Rutgers broke up my football section when they switched the home side. Together for decades then to be seen never again
Section 102 Row D seats 5-10
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Brian - let us know what you hear. It sounds like those could be "Stub Hub" seats.
For football, I had seats in the last row of section 126 for quite a while. Nobody behind me and great people all around. But those seats get a wind tunnel effect because of the open concourse so I moved down a few rows. I kind of regret it. The people directly behind me make dumb comments all game long and aren't friendly. As for hoops, don't get me started about that couple in section 115...
For football, I had seats in the last row of section 126 for quite a while. Nobody behind me and great people all around. But those seats get a wind tunnel effect because of the open concourse so I moved down a few rows. I kind of regret it. The people directly behind me make dumb comments all game long and aren't friendly. As for hoops, don't get me started about that couple in section 115...
If you already have the seats there is a “seat donation” per seat in addition to ticket prices. I think it is $500 per seat for center court sections. $350 sections one over. If you haven’t had them forever I’m sure you’d need serious priority points to grab any seats that become available.
What is the actual cost per seat for those section just for the tickets. The donation is not a problem for me at least
I was offered seats in the 100's this year. $1250 per seat plus the donation. A bit too steep for me. I kept my seats in 213.
Honestly, Rutgers needs to:
1. Cut off as many of these sponsorship sales to StubHub as possible, if they exist
2. Raise prices
Ticket prices have barely gone up over the past 3 years or so at least, other than the 300s, and it’s not uncommon now that a $30-50 face value ticket can sell for $100-200+ on StubHub. We’re almost (entirely?) sold out through the 200s for the season, and demand for the 100s is through the roof. I don’t think many in the 200s would hesitate to upgrade to the 100s if any were available.
I get waiting to do it given the years leading up to 2019-2020, but IMO it’s time to raise them by a fair amount.
1. Cut off as many of these sponsorship sales to StubHub as possible, if they exist
2. Raise prices
Ticket prices have barely gone up over the past 3 years or so at least, other than the 300s, and it’s not uncommon now that a $30-50 face value ticket can sell for $100-200+ on StubHub. We’re almost (entirely?) sold out through the 200s for the season, and demand for the 100s is through the roof. I don’t think many in the 200s would hesitate to upgrade to the 100s if any were available.
I get waiting to do it given the years leading up to 2019-2020, but IMO it’s time to raise them by a fair amount.
I have a friend who is a serious donor and has seats in 114. He has not gone to a game all season because of the vax mandate. He has sold his tix every game thru the RU ticket app...which takes you directly to Stub Hub. He is not alone in doing this.
Thank you! That isn’t that bad actually. I think I pay $600-700 per seat in 200s. I would take two seats at that cost if it was available
Correct. If you want to sell your tickets they force it through Stubhub so you can’t blame anyone other than Rutgers here.
I just bought an extra ticket down on the floor against PSU next week. Got it off of Stubhub
That’s a good point. We all know season ticket holders who either don’t attend because of Covid or don’t attend because they’re not vaccinated.
In Brian s case , I understand and empathize with his frustration. When you have non RU fans constantly showing up and many are probably a-holes , it makes the game experience very frustrating and not fun.
I don’t expect every fan who has a season ticket to make every game...but this isn’t that.
I have been in 102 Row E for years now, and I do not believe I’ve ever even met the real owner(s) of the seats in question.
3 out of every 4 conference games I’m putting up with knuckleheads cheering for the opponent, and most of the time doing it so poorly it’s astonishing.
The fact that we sit 5 rows from the floor is merely the icing on the cake.
I have been in 102 Row E for years now, and I do not believe I’ve ever even met the real owner(s) of the seats in question.
3 out of every 4 conference games I’m putting up with knuckleheads cheering for the opponent, and most of the time doing it so poorly it’s astonishing.
The fact that we sit 5 rows from the floor is merely the icing on the cake.
It still astounds me that there are people who almost certainly got every childhood vaccine as a kid and got their kids every childhood vaccine and yet are against extraordinarily safe and effective (especially from the perspective of preventing severe disease) vaccines for a disease that is much deadlier and virulent than the vast majority of childhood diseases we have vaccines for. Not very bright and not much of a fan I guess, either.
I guess it's a testament to how loud the RAC is (or how loud we are) that people 2 rows behind us wouldn't have been on our radar once this year. I absolutely hate when RU fans sell their tix to enemy fans. Mine get unused if I can't give them to an RU fan. Good luck in your quest.
Took me a few years to convince my ticket-mates, but we finally moved from 205 to 102 (row B) 4 years ago and it was the best move we ever made - in fact, the first year was so much fun that we went from 2 to 4 tix the 2nd year and have been at 4 ever since, which we share among 6 of us. I'm not 100% sure on the breakdown of donation vs. ticket (and doubt that matters to anyone, since one has to pay both to get the seats and have enough PP's), but ours are $1400 per season ticket, including the donation.
I'm in 206. Hoping there is enough turnover/openings to move to 100 level within 5 years or less. The price point is more than worth it.
This is the same thing with me in football in section 105. Please let me know what you find out …because I have the same issue for football …..
I’ll speak up for those who sell on stubhub. I couldnt make Michigan or Wisconsin and sold my pair of tickets on stubhub. After fees I just about recouped the cost of one season ticket for the year. This is the way season ticket holders should be rewarded. Who really cares if an apposing fan is there, I usually talk to them when they are next me.
This is what happens when money is always the primary concern. At some point, less becomes more and, in this case, more can become less.
There’s a difference between fans who are good to talk with and those who are complete dicks. There's also a difference between selling tix for a game once or twice a season and having to sit near opposing fans every game because either the athletics department or someone dumps every game on StubHub, especially those near the court.
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Two Wisconsin fans sat in the floor seats. How does that happen?
Over the years, there have been about 3 times when our seats were not going to be used. I mean, 20+ years... When we knew this was the case, we called RU to make sure the tickets went to the right people.
Over the years, there have been about 3 times when our seats were not going to be used. I mean, 20+ years... When we knew this was the case, we called RU to make sure the tickets went to the right people.
Elephant in the room = RU fans are notoriously cheap.
Team sucked for 30 years, last 3 have been amazing in comparison and people still either won’t buy Tix on ticket exchange board and won’t pony $$ up for Tix on StubHub
This leads to visiting fans, a fair share who are 20-30 from Hoboken / NYC, coming in hammered and being onnixous
I sit a few rows from floor, Wiscy game guy and his 10 year old son were there rooting for Sconnie.
Kid Cheered during their intro, booed during ours. Was knowledgeable though and not obnoxious, but if I’m pops I’m telling him rules beforehand
E.G. cheer for Sconnie, don’t boo Rutgers, you’re a visitor in their house
as a devils fan growing up in 90s my pops would take me to msg as he was a rangers fan. Those were the rules, and if someone talked ****, as long as it wasn’t over the top it was all good
Team sucked for 30 years, last 3 have been amazing in comparison and people still either won’t buy Tix on ticket exchange board and won’t pony $$ up for Tix on StubHub
This leads to visiting fans, a fair share who are 20-30 from Hoboken / NYC, coming in hammered and being onnixous
I sit a few rows from floor, Wiscy game guy and his 10 year old son were there rooting for Sconnie.
Kid Cheered during their intro, booed during ours. Was knowledgeable though and not obnoxious, but if I’m pops I’m telling him rules beforehand
E.G. cheer for Sconnie, don’t boo Rutgers, you’re a visitor in their house
as a devils fan growing up in 90s my pops would take me to msg as he was a rangers fan. Those were the rules, and if someone talked ****, as long as it wasn’t over the top it was all good
Facts!
They’re used to getting great seats for free or certainly under $50.
Pay even face value for 100 level seats to the 1-2 prime games in the schedule? Most won’t even do that!
Pay market value for the big games? Highly unlikely.
Pay face value for the crappy OOC games? You kidding me, I have to pay to watch those games?!
Why aren’t there RU fans clamoring for these tickets on SH, especially in prime locations and snatching them up when they become available??
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The amount of times people lowball me for face value tickets on here is wild.
The fans around me have been here for decdes. They are good people who have strong ties to RU,the institution. If a non RU fan shows up in their seats it's often a relative or friend who went to another school. On rare occasion lately I suspect the tickets were sold and not given but it's rare. And by the way they've had those seats through lean years. To tell them what to do with their seats is kind of outlandish.
folks can make light of it but during the Rutgers Home games on TV you can often hear opposing fans yell out during our foul shots. Heard it again vs. Wisky.
I NEVER hear that watching other teams playing at home.
They might give this lip service but Rutgers is literally partners with Stubhub and makes it very easy to sell on the Scarlet Knights app. The truth of the matter is schools want and need brokers because they will pony up and buy season tickets, where a ton of more common fans want to only go to a few games or only want to go when the team is good. If you ask the athletic department would they rather have all sell-outs way before the season starts, or wait so they can have tickets for RU fans just in case we end up being good, what do you think their answer is?
No one cries for brokers when the team is down and they are getting face value tickets for $6 or whatever (hello, football) but everyone wants to scream when they have to pay over face, or when opposing teams fans are willing to pay more than ours on a secondary market (agreed we are a notoriously cheap fanbase).
I hate when I have to sit near opposing fans too (esp obnoxious ones), but there is really 0 that can be done about it. I have zero problem with a guy who owns season tickets and comes and cheers his head off for RU, but sells a few games because the $$$$$ is a big deal for him and recouping some of his costs helps him to continue to show up and support.
No one cries for brokers when the team is down and they are getting face value tickets for $6 or whatever (hello, football) but everyone wants to scream when they have to pay over face, or when opposing teams fans are willing to pay more than ours on a secondary market (agreed we are a notoriously cheap fanbase).
I hate when I have to sit near opposing fans too (esp obnoxious ones), but there is really 0 that can be done about it. I have zero problem with a guy who owns season tickets and comes and cheers his head off for RU, but sells a few games because the $$$$$ is a big deal for him and recouping some of his costs helps him to continue to show up and support.
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Elephant in the room this is not unique to any sporting event around the country. Especially when your team is competitively relevant and playing against another good team. This is a bit much imo
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I'll have to remember your handle next and anytime I'm looking. That's crazy nobody would take. Just got the 4 PSU from Loyal and shared with another long time RU poster and fan.
exactly. Rutgers PUSHED this as part of their deal . There is no way to sell your tix to Rutgers Fans at a reasonable price. You either get hosed or they go open market.
Little bit of an over generalization of those who chose not to go. I bought season tickets to take my kids to games. They aren't vaccinated, we can save that debate for another day. They had COVID in January (better immunity than a vaccine) and still couldn't go to the games with me. I gave away free tickets on here for most of the games I didn't go to. Took advantage of the demand and sold on StubHub for Wisconsin and Penn State to recoup some costs. At least I emailed my seat neighbors and warned them lol.
You are allowed to do whatever you want with your tickets as you please. Recouping one full season ticket cost(about 1200-1400) by selling only 2 games is a great deal for you.
BUT, what if EVERY season ticket holder did what YOU did and our arena was 90% visiting fans? That wouldn't bother you at all???
Best of Luck,
Groz
Until we reach Duke / UNC / Kansas / Kentucky type levels (which isn’t happening in any of our lifetimes, if ever), you’ll have a subset of people always looking to make $ via visiting fans
Check out the rams or cowboys home games. Both near major metropolitan cities, both have a **** ton of away fans.
Same with the Jets and Giants, tons of away fans. The closer you are to a major metropolitan city with huge alumni bases/fans of other teams, you will see an influx of his visiting fans.
I agree it’s super annoying, but it isn’t going to change anytime soon across the board
Check out the rams or cowboys home games. Both near major metropolitan cities, both have a **** ton of away fans.
Same with the Jets and Giants, tons of away fans. The closer you are to a major metropolitan city with huge alumni bases/fans of other teams, you will see an influx of his visiting fans.
I agree it’s super annoying, but it isn’t going to change anytime soon across the board
Rutgers is not going to do anything given their relationship with stubhub.
It is very easy for me to say fans shouldn't sell tickets to strangers.
What if someone is on a limited budget and the only way they can get season tickets is to recoup 2/3 of the cost by selling the best 2 games. If I were in that boat I would certainly go that route vs. not go to games at all.
I have a problem with people in 100s selling tickets because they arent in that boat.
What if someone is on a limited budget and the only way they can get season tickets is to recoup 2/3 of the cost by selling the best 2 games. If I were in that boat I would certainly go that route vs. not go to games at all.
I have a problem with people in 100s selling tickets because they arent in that boat.
I have no issue with any individual (i.e. not sponsors) selling their tickets; they paid for them and can do what they see fit.
I do have a problem with the school and AD failing to properly price their products, especially given our financial issues. Someone here in the 100 level said they made back a full season ticket’s value by selling 2 games worth of tickets. If that much surplus is going to the ticket owner, the school is failing to price properly.
To their credit, the 200s and 300s seem spot on.
actually he didn't say that. He said he sold those 2 games to "recoup some of the costs" He also didn't mention what section he sits in.