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Non-Conference Duals 2024-25

That’s a weird decision. Only 3000 seats and it’s all bleacher seating. It’s a cool arena for what it is but should not be hosting 2 major D1 programs.
 
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bigmatt718 said:
Should've been at Boardwalk Hall in AC IMO. And no Rider this year? Did they get sick of us kicking their asses?
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Not sure why they bailed but Rider is probably going to be down this year. Koehler, Kinner both graduated, and Klinsky will be taking a redshirt year. Alvarez transfers in but who knows what he is anymore. Only real decent wrestlers they have besides that are Szuba and Washleski.
 
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SCNJ said:
Not sure why they bailed but Rider is probably going to be down this year. Koehler, Kinner both graduated, and Klinsky will be taking a redshirt year. Alvarez transfers in but who knows what he is anymore. Only real decent wrestlers they have besides that are Szuba and Washleski.
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Rider planning on Szuba redshirting also this coming season.
 
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Not a fan of wrestling NCST in TR. Was that the only way they'd wrestle us? That match should be at the RAC. Really disappointing.
 
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Not a fan of wrestling NCST in TR. Was that the only way they'd wrestle us? That match should be at the RAC. Really disappointing.
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Goodale lives in TR and his kids went to North so I’m willing to bet the powers that be in that town made some sort of deal with him.
 
wngarbarini said:
No this is a Popolizio event. They are paying us NIL $$$ to hold the event there. If anyone wants to match what they are paying us to NIL Dcott would look into changing it to Jersey Mikes!
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Interesting. The arena isn’t cheap to rent out and I know TR schools have serious budget issues so this will probably make them some money. Wonder why he’d want it at the small venue.
 
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No this is a Popolizio event. They are paying us NIL $$$ to hold the event there. If anyone wants to match what they are paying us to NIL Dcott would look into changing it to Jersey Mikes!
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Bill I’m missing something here. Popolizio is the NC State coach. What exactly does “Popolizio event” mean? The arena is now called RWJ Barnabas arena so there is also that connection to Rutgers although it may just be a convenient coincidence.
 
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DUForever said:
Bill I’m missing something here. Popolizio is the NC State coach. What exactly does “Popolizio event” mean? The arena is now called RWJ Barnabas arena so there is also that connection to Rutgers although it may just be a convenient coincidence.
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It is his brother(lives in NY), who runs the Journeymen duals and the journeyman individual tournaments in the Lehigh valley. He is a master promoter and his events do well. He is probably cutting RU a nice check to have the match in TR.
 
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ScarletGrapfan said:
It is his brother(lives in NY), who runs the Journeymen duals and the journeyman individual tournaments in the Lehigh valley. He is a master promoter and his events do well. He is probably cutting RU a nice check to have the match in TR.
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Thanks for the clarification. I hope that our season ticket holders get a chance for early purchase! The Asbury Park Press does a great job covering Rutgers wrestling and hopefully that translates to robust ticket sales.
 
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biochemist01 said:
How many home duals are there going to be this year, only 6? Geez.
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Yeah, that blows. 18 matches and only 6 home, so much for the RAC atmosphere. We'll be scouring the internet for Rutgers Wrestling content. Let's hope another Stanford doesn't occur.
 
People bitch about needing to recruit outside of NJ and then complain about the amount of away matches.

It's all part of the plan.
 
njsportsphan said:
People bitch about needing to recruit outside of NJ and then complain about the amount of away matches.

It's all part of the plan.
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Um, no. We're not complaining about the number of away matches. We're complaining about the number of home duals. 1) Season tickets are priced for the season, not for the number of home duals. It's the same price no matter how many duals. Same with the parking season pass. 2) While I might go to Princeton or Rider for a Rutgers dual, and will go to the Prudential Center or MSG for a Rutgers dual, I am not going to go to Kent St. or Clarion for a Rutgers dual. Why did season ticket numbers go down last year? I assume the downward trend may continue this year.

And I don't want to hear that "no one wants to wrestle at the RAC". BS. Does Iowa have problems with filling out their home schedule? PSU? Either of the two OSUs? Please.
 
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People bitch about needing to recruit outside of NJ and then complain about the amount of away matches.

It's all part of the plan.
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Dude it would be like football having 3 home games, 1 neutral site played at Yankee stadium and 8 away. Fans would go nuts. The media would be asking if our AD had his head up his ass while making the schedule.
 
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If it truly is only six home matches at the RAC, there is no question that’s a problem. I think it was two years ago. We had four or five and that definitely helped to diminish season tickets sales.
 
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rubigtimenow said:
If it truly is only six home matches at the RAC, there is no question that’s a problem. I think it was two years ago. We had four or five and that definitely helped to diminish season tickets sales.
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We've fallen to 9th in attendance after being Top 5 for years. A combination of plateauing mediocrity and a lack of home matches have started to show in the declining ticket sale rates.
 
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bigmatt718 said:
We've fallen to 9th in attendance after being Top 5 for years. A combination of plateauing mediocrity and a lack of home matches have started to show in the declining ticket sale rates.
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www.nationalwrestlingmedia.com

Hawkeyes tops again in Division I men’s wrestling home attendance

X: @MediaWrestle | FB: fb.com/nationalwrestlingmedia New Brighton, MINNESOTA – After selling out another home schedule at the famed Carver-Hawkeye Arena, it’s no surprise that for the 1…
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rubigtimenow said:
If it truly is only six home matches at the RAC, there is no question that’s a problem. I think it was two years ago. We had four or five and that definitely helped to diminish season tickets sales.
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It was 4 home duals two years ago, all 4 in conference. The athletic department gave us a credit for last season's season tickets because of only having 4 home duals the season before.
 
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www.nationalwrestlingmedia.com

Hawkeyes tops again in Division I men’s wrestling home attendance

X: @MediaWrestle | FB: fb.com/nationalwrestlingmedia New Brighton, MINNESOTA – After selling out another home schedule at the famed Carver-Hawkeye Arena, it’s no surprise that for the 1…
www.nationalwrestlingmedia.com
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Besides psu and Ohio St. I have never seen more than 400 fans at a Michigan home meet. Where I'm really surprised is we out draw Nebraska. Nebraska's a perennial Top 10 with nothing in the State to do except Cornhusker sports, while we're lucky to crack the Top 10 once in a blue moon and we still out draw them.
 
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Why wouldn't Journeymen hold this at the RAC over TR? Is that not an option? You'd get a ton more fans/tickets and it's a much better venue. Is there a rule against that or did NCST not want to wrestle at the RAC?
 
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