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MrsScrew_rivals32693

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Looks like the email went out today...or at least I got one. Everything is open to the public....you just need to register.



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Dear Friend of Rutgers Athletics,

As a supporter of Rutgers Athletics, please join us as we celebrate “R History”!

Rutgers University and its neighbor, Princeton, played the first game of intercollegiate football on Nov. 6, 1869, on a plot of ground where the present-day Rutgers gymnasium now stands in New Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers won that first game, 6-4.

In honor of this momentous occasion, we want YOU to join us with one (1) guest, on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at Rutgers University. The Big Ten Network is taping of A Celebration at The Birthplace: 150 Years of College Football, a feature which will air on television! Join us for this exclusive opportunity in Rutgers and BTN History!

Details are as follows:

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Ringing of the Bells at Old Queens
New Brunswick, NJ, 08901

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm 1st College Football Game Plaque Reveal
130 College Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Cocktail Hour at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Taping of A Celebration at The Birthplace: 150 Years of College Football
 
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One other thing. We have to get someone in the crowd to either make this a backdrop when they drop the curtain or bring a mini projector to project this as the backdrop:
 
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Knight Shift said:
Barry Alvarez? Was he invited to make another coaching recommendation? Head scratcher of a panelist.
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He will make up for it by ripping his tux to reveal a HIRE SCHIANO NOW T-Shirt.

That is two Schiano T-Shirt jokes in one thread, which is a bit much.. I know.
 
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KT8813

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A football game would have been nice. But, hey, we are getting to ring the bell. No sense over taxing the administration or facilities!
 
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MrsScrew_rivals32693

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Phi_1055 said:
Announced yesterday. More details to follow.

It’s twelve days from today and they’ve have years to plan for it. And this is what they came up with and where the are with the plans.
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Dear Friend of Rutgers Athletics,



As a supporter of Rutgers Athletics, please join us as we celebrate “R History”!



Rutgers University and its neighbor, Princeton, played the first game of intercollegiate football on Nov. 6, 1869, on a plot of ground where the present-day Rutgers gymnasium now stands in New Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers won that first game, 6-4.



In honor of this momentous occasion, we want YOU to join us with one (1) guest, on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at Rutgers University. The Big Ten Network is taping of A Celebration at The Birthplace: 150 Years of College Football, a feature which will air on television! Join us for this exclusive opportunity in Rutgers and BTN History!



Details are as follows:



2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Ringing of the Bells at Old Queens
New Brunswick, NJ, 08901



3:30 pm – 4:30 pm 1st College Football Game Plaque Reveal
130 College Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901



6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Cocktail Hour at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901



7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Taping of A Celebration at The Birthplace: 150 Years of College Football
 
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Phi_1055

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MrsScrew said:




Dear Friend of Rutgers Athletics,



As a supporter of Rutgers Athletics, please join us as we celebrate “R History”!



Rutgers University and its neighbor, Princeton, played the first game of intercollegiate football on Nov. 6, 1869, on a plot of ground where the present-day Rutgers gymnasium now stands in New Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers won that first game, 6-4.



In honor of this momentous occasion, we want YOU to join us with one (1) guest, on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at Rutgers University. The Big Ten Network is taping of A Celebration at The Birthplace: 150 Years of College Football, a feature which will air on television! Join us for this exclusive opportunity in Rutgers and BTN History!



Details are as follows:



2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Ringing of the Bells at Old Queens
New Brunswick, NJ, 08901



3:30 pm – 4:30 pm 1st College Football Game Plaque Reveal
130 College Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901



6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Cocktail Hour at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901



7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Taping of A Celebration at The Birthplace: 150 Years of College Football
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I apologize. I had a small typo in my post and I think it created confusion. I meant to write “and where they are with the plans.” I left out the y in they, which made it seem like I was unsure where/what the plans are.
 
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Phi_1055 said:
Announced yesterday. More details to follow.

It’s twelve days from today and they’ve have years to plan for it. And this is what they came up with and where the are with the plans.
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This X 1000.
More embarrassing then the football team.
 
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Scarlet_Scourge

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I am not sure what people wanted. They tried to get a game with Princeton and they refused to play us (all things considered, that worked out well since we would had lost to them this year). To be 100% honest considering how bad this team is this season, less is more my friends. Less is more.

At least we finally are getting a long overdue Plaque at the actual birthplace.
 
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AreYouNUTS

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They need to force the e tire student body there otherwise it’s gonna be pretty sad. Okay maybe a couple of freshman dorms.
 
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Phi_1055

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Scarlet_Scourge said:
I am not sure what people wanted. They tried to get a game with Princeton and they refused to play us (all things considered, that worked out well since we would had lost to them this year). To be 100% honest considering how bad this team is this season, less is more my friends. Less is more.

At least we finally are getting a long overdue Plaque at the actual birthplace.
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For starters, announcing this less than two weeks before the event is lame. No excuses whatsoever.

As for the star guests - three former players and three B1G reps who have no connection to RU. If that’s all they got, they did a horrible job. If they have more, and I really believe they do, tell us who they are and generate some excitement.
 
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who the hell is in charge of the athletic department!?
oh wait..I forgot.
Never mind.
 
RUnTeX

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Underwhelming on the surface and the short notice won't help attendance anymore than the lack of juice inspired by the agenda of events.

Hope the plaque is well done and I suppose I'll try to catch the BTN program when it airs, good to see they are covering it.
 
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needmorecowbell

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RUnTeX said:
Underwhelming on the surface and the short notice won't help attendance anymore than the lack of juice inspired by the agenda of events.

Hope the plaque is well done and I suppose I'll try to catch the BTN program when it airs, good to see they are covering it.
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Add introduction of new coach to the agenda and that should spike interest.
 
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what a joke and embarrassment for Barchi, Hobbs and the rest of the athletic department....total failure and incompetance
 
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Phi_1055 said:
It’s twelve days from today and they’ve have years to plan for it. And this is what they came up with
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You make it sound like they hastily pulled this together in the past couple of weeks. Didn't you notice the 2018 copyright date in the link Mrs Screw posted? This has been in the works for over a year now. They just kept it secret until this week to build up the suspense.
 
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LeapinLou

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I'm not going to pretend this sounds incredible and is a must do. But I'm not as down as it as most here. I think it will be fun. Now if it turns out to be a cash bar...
 
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3:30 pm – 4:30 pm 1st College Football Game Plaque Reveal
130 College Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
You mean to tell me that there is no Plaque on or near the site yet??
 
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Keith - Rutgersfan.com

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Ok so a few comments.

I've been a football season ticket holder for over 25 years and I have yet to receive he email - am I not a "Friend of Rutgers Athletics"? Luckily someone else forwarded it me so I was able to register.

The ringing of the Old Queens bell and the unveiling of a plaque are the minimum that should be done. The fact that we don't have a marker for the first college football game is criminal.

What they should have done is pull up the parking lot by the barn and create a small park dedicated to the first college football game with a commemorative statue in the middle. Something with historical markers describing the first football game, first tailgate etc. Something that visitors from other Big Ten schools could visit. Now that would be impressive on TV. How is the unveiling of a plaque with a parking lot behind it going to show on TV?

With the amount of time they had they could have done so much more. How about a parade down College Ave with all the student and alumni groups. Hell invite delegations from Princeton and the other Big 10 schools to participate

How about a concert at the stadium? Get some NJ talent to perform.

And what about a game on the weekend. I know Princeton said no, but its criminal that we aren't playing anyone on that weekend. I don't care if we would have gotten killed, its about celebrating the anniversary.

Although I am exited to see the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center and this event gives me a great way to see it - I am wondering what this Celebration at the Birthplace will be like.

Rutgers missed yet another huge opportunity to have some great press. They could have done so much better.

-Keith
 
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Keith - Rutgersfan.com said:
Ok so a few comments.

I've been a football season ticket holder for over 25 years and I have yet to receive he email - am I not a "Friend of Rutgers Athletics"? Luckily someone else forwarded it me so I was able to register.

The ringing of the Old Queens bell and the unveiling of a plaque are the minimum that should be done. The fact that we don't have a marker for the first college football game is criminal.

What they should have done is pull up the parking lot by the barn and create a small park dedicated to the first college football game with a commemorative statue in the middle. Something with historical markers describing the first football game, first tailgate etc. Something that visitors from other Big Ten schools could visit. Now that would be impressive on TV. How is the unveiling of a plaque with a parking lot behind it going to show on TV?

With the amount of time they had they could have done so much more. How about a parade down College Ave with all the student and alumni groups. Hell invite delegations from Princeton and the other Big 10 schools to participate

How about a concert at the stadium? Get some NJ talent to perform.

And what about a game on the weekend. I know Princeton said no, but its criminal that we aren't playing anyone on that weekend. I don't care if we would have gotten killed, its about celebrating the anniversary.

Although I am exited to see the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center and this event gives me a great way to see it - I am wondering what this Celebration at the Birthplace will be like.

Rutgers missed yet another huge opportunity to have some great press. They could have done so much better.

-Keith
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Don't feel bad. My name is supposedly on a plaque in the Barnabas Performance Center. They did not send me an invite to the grand opening.

I did not receive an invite to the 50 yard line dinner for two years in a row. I had to keep asking for my invite, which never came, but I was put on the guest list.

Did not receive this e-mail either for the celebration. And I am not going to chase Athletics down for an invite.

I have tried contacting people to see why I do not get e-mails. Nobody responds. Was planning on making the next level of donations. But if they don't respond, why bother?

Rutgers gonna Rutgers.
 
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MrsScrew said:
Looks like the email went out today...or at least I got one. Everything is open to the public....you just need to register.



https://www.cvent.com/events/a-cele...5UjdYR1o2dm14bXlRN3N2RzBRWFl0Nk16NVhsUT09In0=






Dear Friend of Rutgers Athletics,

As a supporter of Rutgers Athletics, please join us as we celebrate “R History”!

Rutgers University and its neighbor, Princeton, played the first game of intercollegiate football on Nov. 6, 1869, on a plot of ground where the present-day Rutgers gymnasium now stands in New Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers won that first game, 6-4.

In honor of this momentous occasion, we want YOU to join us with one (1) guest, on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at Rutgers University. The Big Ten Network is taping of A Celebration at The Birthplace: 150 Years of College Football, a feature which will air on television! Join us for this exclusive opportunity in Rutgers and BTN History!

Details are as follows:

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Ringing of the Bells at Old Queens
New Brunswick, NJ, 08901

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm 1st College Football Game Plaque Reveal
130 College Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Cocktail Hour at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Taping of A Celebration at The Birthplace: 150 Years of College Football
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Can you provide the e-mail address from where the e-mail came from? I went as far as putting every single RU athletics e-mail address I am aware of on a safe list, but maybe this came from another address.
 
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