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Topic: Rutgers fan: What did you think of NJ?

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HPNJRUfan
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Rutgers fan: What did you think of NJ?

Posted: 9/24/2011 8:24:06 PM

Rutgers fan here, thought a great hard fought game was had, and every Ohio fan I encountered was very friendly. Besides the game itself, was wondering what the thoughts of fans traveling out to NJ for the game were? Local area, fans, pretty much your experience here besides what happened on the field. Much appreciated and good luck the rest of the season! Hoping to see Temple and you guys in the MAC Championship game!

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RE: Rutgers fan: What did you think of NJ?

Posted: 9/24/2011 9:16:07 PM

I will take a stab at this. 95% of your fans were respectful and nice, the other 5% were ronny from Jersey Shore. I've never seen so many cops and security at a football game. I noticed there was 1 big fight in the stands and someone got carted off in an ambulance in the middle of the game. Must be common, there has to be a reason for all those cops. I was really surprised at how "big time" the atmosphere felt and the amount of fan support/tailgating there was. Your Visitors center is awesome. This was the nicest Ohio pre-game event I have been to. Really liked your stadium, big yet somewhat intimate feel. Stadium scoreboard is very nice as well. Parking situation wasnt great, we lucked out but I know alot of people had to wait for shuttles. Impressive dance team and cheerleading squad. Surprisingly decent talent from the co-eds in the stands too.

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RE: Rutgers fan: What did you think of NJ?

Posted: 9/24/2011 10:24:33 PM

bobcat28 wrote:

Well I'm glad to hear that the "aura" if you could call it that was overall positive, and as I'm sure you know every fanbase has its knuckleheads. Fights are not at all common, but over the past few years there have been more and more police, as crowds have gotten larger and larger (but I've never found it "overwhelming"). Hope that the good folks from Ohio realize that our great state is not all "Jersey Shore" and oil refineries, but a surprisingly varied state in such a small area.

In addition, the fan that was carted off in the ambulance suffered a heart attack, and they were performing CPR the whole way out. There is a thread on the RU Rivals board regarding this, with conflicting reports as to how he fared. Prayers did and continue to go out to him and his family.

Wouldn't mind taking a trip out to Athens sometime as I hear your campus is quite haunted? We have a whole magazine dedicated to that type of stuff here in NJ, "Weird NJ". Anyway, as I stated earlier, good luck the rest of the season, I think you'll have quite a good one, and if you traveled to the game, safe travels back home!

Last Edited: 9/24/2011 10:28:25 PM by HPNJRUfan

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RE: Rutgers fan: What did you think of NJ?

Posted: 9/24/2011 10:43:01 PM

Well, we found the Rutgers fans very friendly. In fact, my wife and I were invited into a tailgate right near the stadium and offered food and beverages. We had a nice talk with these fans for about 20 minutes before going into the stadium. We had some good spirited but very friendly discussions about the strengths and weaknesses of both teams. As we left one fan said to us as friendly joke, given the recent conference shuffling, "We'll see you in a few years in the MAC Championship game." We talked to these same fans briefly on our way back to the shuttles. They were very nice and wished us well in the MAC and praised our offensive and our QB. I told them that you just can't win games with the kind turnovers and penalties that we had. They nodded in agreement. Overall, we had a very good fan experience in NJ, and I would love to see us sign a 1-1 with Rutgers and have them come to Athens sometime. I'll be rooting for you guys the rest of the way.

Last Edited: 9/24/2011 10:45:26 PM by OhioCatFan

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RE: Rutgers fan: What did you think of NJ?

Posted: 9/24/2011 10:51:34 PM

OhioCatFan wrote:

Well, we found the Rutgers fans very friendly. In fact, my wife and I were invited into a tailgate right near the stadium and offered food and beverages. We had a nice talk with these fans for about 20 minutes before going into the stadium. We had some good spirited but very friendly discussions about the strengths and weaknesses of both teams. As we left one fan said to us as friendly joke, given the recent conference shuffling, "We'll see you in a few years in the MAC Championship game." We talked to these same fans briefly on our way back to the shuttles. They were very nice and wished us well in the MAC and praise our offensive and our QB. I told them that you just can't win games with the kind turnovers and penalties that we had. They nodded in agreement. Overall, we had a very good fan experience in NJ, and I would love to see us sign a 1-1 with Rutgers and have them come to Athens sometime. I'll be rooting for you guys the rest of the way.

Good to hear you enjoyed yourself. Your post regarding your arrival in NJ and eating at an Italian restaurant is actually what piqued my interest in creating this thread, lol. Was interest to hear an out-of-state perspective on NJ.

With the current inept leadership of the Big East, who knows what will happen a few years down the road. Against UNC two weeks ago we recovered 5 TO's, but still managed to fall 2 points short. Talk about deflating. Good luck the rest of the way guys! Hopefully you have more success in your black jerseys then we have had in ours, hahaha...

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RE: Rutgers fan: What did you think of NJ?

Posted: 9/24/2011 11:20:01 PM

I had a great time at the game. We stopped at the grease trucks on the other side of the river before the game. It was every bit as disgusting and delicious as I anticipated. Saw a couple other Ohio fans there as well. Lots of RU students, but surprisingly none of them said anything to us there. Maybe they respect us for seeking out their tradition.

Talked to a couple fans in the parking lot when we realized we forgot a bottle opener. They were very friendly. Got booed by a few groups as we walked to the stadium (a nice little hike from the UMDNJ lots), but that's to be expected. Nobody was out of line about it.

Really impressed with the stadium. Loved the score board. Great atmosphere for a college football game. The lots closest to the stadium seemed to have some serious tailgaters. Way more than I thought I'd see.

Sat right in front of this crazy loud RU fan in section 111. He said at the beginning that he was going to be loud, but not vulgar, and he kept his word the entire game. Talked to him and his friends throughout the game and they were all really nice. They were really impressed with Tettleton. They kept praising us and RU for being clean programs and talking more smack about O$U and Tressel than Ohio. At the end they wished us luck in the MAC and said we might see them there in a couple years.

Only negative things I can think of are a bad funnel cake and the band. But I'm so used to the 110 that every other band sounds like crap.

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RE: Rutgers fan: What did you think of NJ?

Posted: 9/25/2011 12:03:07 AM

HPNJRUfan wrote:

Wouldn't mind taking a trip out to Athens sometime as I hear your campus is quite haunted? We have a whole magazine dedicated to that type of stuff here in NJ, "Weird NJ".

Weird NJ is awesome. I wish I had took time to explore the weirdness when I was growing up there. If only I knew about Weird NJ back then because there was some weird stuff in the woods behind my house. Maybe WNJ could have launched an investigation.

Here's a website about Haunted Ohio U.: http://www.forgottenoh.com/OU/ou.html

And you can see the infamous 56 First Street on the last image of this page: http://www.forgottenoh.com/Cemeteries/wstate.html

Last Edited: 9/25/2011 9:43:40 AM by First Street Forever

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RE: Rutgers fan: What did you think of NJ?

Posted: 9/25/2011 2:11:07 PM

bobcat28 wrote:

I've never seen so many cops and security at a football game. I noticed there was 1 big fight in the stands and someone got carted off in an ambulance in the middle of the game. Must be common, there has to be a reason for all those cops..

Two things here. The reason for so many cops is 9/11. Since then things changed with security at the stadium and big crowds. It's just the world we live in here by NYC, I don't even notice it. As far as the ambulance, there was no fight. A man had a heart attack and it was serious. Defribulator, manual compressions etc. A Bobcat cheerleader even hopped into the stands at first to try an assist with CPR.

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RE: Rutgers fan: What did you think of NJ?

Posted: 9/25/2011 3:21:03 PM

We had a nice time in the area. We came in Wednesday and stayed on Staten Island. We took the ferry back and forth to Manhattan, which was a nice, easy way to go into the city. I loved that Rutgers was so close to NYC. We probably would not have come if it wasn't so easy to wrap a family vacation with it. While we were on campus, we had a really good experience. The stadium was easy to get in and out of. The tailgating area was impressive, especially for a program that is not considered an over-acheiver. The Visitors Center was a nice place for our pre-game party. The stadium was really nice and the scoreboard was big-time. Gameday operations were top-notch, especially if you love 80's hair bands. I did not have one single person say anything negative to us. Maybe it's because we're not thought of as a threat.

Negatives: That cannon is really annoying and loud. It seems to be a little too close to the stands. The guys firing it are just goofy. They are really committed to the job, almost to the point that I expect them to leave the stadium and head out to a Civil War enactment. The Rutgers dance team did the state no favors in trying to dispel the NJ stereotypes either.

Overall, it was a nice trip. I'd do it again.

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RE: Rutgers fan: What did you think of NJ?

Posted: 9/25/2011 3:38:53 PM

695, The cannon guys were attired in Revolutinary War gear. :-) We were very close to them. My wife was very annoyed. It didn't bother me at all, except what it usually signified.

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RE: Rutgers fan: What did you think of NJ?

Posted: 9/25/2011 4:07:13 PM

I'm sorry, but I take offence to your comment regarding the cannon. It is one of our oldest and proudest traditions. We are the 8th oldest college in America (founded in 1766), George Washington spent his second 4th of July in New Brunswick, and we were at one time (and still are to a point) involved in the "Rutgers-Princeton Cannon War". Before the south endzone was enclosed the cannon was on a hill there that overlooked the stadium.

The guys that fire off the cannon are the "2nd Regiment, Middlesex County Milita":
2ndmiddlesexmilitia.org/

Cannon War:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutgers%E2%80%93Princeton_Cannon_War

Maybe you just founded it annoying due to how many times it was shot?

Rutgers fans love it. Good luck the rest of the way.

EDIT: In regards to the co-eds, I see some enjoyed the sights and some did not, to each their own. Personally I always enjoy the "talent" in the stands and on the field. Saw a few hotties with OU gear on as well.

Last Edited: 9/25/2011 4:15:03 PM by HPNJRUfan

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RE: Rutgers fan: What did you think of NJ?

Posted: 9/25/2011 8:48:48 PM

We had a nice weekend in your area except for the game outcome. Fans and staff at the stadium were very friendly and helpful. We stayed at the Tri Towers Hilton and found great accomodations and some fun area restaurants.
I would come back for sure if we ever have Rutgers on our schedule again. Good luck the rest of your season

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Posted: 9/25/2011 9:57:05 PM

New Jersey was very nice. People were real friendly. Trains to NYC were super. Good family atmosphere at the game. We parked in the Tan lot. It was pretty quiet, with maybe 2-1/2 rows of tailgaters when we left at 1-1/2 hours before kickoff to head to OU pregame party. It looked like the lots closer to the stadium had more activity. I think teams were pretty evenly matched, just killed ourselves on turnovers, penalties and the loss of our top CB. Good luck the rest of the season.

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RE: Rutgers fan: What did you think of NJ?

Posted: 9/25/2011 10:00:15 PM

We just got back this evening. Other than it being too short a weekend, it was a good trip. Would have liked to do more sightseeing.

Pretty much everyone we came in contact with were very friendly.

We went to the grease truck that was on the Man vs food show, and it was not too great, just novelty... But after the game, we had dinner at the Ale House in New Brunswick, which was great. They also had a nice selection of beers, most that I hadn't seen in Ohio.

The alumni center building was very nice. Probably the nicest Bobcat Bash I've been to. Saw a lot of new faces as well as a lot of the familiar ones that made the long trip to NJ. It was nice to see some of the folks from other parts of the country you only see a couple times a year.

The game was so-so. We were in it, and just couldn't afford to make the mistakes we made. Missed opportunities. That, and the fact that Carrie got hurt and he was our only chance at containing Sanu. That guy was too big for the rest. I thought the cannon was pretty cool. But it was so loud that it would startle you even if you were watching it and saw it coming(and unfortunately we heard it too much). One thing I noticed that Rutgers did to combat the no huddle offense was to blast the music all the way up to the snap. Not sure what is allowed/proper, but I know it didn't seem normal to me.

Dance team. Awesome.

The stadium was pretty nice. From one side on the outside, I thought it looked pretty old. However driving back, we passed another side of the stadium that looked a lot newer. Like someone else said, they have a very nice video board. Those really enhance the experience, Ohio is really lacking in that department. They also had a pretty nice highlight segment on all of the players in NFL from Rutgers. I hadn't heard of a few of them, but I was surprised there were so many pros from RU! I'm guessing that stadium will be rocking vs Pitt & WVU.

One last thing I noticed about the day was that the students seemed to be having a blast. They were doing lots to keep students involved, and putting them up on the video board. I think OU people in charge of gameday ops could learn something by attending a Rutgers game and seeing how they do it, because I was impressed. Might keep a few more students past halftime (although their student section did dwindle somewhat in the 3rd Q also).

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Posted: 9/27/2011 12:49:27 AM

I liked your stadium it's a classic yet simple stadium and the fans are close to the action. Like several posters I really liked the video board, it fits perfectly and the volume was not over whelming like some stadiums. There was a good mixture of students and other fans and lots of friendly tailgaters. I couldn't make to the bash but heard great things about the visitor center. Overall a great football experience I was surprised by
1.) your campus, don't know why but I always pictured it as a urban setting type campus and it wasn't at all. A very nice setting with lots of trees etc. and surrounded by a nice natural moat (sorry had to have at least one swamp reference)

2.The number of former players in the NFL. Both the video board and the GameDay program had very impressive features on your former players in the NFL... that must be very impressive for recruits.

3.) The amount of money contributed to your program. I was truely shocked by the number of contributers to your sports programs and the amount of money contributed. You had at least 10 times more contributors than OU and the number of those giving 100,000 or more appears to be close to our entire list .....very impressive.

If you have any pull with the Big East comish please recommend Ohio.... they could also add Fiami, Temps and Buffalo.

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Posted: 9/27/2011 12:51:45 AM

Ben--What do you think of the Rutgers team? How good are they?

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RE: Rutgers fan: What did you think of NJ?

Posted: 9/27/2011 8:44:55 PM

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Actually the Rutgers University has 5 different (colleges) campus that make up the New Brunswick/Piscataway location. Each use to be different schools within the University, but everything has been group under one heading. The football stadium in on the Busch Campus which is more of a typical college campus. Busch Campus is in Piscataway and contain students from several different RU based colleges. College Ave Campus is located across the river in New Brunswick and is totally urban in everyway. It was known as Rutgers College. Cook Campus (semi rural) located on the edge of New Brunswick/East Brunswick is formly Cook College. Cook Campus is all about Science/agriculture with the farms in East Brunswick. Douglass Campus in New Brunswick (Douglass College urban setting) is next to Cook Campus and it use to be an all girl's college. Livingston Campus is in Piscataway/Edison and was known as Livingston College. Liviningston setting is similar to Busch Campus.
2.The number of former players in the NFL. Both the video board and the GameDay program had very impressive features on your former players in the NFL... that must be very impressive for recruits.

3.) The amount of money contributed to your program. I was truely shocked by the number of contributers to your sports programs and the amount of money contributed. You had at least 10 times more contributors than OU and the number of those giving 100,000 or more appears to be close to our entire list .....very impressive.

If you have any pull with the Big East comish please recommend Ohio.... they could also add Fiami, Temps and Buffalo.

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RE: Rutgers fan: What did you think of NJ?

Posted: 9/27/2011 10:13:27 PM

Did I hear correctly that their split the pot was almost 15k?

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RE: Rutgers fan: What did you think of NJ?

Posted: 9/27/2011 10:23:29 PM

Monroe Slavin wrote:

Ben--What do you think of the Rutgers team? How good are they?

Monroe, I think they'd be at or near the top of the MAC. Our B+ game would have hung right with them. Too many turnovers, combined with the inability to guard one guy did us in. No offense to Rutgers or their fans, but we got beaten by a one man team. Sanu. Granted, we were exposed significantly by him, but that's all it took. Overall I wasn't impressed by the run game even though the numbers were up there. Their QB threw a few passes like the ones that we picked off versus Marshall. No sense in dwelling on it, but I imagine if you ask the players they knew they could have won this game.

28, I believe the split the pot was over 11K.

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