Just watched the video and it looks like my memory of it being just the student section emptying out wasn't totally correct. At first it was just the corners adjacent to the student section that people were coming from, but a couple minutes later you see some people coming over from the other end too. Nothing like 06/07 though, but I still don't see this as something worth arguing over.
Will RU fans storm the field if we defeat Washington ?
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We asked Richie in the pay side's weekly ask the experts thread and he also said no it wouldn't be appropriate.
Well most responders actually did what you hoped to avoid (which was probably inevitable). Consensus is mostly we shouldn’t do it, it’s not worth it, would be embarrassing if we did, etc.
There is one indirect thing you may have accomplished though with this thread Plum. Had you not started this discussion - if the student section didn’t go certifiably ape sh-t - there’s no doubt in my mind there would have been boat loads of posts expressing disappointment with the atmosphere (storm aside - that’s just what our fans do - complain). Perhaps now that won’t happen if we win - to prove a point of sorts or whatever. I’d be quite happy for the usual crowd disappointment strings to be substituted with a bump of this thread “see - told you guys this one was just a business as usual game” shout out. I just want to win.
Might need to change this to “will RU fans show up if there is a storm on the field”
The lists of our biggest wins kind of explain the failure of the Star Ledger guys to identify them (well Brian and Pat at least) - Steve is an old timer. Games played in the 90s were before my time of following RU football as well. Regardless - it’s clearly been a long time since we’ve recorded a big, meaningful win in football.
I understand the sentiment of others - I’m obviously in the minority in that the only thing that could “embarrass” me would be if the team fails to show up tonight. For this reason - I wouldn’t find anything pathetic, embarrassing or the like about any fan reaction to any outcome that results in us having a 4-0 record going into the weekend.
The team and the band gather near the stands after the game and sing the alma mater. Instead of worrying whether to run onto the field or not, how about joining them en masse and raise your voices. Much better visual for the program.
There is a big..... actually gigantic difference between liking the win a lot and storming the field. You still don't understand the difference.
Anyway, I was at that game. Back then a simple 6-5 wasn't getting the Big East into an at large bid. We had 5 wins with that victory, 3 games remaining. It was huge! Rutgers lost a 26-24 heartbreaker to Cincinnati the next week. Won the last two but no bowl at 7-4
A win of any type tonight wouldn't come close to that game but Rutgers fans will love the win.
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we win the game on a last possession game- dosn't matter what we think.
regardless- lets get the win!!!!!!!!
I’d personally much rather have to deal with fans complain about a storm being embarrassing than see complaints that our crowd wasn’t enthused enough. As I said - perhaps Plum succeeded in setting the bar for some balance in this regard should we win. Nobody should be unhappy about anything at 4-0 in my book. Just do it!
I’d have said the same thing about the storm after the 2014 victory over 2-3 Michigan. In reflection - in that case, it actually is pretty sad for that win to have been such a big deal for us. Michigan wasn’t even medicrocre that year. And they only went 7-6 the prior season. At least Washington is 3-1 and the defending national runners up.
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