RU Trying to Schedule Game at Yankee Stadium
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Ughh. I can tell Ash/Hobbs right now that I would gladly sell my tickets to that game to an opposing teams fans. Yankee stadium is a miserable place to watch a football game for 90% of the fans. Why would we even consider giving up a home game to play there. The idea sucks, its bad enough when we have to play there in bowl games.
Don't do it, Pat!!! Please!!!
“We want to look at maybe bringing a game here and announcing that sometime down the road,” Hobbs said. “I would love to. We’ll work on it and hopefully we can work that out. It would be great.”
“We want to look at maybe bringing a game here and announcing that sometime down the road,” Hobbs said. “I would love to. We’ll work on it and hopefully we can work that out. It would be great.”
Horrible venue. Horrible idea. This isn't 1946 and Rutgers isn't Army.
And I thought Hobbs would bring fresh ideas to Rutgers.
And I thought Hobbs would bring fresh ideas to Rutgers.
Let's start by the Yankees playing a Spring training exhibition game where they host Rutgers baseball in Florida. Many teams do similar things (Red Sox and BC, for instance). This suggestion by our AD is truly the first idea he's had that I am completely against. We can't even reliably get Rutgers football and basketball scores mentioned in the NYC broadcast TV sports reports. Let's break that ice first.
Good god, I hope not. It would never be a home game for us, just like Giants Stadium was never home for us.
The writer cites the fact that we played games at Giants Stadium in the past, completely ignoring the fact that the only reason we did so was to meet the required average attendance standard of 30K for Division 1A teams.
The writer cites the fact that we played games at Giants Stadium in the past, completely ignoring the fact that the only reason we did so was to meet the required average attendance standard of 30K for Division 1A teams.
I particularly enjoyed the quote from Ash that it seems like a pretty nice place to watch a cold weather game -- from a suite, anyway. :clap:
I would be against it for the most part. If it was a really unexciting matchup, I wouldn't have a problem with it (I.e Howard, Norfolk State, Army). It would give me a change of pace and give me a reason to go into the city and hang with some friends there. It'd probably also be best for the athletic department to get some more exposure and maybe get some funding from different avenues and people.
Farking idea will never die. I view this as a severe devaluation of the value of my season tickets. He's essentially stealing 15% of the value of my purchase.
It better not be a conference game.
It better not be a conference game.
If you are against it like I am, take a minute to send an email. I just did.
All around HORRIBLE experiences at Yankee Stadium for RU games. Bad for fans, unsafe for players.
It better not be a conference game. Maybe if we schedule a game against Temple or UConn or Syracuse, it might be tolerable.
Dumb.
I've been to almost every home game the past 9 years, both the bowl games at Yankee stadium and go to 1-2 away games every year but I would definitely skip this one.
There's nothing original or cool about playing in Yankee stadium.
I've been to almost every home game the past 9 years, both the bowl games at Yankee stadium and go to 1-2 away games every year but I would definitely skip this one.
There's nothing original or cool about playing in Yankee stadium.
Never again. Please no more games there. I do not even want to go back for a Pinstripe Bowl.
I dont mind at game at Yankee statdium,though not my first choice over High Point.. I think we have been lucky to this point that B10 hasnt pushed a Michigan or PSU, OSU vrs Rutgers 'home game' to be moved onto Met Life or Yankee stadium..
Generally I think it's a bad idea. About the only arrangement I could live with is if Army is put permanently on the schedule and all the games are played in Yankee Stadium. They do meet the requirement of being a D-1 team. That way it's only the loss of a home game half the time.
"Standing behind home plate at the home of the 27-time World Series champions before throwing out a first pitch Tuesday night, Rutgers athletics director Pat Hobbs said he is open to the possibility of moving a football home game to the Bronx.
“We want to look at maybe bringing a game here........ "
Good lord...what is he supposed to say? "Standing behind home plate, Pay Hobbs said he'd rather Yankee stadium burn down to a pile of ashes than ever consider playing a game for a lot of money here..."
Relax.
“We want to look at maybe bringing a game here........ "
Good lord...what is he supposed to say? "Standing behind home plate, Pay Hobbs said he'd rather Yankee stadium burn down to a pile of ashes than ever consider playing a game for a lot of money here..."
Relax.
Please God No.
We buy season tickets to be at OUR stadium in Piscataway.
No Home games at Yankee Stadium.
No Home games at MetLife.
No.
We buy season tickets to be at OUR stadium in Piscataway.
No Home games at Yankee Stadium.
No Home games at MetLife.
No.
He could've said we'd be open to the idea of playing a neutral site game there if the payday was right. He should not be open at all to moving a home game there, it shouldn't even be a maybe. I pay for my season tickets to go to games at our stadium, not the Bronx to a stadium that sucks for football games.
Some fans won't like it for obvious reasons but from a marketing stand point, this will help further solidified our claim as the New York home team.
maybe some fans would like to go back to playing home games vrs SMU and Uconn in AAC vrs B10 conference? SMH..WE are the newcommers in B10 and if the B10 wants us to play a home game at Metlife or Yankee stadium every few years ..big deal.These are
probably same people that tell other fans to sit down during a big play.. same ones posting and complaining now..
probably same people that tell other fans to sit down during a big play.. same ones posting and complaining now..
He's just being a gracious guest. Of course he's open to the idea. Then when he sees the lost revenue amount he can kindly tell them "no thanks" from his office.
Awful! Pinstripe Bowl twice was awful enough! RU player ripping up knee on shoddy turf vrs Army. Please never again!!!!
Uh, no.
How many games has Northwestern been pushed to Solider Field?
Again...uh, no. This one is even worse.
Yes.
The guy is silky smooth. This is what you say to get invited back by your host.
But I DO like the idea of the Baseball team playing in Tampa at Stienbrenner Field on their southern swing. That is genius if it happens. And this is coming from a Met fan.
Again, not what the man was quoted as saying.
50/50 split for something like this...maybe. And the price still has to be right for it to work for US.
GIVE ME ONE REASON WHY THE POWERS AT BE WOULD DO THIS???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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