Buckeyes article on our stadium/atmosphere
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this is a must read article. Very complimentary toward Rutgers and a sign that once people give us a chance that they warm up to our atmosphere.
Note that the writer compliments the full stadium and loudness at the start all the while a few posters continue to harp that side corners of the student section were not full at the start...smh
Note that the writer compliments the full stadium and loudness at the start all the while a few posters continue to harp that side corners of the student section were not full at the start...smh
The packed stadium was great but there was no energy in the stadium from the start. Obviously KF missing that FG wasn't a big help.
Agreed. Even that sissy writer from the Asbury Park press piled on about how OSU fans dominated our atmosphere and the entire bunch of them laughed when Federico missed the field goal. We did OK, but the air came out of the stadium when it went to either 14-0 or 21-0.
Thought he made some real good points and I think I get the sense that he still doesn't reallllllly want to give Rutgers more credit based on his previous assumptions.
If he thought that was a loud crowd then I really wish we brought it yesterday because by many big game standards at R House it was weak last night from the start.
If he thought that was a loud crowd then I really wish we brought it yesterday because by many big game standards at R House it was weak last night from the start.
Agreed- the article is spot on. I think what is perhaps the biggest shame of all of this is how badly Rutgers fans want the team to be successful and how supportive we are (not literally, well maybe some of us, but in terms of buying tickets, gear, watching games) of a program that has for the large part not given us much to be supportive of.
Think about some of the other teams in the Big Ten and elsewhere that are similar to Rutgers in terms of football success- Maryland (which may have slightly more success), Indiana, Purdue, Illinois- and I doubt any of these teams have as strong of a fan base as Rutgers. And you KNOW with consistent success in the BIG Ten, our fan base would get larger and larger and the program would continue to grow. So what is it that is holding us back??? I feel like the other teams that are on the same "level" as Rutgers have fan bases that for the most part are indifferent about college football. But Rutgers fans are not! We want so badly to be successful, and it is a shame that the program is not giving themselves that chance.
Agreed, thought it was quite complimentary, despite the snark, which is simply that writer's style.
Good article. It doesn't take much of an imagination to think about what the atmosphere would be and what the revenue streams will be with some solid success. This will require investment though.
This guy seems to see it in spite of his original views. This article may not have been written if we won or kept the game close. Lol.
This guy seems to see it in spite of his original views. This article may not have been written if we won or kept the game close. Lol.
snarkiness is just how these guys write that's just how it is when you don't win or are relevant
bills point is excellent. RU fans support this product BEYOND the actual win loss results on the field. You don't get these atmospheres at Maryand, Purdue, Illinois even Northwestern. RU has something special and unique with such fervent support from about 40K...that's why we shouldn't accept mediocrity and that's why we need to demand more. The administration is taking advantage of our blind support
bills point is excellent. RU fans support this product BEYOND the actual win loss results on the field. You don't get these atmospheres at Maryand, Purdue, Illinois even Northwestern. RU has something special and unique with such fervent support from about 40K...that's why we shouldn't accept mediocrity and that's why we need to demand more. The administration is taking advantage of our blind support
HUH? I thought there was a ton of energy both pre-game, and through most of the 1st quarter, actually.
If he thought that was loud he should have been to the PSU or UM games last year. Last night wasn't even close.
it wasn't as loud because not one person had the belief that RU had a shot to win....and when Federico screwed up YET AGAIN that basically let any air out of the balloon
I've been to my share of Rutgers games on the road
When we are there and into the game...there are fewer places that are louder and tougher for an opponent that r house
The fans are the least of our concers
When we are there and into the game...there are fewer places that are louder and tougher for an opponent that r house
The fans are the least of our concers
Your problem - and many of you have harped about it - is controlling recruiting in N.J. Heck, if you could just pull in 50% of the state recruits, you'd be a legitimate force to be reckoned with. Urban even gave N.J. high school talent a huge compliment/recognition in his post game press conference last night saying that N'J. has as good as talent as any state in the country.
I generally agree with this. For all the bickering that you may see among ourselves, I've always said I think we have one of the more patient/tolerating/passionate fans out there given our results.
The Ohio St. fans we met were very nice. Two guys who drove out from Ohio joined us in our tailgate. I was surrounded by OSU fans. The 65 year old gentlemen that sat next to me was very nice the younger one's not so much but not horrible.
While talking to the older gentlemen he thought the RAC was our rec center. When I told him it was our Basketball stadium he was shocked. I told him we have no money. He said give it a few years the money situation will change now in the BIG10.
Then as we watched the debacle unfold he looked at me and said you guys are small our huge line is going to wear you down. Again looking at him I said yea we were used to all those spread teams and had to go with quicker players. He said don't worry son that will change or your coach won't be here very long. I said wer'e stuck with him once again because we have no money. Upon hearing the salary differences he turned to the younger one's and they all were shocked. He said look you know how we get all these recruit? Our coach simple as that it's not all that other stuff and don't worry that soon will change
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Then once the beating was complete with me looking like a 10 year old having his brand new toy just destroyed my new found grandfather said, "Son I wish nothing but the best for you guys it's tough right now and your behind the 8 ball but we've had years accumulating all this wealth. Your the new kids give it a few years once you starting getting those checks you'll be amazed how quickly you guys can catch up. Especially with all the talent you have in this state hell we've got a ton of them."
If only I had this much faith in our administration to do the right thing. But I am now convinced that we are only in the BIG 10 to cash checks until a new administration which is more athletic friendly is employed.
While talking to the older gentlemen he thought the RAC was our rec center. When I told him it was our Basketball stadium he was shocked. I told him we have no money. He said give it a few years the money situation will change now in the BIG10.
Then as we watched the debacle unfold he looked at me and said you guys are small our huge line is going to wear you down. Again looking at him I said yea we were used to all those spread teams and had to go with quicker players. He said don't worry son that will change or your coach won't be here very long. I said wer'e stuck with him once again because we have no money. Upon hearing the salary differences he turned to the younger one's and they all were shocked. He said look you know how we get all these recruit? Our coach simple as that it's not all that other stuff and don't worry that soon will change
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Then once the beating was complete with me looking like a 10 year old having his brand new toy just destroyed my new found grandfather said, "Son I wish nothing but the best for you guys it's tough right now and your behind the 8 ball but we've had years accumulating all this wealth. Your the new kids give it a few years once you starting getting those checks you'll be amazed how quickly you guys can catch up. Especially with all the talent you have in this state hell we've got a ton of them."
If only I had this much faith in our administration to do the right thing. But I am now convinced that we are only in the BIG 10 to cash checks until a new administration which is more athletic friendly is employed.
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Which one of you made this sign from the article.
I'm guessing rutgersal.
This is correct. I was expecting the place to be loud and crazy like the MSU game or last year PSU and Michigan. It wasn't loud from the start.
I can give him a pass. His team is a storied program, 100K+ stadium, etc. All in all I thought it was quite complimentary. It used to piss me off when I had to hear crap like this from UConn fans. Thankfully, we don't have to hear that anymore.
Speaking of atmosphere, et al, and maybe I was hearing things (but I was actually incredibly sober last night, so probably not...), but....was it just me or did the band sound "off" doing the national anthem last night?
Totally unimpressive atmosphere from the start. With all the hype that Carlin, Flood and others spewed about the opening you would of expected something really cool. Nothing. the crowd was not into it. Hell there was probably 10,000 OSU fans. What a let down the whole game experience was.
Koleszar - nice works from the old buckeye. I to have no faith in the university applying Big Ten funds to athletics only. I see them diverting the soon to be new funds to everything under the sun ala the highway transportation trust fund.
Koleszar - nice works from the old buckeye. I to have no faith in the university applying Big Ten funds to athletics only. I see them diverting the soon to be new funds to everything under the sun ala the highway transportation trust fund.
You are off here my man. Great energy before, during and after kickoff. Fans in section 128 stood up for most of 1st and part of 2qtrs. Don't ever recall that happening. The team shit the bed and do not deliver a performance to feed the crowd. RU will get it right but yesterday was not the day. Our crowd was amped and then it got shorted. Btw I brought a friend from NY whose not connected to RU or OSU and he had a blast tailgating. He was amped on our first drive and after RU caused a turnover and we did nothing. Then he and all other were disconnected after RU was overwhelmed. Once talent depth and coaching improve we'll be able to give OSU at least a competitive half of football.
GO RU
I am going to post this as a comment on the article:
Matt,
Thanks for taking the trip to NJ to visit our stadium. I would like to make a few comments on your observations. Let me preface this by saying that I visited most of the Big 10 campuses two years ago when I took my son on college visits, and I also attended your homecoming game in Columbus last year, so I have some real campus experiences to support my comments:
1. Rutgers Stadium is located on the science/tech campus of the university. The most beautiful parts of the campus are located across the river on College Avenue and the Cook/Douglass campuses. You can check out some of the campus buildings from those campuses by scrolling through the Wikipedia article on Rutgers.
2. I think that the Rutgers tailgating scene is one of the best in the Big 10. In my opinion, Penn State is #1, with Rutgers not far behind.
3. While our stadium was at capacity last night, it really wasn't rocking the way it can be when a more beatable opponent comes to town. Everyone knew that the game would be a blowout, so the fans were more subdued than usual. To see a more typical scene at our stadium, check out the highlights from last year's Michigan game (I know you will like this) Do a search for the YouTube video.
4. We enjoyed our trip to Columbus - the fans, the band, and your stadium were great. The fan lead "O-H-I-O" chant was the best I've seen. However, I was a little disappointed in your campus and homecoming atmosphere. My family and I were expecting more. The campus had some pretty buildings, but most of them were obscured by trees (until you got close to them). We did like the small part of campus by the pond and fountain, but we were expecting more scenes like that. The homecoming atmosphere also seemed bland - not like the pageantry and tradition at other places we've been. The sports complex was impressive, and of course, the Horseshoe was iconic. Also, Columbus was not as impressive as I thought that it would be. It was much more of a "city" feel than I was expecting. In terms of Big 10 towns, I would say that Ann Arbor had the best downtown we've seen, followed by East Lansing. I haven't been to Bloomington, but I heard that they have a nice setting (along with Madison). Of course, nothing compares to New York City, so I'm not expecting Big 10 destinations to have that kind of draw, but Columbus was a bit disappointing.
4. Finally, as far as Big 10 worthiness and stereotypes, based on my college visits, we definitely fit the image of a Big 10 university. Rutgers is a research and academic powerhouse, and its location in the world's biggest media market was also a key factor for our invitation. We are the nation's only university that s a Colonial College, a Land Grant College, and a State University. We've had mixed athletic success, from our really bad men's basketball team, to our highly successful women's basketball team and soccer teams. Our football team has been pretty good, going to bowls in something like eight of the last night years. It's set to explode as soon as we get our full share of Big 10 TV dollars.
We like being in the same conference as Ohio State. I had some stereotypes about the place, thinking that it was a school for dumb jocks and was not worthy of being associated with a great academic school like Rutgers, and that it had very obnoxious fans. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that OSU admissions is competitive, and that the fan hospitality was great. I guess that's why we play the games, and that's why we visit the places.
I wish you good luck for the rest of the season. I think that you will win the whole thing (again).
Matt,
Thanks for taking the trip to NJ to visit our stadium. I would like to make a few comments on your observations. Let me preface this by saying that I visited most of the Big 10 campuses two years ago when I took my son on college visits, and I also attended your homecoming game in Columbus last year, so I have some real campus experiences to support my comments:
1. Rutgers Stadium is located on the science/tech campus of the university. The most beautiful parts of the campus are located across the river on College Avenue and the Cook/Douglass campuses. You can check out some of the campus buildings from those campuses by scrolling through the Wikipedia article on Rutgers.
2. I think that the Rutgers tailgating scene is one of the best in the Big 10. In my opinion, Penn State is #1, with Rutgers not far behind.
3. While our stadium was at capacity last night, it really wasn't rocking the way it can be when a more beatable opponent comes to town. Everyone knew that the game would be a blowout, so the fans were more subdued than usual. To see a more typical scene at our stadium, check out the highlights from last year's Michigan game (I know you will like this) Do a search for the YouTube video.
4. We enjoyed our trip to Columbus - the fans, the band, and your stadium were great. The fan lead "O-H-I-O" chant was the best I've seen. However, I was a little disappointed in your campus and homecoming atmosphere. My family and I were expecting more. The campus had some pretty buildings, but most of them were obscured by trees (until you got close to them). We did like the small part of campus by the pond and fountain, but we were expecting more scenes like that. The homecoming atmosphere also seemed bland - not like the pageantry and tradition at other places we've been. The sports complex was impressive, and of course, the Horseshoe was iconic. Also, Columbus was not as impressive as I thought that it would be. It was much more of a "city" feel than I was expecting. In terms of Big 10 towns, I would say that Ann Arbor had the best downtown we've seen, followed by East Lansing. I haven't been to Bloomington, but I heard that they have a nice setting (along with Madison). Of course, nothing compares to New York City, so I'm not expecting Big 10 destinations to have that kind of draw, but Columbus was a bit disappointing.
4. Finally, as far as Big 10 worthiness and stereotypes, based on my college visits, we definitely fit the image of a Big 10 university. Rutgers is a research and academic powerhouse, and its location in the world's biggest media market was also a key factor for our invitation. We are the nation's only university that s a Colonial College, a Land Grant College, and a State University. We've had mixed athletic success, from our really bad men's basketball team, to our highly successful women's basketball team and soccer teams. Our football team has been pretty good, going to bowls in something like eight of the last night years. It's set to explode as soon as we get our full share of Big 10 TV dollars.
We like being in the same conference as Ohio State. I had some stereotypes about the place, thinking that it was a school for dumb jocks and was not worthy of being associated with a great academic school like Rutgers, and that it had very obnoxious fans. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that OSU admissions is competitive, and that the fan hospitality was great. I guess that's why we play the games, and that's why we visit the places.
I wish you good luck for the rest of the season. I think that you will win the whole thing (again).
An Ohio player said it felt like a "home game"
"Rutgers committed a comedy of errors. On the Scarlet Knights’ opening drive, kicker Kyle Federico hit the left upright on a 29-yard field goal attempt. They had a punt blocked, committed seven penalties for 55 yards (Ohio State wasn’t charged with any), Laviano threw an interception and Piscataway, N.J., felt like Columbus for large stretches, chants of “O-H-I-O” filling the stadium.
“It felt like a home game for us,” said wide receiver Michael Thomas, who caught a 50-yard touchdown pass from Barrett in the first half."
Ohio State’s QB change proves mammoth in slaughter of Rutgers
http://nypost.com/2015/10/24/ohio-states-qb-change-proves-mammoth-in-slaughter-of-rutgers/
Disagree there was no energy from the start. There was plenty of energy, unfortunately, the team's play pulled the plug on the energy level.
I can't disagree more. I've been to all the big games everyone makes comparisons to - Louisville, USF, PSU, Michigan, Michigan St. Last night was nowhere near the level of enthusiasm as any of those games. And what ever enthusiasm we did have started to die with yet another errent kick.
Either way I love our university and our team.
Go Knights!
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Every OSU fan I talked to (and I talked to a lot) were impressed with the tailgating and had very nice things to say.
For some reason, I like the sound of this. A lot.
It was explained to us last year in OSU, that their fans do that every away game so it wasn't anything new happening at HPSS. What did bother me was that I saw many folks in sections 102-108 doing it which meant what we usually view as big donor seats sold them to another school's fans. I guess that is how they can afford to be big donors now...
Can't believe so many fans thought the crowd was unimpressive last night. Sure, by the time it was 21-0 it quieted down and in the 2nd half of a blowout, sure it sucked, but for the first 15-20 minutes it was rockin'. If only we had scored a TD or at least a FG on that first drive...
