Purdue game is sold out

[bac2therac]

I think part of the issue was the sheer ridiculous of 22 home games...thats alot of games to put on a season ticket holders lap...I get the 9 conference home games but all 13 non conference games were played at home

 

[G- RUnit]

The people who complain 7 p.m. starts are too early will complain 9 p.m. is too late.

Simply, some people would rather make excuses not to attend than find reasons to attend.

Of course those fans would also be correct. There is a reason that for the last 30 years pre B1G most RU games during the week were at 7:30 p.m.

Some fans can not fathom that 7:00 or 9:00 games while fun for TV are difficult for those in person.

 

[zebnatto]

That's pretty funny :)

Purdue?

 

[BigLou]

I'm going to make a wild assumption that you live pretty, pretty close to the RAC so I'm not sure you would have an appreciation for what kind of aggravation some of us endure to get to the RAC from home/work by 7:00 in this state. I am an absolute diehard obviously and now have an option to work from home when I need to which is pretty much a requirement for me to make these 7:00 games now. I can easily see how a less dedicated fan, especially one that isn't already a season ticket holder, would just stick to weekend games. I know because some of them are my friends. I actually like the 9:00 games because of the aforementioned traffic aggravation. And I actually have time to eat something before I get to the RAC.

Agree.
I live in New Providence and can get to the RAC on a weeknight in about 30 minutes - not bad. However I work in Fairfield and if I leave at 5 PM I am looking at an aggravating ride of almost 90 minutes. I have a lot of flexibility in my work schedule - example - the day of the Wisconsin game I was at a client in Middllesex and for the Iowa game I worked near home. Now I will make whatever effort is necessary to get to a Big Ten game but those early season cupcake games were absolutely brutal in terms of getting from my office to work. We actually need fewer non conference home games next year. The surplus of games makes a fan pick and choose which games he will attend.

 

[Russ Wood]

Purdue?

:clap::clap::clap:

I thought it was pretty obvious since I asked the question in a Purdue related thread. Apparently not tho...

 

[zebnatto]

:clap::clap::clap:

I thought it was pretty obvious since I asked the question in a Purdue related thread. Apparently not tho...

Yup. And I think they're the best team we've played.

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

Purdue will bring a ton of fans

 

[rulaw87]

Is it dollar hot dog night? That pulls in at least a couple thousand more right? Buns included for the first 250 fans!

 

[hoquat63]

Purdue will bring a ton of fans

If the average Purdue fan weighs 200 pounds a ton of fans = 10 people

 

[bac2therac]

Purdue will bring a ton of fans

not a ton but there will be more of them there than people think but I am really not excited about playing them..they are a buzzsaw and not a good matchup at all