Yes, I did drive all around Busch and Livingston and no signs of any flooding by 2-3 pm, but that was true pretty much anywhere not close to a stream/river (and some spots with very poor drainage).
My trip around RU Stadium, tailgating lots, campus roads etc (w/pix)...
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When I worked on the Newark campus our facilities director had a term for doing the best you could with scarce funds “acceptably seedy”
Wouldn't it make sense that the lots are in the best shape in awhile given that they took no real wear and tear last fall?
Even back then Yellow lot was the place to be.
We’ve come a loooong way.
That turf farm hosts multiple soccer tournaments a year. It’s really cool to watch them “harvest?” the turf. They use a machine that cuts it and rolls it. An 18 wheeler follows along and when the truck is loaded up it drives away and the next one pulls up.
Yellow lot representing back in the day!
We’ve come a loooong way.
I wonder how things are looking now around the stadium and local roadways (River Rd, 18, etc)? Crest levels should be falling throughout the day and relatively normalized by tomorrow morning.
What year? I remember a tree in the corner of the NW end zone being there in the mid-late 1980s?
We’ve come a loooong way.
Looks like nobody got the e-mail or saw the tweet to arrive early and wear red to the game? 😀
Plenty of parking back then. Our field of dreams.
We’ve come a loooong way.
CREEPY CRIME SCENE PHOTOS-please take these ugly things downSome of the grass lots are nice...other are just mowed weeds. They do get very worn out at the end of the season.
I only made 2 trips to Penn St and one of them we parked in a muddy field pretty close to the stadium. That was probably pre-B1G for them.
We’ve come a loooong way.
That is an awesome Old Rutgers Stadium postcard. Thanks for sharing! Nice see the before and after.
@beaced where are you sitting? 🙂
We’ve come a loooong way.
Any updates? Last I could tell, it looked like route 18 didn't have any water, but was still closed. I could see the road was very dirty, but looked fine otherwise.
In my recliner,in my bedroom,inSunrise Fl.Wish that I were up at the RU Stadium.Not even sure that I can get the game down here.Hate to miss watching us Destroy them.
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They were wearing white shirts, ties and fedoras back then! Or varsity letter sweaters. Boola-boola and all that!
Can someone help the man out… @Tango Two send him the link to help @beaced find the game on TV in Florida.
Maybe @RutgersRaRa can help you too.
***EDIT*** Found it...
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Just type in your zip code and service provider, @beaced and this should help you out.
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Also for those coming from Hillsborough, Amwell Rd over the canal is now opened through Millstone and beyond
Thanks! Have friends coming from there.
Funny I can get on it (514) here in Ringoes and take it all the way into NB as it turns into Hamilton Ave on campus.
Google Maps has been pretty accurate so far, and now has River Road completely open from 287 to Highland Park, with a couple of closures until midnight in Bound Brook. For 18, it still lists a few closures "reopening at midnight."
I mentioned that in another thread…it’s why I prefer to park on grass as it feels more “collegey” if you know what I mean.
Everything is open in the area (except Weston Canal Rd) - nice to see on Google Maps...time for some long missed tailgating and football - Go RU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
those lots are red shale with little topsoil. ages and ahes ago, before there was yurcak and the fenced in fields, there was plenty if level areas with decent grass and the more sparse/thin grass areas were not the majority. The best grassy areas were taken for athletic fieds and even the new buildings. If you reseeded everything with new topsoil you have to keep people/cars out for a year or more and work in great drainage.
fox sports app plus a login to an account with a cable company that gets foxsports. also.. the app has a 1 hour "preview" for guests
It was perfect for it's time.Season Tix ZZ on the 45 yd line.Could and did go in and run the steps whenever you wanted to.Less than 15 minutes from home.Easy parking for a buck.Won a lot of games there when Frank Burns was HC.
We’ve come a loooong way.
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