Could the Game be Postponed?

[Knight Shift]

 

[RULoyal]

I think a big difficulty in the decision is that the Raritan hasn't crested yet. It's already above record at Manville and headed for it at Bound Brook. Can you imagine if the river crested as.people arrive or during the game and Johnson Park started flooding with cars parked all over?
https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=phi&gage=bdkn4

They announced no parking in Johnson Park yesterday

 

[e5fdny]

That‘s not good. The deaths from flooding nor the Raritan flood forecast for today.

I think that also means it’s become more likely that the game will either be postponed or cancelled or maybe played without fans.

We did that all last season. Not a big deal.

 

[RU848789]

Without comment.

https://www.nj.com/rutgers/2021/09/...away-calls-for-no-fans-if-game-is-played.html

Would certainly suck and while I've been very confident that the game would go on, I've been wrong before and can understand the Piscataway perspective here.

 

[MrsScrew_rivals32693]

Anyone successfully get to their tailgate yet?

the Old Queens Island guys in the Scarlet Lot tried at 6am. Couldn't get out of South Brunswick. Highly doubtful anyone is there

Edit. Apparently One guy got there...

 

[RU05]

I guess I don't live my life in fear like you

Game may be played tonight, but given how bad the rains were, OP's question was worth asking.

 

[S_Janowski]

Just calm down and ignore people you disagree with. Some of you people with internet muscles and a proclivity to fight are sad and funny at the same time. It's just one person's opinion who lives in an area that was not heavily impacted by the storm. Don't get so triggered and angry.

Maybe you should put me on ignore.

I’ll call out stupidity when it’s warranted, no idea why you keep chiming in to defend some of these people.

You can stop quoting me, I’m not even conversing with you.

You think I’m trying to “fight”? Lol wtf are you talking about.

 

[mildone_rivals]

was not thibking of flooded parking, but flooded exit routes.. though muddy parking may be a thing... that red shale could dry hard over a dry warm sunny day so mud may not even be an issue

I was talking about people being forced to park on the campus side of the stadium as a precaution against them becoming stranded if parked on the river road side.

 

[kcg88]

if they are problems today, they wont just magically disappear tomorrow for resources...just play the game Saturday at noon, it will be brilliant sunny end of summer day

There won't be abandoned cars on the road tomorrow.

 

[Barnaby&Neill]

Just play it Sunday; we’ll have the college football world to ourselves.

edit: nvm; then less time to prep for Syracuse.

 

[CodyRU]

Just play it Sunday; we’ll have the college football world to ourselves.

edit: nvm; then less time to prep for Syracuse.

That's actually not a bad idea. Sunday night college game?

 

[Ronnie_B]

This request for no fans by Piscataway will be the final straw, only question that remains is when this weekend they'll play the game.

 

[DHajekRC84]

I can actually understand P-way's position on this. I hope the re-schedule but if Temple is here which I'm sure they are. The game will play . Fans TBD'd.

 

[DJ Spanky]

Google shot as of 8:15 this morning:

 

[Barnaby&Neill]

That's actually not a bad idea. Sunday night college game?

Yeah, just worried about the Cuse turnaround

 

[RULoyal]

This request for no fans by Piscataway will be the final straw, only question that remains is when this weekend they'll play the game.

Can’t imagine RU goes against the Pway request. Imagine the bad press if something unfortunate happened. It’s either gonna be no fans or postponed.

 

[kcg88]

That's actually not a bad idea. Sunday night college game?

Notre Dame vs. Florida State is on Sunday night.

 

[RU05]

Queen's bridge, I guess early this morning. If it doesn't crest till later today?

 

[Jersey07712]

I think game will still be played tonight no fans. Temple is here. BTN is here it will be a nightmare to reschedule. May be a long turnaround to get the area cleaned up.

 

[Barnaby&Neill]

If you play tonight, you risk sabotaging goodwill (people can’t make it, cars get stuck in muddy lots, opportunists criticize priorities, etc etc).

If you play tomorrow or Saturday, you lose tonight’s high visibility game slot.

If you play Sunday, you have a quick turnaround for Cuse.

 

[Morrischiano2]

The media has conditioned people to live and believe in fear! It raining OMG
Covid is their proof positive that this is the right approach
Turn the channel or talk to your kids!!!

You should man up and admit to the OP you were wrong.

https://www.the-sun.com/news/3583837/10-dead-in-hurricane-ida-new-york/

 

[CodyRU]

If you play tonight, you risk sabotaging goodwill (people can’t make it, cars get stuck in muddy lots, opportunists criticize priorities, etc etc).

If you play tomorrow or Saturday, you lose tonight’s high visibility game slot.

If you play Sunday, you have a quick turnaround for Cuse.

No good answer

 

[AreYouNUTS]

@TrueRU my apologies as it’s looking more and more like you may have nailed it. Stunning what happened just in the couple of hours from your OP last night. With Piscataway’s request, and Greg HUNGRY to play in front of fans, I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s pushing to get this moved now.

Please just not Saturday!!!

 

[Ridge 22]

They announced no parking in Johnson Park yesterday

To state the most obvious

 

[Arizona Knight]

Easy for me to say from Texas, but play without fans if that’s what it takes. I’d rather not push to Sunday and give the edge to Syracuse as others have mentioned.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Yeah, just worried about the Cuse turnaround

Didn’t we play on a Sunday then a Thursday one of those years after ESPN started hating on us?

 

[mildone_rivals]

We did that all last season. Not a big deal.

It’d be a let down for the team and fans, but I can see it happening if they can manage to get all the officials and network crews and support staff to the stadium on time. And the teams.

What I’m not sure about is what’s in the stadium at the lower levels that might be problematic if the Raritan floord stage is high enough to reach the low side of the stadium. Could be electrical equipment down there.

 

[Ridge 22]

Game may be played tonight, but given how bad the rains were, OP's question was worth asking.

Agree. But yet he was still shouted down by the angry a-holes

 

[-RUFAN4LIFE-]

Just calm down and ignore people you disagree with. Some of you people with internet muscles and a proclivity to fight are sad and funny at the same time. It's just one person's opinion who lives in an area that was not heavily impacted by the storm. Don't get so triggered and angry.

It's ironic that he's saying the other guy should be stepping away when it's clear he and several others in this thread can't act like adults either. So I totally agree with you. It's one reason why I don't miss the free board.

 

[LeapinLou]

I guess we have no longer stood since the time of the flood...

 

[e5fdny]

It’d be a let down for the team and fans, but I can see it happening if they can manage to get all the officials and network crews and support staff to the stadium on time. And the teams.

What I’m not sure about is what’s in the stadium at the lower levels that might be problematic if the Raritan floord stage is high enough to reach the low side of the stadium. Could be electrical equipment down there.

Then that last part is poor planning on Rutgers. As it’s not like the Raritan has never shown up at the “front door” before, right?

And it doesn’t have to be everyone either. If enough support folks can get there no reason not to play.

 

[RU05]

I wonder how the stadium itself handled the rain water.

It is a big *** bowl. How much stuff is at "field level" Or a foot or 2 (3, 4? more?)above that level?

 

[Morrischiano2]

I think that you can open up the students section since they are already on campus and they would likely not need to drive far and or just take campus bussing.

 

[mdk02]

Nah man, everything's fine.

I lived in Boston when the Blizzard of '78 hit. People extrapolating that to global cooling and a coming ice age turned out to be wrong. I suggest not extrapolating from this extreme event.

 

[mdk02]

Whatever Rutgers chooses to do I’ll be ok with, but if they postpone I’m hoping they do it sooner than later so people can adjust their schedules.

Now THAT makes sense.

 

[kcg88]

I think that you can open up the students section since they are already on campus and they would likely not need to drive far and or just take campus bussing.

Campus buses aren't going anywhere if Route 18 is flooded. I almost had to stay overnight at the RAC during my freshman orientation in 2006 because they had so much trouble getting buses in and out.

 

[RU05]

What I’m not sure about is what’s in the stadium at the lower levels that might be problematic if the Raritan floord stage is high enough to reach the low side of the stadium. Could be electrical equipment down there.

I just mentioned something similar above. But I'm thinking it would be the rain that fell in the stadium itself.

 

[RULoyal]

To state the most obvious

Not sure what your intent was here but I was responding to a poster who did not seem aware that JP parking had already been shut down.

 

[Mikemarc]

Just play on Friday or Saturday night. Problem solved

 

[kcg88]

The problem is it's not up to Rutgers. They need to talk to the Big Ten and the BTN execs. They're showing two volleyball matches tomorrow night so those are fairly "bumpable" for a football game. MSU/Northwestern is on ESPN at 9 so.... 6:30 PM tomorrow makes sense IMO.