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RE: Gameday Experience
TexanMark Tailgate Guide is a great resource to look up. He is a Cuse fan that did an extensive gameday visitors guide to all of the current BE schools. Cuse will be moving on, so I expect to see him expand the guide to cover the ACC schools.

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Describe stadium and atmosphere: Nice stadium, newer stadium that has feel of a small pro one. Can be electrifying if Knights are doing well and we have a big game. Plan to wait on line forever to piss.
Tailgating scene? Tailgating is average. Lots officially open three and a half hours before game time, but you can get in earlier. Family friendly Kid Zone with bounce houses, games and prizes. RU fans are very welcoming of visitors and fair weathers.
How is the surrounding area? Stadium is in P'way across the river from NB was once a big ghetto, but the U and city have down a great job in trying to clean it up. Lots of good bars and restaurants. You can walk to the stadium from NB.
How is the food? what kind of food - in stadium and during tailgate: The food in the stadium is crap. Typical stadium food, usually over cooked and dry, sometimes cold as well. It is expansive for a college game as well. Just about anything can be found at tailgates. They run the gambit from wine and cheese, to subs and beer, to catered affairs, to anything that can be cooked on a grill.
What are some of the cool traditions before or during the game? Scarlet Walk, when the team arrives and goes into the stadium.
Thoughts on team jerseys. I like our red jerseys. I'd like to see our black ones have white lettering on them. My old eyes have trouble making out the numbers on them with the red lettering. Both black helmets were cool.
Biggest, most hated rival? For football, UConn has become what passes for the big rival. It used to be Cuse, but I can't think of a time when both schools were on equal levels for the game to be really meaningful. That game was more about NJ public vs NY private. It was a class warfare thing.
Would you recommend trip to visitors? Absolutely, RU is a great trip. It is easy to get to by planes, trains and automobiles. NB is a small city with its own night life and vibe. We are located almost dead center of NJ, about an hour south of NYC and an hour and a half north of Philly. It's also easy to get to the shore or to the mountains.
12-20-2011 12:45 PM
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Gameday Experience - thebearcat - 12-12-2011, 12:54 PM
RE: Gameday Experience - whiteman - 12-16-2011, 03:51 PM
RE: Gameday Experience - mikeinsec127 - 12-20-2011 12:45 PM



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