Could the Game be Postponed?

[zappaa]

for everyone thinking play this weekend, there is a big HS football tournament at the stadium this weekend I believe???

Cancel it

 

[RU848789]

I think one of the problems that'd need to be solved is how to get all the necessary detours mapped out, then marked out w/signage, so people unfamiliar with the area can get to their lots along routes they've never travelled. I actually think the lots are probably fine, for the most part. Getting people to the lots, and staffing the lots with EMTs and cops and so forth, looks like it's the biggest problem at the moment.

And also there's the uncertainty about how bad things will get w/the Raritan. It's bad already from photos we've seen. Just gonna get worse as the day progresses.

All challenges, yep, although the Raritan only impacts River Road and 18 (from a game perspective, not the damage to towns that will see flooding) which would suck but can be worked around - with enough people. The Stadium is well above the Raritan flood plain, so as long as the pumps are working the field should be fine.

 

[RU848789]

Cancel it

or just move it - I like to think RU would have priority...

 

[Extra Point_rivals157299]

Have any of you guys canoed over to the tailgate?

 

[needmorecowbell]

I think its best if some of you stay home even if they do have a game. Don't want anyone upset

Looks like you’re staying home too.

 

[RULoyal]

for everyone thinking play this weekend, there is a big HS football tournament at the stadium this weekend I believe???

Mentioned a couple of times earlier in this thread,

 

[koleszar]

for everyone thinking play this weekend, there is a big HS football tournament at the stadium this weekend I believe???

Cancel it

Yea tell them to go scratch ***, play it at your high school field. Rutgers is not losing money over high school games.

 

[newell138]

Cancel it

https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports...fers-up-labor-day-weekend-football-feast.html

 

[RULoyal]

Game officially postponed until Saturday. Time TBA

 

[needmorecowbell]

Mentioned a couple of times earlier in this thread,

By my estimations the HS games have already been postponed/canceled or moved..

 

[HPNJRUfan]

River and Landing:

 

[Jtung230]

for everyone thinking play this weekend, there is a big HS football tournament at the stadium this weekend I believe???

A lot of towns won’t be playing high school sports for a while.

 

[Rutgers Chris]

12 pages later and we get our answer

 

[RU05]

Absolutely zero chance we play tonight with fans, other than maybe students

I can't see students being possible. Not with the river looking like that.

 

[RUforlife]

It is this weekend or cancel. The schedule for both teams doesn't have a corresponding open week. Move the HS football games back to the schools and schedule the game on Saturday.

 

[HPNJRUfan]

 

[RULoyal]

 

[Mikemarc]

Game ppd to Saturday.

lots of idiots in this thread…and that’s putting it nicely,

 

[DHajekRC84]

Yea tell them to go scratch ***, play it at your high school field. Rutgers is not losing money over high school games.

I would think there are other options they could use in less impacted areas as well. Montclair St. up North, TCNJ in Central, Rowan in the South. Depending on which teams playing. ??

 

[phs73rc77gsm83]

are you sprinklers still running, the lawn can never get too high

I don’t run my sprinklers when we’ve had or expect an inch of rain in a week. You responded in another post to another poster and I said that browning could have been from not enough water earlier in the summer or fungus.

 

[DHajekRC84]

Should have just started with these shots to get the answer. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Jtung230]

I don’t run my sprinklers when we’ve had or expect an inch of rain in a week. You responded in another post to another poster and I said that browning could have been from not enough water earlier in the summer or fungus.

My sprinkler was off since first week of July.

 

[Arizona Knight]

actually he's spot on, sad you don't see that

I look forward to your realignment posts.

However, this idea that cancelling a game at Rutgers when Route 18 is closed is somehow a “deep state” effort, makes me giggle.

 

[DHajekRC84]

River and Landing:

wow, wonder who's car that is. Could have had a Rowing Event as a warm-up to the game.

 

[needmorecowbell]

This thread is a great display of people who are over confident in their decision making skills without having any facts. Oh and people just being a-holes. See you all Saturday!

 

[DHajekRC84]

Text just said talking noon...at this point. (still unofficial time/confirmed)

 

[bac2therac]

I don’t run my sprinklers when we’ve had or expect an inch of rain in a week. You responded in another post to another poster and I said that browning could have been from not enough water earlier in the summer or fungus.

we had just a brief dry spell in mid june but rained big time after that, not sure why anyone would be running their sprinklers so much after that but we have seen it with our customers and the result of course is fungus. I just never get why people go so nuts about having a perfectly green lawn, I have seen everything in this business. We have had 30 inches of rain in 2 months and one day. This was a top 5 wet summer in history if not tops

 

[Rokodesh]

River and Landing:

Hey man, don't live your life in fear, you can easily rent a powerboat and keep the game on as scheduled.

 

[RU05]

River and Landing:

Dag. Do they expect the river to abate that much even by Saturday?

 

[mildone_rivals]

Game ppd to Saturday.

lots of idiots in this thread…and that’s putting it nicely,

Takes a lot to get you to "talk" that way. But the poor behavior of some of the respondents to the OP did it for you.

I would agree that a lot of folks who gave the OP such a hard time are looking pretty dumb right now. I'll never understand why people love leaping to conclusions so much.

 

[RUScrew85]

Final answer: Yes.

 

[RU05]

Hey man, don't live your life in fear, you can easily rent a powerboat and keep the game on as scheduled.

It's as if people are scared to swim these days.

 

[soundcrib]

God hates Rutgers, remember that. And everyone owes TrueRU an apology.

 

[RU05]

wow, wonder who's car that is. Could have had a Rowing Event as a warm-up to the game.

I didn't even see that car.

Edit: I think that's a pickup. Water is that high. Might be some cars completely submerged.

 

[RUScrew85]

River and Landing:

I don't understand where exactly this is. Can you be a little more specific?

 

[S_Janowski]

This thread is a great display of people who are over confident in their decision making skills without having any facts. Oh and people just being a-holes. See you all Saturday!

It’s as if people forgot that Rutgers is situated on the Raritan.

Or that New Brunswick and Piscataway have had a history of massive flooding in a couple storms the past 20 years (Floyd, Irene) that crippled the area for a couple days.

I try my hardest not to engage with them but it’s extremely hard not to call out their arrogance and stupidity.

Then they double down and won’t stop. It’s sad some of these people share the same degree as me.

 

[DHajekRC84]

I didn't even see that car.

I didn't the first time either.

 

[RUScrew85]

wow, wonder who's car that is. Could have had a Rowing Event as a warm-up to the game.

Someone over mileage in their lease or upside down on their loan?

 

[fg7321]

This was the right and only decision that could have been made.

 

[koleszar]

Dag. Do they expect the river to abate that much even by Saturday?

I would say so. It's expected to crest early this afternoon and then begin receding. You'll have roughly 42 hours before the lots open for a 12pm kickoff. You still may have some trapped standing water but the river willl be receded by then.