Strongly contemplating bagging season tickets and just watching some from home and going to select games buying off Seat Geek.
Disappointment or reality on our small fanbase
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I used to be one that stood up every third down to make some noise (as did most in my section). With all the music being blasted, what's the point of doing that anymore anymore? By the time they stop playing the music, it's too late to build up the crowd noise.
You just can't help being an an asshat sometimes can you? Unless you were kidding, without any indication of that. Nobody should've been surprised. Thread was spot on for everything: temps (high was 52F after morning lows in the upper 30s), no precip and windy. I even commented about how it was tough keeping my friends from bailing due to the chilly/windy conditions expected.
I have 4 season tickets. Across 28 possible ticket scans (7 home games), we scanned just 10 this year. My kids have little/no interest in the games (we were terrible when they started paying attention in 2017-2020), but they have some interest in the boardwalk games/rides. We don't buy food at the boardwalk, but will buy food in the stadium when they attend.
I had planned on dropping to 2 season tickets for next year, but my wife is thinking we may try to keep 4 for one more seasons - the kids apparently have a couple of new friends who attend games.
With all the things going on with the kids on weekends, though, it's tough to carve out time for games.... especially so when they go 4.5 hours between whistles, which is just ridiculous.
I had planned on dropping to 2 season tickets for next year, but my wife is thinking we may try to keep 4 for one more seasons - the kids apparently have a couple of new friends who attend games.
With all the things going on with the kids on weekends, though, it's tough to carve out time for games.... especially so when they go 4.5 hours between whistles, which is just ridiculous.
I used to have four tickets in 105 and was scanning about half of them. Though I think my kids are at a different stage of life than you, I dropped to two at Rutgers and bought two at the school they attend. I went to four RU games and three at the other school. It’s been fun splitting between two Universities and this way Rutgers can only put me in a bad mood half the time.
Season tickets are going to start plummeting after this season and I do not see a path to recover.
imo you did underplay just how cold it was going to be. I told people to bundle up the wind would be really bad.
Remember often times you post in that thread with your own bias on comfort level not realizing you are not the norm.
I have season tickets for both Rutgers and FSU - clubs for both
I'll keep my club tix for Rutgers b/c even though I only attend about 1/2 the games, it's worth it IMO
Re. FSU, they're redoing the club and I've had the chance to sit in a suite for a few games - once you go there, going back to the club is not that enticing. I'll likely drop my club seat if I can get a firm commitment on suite availability moving forward
BBall is the big thing, as is wrestling
Once we renovate the RAC, I'm assuming my seat will skyrocket (5th row bball, 4th row wrestling, 1/2 way in between mid-court and the foul line) - if they go to high, I'll let them go, and either buy somewhere else in the 100's (low row, but closer to the endlines) or go the secondary / message board route
Lacrosse is what I'm anxious for - can't wait until we build the new stadium
Will definitely retain season tickets for that
*** Now if they moved the season up a month from mid/late March - May (and thus, canned the February games), we'd really be cooking with oil !!
I'll keep my club tix for Rutgers b/c even though I only attend about 1/2 the games, it's worth it IMO
Re. FSU, they're redoing the club and I've had the chance to sit in a suite for a few games - once you go there, going back to the club is not that enticing. I'll likely drop my club seat if I can get a firm commitment on suite availability moving forward
BBall is the big thing, as is wrestling
Once we renovate the RAC, I'm assuming my seat will skyrocket (5th row bball, 4th row wrestling, 1/2 way in between mid-court and the foul line) - if they go to high, I'll let them go, and either buy somewhere else in the 100's (low row, but closer to the endlines) or go the secondary / message board route
Lacrosse is what I'm anxious for - can't wait until we build the new stadium
Will definitely retain season tickets for that
*** Now if they moved the season up a month from mid/late March - May (and thus, canned the February games), we'd really be cooking with oil !!
its the way to go if like me you are over the whole tailgating aspect which was a big part of my experience when RU sucked in the 90s and into the 2000s when alot of us never made it into the game. Then in the later 2000s team got good and the iconic lo bro pic taken and everyone went in but after the initial Big 10 year and Flood firing, my tailgating experiences were awful and I think one season skipped tailgaiting all together, then came covid and then slowly got back into it but some blowouts last year spoiled some things and then all the noon games took wind out of sails for last 2 games
age is a bitch too, what you love to do at 30 isnt the same at 55 and I dont really drink all that much anymore and better off for it
more interested in keeping hoops but even now starting to question given expected rising costs and NIL which to me is ruining college sports
It was chilly, but nothing a couple of layers couldn't handle. Too cold for shorts and a t-shirt, lol. Had on jeans and a t-shirt, sweatshirt and windbreaker over that. Wasn't cold enough for gloves, but I did wear a hat and even socks. Anyone who spent 30 seconds looking at their weather apps knew it would be in the 40s for the tailgates and 50-ish for the game with windy conditions, which would make it feel colder, although wind chills were still only in the low 40s. It wasn't the tundra, lol.
This was a great season. Weather was great and tailgates were awesome. Plus, the games have been entertaining (except for Wisc). Just wish the results were better.
I have been a season ticket holder off and on since '91 -- didn't get them when kids activities dominated my weekends, then some years hand selected some games to go to. Season tickets are a bargain tbh but I was never buying individual games from a reseller. Some years I paid as much for 2 games as I did for the season ticket package.
My youngest son loves to tailgate and really enjoys going. I'll buy season tickets for years to come. In the end, that's what makes it special.
My youngest son loves to tailgate and really enjoys going. I'll buy season tickets for years to come. In the end, that's what makes it special.
Besides the last play I though the game itself was great.
The constant injury timeouts were excrutiating.
This is the first time I have complained about this because I really didn't think the music has been as bad as it people make it out, but Sat the music was too loud.
Also, agree the leaning into the Sopranos is stupid and the NY v Chicago was ridiculous especially considering the timing.
Ironically the Knights in the NFL is almost silent so no one pays attention.
The constant injury timeouts were excrutiating.
This is the first time I have complained about this because I really didn't think the music has been as bad as it people make it out, but Sat the music was too loud.
Also, agree the leaning into the Sopranos is stupid and the NY v Chicago was ridiculous especially considering the timing.
Ironically the Knights in the NFL is almost silent so no one pays attention.
Forum of grown-ass adults that should know how to dress for their own comfort level, no?
smart people know like me but there are some that check in on that weather thread and take Numbers as gospel
There were a lot of underdressed fans this week. In fact the guy sitting next to me was wearing shorts and knee socks (with holes in the sides of the socks - not by design). I was too afraid to ask why he decided to wear that. Plus the high may have been 52, but it was cold the whole game. My other buddy was in 120 and only dressed in a few layers. He thought he was going to be good in the sun. He was ready to leave at the half.
I recall the EL game at MetLife had a high around 55, but also recall that being a very cold/windy day. As a skier I like the very cold (under 25) but it's those mid-temp/higher humidity days that are the worst.
I recall the EL game at MetLife had a high around 55, but also recall that being a very cold/windy day. As a skier I like the very cold (under 25) but it's those mid-temp/higher humidity days that are the worst.
LOL….you think all those people read this board and the weather thread for weather?
I made a post on the RT 2 weeks ago about adding seat backs to a lot of the seats and shrinking capacity 5-10% because of it. I think we need to quickly pivot toward fan comfort, not asses in seats. I think in the last 15 years there was 1 maybe 2 games where you couldn't actually get a ticket. I would be happy with 48k capacity with seat backs in the lower bowl minus student section and maybe the uppers.
I can't imagine that a high percentage of the attendees get the weather forecast from this forum. Unless that thread had different info than all the other sources out there, how much impact could that be, one way or the other?
Complete nonsense. Yes, the record isn’t what we want it to be, but the product is the best it’s been since 2014. Every single game was competitive, and exciting, with the exceptions of Wisconsin and USC. We beat MSU and it’s a small step forward.
The offense took a significant step forward and should be even better next year.
Everyone uses the weather app on their iPhone which is garbage. They see high in the 50s and that’s what they dress for.
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