The days of sporting events being special are over.
I remember my father coming home on a random weeknight stating “a vendor gave us devils tickets for tomorrow night.”
The level of excitement in school the next day was off the charts, the feeling of jubliance walking from the car to the arena was something ill never forget
It’s just different now. Different generation. HDTV. Etc
You have a fine balance of catering to older fans (like myself) and younger fans
A lot of older fans are hooked. Wel complain but keep going
Younger fans are different. Piss them off, and they’re gone - often times, never returning
None of this helps
- hour bus ride from college Ave to stadium
- lack of student tailgating
- bag line wrapping around stadium
- music so loud it feels like a rock concert
- insane bad rules
- constant noise - never a dull moment
- not allowing the band to play
Couple that in with a program who’s historically been mediocre at best and you’ll get 40k paid and a subpar student section attendance wise on a day where we should have sold this game out with our eyes closed, and the kids should have been packed in
It’s not just a Rutgers thing - the school I love down south is having similar issues due to some of the same aforementioned points, as are a lot of others around the country
Winning will definitely help - but everything I mentioned can, and needs to, get fixed assp
The future fans and more importantly, donors are staying away in droves - once they don’t find back, stats show it’s much harder to get em back than ever
Wake up Rutgers
We’ve outlined the issues
It’s up to you to listen