RU season ticket holders selling to Ohio State fans
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That's good for you. But not fair to judge the typical RU season ticket holder. Vast majority are long time RU supporters who attend most games. If they want to sell tix for a game they cannot or choose not to attend then so be it. It's up to RU to get consistently good and market the program so people want to come and support RU. And part of my point here was this: why should a season ticket holder not sell their tix on stub or geek when Rutgers is perfectly willing to sell sideline seats directly to the visiting fans and also via seat geek. RU is absolutely selling to the enemy every day via both methods. Don't blame the fans who support the progrm when the mother ship is leading the charge.
Prior to 2014 I had no problem giving extra tickets to RU fans or finding someone to come to a game. Since 2015 I can’t give away my tickets. My tailgating group actually significantly decreased in size from 2016 to 2022. 2023 is the first year the group is starting to grow again.
Tickets, parking, RFund, NIL all cost money and if you can’t make a game I don’t blame anyone for selling on the open market.
Team needs to keep getting better and it will build the fan base up.
Tickets, parking, RFund, NIL all cost money and if you can’t make a game I don’t blame anyone for selling on the open market.
Team needs to keep getting better and it will build the fan base up.
Was just going to comment the same thing. The OSU fans around us were great. Considerate and well behaved. We had good interactions with them. I was surprised but not surprised since I work with a lot of OSU grads/fans at work (at a Cincinnati area office). They know I am the Rutgers guy but they all tell me there are rooting for us. That is a big difference to all the Michigan fans I used to work with.
Likewise! Hope you were able to catch up on your sleep with the time change last night.
Actually for the most part it was the same with us, although farther down the row there was a younger group who got obnoxious once or twice, but no biggie with that. Not like last year's Nebraska game, perhaps the worst game our group has had to endure in our seats ever.
When you say “RU fans” here, did you mean to say “local NJ college sports fans” or “local folks who have casual interest in Rutgers”?
I have a group of friends who range from die hard to casual. Our group was 2 yesterday. Small sample size, but it sounds like we're representative of the larger fanbase.
I knew I was having back surgery and listed mine on our site two whole months early. One potential buyer over two months. One can only do so much.
There were thousands of tickets available from Rutgers on both seat geek and sk.com where anyone could buy them.
I was not able to make NW or VT. I just ate the tickets.
The cost of tickets and everything else- parking, tailgating, time- is so much. Do people really need the money from one game?
The cost of tickets and everything else- parking, tailgating, time- is so much. Do people really need the money from one game?
I know some good people that are Michigan fans but as college football fans they are arrogant aholes.
Everyone should be happy that people still buy season tickets.
If they want to sell tickets.. for whatever reason.. to whoever will pay the best price.. that's on Rutgers for not having created a program and atmosphere where season ticket holders would almost NEVER do this.. an environment where there'd be many, many Rutgers fans ready to buy those tickets that a Rutgers season ticket-holder cannot use for any given game.
Accept this and move on and hope it gets better.
If they want to sell tickets.. for whatever reason.. to whoever will pay the best price.. that's on Rutgers for not having created a program and atmosphere where season ticket holders would almost NEVER do this.. an environment where there'd be many, many Rutgers fans ready to buy those tickets that a Rutgers season ticket-holder cannot use for any given game.
Accept this and move on and hope it gets better.
The ones around me were “shocked” at the prices. LOL
Should be a $2 upcharge per beverage when wearing opposing fan gear at purchase 🤗
Nope. I admittedly didn't go to all extremes to give it away. But amongst the people I know personally, nobody had any interest. Besides our core fanbase, pretty much nobody cares about RU football, even we are 6-2 and the #1 team in the country is coming to town. It will get better as we continue to progress.
I really think this is a case of “to each his own.”
I don’t sell my Rutgers tickets because I sit with friends (so I don’t want to have opposing fans in my seats) and the tix don’t cost me much.
Does that make me a good person?
I have sold Jets tickets on StubHub. I didn’t have anyone to go the Eagles game with so I sold them (probably to Eagles fans).
Does that make me a bad person?
I don’t sell my Rutgers tickets because I sit with friends (so I don’t want to have opposing fans in my seats) and the tix don’t cost me much.
Does that make me a good person?
I have sold Jets tickets on StubHub. I didn’t have anyone to go the Eagles game with so I sold them (probably to Eagles fans).
Does that make me a bad person?
Let’s criticize people selling tickets but give a huge pass to 99% who shit on donating to the NIL. The coaches are asking for all to get involved but no let’s talk about how real die hards eat their tickets and never sell them.
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Wrong. Obviously a schmuck trying to score some money and the worst type of “fan”.
Yes, 2x...one for being a Jet fan and two for helping out an Eagles one. 🙂
you can donate the ticket(s) to your local police or fire department ...also i heard from someone else you can call the RU ticket office and they can donate the tickets for you on your behalf...(i believe or give you a contact that is looking for donations) . or email your youth football club...
Frankly some people like the ease of selling on the secondary market as opposed on message boards or facebook marketplace. i may be the minority but their ticket their choice...doesnt make them any less a fan..
havent most of us been to a professional sports event where opposing teams are also represented?
Frankly some people like the ease of selling on the secondary market as opposed on message boards or facebook marketplace. i may be the minority but their ticket their choice...doesnt make them any less a fan..
havent most of us been to a professional sports event where opposing teams are also represented?
Slept from 7:30PM to 8:30 AM. 14 hours.Likewise! Hope you were able to catch up on your sleep with the time change last night.
The last few yrs of my seats Ash yrs couldnt give my tickets away
My brother-in-law retired PD gets great tickets to concerts, sporting events anything by peeps donating to 1st responders. He scored front row in Yankee Dugout twice. Tickets are inthink $15 for up to 4 tickets that's $15 for all 4 tickets combined
I need to aquire your ability to fall asleep at any moment. I could use more sleep!
