RU Home/Home With UMass

[bigmatt718]

Home and home series vs UMass announced on Twitter. RU will play the Minutemen at the RAC in 2019-20 and play in Amherst in 2020-21.

 

[RUSCFORMERLYRULOU]

Home and home series vs UMass announced on Twitter. RU will play the Minutemen at the RAC in 2019-20 and play in Amherst in 2020-21.

An A-10 reunion. Kinda fun.

 

[shields]

Wish Laurent were still there.

 

[ru8081]

Wrong!!! We should only do 1 and 1 with P5 teams.

 

[LOU-RU85]

They are a regional team that will be competitive. I see this as a solid team to schedule that really has no down side. Better than NJIT.

 

[kcg88]

They lost their lead guard and also Laurent who was their best shooter. Not sure what they have coming in but it's hard for me to think they'll be much better than last season (236th in KenPom).

 

[Mr_Twister]

They are a regional team that will be competitive. I see this as a solid team to schedule that really has no down side. Better than NJIT.

In year end Sagarin ratings, #209 UMass finished two slots above #211 NJIT. Both way above #262 Fordham.

 

[Knights 1212]

I am glad it will be a home game this coming season.

 

[Local Shill]

This will be UMass’ first visit to the RAC since the infamous 1995 sit-in game suspended at halftime.

Definitely one of the crazier nights I’ve ever spent at the RAC.

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

Wish Laurent were still there.

He's not?

 

[PiscatawayMike]

He's not?

He pulled a Nigel Johnson.

 

[Salvi's Headband]

Wrong!!! We should only do 1 and 1 with P5 teams.

Easy does it. This isn't football. UMass is a respectable program with more history than we have.

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

Easy does it. This isn't football. UMass is a respectable program with more history than we have.

I'd be surprised if RU won both games.

 

[Jim_from_RU]

I'd be surprised if RU won both games.

UMass isn’t good bro. They were 11-21 last season.

 

[bac2therac]

Its a terrible series with no upside since their program is bad right now.....a real drag on the schedule.

Better to schedule Temple UConn Dayton Davidson

 

[Jim_from_RU]

Its a terrible series with no upside since their program is bad right now.....a real drag on the schedule.

Better to schedule Temple UConn Dayton Davidson

It’s better than NJIT

 

[HeavenUniv.]

I wonder what the percentage is of our fan base that were fans all the way back to the Atlantic Ten days ? Eastern Eight days ? ECAC days?

 

[Local Shill]

It’s better than NJIT

True. Almost like =being the 12 seed is better than being the 14 but still not where we want to be.

It'll be a quad 3 game next year if we're lucky.

 

[toby83]

Pipkins was leaving also, not sure where he went though

Also a third guy left , a soph

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

It’s better than NJIT

Disagree

 

[Russ Wood]

Pipkins was leaving also, not sure where he went though

Also a third guy left , a soph

All 3 assistants left or were asked to leave. Tough business.

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

UMass isn’t good bro. They were 11-21 last season.

How was Fordham ?

 

[Upstream]

Better than NJIT.

Do we have a home-home with NJIT?

 

[knightinaz]

I think Tony Bergeron brought a 4/5 star kid with him when he was hired. Don't remember the kids name but Russ probably does

 

[Jim_from_RU]

How was Fordham ?

Don’t you have a Seton Hall board to hit up?

 

[Hondo77]

I wonder what the percentage is of our fan base that were fans all the way back to the Atlantic Ten days ? Eastern Eight days ? ECAC days?

*raises hand*

 

[hoquat63]

I wonder what the percentage is of our fan base that were fans all the way back to the Atlantic Ten days ? Eastern Eight days ? ECAC days?

Still have an A-10 tournament t shirt

 

[ScarletDave]

Buffalo did it to us this year as an athletic department. Hopefully mass doesn’t this fall

 

[Mr_Twister]

Dayton would be a great opponent. Their fans would turn out at the RAC. Great Flyers following in NJ/NY area.

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

Dayton would be a great opponent. Their fans would turn out at the RAC. Great Flyers following in NJ/NY area.

1975!!!!!

 

[Upstream]

Dayton would be a great opponent. Their fans would turn out at the RAC. Great Flyers following in NJ/NY area.

Why do we want the opponent's fans to turn out at the RAC?

 

[RUPete]

I wonder what the percentage is of our fan base that were fans all the way back to the Atlantic Ten days ? Eastern Eight days ? ECAC days?

First sports team I ever rooted for as a kid was the Rutgers 1975-76 Final Four Team. It all started there before I branched out to RU Football and other pro sports.

 

[RUPete]

Why do we want the opponent's fans to turn out at the RAC?

Agree. Selling tickets hasn't been too big a problem lately.

 

[BoroKnight]

Wrong!!! We should only do 1 and 1 with P5 teams.

That's silly. This isn't football.

 

[Mr_Twister]

Agree. Selling tickets hasn't been too big a problem lately.

We do not fill the RAC.

 

[RUPete]

We do not fill the RAC.

Not every night, but I guess those sell outs I sat through were an illusion this year.

 

[Mr_Twister]

Not every night, but I guess those sell outs I sat through were an illusion this year.

In general, we do not fill the RAC, especially for OOC games. I have been a season ticket buyer forever. Playing an OOC team like Dayton would be great. The Flyers have tremendous tradition. Would love to see Rutgers host the Flyers and vice versa.
For my own curiosity, and it has nothing to do with the possibility of playing Dayton ... how many season ticket buyers does Rutgers men’s hoops have?

 

[RUPete]

In general, we do not fill the RAC, especially for OOC games. I have been a season ticket buyer forever. Playing an OOC team like Dayton would be great. The Flyers have tremendous tradition. Would love to see Rutgers host the Flyers and vice versa.
For my own curiosity, and it has nothing to do with the possibility of playing Dayton ... how many season ticket buyers does Rutgers men’s hoops have?

Not sure, but I would hope it has grown. Too many hopeless years eroded what was once a solid base. That said, I agree with you about scheduling teams like Dayton. If we are serious about postseason consideration, these are the types of teams you should schedule. The SC game is a step in the right direction.

 

[BigEastPhil]

They lost their lead guard and also Laurent who was their best shooter. Not sure what they have coming in but it's hard for me to think they'll be much better than last season (236th in KenPom).

UMass actually has a top 100 kid who committed. They also offered the kid from Massachusetts that we just offered.

 

[Friend of 112]

I wonder what the percentage is of our fan base that were fans all the way back to the Atlantic Ten days ? Eastern Eight days ? ECAC days?

I go back as far as the Hoopster Rooster