Chris Ash 'all for' regional rivalries and other nuggets of info

[Tango Two]

"Regional rivalries – if we can find one – would be great," Ash told NJ Advance Media. "The travel out to Washington isn't necessarily a preference because it's a big trip, a hard trips.


Looks like no Army or Navy either along with other nuggets of info:

http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/i..._syracuse_pitt_or_bc_chris_ash_all_for_r.html

 

[Block R]

"Regional rivalries – if we can find one – would be great," Ash told NJ Advance Media. "The travel out to Washington isn't necessarily a preference because it's a big trip, a hard trips.


Looks like no Army or Navy either:

http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/i..._syracuse_pitt_or_bc_chris_ash_all_for_r.html

It sounds like we're finally dropping the service academy games. While I'm all in favor of the service academies, playing them is a no-win situation for us. Glad our coach sees this.

I'd love to have a regional rivalry with one of our former conference mates. While I don't want to help Cuse, UConn or Pitt in NJ, it would be fun for the fans and Coach Ash seems confident enough that he can beat them out for recruits that he's not ruling it out. It will be interesting to see how this evolves.

 

[Caliknight]

Our regional rivals should be who they are now. Penn st. and Maryland. OOC, we should start playing WVU again.

Everyone else can rot in whatever low level league they play in.

 

[Tango Two]

Ash seems a bit clueless about the Yankee Stadium game even though 80% are against it:


"I do think the Yankee Stadium deal with Maryland – when the plans are all laid out and finalized – can turn into a positive thing," Ash said. "And it will be a good experience for Rutgers and the fans and the players and everybody will be happy with it.

 

[anon_ivydyf0amkzay]

Ash seems a bit clueless about the Yankee Stadium game even though 80% are against it:


"I do think the Yankee Stadium deal with Maryland – when the plans are all laid out and finalized – can turn into a positive thing," Ash said. "And it will be a good experience for Rutgers and the fans and the players and everybody will be happy with it.

C L U E L E S S!!!

 

[Block R]

Ash seems a bit clueless about the Yankee Stadium game even though 80% are against it:


"I do think the Yankee Stadium deal with Maryland – when the plans are all laid out and finalized – can turn into a positive thing," Ash said. "And it will be a good experience for Rutgers and the fans and the players and everybody will be happy with it.

What do you want him to say? His other comments about preserving home games at our stadium seem more indicative of his true feelings. I think his Yankee Stadium comments are pure coach speak.

 

[koleszar]

Ash seems a bit clueless about the Yankee Stadium game even though 80% are against it:


"I do think the Yankee Stadium deal with Maryland – when the plans are all laid out and finalized – can turn into a positive thing," Ash said. "And it will be a good experience for Rutgers and the fans and the players and everybody will be happy with it.

He does know that we've been there, done that before right? Not too many fans are in favor of this, so most everybody won't be happy. I love everything Ash has done to this point but on this subject your right he sounds totally clueless. And before everybody jumps down my throat, no our new coach is not perfect. He doesn't need you to defend his actions. I simply don't agree with him on this point coach speak or not.

 

[Tango Two]

What do you want him to say? His other comments about preserving home games at our stadium seem more indicative of his true feelings. I think his Yankee Stadium comments are pure coach speak.

I want him to say he's against it and don't say it will be a good experience since it's not.

80% are against it.

 

[Block R]

I want him to say he's against it and don't say it will be a good experience since it's not.

80% are against it.

I'm against it as well but don't hold your breath waiting for that kind of candor from Ash or Hobbs since at this point it feels like a done deal.

 

[Tango Two]

I'm against it as well but don't hold your breath waiting for that kind of candor from Ash or Hobbs since at this point it feels like a done deal.

Ash can say something to the effect that this deal was primarily done before my arrival and we will play the game there but I am totally against it. (As long as that is how he feels)

 

[BuggsyRU]

"Regional rivalries – if we can find one – would be great," Ash told NJ Advance Media. "The travel out to Washington isn't necessarily a preference because it's a big trip, a hard trips.


Looks like no Army or Navy either along with other nuggets of info:

http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/i..._syracuse_pitt_or_bc_chris_ash_all_for_r.html

I do NOT think we should be playing games against Cuse, Pitt and BC. No way.

Same goes for UCONN, but they are so marginalized now, and their football program sucks so bad, they are absolutely no threat whatsoever.

Cuse and BC especially need Rutgers A HELL OF A LOT more than we need them. They want to be able to tell NJ recruits they can come to the frozen tundra of Siberia (Sewercuse) or to the outposts of Boston, (where everybody knows your name, and almost no one roots for BC) and they will still get to play games in NJ in front of their friends and family.

We should absolutely NOT be giving them any advantage. There is a reason BC, Cuse, and Pitt are seeing their NJ pipeline dry up. It's because they are no longer on our schedule.

I say we keep it that way.

 

[rufeelinit]

No need to try and establish another regional rivalry. Penn State and Maryland both have potential to be our main rivals if we can up our game a bit.

 

[FanuSanu52]

Ash can say something to the effect that this deal was primarily done before my arrival and we will play the game there but I am totally against it. (As long as that is how he feels)

He can also say what he wants to say. And grown men can learn to not whine about every micro-detail surrounding the program.

 

[rbled]

I want him to say he's against it and don't say it will be a good experience since it's not.

80% are against it.

Stupid. It is happening. What is to be gained by bad mouthing it? Learned a long time ago that if you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, suck it up and make the best of it. Anything short of that is a loser's attitude.

 

[ScarletDave]

I like playing Temple. They will always get a couple players from NJ and it's an easy game for RU fans in a nice stadium that we take over. Would much rather play them than UConn Cuse or any of the ack

 

[Caliknight]

I want him to say he's against it and don't say it will be a good experience since it's not.

80% are against it.

No coach will say that. You will know because we will never play there again under these circumstances.

 

[Alaska_Dawg]

Syracuse, UCONN and Temple.

 

[Caliknight]

Syracuse, UCONN and Temple.

Schools that suck b@lls, Alex.

 

[Shimmy24]

Ash seems a bit clueless about the Yankee Stadium game even though 80% are against it:


"I do think the Yankee Stadium deal with Maryland – when the plans are all laid out and finalized – can turn into a positive thing," Ash said. "And it will be a good experience for Rutgers and the fans and the players and everybody will be happy with it.

That's called coach speak.

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

This is just code for.."enough with the West Coast games you guys"

 

[miketd1]

If the team ever cracks the top 10 again, that MD game at Yankee Stadium has the chance to draw the casual viewer and convert them to Rutgers fans. If we truly are claiming NYC as "our" territory, more inroads into the city are needed. RU gear is outnumbered at least 2-1 by 'Cuse gear in midtown. Heck, we're outnumbered at least 4-1 by Barcelona (soccer) gear, lol

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

If the team ever cracks the top 10 again, that MD game at Yankee Stadium has the chance to draw the casual viewer and convert them to Rutgers fans. If we truly are claiming NYC as "our" territory, more inroads into the city are needed. RU gear is outnumbered at least 2-1 by 'Cuse gear in midtown. Heck, we're outnumbered at least 4-1 by Barcelona (soccer) gear, lol

That Cuse gear is for Basketball. Cuse football is not popular at all.

 

[RickB113]

Virginia, South Carolina, NC, Clemson are all easy trip games.

 

[RUJohnny99]

If the team ever cracks the top 10 again, that MD game at Yankee Stadium has the chance to draw the casual viewer and convert them to Rutgers fans. If we truly are claiming NYC as "our" territory, more inroads into the city are needed. RU gear is outnumbered at least 2-1 by 'Cuse gear in midtown. Heck, we're outnumbered at least 4-1 by Barcelona (soccer) gear, lol

How often does Barcelona play games in Yankee stadium in an attempt to trick dumb fans into thinking they're a team in NYC?

 

[czxqa]

I want him to say he's against it and don't say it will be a good experience since it's not.

80% are against it.

Ash can say something to the effect that this deal was primarily done before my arrival and we will play the game there but I am totally against it. (As long as that is how he feels)

What could Rutgers possibly gain from publicly alienating the New York Yankees like that?

 

[Block R]

What could Rutgers possibly gain from publicly alienating the New York Yankees like that?

Tango Two's approval

 

[miketd1]

How often does Barcelona play games in Yankee stadium in an attempt to trick dumb fans into thinking they're a team in NYC?

Barca is (arguably) the world's most popular team with (arguably) the word's most famous player playing the world's most popular sport and they are more accessible today than ever before thanks to exclusive cable deals and the internet.

I was referencing them because that is still the case at say OSU, Michigan, Penn State, but you still see OSU/Mich/PSU gear outnumber soccer gear in their major markets (Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia, etc.).

 

[rubaseball78]

He does know that we've been there, done that before right? Not too many fans are in favor of this, so most everybody won't be happy. I love everything Ash has done to this point but on this subject your right he sounds totally clueless. And before everybody jumps down my throat, no our new coach is not perfect. He doesn't need you to defend his actions. I simply don't agree with him on this point coach speak or not.

If he does that he'll never get to throw out the first pitch again. :grimace:

 

[greenknight]

What you guys don't seem to realize is that Fox owns the controlling interest in the YES Network which goes up incrementally every year until they control ALL network content including the Yankees. The Yes network will be a huge part of the B1G and contribute to our bottom line. Like it or not we are connected along with the B1G Bowl affiliation with the Yankees. One of the most powerful sports franchises in th WORLD can and will help promote RU Football. Like it or not we are playing in the Bronx. I'm not a fan at all but it is what it is

 

[DJ Spanky]

This was the response I posted in the comments section of the article:

Well, it's good to see that the new messiah is human.

Why in the world would we want to give our recruiting rivals exposure in our backyard? Playing Syracuse, BC or Pitt gains us nothing, and allows them to dangle their presence here in front of NJ recruits. Currently, all 3 are non-factors here in NJ outside of BC's connection with parochial schools. Let's keep it that way.

And the Yankee Stadium game against Maryland in 2017? Terrible idea. That is just a horrible place to watch a football game in, plus it negates the home field advantage of playing at Rutgers Stadium. Our House is a hostile environment to play in when we pack it. And let's not forget the injuries that always occur there due to the wretched condition of the field. He doesn't want to play Army and Navy because of the injury potential, but still wants to play at Yankees Stadium?

 

[ecojew]

This was my favorite line from the article:

Home-and-homes: Rutgers won't soon be visiting any Power Five schools who are unwilling to make a return trip to Piscataway.

I do like the idea of having OOC road games that RU fans can drive to. But I can also see the wisdom in keeping Syracuse and BC out of NJ. I would hate to see either of them re-establish the recruiting pipelines they used to have here, especially BC with its pipelines to the parochial schools that seem to suck up more and more of the state's high school football talent away from the public schools these days.

 

[NotInRHouse]

Oh come on. Ash is not going to trash the Yankee Stadium deal publicly.

However, we should not have any home and homes other P5 Northeastern teams. Cuse, Pitt, BC, and WVU are locked out and let's keep it that way.

The home and "home" with Temple is just fine for now. Otherwise VT/UVA should be the northernmost teams we play OOC. If UConn would do 2-1 I would consider it.

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

Did Ted Field sign with You-con?

 

[The RUT]

Virginia Tech is the program we should be scheduling OOC IMO.

 

[AshCatchEm]

I want him to say he's against it and don't say it will be a good experience since it's not.

80% are against it.

This is so f'ing stupid..you don't insult the people who are currently set to host your game. If you really think ash should say this, you are clueless.

 

[beaced]

Ash seems a bit clueless about the Yankee Stadium game even though 80% are against it:


"I do think the Yankee Stadium deal with Maryland – when the plans are all laid out and finalized – can turn into a positive thing," Ash said. "And it will be a good experience for Rutgers and the fans and the players and everybody will be happy with it.

He's spouting the company line. As much as I like him, IMO he is wrong on this.

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

I like playing Temple. They will always get a couple players from NJ and it's an easy game for RU fans in a nice stadium that we take over. Would much rather play them than UConn Cuse or any of the ack

No one really makes sense other than conference mates Maryland and PSU. So Temple, almost by default. The others, Cuse, BC, UCONN don't give us anything... not even fertile recruiting territory. Temple gives us Philly (which means AC and south Jersey) TV exposure and easy road trips to an NFL stadium. UVA maybe.

 

[TheB1GTerp]

Our regional rivals should be who they are now. Penn st. and Maryland. OOC, we should start playing WVU again.

Everyone else can rot in whatever low level league they play in.

No reason to play WVU, all they do is really create a situation if they win they can recruit your state better.

 

[Leonard23]

Looks like we'll be trying to schedule ACC & SEC games & AAC East. Glad to see no more service academies due to the injuries.

I can't blame him for not trash talking the Yankee Stadium game but it blows. As for Fox, what does it matter that they own 80% of YES as the game will be on BTN or an ESPN network, not YES?

 

[e5fdny]

He can also say what he wants to say. And grown men can learn to not whine about every micro-detail surrounding the program.

Hmm, I didn't realize playing a HOME conference game not at HOME was a micro-detail?

Thanks for the heads up.