Sunday was my last game at the RAC and it was a fun win… but after 40+ years, Barn/RAC…

[SBP]

My wife and I will be moving to LA to be with our 2 girls by next winter. Will miss it, but I was one of the last to leave Sunday. Very sentimental.

As I reflect… I didn’t go to Rutgers. But I grew up on Easton Ave, played at Franklin with Roy. Attended my first games as a boy at the smoke filled Barn… “Run, Rutgers, Run” t shirt. Went to many games with my pop and uncle. Watched Larry Bird play us in NIT in 100 section. Once I returned from college moved back to the area. Was able to afford random games, then season tickets many years.

I love Rutgers as my “home team”, not as a grad, but as a local kid. They are my pro team. My heart. In many ways, it’s deeper than even being an alum. It’s where I’m from. I could hear the marching band in Fall from my house up Easton Ave. Splintered football benches… you already know…

That said, I’ll always be checking in and posting and of course will be sporting my swag when RU comes out West. It won’t be for a while, but I’ve seen my final in person game.

You can take the kid outta New Brunswick but you can’t take New Brunswick outta da kid!

SBP

 

[rubigtimenow]

Glad we got the W for you!
Thanks for posting. Great story. It sounds great to be close to your daughters!

 

[RUsojo]

My wife and I will be moving to LA to be with our 2 girls by next winter. Will miss it, but I was one of the last to leave Sunday. Very sentimental.

As I reflect… I didn’t go to Rutgers. But I grew up on Easton Ave, played at Franklin with Roy. Attended my first games as a boy at the smoke filled Barn… “Run, Rutgers, Run” t shirt. Went to many games with my pop and uncle. Watched Larry Bird play us in NIT in 100 section. Once I returned from college moved back to the area. Was able to afford random games, then season tickets many years.

I love Rutgers as my “home team”, not as a grad, but as a local kid. They are my pro team. My heart. In many ways, it’s deeper than even being an alum. It’s where I’m from.

That said, I’ll always be checking in and posting and of course will be sporting my swag when RU comes out West. It won’t be for a while, but I’ve seen my final in person game.

You can take the kid outta New Brunswick but you can’t take New Brunswick outta da kid!

SBP

Do you have 100 level season tickets? DM

 

[SBP]

Do you have 100 level season tickets? DM

Ha! Nah 213

 

[Loyal_2RU]

Good luck. Go see them play at Pauly.
Nice chatting with you some time back.

 

[SBP]

Good luck. Go see them play at Pauly.
Nice chatting with you some time back.

Thanks Loyal!

 

[TommyGunn]

Enjoy LA buddy. A billion times better than NJ. Have fun!

 

[e5fdny]

My wife and I will be moving to LA to be with our 2 girls by next winter. Will miss it, but I was one of the last to leave Sunday. Very sentimental.

As I reflect… I didn’t go to Rutgers. But I grew up on Easton Ave, played at Franklin with Roy. Attended my first games as a boy at the smoke filled Barn… “Run, Rutgers, Run” t shirt. Went to many games with my pop and uncle. Watched Larry Bird play us in NIT in 100 section. Once I returned from college moved back to the area. Was able to afford random games, then season tickets many years.

I love Rutgers as my “home team”, not as a grad, but as a local kid. They are my pro team. My heart. In many ways, it’s deeper than even being an alum. It’s where I’m from. I could hear the marching band in Fall from my house up Easton Ave. Splintered football benches… you already know…

That said, I’ll always be checking in and posting and of course will be sporting my swag when RU comes out West. It won’t be for a while, but I’ve seen my final in person game.

You can take the kid outta New Brunswick but you can’t take New Brunswick outta da kid!

SBP

Better than a few alums. 🫡

 

[NiTeKnight]

My wife and I will be moving to LA to be with our 2 girls by next winter. Will miss it, but I was one of the last to leave Sunday. Very sentimental.

As I reflect… I didn’t go to Rutgers. But I grew up on Easton Ave, played at Franklin with Roy. Attended my first games as a boy at the smoke filled Barn… “Run, Rutgers, Run” t shirt. Went to many games with my pop and uncle. Watched Larry Bird play us in NIT in 100 section. Once I returned from college moved back to the area. Was able to afford random games, then season tickets many years.

I love Rutgers as my “home team”, not as a grad, but as a local kid. They are my pro team. My heart. In many ways, it’s deeper than even being an alum. It’s where I’m from. I could hear the marching band in Fall from my house up Easton Ave. Splintered football benches… you already know…

That said, I’ll always be checking in and posting and of course will be sporting my swag when RU comes out West. It won’t be for a while, but I’ve seen my final in person game.

You can take the kid outta New Brunswick but you can’t take New Brunswick outta da kid!

SBP

Thanks for your story. Good luck in LA. You can always root for the Dodgers, as I have since when they played in Brooklyn.

 

[RUnTeX]

Good luck wiht the move. Catch Rutgers hoops when they're out that way against UCLA at Pauley Pavilion and against the Trojans in whatever USC's arena is. Perhaps either one could be as soon as next season.

 

[SBP]

Good luck wiht the move. Catch Rutgers hoops when they're out that way against UCLA at Pauley Pavilion and against the Trojans in whatever USC's arena is. Perhaps either one could be as soon as next season.

I will for sure be there

 

[fatsam98]

You never know, maybe we end up hosting an NIT game!

 

[PatrickRU92]

welcome to LA there's a lot of us here!!

 

[Good-Knight]

Good luck with the:
Earthquakes
Landslides
Wild fires
Mountain lions
Sasquatch
Drive by shooting
Traffic
Manson family
Sun's damaging rays
Low quality pizza
That's not a bagel
Rising price of real estate
Falling price of real estate
Cultural desert
People you never heard of who think they are stars
Waiters who can't be bothered to wait because they think they're stars in the making
Plumbers who tell you about stars' toilets they've worked on
Running into Luca Doncic and Ohtani every time you go to Vons
Toxicity of Gavin Newsome's hair products

Good luck joining your family and the people you care about and who care about you. Family is your treasure. Change is exciting. Dx/Dy is the formula for life.

 

[SBP]

welcome to LA there's a lot of us here!!

I’ll hit you up once we are there

 

[29PAS]

I’ll hit you up once we are there

Two of my best friends are NB kids and you're right, can't take NB out of the kid. They're in their 70's. Good luck in CA. We spent 10 yrs in Northern CA and loved it.

 

[SBP]

Two of my best friends are NB kids and you're right, can't take NB out of the kid. They're in their 70's. Good luck in CA. We spent 10 yrs in Northern CA and loved it.

We will be in LA area.

 

[gmay8]

Life is cyclical. Sunday was my son's first game, and after an exciting win (albeit stressful), he's hooked and begging to go more next season.

 

[MADHAT1]

Enjoy California and being with family , New Brunswick will always be part of you while Rutgers will never leave your heart no matter how far away from the RAC you roam .
Instead of Season tickets you'll just be doing LA , Scarlet Knight style.

 

[superfan01]

Very nice post @SBP Enjoy your next chapter.

 

[bac2therac]

Good luck in your next chapter in CA

You will have 40 years of memories that will live on

Its pretty good timing for you given our struggles

 

[runrutgersrun]

Good luck with your move. Yours is a great story, thanks for sharing! Scarlet Knights never leave, they just move 😁. Playing with Roy must have been cool! Go SBP! Go RU!