the scaled down “U” (and what came with the change order) we ended up with?
AgreeAdding boxes and maybe a low level end zone seating for the band was all that was needed. Leave the cannon on the hill. So much was spent for nothing that will never be needed or used.
That’s the part I didn’t like.Adding boxes and maybe a low level end zone seating for the band was all that was needed. Leave the cannon on the hill. So much was spent for nothing that will never be needed or used.
I sure miss the giant smoke ring after a touchdown heading to the south end goal posts. We went from that to being stuck in the corner which half the crowd doesn't have a good view.Agree
Plus the hill was scenic
The stadium had some character back then, now it is just a generic, nondescript placeI sure miss the giant smoke ring after a touchdown heading to the south end goal posts. We went from that to being stuck in the corner which half the crowd doesn't have a good view.
Are we the only school making up attendance figures?When the attendance is completely made up, you can really show a ton of growth.
We expanded after one year where we sold out season seatsI've said it before and I'm saying it now. There was zero need to do the last expansion. They could have kept it a horse shoe and added more club boxes instead. Instead we are still paying off the last expansion.
Probably not. Further evidence that this is worthless.Are we the only school making up attendance figures?
As usual, the rational take. It's a shame we have some fans that can never seem to look at the bright side of things and feel the need to cast stones at anything mildly positive.I doubt that the level of dishonesty in reporting attendance has changed in the last ten years. So these trend numbers are worth credence. The fact that we're up is good, especially because it's clear that not everyone is up. The increase shows that the fanbase does indeed respond as the team gets better. That's as it should be. Let's hope the team continues to get better, and that attendance continues to go up as it does.
No that's not true at all. 90% of season tickets renewed (which is a good percentage) but people on the waiting list did not show up. So bad that Rutgers had to offer partial season tickets for the first time.We expanded after one year where we sold out season seats
Had we kept winning the expansion would have made sense
Our top-5 home attendances all-time:We’ve had crowds of 53k before. I’m sure RU could get creative to add another 2k fans if the demand is there.
GO RU
Maybe you should stop saying it. No expansion, no B1G.I've said it before and I'm saying it now. There was zero need to do the last expansion. They could have kept it a horse shoe and added more club boxes instead. Instead we are still paying off the last expansion.
What is true is my friend applied for two season tickets and was told the stadium was sold outNo that's not true at all. 90% of season tickets renewed (which is a good percentage) but people on the waiting list did not show up. So bad that Rutgers had to offer partial season tickets for the first time.
Avg attendance (announced not tickets sold) was 49k, well under capacity.
Rutgers announces partial season ticket plans for football
Now you can see West Virginia without paying to see Texas Southern.www.nj.com
That also a 100% false statement. There was no seating requirement by the Big Ten as many keep bringing up. There was no pressure for them to play bigger opponents at the Meadowlands as those same people proclaimed. During the signing of the agreement to join the Big Ten, Delany admitted during the press conference that he didn't even know we closed in the South end. The Big Ten already did their walk through years before and Nebraska was selected instead. I've posted all the news links so many times before.Maybe you should stop saying it. No expansion, no B1G.
If course that was 2006 when we started hot and beat UNC to start the season on the road.What is true is my friend applied for two season tickets and was told the stadium was sold out
This was when we had the temporary seats in the student section, maybe 2007?
They were saying sold out, And I had to scramble game to game to get him tickets so he could join us
Rutgers leaves a lot of room between seats. At Wisconsin, Penn State, and Michigan they really pack them in. Think we would add 5,000 to the capacity if we packed them like in other B1G stadiums.We’ve had crowds of 53k before. I’m sure RU could get creative to add another 2k fans if the demand is there.
GO RU
He isn’t abusing his position.No, the reason posters are "crapping all over" this thread is because the "news" is phony and fake. There has been ZERO increase in Rutgers football attendance. In fact, it's gone the opposite direction as FOIA audits have proven.
For the past several years, there have been articles, pictures and first-hand accounts of how Rutgers football attendance numbers are clearly being fudged by the athletic department. Instead of encouraging a healthy debate, you have decided to silence and ban Rutgers fans who've rightly pointed out this fact. The worst part is that @Richie O has allowed you to abuse your position as a moderator in an effort to control and censor discussions about this topic.
This is the worst college football message board in the nation thanks in large part to you. To be fair, though, it's not really even a football board. It's an off-topic board with a few football threads mixed in.
Solid.He isn’t abusing his position.
He isn’t banning anyone without running it by me first and I have final say on said bans.
He is allowed to have his opinion on things as he’s a fan just like you and everyone else on the board.
The last part couldn’t be further from the truth, we are one of the top B1G sites in the network. This message board serves as an outlet for Rutgers fans to talk all types of topics. Not to mention it’s the offseason, the portal is closed and other than spring ball it’s relatively quiet so yeah you’ll obviously see more OT threads.