Neutral Site Games

[The RUT]

Awful awful awful.

If you’re going to do a neutral site game, schedule a name opponent and make it an event.

Mississippi State at Pru? So lame.

Next season make it Duke, UNC, Kansas, Villanova, etc at the Garden or don’t do it at all.

 

[fluoxetine]

Meh I don’t see the issue.

 

[The RUT]

Meh I don’t see the issue.

Were you at the game?

 

[fluoxetine]

Were you at the game?

No.

 

[urbanecane]

What lol. This is the dream neutral court scenario. Someone from miss st should be fired for accepting that game.

 

[RUby RED]

Now 0-4 in our last 4 neutral site games.

Miss St, Princeton, Temple, St. Bona

Low-upside games for the most part. Not to mention it’s unacceptable to not be able to pick up a victory against that group of teams

 

[The RUT]

No.

That’s why you don’t see the issue. Was lame.

 

[bac2therac]

Awful awful awful.

If you’re going to do a neutral site game, schedule a name opponent and make it an event.

Mississippi State at Pru? So lame.

Next season make it Duke, UNC, Kansas, Villanova, etc at the Garden or don’t do it at all.

Bad timing but opponent is just ..its a quad 1 opponent who will make the ncaa tournament

 

[fluoxetine]

That’s why you don’t see the issue. Was lame.

Okay. To be fair I didn’t realize you were complaining about the fan experience at the game, I thought this was more a general scheduling thing. As a TV viewer it was fine, but as you note I cannot comment on the in person fan experience. Carry on.

 

[bac2therac]

Now 0-4 in our last 4 neutral site games.

Miss St, Princeton, Temple, St. Bona

Low-upside games for the most part. Not to mention it’s unacceptable to not be able to pick up a victory against that group of teams

Wrong Miss St is tourney team quad 1..high upside

 

[The RUT]

Bad timing but opponent is just ..its a quad 1 opponent who will make the ncaa tournament

I agree, I don’t think it’s bad from the resume perspective.

It’s bad from the fan engagement standpoint. Was pretty lame IMO

 

[bac2therac]

What lol. This is the dream neutral court scenario. Someone from miss st should be fired for accepting that game.

Exactly...this favored Rutgers big time

 

[The RUT]

Okay. To be fair I didn’t realize you were complaining about the fan experience at the game, I thought this was more a general scheduling thing. As a TV viewer it was fine, but as you note I cannot comment on the in person fan experience. Carry on.

Maybe I should have been more clear, my fault.

Just think if we’re going to do it, make it something people will show up to.

 

[bac2therac]

I agree, I don’t think it’s bad from the resume perspective.

It’s bad from the fan engagement standpoint. Was pretty lame IMO

Did u go..what do u want

 

[RU205]

I was at the game. It was 99.9% RU crowd. Easy in and out of the parking and arena.

I didn’t see any negatives beside the teams play. Couldn’t rebound or make an open jump shot.

 

[NickRU714]

That’s why you don’t see the issue. Was lame.

My friend went down to look for “Gotham Classic” merch and said there was nothing available.

 

[bac2therac]

Maybe I should have been more clear, my fault.

Just think if we’re going to do it, make it something people will show up to.

I agree with this...December 23 is awful date at noon

 

[The RUT]

Did u go..what do u want

I did, which is why I said it was lame lol.

I want neutral site games to be an event RU fans actually show up to. Place was empty

 

[bac2therac]

My friend went down to look for “Gotham Classic” merch and said there was nothing available.

Why would u want that merc

 

[RUby RED]

Wrong Miss St is tourney team quad 1..high upside

“For the most part”

Yes, Miss St was a good pull — as others have said not sure how they agreed to a neutral site game in Jersey

But our history under Pike with neutral site games is a bit perplexing. Playing A-10 and Ivy schools on a neutral court and getting schooled time and time again is embarassing

 

[bac2therac]

I did, which is why I said it was lame lol.

I want neutral site games to be an event RU fans actually show up to. Place was empty

Date and time fail

But opponent checked all boxes

 

[The RUT]

Date and time fail

But opponent checked all boxes

Bac if that game was at the Garden on the same day and time against Duke it would have been packed.

Opponent fail IMO.

Resume standpoint it’s good. Low risk.

 

[The RUT]

Bac if that game was at the Garden on the same day and time against Duke it would have been packed.

Opponent fail IMO.

Resume standpoint it’s good. Low risk.

People didn’t not show up because of date and time.

People didn’t show up because it’s Mississippi State and no one cares about them.

No one cares lol

 

[S.W.A.I.N]

That’s why you don’t see the issue. Was lame.

Was lame bc we we played like ass.

 

[bac2therac]

Bac if that game was at the Garden on the same day and time against Duke it would have been packed.

Opponent fail IMO.

Resume standpoint it’s good. Low risk.

Lol we dont need to play Duke on Xmas weekend

 

[fluoxetine]

People didn’t not show up because of date and time.

People didn’t show up because it’s Mississippi State and no one cares about them.

No one cares lol

I didn’t show up because of date and time.

 

[The RUT]

Was lame bc we we played like ass.

No, place was empty.

 

[bac2therac]

Was lame bc we we played like ass.

This

If RU won the place would be Piscataway North

 

[bac2therac]

No, place was empty.

There were still 4k rutgers fans who would have been loud if the team didnt play like ass

 

[RU205]

Last year everyone said Pike needs to schedule better OOC to get a better resume. He gets a Q1 to travel to NJ for a neutral site game 2 days before Christmas and now people complain?
Nothing wrong with Miss St as the team. Nothing wrong with a Saturday in Dec. if RU wins it’s a great win for the resume.
When they lose people look for crap to complain about.

 

[S.W.A.I.N]

No, place was empty.

No, it wasn’t.

 

[The RUT]

No, it wasn’t.

lol I should have taken pics…

 

[The RUT]

There were still 4k rutgers fans who would have been loud if the team didnt play like ass

4k fans is nothing bac, come on now

 

[ChipBanks89]

Arena was fine, 5k+ fans 95%+ Rutgers. If we played duke or unc we would have had 10m fans half of them for the bad guys, and we would have lost by 40. We are not a tournament team right now. I saw Myles and Geo after the game, we certainly could have used both of them. It was a neutral site game 40 minutes from campus, incredible missed opportunity for a quad 1 win against a likely tournament team. Plenty of blame to go around today, venue was not one of the reasons we lost though.

 

[hinson32]

People didn’t not show up because of date and time.

People didn’t show up because it’s Mississippi State and no one cares about them.

No one cares lol

Is it crazy to think Rutgers fans should show up to see Rutgers? We are a small time fan base. It is what it is.

 

[The RUT]

Is it crazy to think Rutgers fans should show up to see Rutgers? We are a small time fan base. It is what it is.

When I went to the Iowa vs RU football game, I ended up going to an Iowa women’s wrestling match the day after.

That crowd was larger than what we had today.

It’s inexcusable.

 

[King of S]

Now 0-4 in our last 4 neutral site games.

Miss St, Princeton, Temple, St. Bona

Low-upside games for the most part. Not to mention it’s unacceptable to not be able to pick up a victory against that group of teams

Yup, we suck away from the RAC.

 

[Nycrusupporter]

Maybe I should have been more clear, my fault.

Just think if we’re going to do it, make it something people will show up to.

This is what you are going to get when you wait to the last minute to schedule a neutral site game against a relatively good opponent. If you want a Blue Blood at the Garden you need to start planning at least a couple years in advance. Everyone wants those games.

 

[MCKnight2004]

This game was a result of scheduling Princeton using the Gazelle group, they were able to get RU a second neutral site game. It turned out to be a diaster. From our play, to the crowd and attendance as a whole.

its sad that there Was barely 5 thousand people there when everyone says how hard it’s Become to see RU at Jersey Mikes. Real program steps up and at least fills the lower bowl, date aside.

 

[bac2therac]

lol stop criticizing attendance....5100 is fine for a shitty time and not in the RU area and on christmas weekend.

the bigger issue is Pikes insistence to avoid playing games like these