I’m a little concerned. You’d think the rac will be rocking Thu, but tickets are awfully cheap on seat geek. Early start on a weekday?
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bad time, RU fans are always late arriving
Always an excuse - too early, too late, too rainy, midterms, too cold. 36,000 undergrads + hundred thousand alums not far away. Should be more than enough people to fill 8,000 seats.
Your comments are spot on.There are also casual sports fans living close to the RAC that might be interested in seeing a college basketball game.There also are more than 9 million people living in NJ.The excuses never end and its used as a rationale for not expanding the RAC seating to at least 10,000.
What are you guys even arguing about. The RAC will be ~full 5 minutes after tipoff
300 level seats have been cheap for every weekday game regardless of opponent.
1) it'll be packed (or damn close to it)
2) it'll be rockin'
...but some here will complain because it's "only 50% full 10-minute prior to opening tip." It's NJ, there's traffic, it's a 6:30 tip. Shit happens.
2) it'll be rockin'
...but some here will complain because it's "only 50% full 10-minute prior to opening tip." It's NJ, there's traffic, it's a 6:30 tip. Shit happens.
630 is just a shit start time for a million reasons. I'm that guy who likes to be there early but I'm going to have to jump through hoops - work, traffic etc to make it happen. Not excuses, just life.
Bac pregame crowd complaint in game thread is a 🔒
It’s an issue. I am actually amazed we draw as well as we do given the hoops we have to jump through to get to the RAC. Been to many away football and hoops games. RU up there on the difficultly list. Digs against fans uncalled for.
I didn't look at SeatGeek but there is very little on StubHub. I think the crowd will be fine.
One of the issues is that even if you're willing to sit in the nosebleeds. the cheap ticket is offset by the $30 parking. So unless you're crafty and find somewhere else to park, it's not a bargain.
One of the issues is that even if you're willing to sit in the nosebleeds. the cheap ticket is offset by the $30 parking. So unless you're crafty and find somewhere else to park, it's not a bargain.
I don’t have tix or plan to go but SUPER excited for Thursdays game !!
Hope the home crowd feels the same momentum and the energy provides the usual RAC magic advantage
Hope the home crowd feels the same momentum and the energy provides the usual RAC magic advantage
What's so hard about getting to the RAC? I get the 6:30 tip makes it tough for some people but I don't get the difficulty piece?
Not sure why BTN and FS1 have gone to a 6:30/8:30 combination the past few years instead of the 7:00/9:00 combination. I guess they may think the 9:00 start is too LATE, but they can just put the midwest time zone games on at 9:00 pm. (8:00 p.m. CST).
Good point, we should move more conference games to MSG
Many campuses you walk to the game. Unless you’re on Livingston you’re on bus or driving.
Rutgers has more rush hour traffic that most schools.
Rutgers has more traffic than most schools period.
It’s more difficult than most schools. Trust me.
Well it'll be better than the crowd at Maryland tonight. Absolutely pitiful, yet again
Going to be tight for me tomorrow. 35 minutes home from work to pick up my son, and then another 35 to the RAC.... assuming no traffic at all, which isn't likely at rush hour on a Thursday. And unfortunately the earliest I can leave work tomorrow is 5:00.
Or why Rutgers was late start and MIdwest schools the early start.
Hope they don’t do that for PAC12 schools?
Nutty.
It fills in every time. Stop obsessing over what’s on Seat Geek or whatever you’re looking at.
Maybe a few arriving late, but it'll be full and rocking...
Student section hasn’t been full the last two games
Tonight it gets packed?
Tonight it gets packed?
There was space reserved for guests, but the student section was fine otherwise.
It wasn’t at all fine. 75% full at best. And I don’t blame the students. If you don’t live on Livingston it’s a lot of time spent getting the tickets and then getting to the game.
I don't count the section by hand, but the atmosphere in the building was fine, ear-splitting at times particularly after Noah capped off that 5-0 run when Wisconsin had cut it to 10.
Honestly, didn't notice. The atmosphere as a whole was great. It looked fine to me, but I'm more focused on the game than counting bodies.
