RU vs Maryland Football/Wrestling Doubleheader @ Yankee Stadium
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Ladies and Gentlemen, my name is Paul Heyman and I'm the advocate for Rutgers Wrestling.
No question it's great for wrestling. Most are looking at it from the football point of view (roughly 30k season tickets vs roughly 1k for wrestling).
Biggest gripe is that we want to attend home games at our home venue.
If this was a neutral site game or even say the following year we were doing the same thing in Philly or even Baltimore with MD as the home team, MUCH more positive reaction.
How is it great for recruiting? Rutgers will not be able to host any recruits at the game due to NCAA regulations. That means one less weekend for requits to visit. It was novel or unique about 10 years ago. People aren't going to tune in because it a baseball stadium because it happens all the times these days.
If wrestling is before it will be closer to 2 hours before. Most teams begin warm up 1:30 before kick off. Maybe if wrestling is after you can have things set up in 30 or 45 minutes while teams warm up inside. In reality how many people want to be outside in November for 6-7 hours? Especially if your not a wrestling fan.
I love the idea of also having the match there. Don't know why people are so butthurt, but this is a great marketing tool and a chance to spend all day for all things RU. I know my group is pumped.
"Ticket information for the "Big Ten Battle in the Bronx" is still to be announced. Season ticket holders will receive priority consideration for the exclusive event, which will be included in season ticket packages."
It does not actually say it is a required ticket for season holders....Because it says "priority consideration" I read it as if we chose to, we will have the opportunity to purchase before general public.....But WTF do I know, maybe that is just wishful thinking....
It does not actually say it is a required ticket for season holders....Because it says "priority consideration" I read it as if we chose to, we will have the opportunity to purchase before general public.....But WTF do I know, maybe that is just wishful thinking....
Rutgers will simply have to know how to market it. I know it is a small sampling but there were people on here last year who were going to attend an event for the first time simply because they learned that Rutgers was actually good. If RU starts a campaign with a NJ football kid and Ash (or them as well as a NYC kid from each sport) with both/all asking for their support I think it could be great. Also, the wrestling coach/team/Ash can use it as a big time opportunity to let RU alum and fans know that they have a wrestling program, it's pretty damn good and here's your chance to see it. I would expect that this also gets a warm reception from Maryland fans as everything will be right in the city.
I was thinking the same thing. However, I have a feeling the may treat this like an NFL preseason game where you are required to purchase the tickets. I hope I am wrong.
I read it as RU season tix holders will get first crack at seats, but it's absolutely going to be part of the season tix package. I don't see any reason why the Rutgers front ticket office wouldn't make it this way.
Funny, because I read about women's soccer on here and WVB on my own home board. More RU fans should care about it because it will soon be the best sports program you have (if it isn't already) and I'm guessing RU fans are hungry for a winner.
I understand that this might be good for wrestling, unless of course the weather is less than perfect. (what happens if it rains, snows, or is just cold?)
As a football fan, who has never been and probably never will be to an RU wrestling match, this totally sucks. Never give up a home football game!
As a football fan, who has never been and probably never will be to an RU wrestling match, this totally sucks. Never give up a home football game!
So your point is to screw our current fan base in the slim hopes to add a new Rutgers fan in NYC?
I don't care how much marketing you do. If it a cold day only hard core fans are going to attend. It one thing to make you way down for an evening in a warm gym. It is another to go into a football game 4 hours early to see a wrestling match or stay outside for another 2.5 hours after sitting through a football game in 40 degree weather.
If it will be "included in the season ticket package"..you absolutely have to purchase them if u want season tickets.
I'd assume depending on PP, the highest get choice of best seats, etc.
But no question they're included. Not surprised
People post about sports all the time but that doesn't mean they are going out of their way to attend. Just because the wrestling team is Rutgers best team doesn't mean it is a fan favorite. Fencing is one of Penn State's best sport and they make get 2 dozen fans. Wrestling is a notch sport and doesn't have a ton of mainstream following.
Kudos to Hobbs for trying to make something out of this by moving the wrestling match to the Bronx. He was handed a pile of junk, and -- rather than the "typical Rutgers" of complaining about it and blaming it on somebody else -- he's taking the positives and doing something with it.
Have you not read the rest of the thread? bad stadium for football viewing, travel to city means more time, $ and hassles and we cant tailgate. I probably will not go unless the game is really significant (bowl eligible?) and if I do go there is no way I will sit in stadium 6 or 7 hours to watch wrestling
Because the season ticket fan base loses a home game and match. And in the process will be charged more for tickets, travel and parking.
Your arguments may make sense to you, but I'm mich closer to NYC so much less time for me. You can certainly tailgate as well.
Still dont know how this " screws our fanbase"
Unless it is raining I am betting it will do just fine. Guess we can agree to disagree and wait to see the outcome.
Not as a whole. Those fans in North Jersey are much closer to NYC than Piscataway.
Not losing a game..we still have the option to go. Nothing was taken away from anyone.
If u r concerned about pricing, save a buck every week until the game. Problem solved.
The fanbase isn't getting screwed.
I pretended that this YS thing was all a figment of my imagination and had happily forgotten about it. Oh well.
Still not going.
Still not going.
Yankee Stadium is 15 minutes away for me. Piscataway is an hour and 10 minutes. I make it to Rutgers no matter what. I'm sure Yankee Stadium isn't the horrible obstacle people are making it out to be.
What $20 bridge do they cross to get to Rutgers Stadium? They wont be sitting in their season seats nor will they get to select where they sit. The money the spend to get into one of the campus lots is useless. Are you really this stupid or you just having fun?
And most important why would you give up a home game for a neutral site game?
Lastly it sucks to watch a football game in a baseball stadium.
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Hate to agree with this guy, but he once again makes a lot of fair points.
We just prefer not to go there when we have our own stadium on our own campus in the heart of the state. No offense to anyone that lives "15 minutes" from the South Bronx.
We complain about EVERYTHING! It must be a Jersey thing.
I see that there are a handful of RU fans closer to the Bronx than Piscataway. So you folks are not getting screwed. The rest of us are
Like I said, I don't like this game in the Bronx either, but throwing a hissy fit because of it isn't going to do anything.
