Current Bowl Possibilities

[ruronny]

We'd sell more tickets (allotment or otherwise), fill more rooms, spend more $$$ and draw more "eyes." I said it before: between DC and Atlanta we likely have 30x (if not more) the alumni than The Gophers do, flights are a dime-a-dozen from NYC to Miami into Charlotte, and the drive is easy. So unless someone in Charlotte is getting major knob from someone in Minnesota this is a serious head-scratcher IF true.

Agreed on all counts. But their resume is stronger and that bowl has never invited RU.

My guess is Iowa and Michigan split Tampa and Nashville, and Nebraska is off to Pinstripe. RU to the Rate Bowl…as most predict. I’m not sure what other options there would be to play out.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Agreed on all counts. But their resume is stronger and that bowl has never invited RU.

My guess is Iowa and Michigan split Tampa and Nashville, and Nebraska is off to Pinstripe. RU to the Rate Bowl…as most predict. I’m not sure what other options there would be to play out.

Different guy running the show in Charlotte then the one who screwed us over twice on the last day.

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

Agreed on all counts. But their resume is stronger and that bowl has never invited RU.

My guess is Iowa and Michigan split Tampa and Nashville, and Nebraska is off to Pinstripe. RU to the Rate Bowl…as most predict. I’m not sure what other options there would be to play out.

And they finished ahead of us in the conference standings.

 

[graystork]

I went last year. We brought the kids and paid for a suite so they could stay indoors and we wouldn’t have to listen to them complain about being cold. We had a great time.

For every die hard single guy without family obligations who can pick up and go to any bowl, there are many others who can’t rationalize it for 6-6 / 7-5 seasons. I’m grateful that we have a local venue to be sent to fairly often when that happens. I’d love to go to the Mayo bowl. Really anywhere in driving distance would be great. But those bowls won’t pick us.

Then we agree. I'm psyched whenever I can drive to a bowl. I've driven to Toronto and Birmingham. Charlotte or Nashville for me would be freakin' awesome. I'm just not in the position to pay airfare and hotel room in Arizona. Hey, if it was one of the top bowls? Sure, once in a lifetime event. The Rate Bowl? No thanks. Hell I'd even consider taking a train to Florida. But the Pinstripe? I've seen us play Iowa State, Notre Dame, and Miami in that bowl. Yankee Stadium is horrible for baseball. It's a shame we don't have the Polo Grounds instead. At least that was a baseball stadium with decent football seating. And the Pinstripe loves us because we always bring the biggest crowd, so they pick us every chance they get. Nope, the only time I want to go to the Bronx is for a subway series.

 

[graystork]

Hell yeah, the Polo Grounds Bowl! I'm in.

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[PSAL_Hoops]

Then we agree. I'm psyched whenever I can drive to a bowl. I've driven to Toronto and Birmingham. Charlotte or Nashville for me would be freakin' awesome. I'm just not in the position to pay airfare and hotel room in Arizona. Hey, if it was one of the top bowls? Sure, once in a lifetime event. The Rate Bowl? No thanks. Hell I'd even consider taking a train to Florida. But the Pinstripe? I've seen us play Iowa State, Notre Dame, and Miami in that bowl. Yankee Stadium is horrible for baseball. It's a shame we don't have the Polo Grounds instead. At least that was a baseball stadium with decent football seating. And the Pinstripe loves us because we always bring the biggest crowd, so they pick us every chance they get. Nope, the only time I want to go to the Bronx is for a subway series.

I take it your not lugging kids to those other drivable venues for 6-6/7-5 teams? I see it differently. A game is a game. I wasn’t getting caught up on Yankee stadium not being a great football venue. It was still fun to go there last year and bring the family. That’s not happening for us with any other bowl ever. It simply wouldn’t ever be possible to pack up our entire crew on short notices and disappear for a few days. The kids have too many commitments with school, sports, etc. I’m certain we are not alone. So many kids in Rutgers gear or KC Pachecho Jerseys at the Pin Stripe bowl. To take the next step as a program, we need to keep building support from NJ kids. That bowl offers something for us that the others don’t in this regard at least.

But it’s not an option this year so we can move on. I’m sure we will be going to the Rate bowl and attendance likely won’t be good. That’s basically all there is to say.

 

[graystork]

I take it your not lugging kids to those other drivable venues for 6-6/7-5 teams? I see it differently. A game is a game. I wasn’t getting caught up on Yankee stadium not being a great football venue. It was still fun to go there last year and bring the family. That’s not happening for us with any other bowl ever. It simply wouldn’t ever be possible to pack up our entire crew on short notices and disappear for a few days. The kids have too many commitments with school, sports, etc. I’m certain we are not alone.

Took my son with me to Toronto and Birmingham but he was a Rutgers student then, and I assume yours are younger. The Pinstripe Bowl is convenient, no doubt. But after three of them I'd rather go elsewhere. But now I can take my nephew who's now a little older than my son was.

 

[e5fdny]

Hell yeah, the Polo Grounds Bowl! I'm in.

That is either from a college game or a Giants game from 1927-1933.

 

[retired711]

Then we agree. I'm psyched whenever I can drive to a bowl. I've driven to Toronto and Birmingham. Charlotte or Nashville for me would be freakin' awesome. I'm just not in the position to pay airfare and hotel room in Arizona. Hey, if it was one of the top bowls? Sure, once in a lifetime event. The Rate Bowl? No thanks. Hell I'd even consider taking a train to Florida. But the Pinstripe? I've seen us play Iowa State, Notre Dame, and Miami in that bowl. Yankee Stadium is horrible for baseball. It's a shame we don't have the Polo Grounds instead. At least that was a baseball stadium with decent football seating. And the Pinstripe loves us because we always bring the biggest crowd, so they pick us every chance they get. Nope, the only time I want to go to the Bronx is for a subway series.

Wow, your screen name is appropriate! The last football game played in the Polo Grounds was in 1963, not long before its demolition.

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

Took my son with me to Toronto and Birmingham but he was a Rutgers student then, and I assume yours are younger. The Pinstripe Bowl is convenient, no doubt. But after three of them I'd rather go elsewhere. But now I can take my nephew who's now a little older than my son was.

I hear where you are coming from but again, that isn’t happening for grade school age kids. Nobody is pulling their kids out of school for a low tier bowl game out of town. That’s the next generation. Engagement at that level is one metric that that contributes to taking the next step as a program. We want NJ kids following Rutgers football. We’ll never be a perennial play off team but if we get closer to Iowa level year in and out, history says the Tri State area follows us. Local events of all kinds help build the casual fan base. It’s that simple. Considering what the low tier bowl games have become in terms of importance, it’s hard to dismiss the benefits of a local bowl (aka gloried exhibition) as nothing compared to the challenges of travel at inconvenient times.

 

[WhiteBus]

lol....those old anonymous "sources"....lol

I thought he was quoting our TKR @Source Now that man I would believe!!😁