Exactly. It's for those who don't tailgate or families with younger children who want to enjoy and appreciate a little extra on gameday.
Game day ops and experience, Iowa edition
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This is how I remember it being done when they first introduced the train horn during I believe the 2007 season and for years after until recently...
Agree that the "boardwalk" is a good addition to the pregame experience...
But speaking of this - did this guy (PJ Mullen) really take credit for this by saying it took a year to get permits approved, etc? It took a FULL YEAR for Rutgers to close a street on its OWN CAMPUS? Believe me I know things take time and that there are multiple moving parts to coordinate something like this, but come on... Guy sounds like a BS artist.
But speaking of this - did this guy (PJ Mullen) really take credit for this by saying it took a year to get permits approved, etc? It took a FULL YEAR for Rutgers to close a street on its OWN CAMPUS? Believe me I know things take time and that there are multiple moving parts to coordinate something like this, but come on... Guy sounds like a BS artist.
Where'd you hear that it took a year to get permits and close a street? We literally had this boardwalk concept with food trucks and other things during the Flood years in the exact same location. The current version is better but come on...
I'm confused. What took a year to get permits and close a street? We literally had this boardwalk concept with food trucks and other things, with the street closed, during the Flood years in the exact same location. The current version is better but come on...
Just took my survey and let them know exactly how I feel.
I was not kind.
I was not kind.
Sweet Caroline is a woosie song, and NOT a song for a football game. There are wayyy too many energy pumping songs that are great for football, and way too many awesome jeRsey songs, many of them listed here. Sweet Caroline stinks for football.
What does that have to do with fixing the game day experience and ops? Why do people have a problem with constructive feedback and requests to provide a better experience? That's not complaining.
Come on! That’s ridiculous! If you can’t understand why FPS is a bad thing for the stadium environment, I don’t know what to tell you. The Big Ten is all about Class, and that chant is anything but. FPS is anything but and doesn’t belong in the stadium. Bands play the opponents fight song in their stadium.
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Not mention that FPS is a lame chant. Unimaginative and we don't beat them in football...ever.
Complaining about the chant is juvenile.
Did people cover their kids' ears when hockey fans chanted "Potvin sucks"?
Of all the things for our "big donors" to complain about, jeez.
I think most people don't want to be deafened by that horn.
I think the problem here is not understanding that the students like having a real rival with a culture that would be anathema to them- and many younger alumni.
I doubt Ohio State would try to outgun chanting about Michigan with a blaring horn.
Penn State "fan experience" guy seems to be working somewhat.. but have @Leonard23 be his boss.
There have been food trucks along scarlet knight way at every game since 2014. The boardwalk is good marketing, and the addition of rides is nice, but it’s not exactly new to close that street.
That leads to another question.. doesn't this guy have anything to do on gameday? Spending 30 minutes in a single conversation? (I don't really care as most people seem pleased.. but I do find it oddly interesting).
The lights are cool, but badly aimed. Several of them appear to be focused directly on the lower rows of the stands on the opposite side of the field. There were least 4 that were right in my eyes. This is unnecessary.
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I remember the horn only being used after big runs when it was first introduced.
The lower level concessions were a complete disaster esp by sections 129-126. Closed before halftime! Long lines elsewhere.
Interesting. I'm on that side and hadn't heard or seen that from the people I was with that went to the concession stands right before and after halftime. Any idea why? I saw someone posted something about a leak and maybe even some rowdy fans and an altercation?
Train horn should be blown to mark the start of the game, the start of the 2nd half, and the end of the game. That’s it.
I thought the school put together a group of people to provide fan feedback on game days? Is that still happening?
I thought the school put together a group of people to provide fan feedback on game days? Is that still happening?
The Wisconsin students chant “eat shit” and “fvck you” at each other in the middle of the game lol.
Al. I have been in all but 2 SEC stadiums and all but 3 B1G stadiums and each fan base has similar chants. Many in the SEC have multiple student lead cheers that would make the fps chant seem pedestrian. All you have to do is listen the LSU band play neck which our band has introduced to their repertoire. LSU band and Fans sing neck. This is a chant that I have seen everyone from a 15 to a 75 year old chant. Not my preference but it’s a tradition they have had for many years.
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Kind of reminds me of back when we played basketball at the College Ave gym (known as the Barn). When disagreeing with a ref call the students would chant "Bull S**t". Remember during the final four run the school tried to get us to stop due to tv coverage. Didn't work then.
Interesting side note of games in the Barn. Cheer loud enough the building itself would shake and paint chips would fall down from the ceiling. Would have to stop the game to sweep the court.
Interesting side note of games in the Barn. Cheer loud enough the building itself would shake and paint chips would fall down from the ceiling. Would have to stop the game to sweep the court.
This +1,000,000
Even Ash didn't try to get rid of the cannon. Actually he might not have known it was there because we didn't score much.
Just before the half I attempted to get a soda behind 128/129. Concession stand closed.
walked to the stand behind 122? Also closed.
Many kiosks selling beer were open, as was the burger grill kiosk behind 130, but all had very long lines and while some of these had a soda fridge, the lines at these were too long for me.
Eventually I walked up to
The upper deck and found an open concession stand with no line. All they had was cookies and soda, which I purchased.
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😬 Hopefully, they fix that. Nothing should be closed unless there was an issue like flooding.
There was something on the board during the off-season about a new sewer line to be built from the stadium down sutphen to the main trunk line under Johnson Park.
The main convo was about eminent domain being used to take the private properties on river rd where sutphen rd meets it.
but with these flooding reports I wonder if the new sewer line is indeed needed sooner than later.
The main convo was about eminent domain being used to take the private properties on river rd where sutphen rd meets it.
but with these flooding reports I wonder if the new sewer line is indeed needed sooner than later.
Ummm you know how to fix how they look at us right? Win! It’s really that simple!
when a team owns a 29-2 all time record vs us, YES! We are going to get looked at as ‘less than’. And guess what? Justifiably so! But you know what changes that narrative? Actually beating them! I can promise you there isn’t a fan base in the country who wouldn’t look at an opponent as ‘less than’ owning a 29-2 all time record vs them. Actually getting upset about that is a level of Butthurt that is embarrassing
29-2 would suggest they are not a ‘real rival’.
we can’t just make a rivalry up because we want one. Penn state does not respect us, their fans could care less about Rutgers. It’s a pretty sad ‘rivalry’ when only one side cares and that same side always loses…
I rec'd a fan experience questionaire.
Gave the Boardwalk and new lights a thumbs up. Fireworks are fine. Said the marching band should play more.
Gave the piped in music and train horn a thumbs down saying it's just too much.
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There are other sports besides football and other things it's based on then sports.
They would tell you their "rival" is OSU which unless it's cover up based isn't reality
Years ago the cannon was used for this…a countdown.
As for the second part, I think they did away with that awhile ago.
on the entrance, I'd like to see a bit more of a pause from schiano/team at the opening of the tunnel before they actually run out. They used to always do that (jumping/getting psyched up for 20-30 seconds then running), but feel like in recent games its been almost immediate---appearing then running out.
cell/wifi service - first time where we couldnt even get the R app to work to pull up parking pass or tickets. Had to go to will call to get printed tix for game. Text messages werent going through from yellow lot (on dataplan). Tried connecting to wifi in the stadium and it would go on for abit then stop and id have to re-login to it numerous times. I imagine going into league play with more in attendance this will be the norm.
re: the food trucks - id imagine some of the trucks could depending on item cook much more in advance and then heat continually+finish them off upon order------i mean look at the steak sandwich spots in philly----lines are super long but take 5-10 min tops and you've ordered and got your food. Which are the trucks that have the mega lines/waits (food wise)?
entering the stadium - specific to the gate E/open fence door entry. The lines get pretty backed up to the point that the 2 entry spot lines blend into each other and cause gridlock and many dont even realize which direction they're going in. On top of which that blur gets heightened because you have one large mass of people but they're not in a position to move over to a bag/no bag line. I think some of that could be alleviated pretty easily with some dividers or something to delineate the diff paths to take.
Separately, they still havent resolved a handicap-friendly way for people to get from the riverroad side to the fan activities on other end by blue/yellow lots. Maybe have a cart going up/down that hill taking people from RR to scarlet lot who can't get up the hill otherwise? Maybe have a shuttle that you can take from one side to the other? Maybe have shuttle from train or college ave do double stops at river road and other side vs just 1 spot?
Overall i feel like the pre-game vibe has improved though.
cell/wifi service - first time where we couldnt even get the R app to work to pull up parking pass or tickets. Had to go to will call to get printed tix for game. Text messages werent going through from yellow lot (on dataplan). Tried connecting to wifi in the stadium and it would go on for abit then stop and id have to re-login to it numerous times. I imagine going into league play with more in attendance this will be the norm.
re: the food trucks - id imagine some of the trucks could depending on item cook much more in advance and then heat continually+finish them off upon order------i mean look at the steak sandwich spots in philly----lines are super long but take 5-10 min tops and you've ordered and got your food. Which are the trucks that have the mega lines/waits (food wise)?
entering the stadium - specific to the gate E/open fence door entry. The lines get pretty backed up to the point that the 2 entry spot lines blend into each other and cause gridlock and many dont even realize which direction they're going in. On top of which that blur gets heightened because you have one large mass of people but they're not in a position to move over to a bag/no bag line. I think some of that could be alleviated pretty easily with some dividers or something to delineate the diff paths to take.
Separately, they still havent resolved a handicap-friendly way for people to get from the riverroad side to the fan activities on other end by blue/yellow lots. Maybe have a cart going up/down that hill taking people from RR to scarlet lot who can't get up the hill otherwise? Maybe have a shuttle that you can take from one side to the other? Maybe have shuttle from train or college ave do double stops at river road and other side vs just 1 spot?
Overall i feel like the pre-game vibe has improved though.
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