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Ya but only pro-UConn and anti-Rutgers smack talk is fun.
Anybody going to the Rutgers game?
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Psht your fan base is deluded. We're taking losing to the next level.
We got shellacked. By Buffalo.
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Well that fanbase also believes they played their way into the B1G and that the Big East held them back for decades.
So yeah...delusion is nothing new to the RU fanbase.
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You're telling me that if our football team was 1-11 each season that we would still get an invite? You can't be serious.
Why didn't they take Fordham or SUNY if they wanted the "NYC market"...hell, both are closer than Rutgers no?
PS. Take note how many RU fans show up this year even during a terrible year like we are having. I am not kidding you but last year I saw maybe 5 UCONN fans at our stadium so you guys definitely do not travel well. Our football fan base is much larger than yours.
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Coach Flood said:You boys better be ready..the word on the street is that a ton of RU fans are coming. When you guys played us last year maybe about 5 UCONN fans came so we will definitely put you to shame in that dept.
Or a couple thousand.
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No way and I'm not trying to bluff here. I was genuinely looking around for uconn fans last year and did not see any. I don't recall if there was something else going on that weekend but I was very surprised being the proximity.
Got to about 8:20 in this video...look how many RU brought to Arkansas (yes I was there).
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I was there with 9 others. There was easily a couple thousand there. Either you are blind, cannot count, or again looking to stir the pot.
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No way in hell that there were a few thousand. I was looking for you guys nonstop.
Random pic I just googled...granted, it's at the start of the game so the stadium wasn't filled yet. You barely see any of your fans in the stadium...just watch how many red shirts you'll see this weekend.
video highlights...still no uconn fans:
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No way in hell that there were a few thousand. I was looking for you guys nonstop.
Random pic I just googled...granted, it's at the start of the game so the stadium wasn't filled yet. You barely see any of your fans in the stadium...just watch how many red shirts you'll see this weekend.
God almighty you're an idiot.
#trollharder
Speaking of terrible seasons, have you seen your attendance figures before 2006?
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No way in hell that there were a few thousand. I was looking for you guys nonstop.
Random pic I just googled...granted, it's at the start of the game so the stadium wasn't filled yet. You barely see any of your fans in the stadium...just watch how many red shirts you'll see this weekend.
video highlights...still no uconn fans:
Maybe if you had a picture of the section where the UCONN fans are supposed to be...you'd see them.
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Yeah they were horrendous.....we probably used to get 25k for most games. But luckily for us this is no longer pre-2006.
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It's in the picture....right there in the corner where the cannon smoke is in the air.
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@Coach Flood is right. UCONN has never brought fans to our stadium. It was one of the reasons I lost interest in our "rivalry". It isn't a rivalry when opposing fans that are 2-3 hours away fail to fill their section of the stadium in 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006 & 2004. It is also why I have zero interest in scheduling with UCONN in the future, it does nothing for us. I rather go play Temple. It's a glorified home game for our South Jersey fans as we brought 20k to the Linc in 2012.
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Have you seen our growth trajectory the past 10 years? Have you seen yours? I looked back to the year you became D1.
http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Resources/Stats/Football/Attendance/
YEAR Rutgers UCONN
2003 27,339 37,059
2004 No data No data
2005 33,184 40,000
2006 41,113 38,939
2007 43,663 38,205
2008 42,378 39, 331
2009 49,113 38,229
2010 46,195 38,248
2011 43,761 36,668
2012 49,188 34,672
In 10 years our attendance has risen EIGHTY PERCENT pre-B1G announcement. Your attendance has dropped 6%. This is another reason I want Flood fired as we were well on our way to our best season ever for attendance, then he got exposed for what he is and attendance will probably rival 2010 or 2011.
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Clearly I was still out front of the church knocking back my last scotch. That picture isn't a fair representation of the UCONN fans in attendance.
Did it ever come to your mind we have not expanded our stadium nor have we been playing in the upper half of Division 1 football for almost 150 years? Almost 150 years and an imaginary split championship from 1869 is all you have.
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Did it ever come to your mind that you need demand to expand a stadium? It's called the supply/demand curve. Google it.
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Your attendance has been dropping each year so why would there be a need for stadium expansion?
And to rebuttal your last sentence....no, the championship from 1869 is not all we have. We also have one of these:
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How did your trophies work out for you?
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God I can't stand RU fans. No matter what the statement, their retort is "we won the lottery."
The World: your academic ranking has been steadily dropping.
Rutgers Fan: but we won the lottery.
The World: yeah, but state support for the university is dwindling, how are you going to right the ship?
Rutgers Fan: who cares, didn't you see that Wisconsin is playing football in our stadium. And Michigan?
The World: that sounds like it will be fun, but what basis do you have for thinking you will ever win in the B1G?
Rutgers Fan: well, I don't know if you heard, but there are a lot of people in New Jersey.
The World: no doubt, but that has never helped you win anything before, ever.
Rutgers Fan: it is different now.
The World: why?
Rutgers Fan: because we won the lottery, I think our luck is finally turning.
The World: despite the ineptitude shown by both AD's and you President at every turn?
Rutgers Fan: LOTTERY damn it, lottery. We Won the LOTTERY. So We Win. We win without winning, and what a sweet win it is.
Rutgers Fan (secretly, talking to himself): But I do wonder what it would feel like to win on the field. Maybe I'll take a stroll over to the boneyard to see if I can find out what winning looks like?
Rutgers Fan: Boneyard, what's up, did you hear we won the lottery?! We sent a lot of people to Arkansas once too, that's like a win. Hey, are you guys going to be lame on Saturday cuz you are 1-9? At Rutgers we would just record that as 1-0 since we don't count losses, and we would totally pack the place. Just totally sold out, like, it has been that way since we invented football. And, oh yea, we are totally going to win Saturday. But if we don't win that is because we wanted to lose cuz we want our coach to be fired. So either way, we win. We always win, either way. Hey, did you hear we won the lottery? If you don't believe me I can have some of my friends come over and post a picture of our schedule next year. It's cool, it's black. Hey guys, another thing, did you know that soccer is stupid, and basketball? I think we were good at women's basketball for a year, that year women's bball was totally hot, but I wonder what happened to it since? Competing is pretty stupid to0. OK, well, we are going to totally pack your place on Saturday, but if we don't its cuz we didn't want to. Hey, just before I go, did you hear about the recent lottery? We won it.
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I don't think you guys understand the impact that the BigTen will have on this program, but whatever keep polishing those trophies of yours.
I am extremely surprised that you have not found a P5 conference yet being such an elite athletic program. Syracuse, Pitt and now Rutgers all were scooped up but UCONN remains....why? (I am sure in your mind you are better than all 3 schools I've just mentioned).
Don't you guys just love Rutgers week?
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We do understand. It will be like the 2000's, 1990's, 1980's, 1970's, 1960's, 1950's, 1940's, 1930's, 1920's, 1910's, 1900's, 1890's, 1880's, 1870's all over again - no championships.
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That "championship" from 1869 is revisionist history by Princeton to get an upper hand on Yale for total championship count. So...what did Rutgers actually win a championship in? Fencing in 1949?Your attendance has been dropping each year so why would there be a need for stadium expansion?
And to rebuttal your last sentence....no, the championship from 1869 is not all we have. We also have one of these:
We just won another in field hockey. Have you heard about it?
We now have 17 national championships. Rutgers has .5. In fencing.
Don't worry, we're headed to the ACC or B1G in a matter of time. Inevitable.
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You can have all the championships in ping pong and synchronized swimming. I could care less if these sports are cut...as a matter of fact, I hope RU cuts everything besides football.
Crazy how RU football only lost 10 games vs the elite Huskies (ps. this is the only sport that matters to me).
Rutgers is (22-10) against Connecticut
http://www.mcubed.net/ncaaf/series/rut/ct.shtml
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Me too if only because Rutgers has shown us they may have the only athletic department that is not aware of Title IX.
5 losses to UConn when we were D1-AA, College Division and whatever else that came before.
Have to laugh at Rutgers' history.
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