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sportsart said:
Way to minimize your classless fans. Easy target or not, it just shows Rutgers fans have no problem with going way below the belt.

Go Navy!!
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Dear lord from UCONN fans? We've had many terrible experiences with your fans, so I don't think you guys have any room to talk. It must be the northeastern thing that makes us all s.

Easiest way to move up the ladder of conference realignment is to have meaningful home games with packed houses. Yes, our geography has helped us a great deal. But great home atmospheres certainly do not hurt the perception that we were a good choice to join the B1G.
 
JayRU09 said:
Dear lord from UCONN fans? We've had many terrible experiences with your fans, so I don't think you guys have any room to talk. It must be the northeastern thing that makes us all s.

Easiest way to move up the ladder of conference realignment is to have meaningful home games with packed houses. Yes, our geography has helped us a great deal. But great home atmospheres certainly do not hurt the perception that we were a good choice to join the B1G.
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Oh stop it. Great home atmosphere my arse. Geography. That's it. New York City and Washington DC. That is what the latest round of realignment was all about. Nothing else. NOTHING.
 
If we didn't hold up our end of the bargain and prove that we can have an electric stadium with some meaningful home games each year there's probably no way we get in. Geography is #1, by far, but showing that we can have a stadium packed to brim and loud like on Saturday certainly did not hurt things.

I've followed UCONN football for a good number of years now, and besides for the Michigan game I can't recall any games where the stadium came across on TV like it was a big time atmosphere. And even then with the Michigan game it never felt like it was because of UCONN fans.

Win, win, and win. Keep scheduling good opponents. Fill up that stadium with UCONN fans. Someone will take notice.
 
Couple of things:

UConn fans, can we please get off our high horse with the Penn state jokes that a couple rutgers fans had? If you think our fan base wouldn't have had the same or worse you're delusional. (The Joe pa is in hell shirts are ok with me, the flag with the kid is pretty bad).

And again, does anyone remember the Michigan game??

There's nothing that Rutgers can offer that we can't match besides tv sets and recruiting territory.

My only point of contention is Rutgers fans who continually insist on other reasons for their acceptance besides the obvious.

If we were in the Big in their spot, I think I'd be so happy the last thing I'd do wouldbe on a RRutgers message board giving tips about stadium plans/atmosphere like some people on here.
 
JayRU09 said:
If we didn't hold up our end of the bargain and prove that we can have an electric stadium with some meaningful home games each year there's probably no way we get in. Geography is #1, by far, but showing that we can have a stadium packed to brim and loud like on Saturday certainly did not hurt things.

I've followed UCONN football for a good number of years now, and besides for the Michigan game I can't recall any games where the stadium came across on TV like it was a big time atmosphere. And even then with the Michigan game it never felt like it was because of UCONN fans.

Win, win, and win. Keep scheduling good opponents. Fill up that stadium with UCONN fans. Someone will take notice.
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Then you didn't watch some our night games against Pitt and West Virginia or the game against Baylor which RG3, called the loudest place he ever played at during an interview years later, or Virginia.

As for your game this weekend, there were a ton of loud PSU fans there that were very loud on 3rd down when they took the lead. It is what is. Good luck, but don't make up facts about Michigan being the only game ever where the rent was rocking.
 
How am I insisting on anything but geography?

Just saying that while it's the main factor, by a large margin, if you don't show any sort of pulse at times you're not getting in.
 
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JayRU09 said:
If we didn't hold up our end of the bargain and prove that we can have an electric stadium with some meaningful home games each year there's probably no way we get in. Geography is #1, by far, but showing that we can have a stadium packed to brim and loud like on Saturday certainly did not hurt things.

I've followed UCONN football for a good number of years now, and besides for the Michigan game I can't recall any games where the stadium came across on TV like it was a big time atmosphere. And even then with the Michigan game it never felt like it was because of UCONN fans.

Win, win, and win. Keep scheduling good opponents. Fill up that stadium with UCONN fans. Someone will take notice.
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Yeah Maryland really fills up the stadium. You guys don't fill it unless it's a huge game. We've done that in the past as well. Geography. It begins and ends with that. That is the only reason. Anything else you're suggesting is completely delusional.
 
JayRU09 said:
How am I insisting on anything but geography?

Just saying that while it's the main factor, by a large margin, if you don't show any sort of pulse at times you're not getting in.
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It might be this:

If we didn't hold up our end of the bargain and prove that we can have an electric stadium with some meaningful home games each year there's probably no way we get in. Geography is #1, by far, but showing that we can have a stadium packed to brim and loud like on Saturday certainly did not hurt things.
 
You mean where I said exactly what I said in the post you quoted? You're trying to use that to show that I didn't mean what I said in what you quoted?

Ok duder.
 
JayRU09 said:
You mean where I said exactly what I said in the post you quoted? You're trying to use that to show that I didn't mean what I said in what you quoted?

Ok duder.
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Ummmmm. Your 2 sentences in that post contradict each other.

How am I insisting on anything but geography? SEE YOUR NEXT SENTENCE BELOW.

Just saying that while it's the main factor, by a large margin, if you don't show any sort of pulse at times you're not getting in.
 
Cable boxes. That's what it all came down too. RU capitalized on being in the right demographic and good for them. Rutgers offers nothing more than cable boxes for the BTN to move eastward. That and Rutgers is AAU.
 
So putting a qualifier on geography as being the #1 reason (by far, again), means that I'm insisting that other things were the reason we got in?

Look, it's pretty darn simple even for you guys:

Geography was the #1 factor, by far. Without it there's no chance of us being in the B1G.

But without showing some sort of pulse in the local market we don't get the invite.

That simple. Geography is why we're in, having big games that come across like big games on TV are why us being chosen is acceptable.
 
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You can take Rutgers out of the small time but you can't take the small time out of Rutgers
 
ShakyTheMohel said:
All programs have idiot fans....and they can't control what the fans do. What I can't believe is that they posted some of this crap on the offical Rutgers facebook page.
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not uconn fans, we're perfect in every sense of the way.
 
Acceptable by who?

Think big ten fans are salivating over playing Rutgers football because you've had five capacity crowds in 100 years of football? I would say the same for UConn too.

I'm sure Iowa fans are thrilled to not see Ohio state as often because one game in 2006 you beat Louisville on a Thursday night.

Just be happy you're in the league and don't try and justify it for any other reason than the truth.

I happen to think Rutgers will do better than expected in the league but man it's hard to not hate you guys.
 
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BS, before this whole Joe Pa fiasco, PSU fans were just as immature

Here's a video of PSU abuse at beaver, totally classless.



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B1GEast said:
BS, before this whole Joe Pa fiasco, PSU fans were just as immature

Here's a video of PSU abuse at beaver, totally classless.



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At Beaver? That was shot at Fraternity Row. You don't see the difference between a bunch of drunk off their ass frat bros harassing an opposing team's fan for walking through their party, versus an adult spending money on a sign that makes light of sexual abuse of a minor? All in the name of flaming a non existent rivalry? I hope no children were around to see it. Except for the one sitting in the back of this jack hole's vehicle that is. SMH

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Ldandy said:
At Beaver? That was shot at Fraternity Row. You don't see the difference between a bunch of drunk off their ass frat bros harassing an opposing team's fan for walking through their party, versus an adult spending money on a sign that makes light of s e xual abuse of a minor? All in the name of flaming a non existent rivalry? I hope no children were around to see it. Except for the one sitting in the back of this jack hole's vehicle that is. SMH

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i'm not excusing anyone, jusst pointing that like this happens on both sides, that flag is disgusting
 
JayRU09 said:
So putting a qualifier on geography as being the #1 reason (by far, again), means that I'm insisting that other things were the reason we got in?

Look, it's pretty darn simple even for you guys:

Geography was the #1 factor, by far. Without it there's no chance of us being in the B1G.

But without showing some sort of pulse in the local market we don't get the invite.

That simple. Geography is why we're in, having big games that come across like big games on TV are why us being chosen is acceptable.
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What "pulse" are you talking about? Are you still referring to that magical third-place season of 2006 again?

Rutgers got housed by the worst UConn team of my lifetime last year. Was this what makes Rutgers an acceptable choice?

As for a "pulse," I think you should take a look at the typical football crowd at Syracuse, Pitt, Maryland or Boston College, and then go sell crazy somewhere else.
 
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, good for them. I still throw up in the back of my mouth, just a little bit, when I think about this.
 
JayRU09 said:
"Speaking of the Big Ten, Saturday night’s nail biter on BTN between Penn State and Rutgers ranked as the highest-rated college football game in the New York and Philadelphia DMAs, according to Nielsen LPM Overnights. The game drew a 4.4 rating in Philadelphia and a 2.2 rating in NY, the channel’s highest rated ever in both markets."

I'd say that pulse.
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Jay you are not a bad guy but you're utterly delusional. The Philly rating was double that of the NY. Mostly due to Penn St. Look, the B1G is going to get what they wanted in Rutgers (DMA - cable boxes), but they're also going to get their fair share of embarassment. How many times was Delaney embarrassed by Rutgers before they played their first B1G game?
 
JayRU09 said:
"Speaking of the Big Ten, Saturday night’s nail biter on BTN between Penn State and Rutgers ranked as the highest-rated college football game in the New York and Philadelphia DMAs, according to Nielsen LPM Overnights. The game drew a 4.4 rating in Philadelphia and a 2.2 rating in NY, the channel’s highest rated ever in both markets."

I'd say that pulse.
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What would the ratings had been for Penn State vs. UConn and Rutgers vs. Boise? If there's a pulse, it's not because of you.

You guys should change your name to the Rutgers DVRs, as there is, literally, nothing of value about your athletic department. Not a single thing. I'm sure you know this.
 
Jimmy Serrano said:
Jay you are not a bad guy but you're utterly delusional. The Philly rating was double that of the NY. Mostly due to Penn St. Look, the B1G is going to get what they wanted in Rutgers (DMA - cable boxes), but they're also going to get their fair share of embarassment. How many times was Delaney embarrassed by Rutgers before they played their first B1G game?
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A 2.2 in NYC is more households than a 4.4 in Philly, so, yeah good job with that one duder.

And this was the highest rated BTN game in Philly's history, so obviously it couldn't have just been because of PSU down there because hey guess what, PSU has had games on the network before.

And this game beat out a Notre Dame game that was on network television in the NYC market.

Twist it however you want, but those are the facts.
 
JayRU09 said:
A 2.2 in NYC is more households than a 4.4 in Philly, so, yeah good job with that one duder.

And this was the highest rated BTN game in Philly's history, so obviously it couldn't have just been because of PSU down there because hey guess what, PSU has had games on the network before.

And this game beat out a Notre Dame game that was on network television in the NYC market.

Twist it however you want, but those are the facts.
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So basically what you're saying is that despite Rutgers athletics abysmal on the field performance in all sports, despite the continual embarrassments and missteps.......the B1G is getting what they want and it's all due to geography. I would agree.
 
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