Predictions on the total amount of RU fans in the arena this Sunday? , seating capacity is 10,500
Upper deck Prudential
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They both did the same thing in just leaving all single game inventory in "presale only" until it sold out rather than ever publicly releasing tickets. Seton Hall has the addition of not opening the upper level (which is the same as 98% of home games), since that's obviously not a possibility for RU, but with how RU had been playing the demand for the upper level wasn't realistically there until last night anyway. 2 days isn't enough time to change that. I agree though, that it would be nice to mutually agree to allocate small percentage of tickets to opposing students again.
stubhub buyers perhaps? People who want to get in will find a way and I'm sure we'll see the same from RU fans on Sunday.
It doesn’t matter at this point but they were all students. I remember a blonde in a cropped up t-shirt that was a 10
We were just continuing the pattern of them not being able to get into Rutgers
I was gonna say about 1k but that capacity doesn't include the Yuengling Bar area that they sold the Rutgers Alumni Association. Looks like that space maxes out at 350 depending on set-up so I'll assume they max that out then round up to 1,500.
Lol, ok. It would be more intense to have more fans there, SHU just knows it would be all red shirts.
Not all, but definitely enough to make it not worth their while. It's certainly not lost on the SHU administration that they're a small catholic university competing against the state land grant university. Population numbers simply aren't in their favor.
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Heres the reality, SHU wants to end this series and therefore they have all the leverage. They wanna act like theyre worlds better than us not just this year but as a program. They understand the torture chamber the RAC is and that its not easy to win there. Their narrative and pitch falls apart when we keep knocking them off at home. They dont want to play us
The one thing I will disagree with is on demand for the 2nd level.
If that was opened up awhile ago at normal prices they would have sold a lot of tickets, even before Rutgers started off poorly.
There wasn’t demand yet because the general public couldn’t buy seats or they had to go through ticket master and pay over $100 a ticket for the bottom level.
I got in on that because it seemed like a solid deal compared to what resale tickets were going for, but I have no idea what to actually expect. Do you happen to know if it’s a decent area to watch the game from?
You're not wrong. And it's great for both of our programs that this is even a discusssion. It really wasn't even all that long ago that this game wasn't selling out in either building.
I've never sat there myself, but based on similar areas in other arenas I expect it will be excellent. With the one possible exception that there may not be enough stadium seats in there to match the capacity of the restaurant space. I don't know, in that case, if they handle it first-come-first-serve or if the seats are ticketed, but the possibility exists that you may be standing to watch the game.
Two days ago, the majority of posters on this board were ready to throw in the towel on this season but now you’re going to overtake another team’s home arena. Lol, ok. Either this is a joke or you have the greatest collection of bandwagon fans on the planet
Believe it or not… Rutgers has a lot of alum, it’d be fairly easy to get 5k to come to game in Newark on a weekend since it’s very easily accessible from NYC and North Jersey.
Except that we have only 8k Tix and they have 15k to sell to accommodate their home fans.
Cool. Your slight of chickening out last year and this move makes you guys just so PR smart. Thanks for running away making the chase to kick your *** more intense.
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Lol, Its not like we're travelling across the country. Prudential center is 15 minutes from me. There are more Rutgers fans then Seton Hall fans in NJ. Also the cheapest tickets are $80 in the secondary market. That's ridiculous for fans of either team.
Just open up the top section so more fans can go. It's a fun rivalry, and you guys could benefit from the revenue. Also stop being a bunch of p*ssies.
If they opened the upstairs and sold tickets to the general public before the season started RU fans would have been eager to buy tickets . But SHU decided to not open it up and didn’t sell the RU game to the general public .
or worse.. the insiders are scalping them for profit and opening the upper deck will harm their profit margins
why do we even bother playing them.. time to end this series.. they are just too damn needy.
There will be at least 4 in the Loge level wearing Scarlet! LFG!
It’s pretty clear if they sold this game to the public in preseason, Rutgers fans would’ve gobbled up a ton. RU had tons of preseason hype/excitement and the fanbase was ready for the next SHU rivalry game. Personally, like probably most here, I looked at the SHU site continuously for when they would finally go on sale…
I was at the 2019 game at the RAC and there was the normal amount of Hall fans in attendance, specifically in their normal school-allotted section behind the bench and up through the 200s/300s on that corner side. They were just real quiet after the first few minutes. And seriously, in a capped 8k arena when we did have some hype going in that 19-20 season, how many tix is SHU really expecting?
The Hall is good this year, and it’ll be hilarious if we win after all of this. I also had low expectations going into that 2019 game too
I was at the 2019 game at the RAC and there was the normal amount of Hall fans in attendance, specifically in their normal school-allotted section behind the bench and up through the 200s/300s on that corner side. They were just real quiet after the first few minutes. And seriously, in a capped 8k arena when we did have some hype going in that 19-20 season, how many tix is SHU really expecting?
The Hall is good this year, and it’ll be hilarious if we win after all of this. I also had low expectations going into that 2019 game too
I was ready to throw in the towel...I live in Newark and just bought my ticket an hour ago. I'll be in scarlet. I'm a devils fan. It'll feel like home.
I could be wrong but I’m almost certain that the City of Newark earns around 1% of every dollar spent on ticket purchases at The Rock. Parking too.
The local bars and restaurants would also benefit from a few thousand more fans
Not opening the upper deck has implications for people and businesses in Newark.
The local bars and restaurants would also benefit from a few thousand more fans
Not opening the upper deck has implications for people and businesses in Newark.
I'm gonna run with this in advance of 2023....I like it! Its true.
Haha the reason is when our team loses fans disappear but once we win again we come back in thousands
Said it before I'll say it again, little league move by a little league program.
They rent for ***** sake - If I'm them, I'm maximizing $ for this game.
Open the upper tank, presell to SHU at first, then open to general public.
They need the money, **** their on campus facility has a freakin stage. Their facilities are subpar, they haven't had any real juice since they beat Nova in the BET finals, and before that was the early 2000's.
And they agreed to have this game on a Sunday night? Talk about getting handled, that's embarrassing.
While we ceartainly don't have the a history as a great program, we don't need them. We're in the B1G, and already have an extremely challenging schedule.
USF did this to FSU back in 2013-2014, not selling swarms of open seats. FSU immediately cancelled the series, as it's as bush league as it gets.
They rent for ***** sake - If I'm them, I'm maximizing $ for this game.
Open the upper tank, presell to SHU at first, then open to general public.
They need the money, **** their on campus facility has a freakin stage. Their facilities are subpar, they haven't had any real juice since they beat Nova in the BET finals, and before that was the early 2000's.
And they agreed to have this game on a Sunday night? Talk about getting handled, that's embarrassing.
While we ceartainly don't have the a history as a great program, we don't need them. We're in the B1G, and already have an extremely challenging schedule.
USF did this to FSU back in 2013-2014, not selling swarms of open seats. FSU immediately cancelled the series, as it's as bush league as it gets.
Given the amount of season tickets and presale to alumni and supporters of Seton Hall I’m guessing 5-10% of the crowd. Jerry Carino said something similar I believe.
It's very possible they have no confidence that they can sell that many tickets to SHU fans, even if they opened it to season ticket holders first. They know the upper deck would turn this into a Rutgers home game no matter how long they left it open for their own fans, because they just don't have the level of fan support to fill those seats.
Then advertise
Put them at $25-30 for SHU fans at the presale then $40-45 to general public
This is as little league as it comes. - if I’m Hobbs I’m legit pissed
Advertising and discounts aren't going to increase the size of their fan base that is willing to drive to Newark and watch a game on a Sunday.
They have an undergrad enrollment of less than 6,000, and a total enrollment of just about 10,000. Their alumni base is less than a fifth of ours, and I don't know how much their fandom spreads outside of their fan base and people who grew up in South Orange. They may just not have the butts to fill the seats, no matter the incentive.
There’s always TV. No parking fees, no traffic, $14.00 beers,etc.