It is one of the first 2 Saturdays of February as a home game and while probably at MSG,that is not yet definite and may come out as a TBD as to the site.Seems odd that it is still being negotiated.
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Hopefully they come to their senses and just make it a home game. We should play a good out of conference team every year at MSG.
Best of Luck,
Groz
Best of Luck,
Groz
Big ten super Saturday! C’mon people, come to your senses, we would be lucky and blessed to play in it every single year and only give up a home game every other year.
Amazing opportunity that is loved by the team and many fans. Great publicity in NYC. Let’s go!!
Amazing opportunity that is loved by the team and many fans. Great publicity in NYC. Let’s go!!
Others will disagree, but I like the tradeoff of having one less true road game (the year we played Michigan at MSG was a Michigan home game) for one less true home game (this season when we give up a RAC game for MSG).
I mean if its not at MSG it can't really be anywhere else but the RAC right?
I wonder if Pikiell is holding off for an assurance that Rutgers will get a road game at MSG in a future year before agreeing to it this year. And then possibly it's on the Big Ten negotiating with MSG.
100% agree with this.
An annual game at MSG is good for the Rutgers brand.
and it’s a competitive advantage if we are playing top teams like Wisc, Mich, MSU and their “home” game is a crowd of 50-70% RU fans.
I just posted in another thread, both the knicks and nets have home night games on 2/4. So that leaves the ROCK but I guess they have to wait until the SHU schedule comes out.
I do agree that this should be played at the RAC. Let other teams come to NYC to play a showcase game. Once a year game will not hurt RU one bit.
I do agree that this should be played at the RAC. Let other teams come to NYC to play a showcase game. Once a year game will not hurt RU one bit.
I’m a fan of the trade off as mentioned above. However if we’re not playing at MSG what’s the point?
Does the B1G want us to occasionally play one of our home/away games “not at the RAC”?
Or do they want us to occasionally play one of our home/away games at The Garden?
Im guessing the intent was the latter…no?
Does the B1G want us to occasionally play one of our home/away games “not at the RAC”?
Or do they want us to occasionally play one of our home/away games at The Garden?
Im guessing the intent was the latter…no?
Exactly. Every year at MSG = yes x1000! Otherwise I don’t understand a venue outside of msg that comes close to meeting the original intention of “big ten super Saturday” in NYC.
Completely agree. No brainer to take two largely home games at MSG over 2 seasons vs. an actual road game and one at the RAC.
I have no problem playing this game at MSG as long as we are assured that we play a quality B1G team there again next year, and that team sacrifices a home game
Am hoping that any delay is working on that provision, and not the idea of playing any game in Newark
Am hoping that any delay is working on that provision, and not the idea of playing any game in Newark
That’s interesting. Knicks game is at 7, not sure if they’d be able to turn it around in time if we have a noon game maybe? Seems like a stretch though. I know going from ice to basketball takes about 2 hours, so if they’re able to break down the court quickly they could conceivably make it work.
The Rangers do in the same arena, so it’s reasonable to assume set up from basketball to basketball would take around the same time as Rangers to Knicks, maybe a little less since the ice would already be covered.
Is this game part of the season ticket package (since it's technically a home game) or do we have to buy tix for this separately?
Still not officially announced as being at MSG. Undoubtedly will not be part of the season ticket package.
Yep. Still TBD according to RU's official schedule...
https://scarletknights.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2022-23
Wonder what the holdup is?
Yeah noticed that too, but dozens of media reports saying it's at MSG - a bit confusing...
Given our success at the RAC and our sometimes thin margin of error for making the NCAA tournament, playing at the RAC makes more sense to me, especially for a conference game that could affect our Big Ten tournament seeding as well. I would reserve MSG games for high profile out of conference opponents who do not want to play a home-and-home arrangement with us.
That was the Wisconsin game a few years back. The Michigan game in February 2020 was around 5 pm or so.
Rutgers battled Michigan in wrestling prior to the hoops game at MSG in Feb. 2020.