Rutgers Basketball reportedly finalizing game against Syracuse
Rutgers Basketball and Syracuse are finalizing a nonconference game for this season at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, per Jon Rothstein.
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Basketball Rutgers / Syracuse at Barclays Center for 2026-27 season
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As a NJ resident, I'll watch on TV.
If it was at MSG, I'd be there.
If it was at MSG, I'd be there.
Agreed. Brooklyn is a PITA to get to. Last time I had a show to go to, we drove. Never again.
Which team is home team?
Of course, we'd all love for it to be at MSG. However, Barclays is not as bad to get to as most are making it out to be.
In Jersey, just hop on NJT to get to Penn Stn, then hop on the 3 subway which takes you directly to Barclays. It takes about 20-25 minutes to get from Penn Stn to Barclays.
In Jersey, just hop on NJT to get to Penn Stn, then hop on the 3 subway which takes you directly to Barclays. It takes about 20-25 minutes to get from Penn Stn to Barclays.
would think this could be a double header type of showcase sponsored event
It shows you that Pikiell is confident with the players he brought back with the incoming new players to schedule this type of non conference game.
Rutgers Basketball reportedly finalizing game against Syracuse
Rutgers Basketball and Syracuse are finalizing a nonconference game for this season at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, per Jon Rothstein.www.on3.com
Barclays is a 15 minute subway ride from Penn station. Easy travels !
My guess : Kelli forced the game for NYC Metro Exposure and for NIL $
I’d be surprised if this was a Pike initiative.
He’s a Risk Avoider !
Have u ever been to a big east tourney. Cuse fans galore in the nyc area
Ru wont have more than 3-4k fans tops
Syracuse is expected to be in bottom third of acc if not basement
Big East Tournament? That was 15 years ago and they were one of the best teams in the country. Their last true OOC game in NYC was at the Barclays two years ago against Maryland. It had 8K in attendance and about half of it was Maryland fans.
If you can get to MSG, it's an easy subway ride to Barclay's.
All the new dudes can hit the trey…even the 7-2 center hit two last year. Outside shooting should be a strength. Defense will be the question mark IMO.
Yeah - but he didn’t need to schedule another non-conference game away from home period let alone a major conference team. Even a bad ACC team is still very different from scheduling the worst low majors possible in Piscataway.
There’s nothing to be upset about with this one IMO. It’s not an A-10 team in some obscure location like Canada or Hartford. It’s not a random true road game at Fordham the day after a holiday. We’re probably not desirable enough to MSG right now to be able to schedule someone we have a chance to actually beat there.
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If Pike wanted a neutral game that was non-league at a prime venue Syracuse was about the best brand he was going to find that could be a winnable game for us, but isn’t like scheduling Howard or someone like that. It’s understandable if MSG didn’t want the game but Barclays is fine. Obviously the Pru would’ve been more convenient like when we played Miss St but whatever. At least we scheduled another high major. It’s a pleasant surprise as I really did expect all Bryant types at home.
I am a huge fan of Barclay’s, it is a great venue for basketball and the locals turn out for games. As I mentioned in another thread, there are probably more Rutgers grads in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens than there are a half hour drive from the RAC. If you want to build support for the program you need to play games like this.
It's a 20 minute subway ride from Penn
If we look any good you'll all be there and you know it
If we look any good you'll all be there and you know it
If that happens ( I don’t think it will), it will just show how bad our fans are.
Everyone keeps saying this. It's 100% true obviously and a lame excuse for people to not go. The people who are refusing to go are either scared of the potential subway patrons, or too lazy to learn how to navigate it.
For those who don't remember, RU beat Vanderbilt and lost to Virginia in a tournament at Barclays when Eddie was the coach.
If our fans, as a group, can’t go to Brooklyn for a game vs local rival, they suck. Some people legitimately won’t be able to make it but I actually believe Rutgers fans will go. Rutgers has a lot of good fans that actually support the program - the silent majority. The handful of vocal Debbie Downers here probably won’t go because it’s way easier to sit at home and complain.