Weather is Political
- By Robot_Man
- Life Off the Ship
- 80 Replies
You're correct it was 2007. I remember not being able to go to the Sunday finals because I needed to be in Orlando on business starting Monday AM.I believe the Rutgers host year was the 2007 East Regional (won by Georgetown) at the Meadowlands. I had season tickets in 2009-10 before I had to give them up for a few years for financial reasons, and since I was an STH that year (at the lowest tier as a recent grad, mind you) I got the opportunity to buy 2011 East Regional tickets at a highly discounted rate about a year in advance. Unfortunately, that weekend in March 2011 ended up being my cousin's wedding in Texas so I sold the tickets at face value to a friend who took his uncle and had an amazing time. That year was Jimmy Butler Marquette, Ohio State, and Kentucky at the East Regional I believe?
Then the NCAA got on their high horse about gambling and stopped hosting NCAA tournament events in NJ for every sport for about a decade until they got shredded by SCOTUS and sports betting was legalized everywhere so NJ was added back to the rotation. The NCAA was so petty about NJ trying to legalize AC Sports betting they even yanked a D3 lacrosse regional from Montclair State around the same time they blackballed Prudental Center.
In retrospect, the fact that I was able to buy NCAA Regional tickets in 2010 at the recent grad tier is amazing and would probably never happen today, and I'm sure if advance tickets are made available for Pirate STH's, it will be at the same Big Buck$ tiers that you have to be at to buy BET tickets through the school if not higher. Everything is paywalled to middle finger the fans who have the least, but this is far from exclusive to SHU and appears to be just the way of the sports world these days unfortunately.
The contract won't age well in part because of the "trick" of adding years to lower the annual average. This is done because the luxury tax is based on AAV rather than actual salary. Also, deferred money doesn't count at all so if Turner were deferring $100 million of the total, it would be saving the Phillies $10 million a year towards the cap calculation.That was my impression, too, seeing him in small chunks with the Nats. But when you watch him every day, you see the glaring holes. Look, I wanted him here and I'm glad he is -- he's been much more good than bad -- but the contract is unlikely to age well. I think you're correct about he and Stott switching positions -- Stott came up as a shortstop, after all -- but he's become such a good second basemen that it would be hard to move him off the spot. I suppose there is a chance Trea adapts well there, too. He is a tremendous athlete, which is why he can produce the occasional stellar moment in the field, so maybe playing second would disguise his lack of range. But even then, his glove is just unsteady. He boots balls right to him.
Seton Hall was the host school in 2011, the last (and only) time the Prudential Center was an NCAA Tournament site. I was able to purchase four in the lower bowl through the school.
As I recall, that was a Joe Quinlan get thanks to his time working for the NCAA.
RU often hosted the events at the Meadowlands but Seton Hall fans could usually get tickets through the school. I believe the last time the Meadowlands hosted was 2008 which was the year of the block R.
Isn’t it only when we are the host team? I recall Ru being the host one year at Pru. And I make be mistaken but somewhere on the floor was a block R.
Seton Hall was the host school in 2011, the last (and only) time the Prudential Center was an NCAA Tournament site. I was able to purchase four in the lower bowl through the school.I think you are mistaken.
It’s only been in Newark once, and I got tickets.
I sure hope not. And I thought the watch idea was bad. There has to be better merchandise out there then the watch and scrooge like Christmas ornament. I'm not trying to put down the effort, but they need to be more creative or whatever on items.Is this serious?
Hopefully we can get some NIL money. I am almost sure ru did with a recruit.That is good news. Wonder what they are cooking up with Fanatics?
I don't know how I came about knowing this, but Silk Road Bazaar is actually a thing and working with them actually has some prestige. They work to support "artists who are far from the capitals, who have limited market access, who do not possess modern marketable skills but have carried on traditional craft culture."Is this serious?
I think you are mistaken.Isn’t it only when we are the host team? I recall Ru being the host one year at Pru. And I make be mistaken but somewhere on the floor was a block R.
That is good news. Wonder what they are cooking up with Fanatics?