Will the RAC be the old RAC on Friday night?
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LOL 118 held, what, 100 people?
Nah not really...I’ve known Christian since we were in college, however, it wouldn’t surprise me. She has an absolute stranglehold on everything in and around that program.
That's pretty amazing. Jersey people are LOUD. Then again this is also a championship game against a hated rival. I'm sure not every game was like that. Last year the Seton Hall game had similar energy.
My five year old son who would rather go to the dentist than an RU football game had a blast tonight. He thought he would miss Corey but he said Geo is better lol .
Really? But why? Not doubting you, just questioning why a dance coach would have this power. I know, I know, George, sigh...
maybe but this game isnt sold out and I dont think its close to being and we need to get a real full rocking student section..fdu atmosphere was okay but student really did a poor job tonight...so will they come for a Friday game vs SJU knowing they will be partying in the street for a football game on Saturday. Not so sure.
at any rate, I dont think any crowd in the last 5 years approaches what we had in the 90s and then during Waters
at any rate, I dont think any crowd in the last 5 years approaches what we had in the 90s and then during Waters
Yes, Nebraska has the seating about 20’ from baseline and is occupied by cheerleaders and dance team as well as all the media. Just set courtside today and there was a lot of people in them areas.
Probably looking at 6500 tops with a good student turnout hopefully. The crowd that is there should be in to it - desperate for something to feel good about RU after this football season.
Is the weather supposed to be bad (rain) for Friday? Regardless, I hope student section is rocking even with Penn State football game next day and crowd is at least 6,500 or so - if not better, One thing I can tell you is that this will be a physical game as last year's "charity exhibition" between the squads was very rough and I expect those memories to regurgitate themselves on Friday 11/16.
St;Johns has a long history of being a big time college basketball program but have faced recent years with disappointing results.The current squad has outstanding players that will match Rutgers in shooting and intensity.In other words the RAC should be a sellout for this game.The predictions for only 6500 would be deeply disappointing because it would be another indicator of lack of interest in NJ college athletics.The Star Ledger doesn't even list the weekly game schedule for Rutgers and Seton Hall.A little advertising would do wonders in attracting basketball fans for this regional rivalry.
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I think they eliminated those seats around 2012 if I remember correctly. The students rushed the court in 2011 vs. Nova during my senior year so I assumed it was done for safety reasons. I think they also put up the fencing at that time as well.
Either way it did take away from the atmosphere behind the basket by elimating hundreds or seats and pushing them back. There’s no reason to have all that space back there.
I kinda miss The RAC being well-lit like that... opponents shooting free throws against the backdrop of a crazy student section. Is that why the stands are not lit now... to give shooters a better backdrop?
Without question, some fire codes were broken that oh so wonderful (K)night. Just look at that student section... there were no aisles!
I was at the A-10 championship game and have been to several games in the years that have followed that were every bit as loud. The first that comes to mind was Douby's frosh year v. #1 Uconn. Sold out and loud. Very loud. Very, very loud. Lost by 1.
You put 8000 in that building and we are dangerous.
You put 8000 in that building and we are dangerous.
Hobbs has 4 days to generate crazy hype for this game.
Still a lot of tickets remain available .
He and RU marketing can sell the joint out if they work hard.
Still a lot of tickets remain available .
He and RU marketing can sell the joint out if they work hard.
We're doomed if we're counting on RU marketing to promote this game
Buy ads in the NJ and NYC papers
Let the public know about this game
Pike could fire up the students this week on campus
And pick any one of those games when that Waters team beat four straight ranked teams at home. Cuse was probably the loudest. To this day, I really feel the crowd helped bring that one home.
I’ve been at all the big games since the 80’s and the 1982 win vs. 27-3 West Virginia on CBS and early 90s win vs. Missouri were the only games that rivaled the ‘89 A10 championship in my opinion. You literally could not talk the person next to you during those games and everyone stood on their seats for much of the games. UNLV came close.
Old section 118 may have had sentimental value to some, but it was a zero in the things that made the RAC great
As I recall, Calhoun was very complementary in his post game of the crowd. I also think that Cuse win was one of only a few losses in their National Championship season.
Yeah the A-10 Championship was loud but we were loud a lot under Wenzel....the one thing we used to do...and I hope is still done...was hammer the wood decking to make more noise....between the yelling and foot stomping it got insanely loud in there!
That game was insanely loud. I was about 10-15 rows behind the Rutgers bench and they allowed the overflow to sit on the steps in the aisles....crazy. It was literally standing-room-only and they let people in without seats. I agree with you in that in was probably louder than the A10 Championship because Penn State fans were allotted a chunk of the tickets so that game was was not a true home court.
The Missouri game was also before backs on the seats in the sections behind the benches and I think the entire section stood on them for most of the game. The person next to you could not hear you for most of the game.
None of the games since then were as loud to me. Hopefully, these fun times are on their way back.
No cell phones back then, fans actually watched the games
Agreed. I was there too. Remember for the A 10 championship game, which was deafening, RU had to give a couple thousand seats to PSU fans because it was a tournament game. When it’s 100% RU fans it might even be a little louder.
