Game Day Experience Thread

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I hadn't seen this additional feedback prior to sending in my survey today...#procrastination or just didn't expect much from it. Needless to say they got yet 1 more piece of mind...

I thought this was what the fan feedback group was all about. Why put something in place and not appear to use it....which is worse than not asking in the 1st place. They should VET all new stuff in advance.

if you are referring to the Fan Advisory Board that does not seem to be in existence any longer.
 

RU19931

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So you are saying it has nothing to do with Homeland Security, actually I never thought it was. Your opinion is that it is just a way to inconvenience fans? I tend to agree with you, but how does that benefit Rutgers???

No I am saying the rules are created and posted and therefore need to be followed. I am not in a position to challenge Homeland Security in regards to why they create the rules they do.
I am also a NY Giants season ticket holder and they have pretty much the same rules and make you walk through a metal detector.
 
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yes, that didn't last long or yield any material value I suppose.

it lasted 3 or 4 years....started under Julie. This is the first year it stopped. I believe that some things came out of it but not a lot. From people I know that were on it a lot of ideas were presented and listened to but results were minimal. I was never invited to be on the committee so I honestly don't know any specifics other than the B1G flags going up came from the committee.
 

DHajekRC84

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it lasted 3 or 4 years....started under Julie. This is the first year it stopped. I believe that some things came out of it but not a lot. From people I know that were on it a lot of ideas were presented and listened to but results were minimal. I was never invited to be on the committee so I honestly don't know any specifics other than the B1G flags going up came from the committee.
yeah, that's called "A LOT of squeeze for a little juice" lol.
 

e5fdny

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I got yours. I told them I was so angry I demanded they invalidate my (your) season tickets and give the parking pass to someone else.

Hope that was ok.
Since it's now down just to me and a friend (from the original 4 seats - Dad too old, kids not interested enough to come to all 7) we park over by the RAC or somewhere else now and treat the game more as a business trip and less an event.
 

RUdude

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I would agree with the bag policy and those shuldnt complain..i do feel measuring the size (its not an airport) and also would a binocular bag violate this?
 

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I would agree with the bag policy and those shuldnt complain..i do feel measuring the size (its not an airport) and also would a binocular bag violate this?
You can bring binoculars and you can put them in you clear plastic bag or just hold them or hang them around your neck. But if you put them in a binocular bag, that counts as your small bag and must meet the dimensions requirements.
 

Retired711

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For what it's worth, here are the rules at Lincoln Financial Field in Philly, where the Eagles and Temple Owls play. These rules seem much stricter than those the Phillies follow at Citizens Bank Park. Perhaps football fans are thought to be rowdier than baseball fans.

http://www.lincolnfinancialfield.com/safety/
 

Retired711

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Is there a jail in Citizens Bank? ;)

Your point is well-taken! In addition, consider that baseball crowds are usually smaller than football crowds, and so screening pocketbooks and such is not as big a headache for the security folks.
 

Knight Shift

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Let's hope there's a solid plan in place and that it is executed as best as possible starting on the 22nd, the first of three consecutive home games.
 
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RU4Real

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it lasted 3 or 4 years....started under Julie. This is the first year it stopped. I believe that some things came out of it but not a lot. From people I know that were on it a lot of ideas were presented and listened to but results were minimal. I was never invited to be on the committee so I honestly don't know any specifics other than the B1G flags going up came from the committee.

It was poorly executed and, as you well know, not the least bit consistent with my (our) initial vision.

I'll be at Ben Hill Griffin tomorrow night and will report back on the entry process and security measures in place for handling 90,000+.
 

cicero grimes

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Well, people who have commented in this thread and previous threads who happen to know a lot about security have basically stated that the security risk of a bottle of water is, oh, somewhere up there with t-shirts.
Which is why clothing will be the next thing to be banned.
 

Section124

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It was poorly executed and, as you well know, not the least bit consistent with my (our) initial vision.

I'll be at Ben Hill Griffin tomorrow night and will report back on the entry process and security measures in place for handling 90,000+.
Their security will probably be more like Walmart greeters. No major terror attacks have happened in Gainesville.
 

cicero grimes

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I can't believe how many guys trick their wives into Rutgers games for date nights.

Did you ever consider the wife is sabotaging the entrance because she doesn't want to be there?
My wife a few years ago finally admitted how much she hated going to the games. I dropped her from the tix and now we both have a much better game day experience.
 
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RU4Real

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Their security will probably be more like Walmart greeters. No major terror attacks have happened in Gainesville.

No major terror attacks have happened in New Brunswick, NJ, either. I don't get your point. Measuring wallets isn't going to stop someone from flying a plane into a stadium.

Try harder to craft a better smug insult against the south. Your last attempt sucked.
 
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My wife a few years ago finally admitted how much she hated going to the games. I dropped her from the tix and now we both have a much better game day experience.

MrScrew and I were not good at getting out of the house for 7am tailgates without us wanting to kill each other...and he almost never wants to stay until the end of the game and I always do. Now I go for 7am and he shows up when he shows up and leaves when he wants to leave. It's a much better day for both of us. #DrivingSeparateSavedOurMarriage
 
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LadyRU09

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It's not about major terror attacks. Someone who's suicidal and wants to take others with them could also show up at a game.
 

kcg88

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It's not about major terror attacks. Someone who's suicidal and wants to take others with them could also show up at a game.

He's gonna wait until he's in the stadium to do that and not the parking lot?
 

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the only suicidal people that want to take others out with them are terrorists...
Does the Las Vegas shooter meet the definition of terrorist? How about the Sandy Hook school shooter?

I guess that it depends on how you define "terrorist".
 
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RU19931

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If they're not going to relax the draconian food/water policy, they at least need to remove the language saying it's in place because of "Homeland Security."
Why,
how do you know that the liquid in a water bottle is actually water and not some type of flammable liquid
 
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Does the Las Vegas shooter meet the definition of terrorist? How about the Sandy Hook school shooter?

I guess that it depends on how you define "terrorist".

they were certainly terrorists, but I don't think their intention was suicide...although each ended in suicide. I was thinking more of terrorists wearing suicide vests....who know they are killing themselves and pull the cord or press the button on the cell phone when they are in a location they know they can create the most carnage.

but you knew that's what I meant and you were trying to bait me.
 

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they were certainly terrorists, but I don't think their intention was suicide...although each ended in suicide. I was thinking more of terrorists wearing suicide vests....who know they are killing themselves and pull the cord or press the button on the cell phone when they are in a location they know they can create the most carnage.

but you knew that's what I meant and you were trying to bait me.
I wasn't trying to bait you. I was interpreting what LadyRU wrote (which was a response to the previous comments that major terror attacks don't happen in Gainesville). There is certainly a possibility of some deranged person, like the Vegas shooter or a school shooter, looking to take out as many people as possible with the expectation that they will also be killed ... even if they don't have the political terror goals typically associated with terrorists.

But that is why I said it depends on how you define terrorist.
 

rurichdog

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If we're worried about a Las Vegas shooter event, sure hope the Colony House has strict security on gameday.
 
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I had a conversation about all of this at the radio show tonight. Rutgers has read the threads & the comments and they are having a big meeting tomorrow to discuss & address & hopefully make some positive adjustments for the next home game.
So should we expect longer lines, more restrictive policies as a result of the meeting? :flushed:
 

Section124

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No major terror attacks have happened in New Brunswick, NJ, either. I don't get your point. Measuring wallets isn't going to stop someone from flying a plane into a stadium.

Try harder to craft a better smug insult against the south. Your last attempt sucked.
I think you are overreacting just a little. My comment was a joke. And definitely not about the south because I have southern roots as well.

You must be confusing me with someone that complained about the security. I had no such issues and don’t care what size handbag you bring into the game.
 
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No offense but isn’t that 2 inches above the policy?

The same policy that is used across the NFL and many big time college stadiums?

This isn’t a new policy but it’s clear they decided to start enforcing it to the nth degree this year.

It sucks but people need to adapt and stop complaining about everything.
If the purse can fit in the clear plastic bag can women bring it in?
 
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Do all the thinkgs I am allowed to place inside the clear plastic bag also have to be smaller than the clutch?

anything that is on the list that is restricted (camera cases) or has a size restriction (wallets/clutches) still have to meet the requirements in or out of the clear bag.

clear bag can have a small fold wallet but not a large wallet and camera cases are still not allowed.
 

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Do all the thinkgs I am allowed to place inside the clear plastic bag also have to be smaller than the clutch?
The point of the clear bag is to make bag searches faster ... since you can see what is in the bag. Putting a non-clear bag inside the clear bag defeats that purpose, since they can't easily see what is in the non-clear bag. They allow small clutch bags so that you can bring in things (like sanitary napkins, for example) that you may not want on display to the public. The small bags are still subject to search, but because they are small there is not a whole lot of risk with not searching them.
 
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cicero grimes

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I for one am glad security seized one of the prior posters apples at the gate. Look at all the problems an apple caused for Adam and Eve.