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Fully Agree. I've been to Houston, Shreveport (twice), and the second Insight. Given the choice of which bowl I would like to attend again I'd take Pinstripe in a New York Minute.

If ISU goes back again I will absolutely repeat that trip. The city is great, the bowl was excellent, the venue was amazing for football (I wasn't expecting that), and the cost was blown way out of proportion.

I went with 1 other person and had the following costs per person:
$60 ticket (with ticketmaster cost)
$490 Hotel (2 nights before and after the game) and flight from MSP
$30 7 day unlimited transit pass
about $70 food
Total per person $650.

What I got to see with that:
-Empire State Building
-Rockefeller Center
-Times Square
-Grand Central Terminal
-Radio City Music Hall
-Broadway
-Yankee Stadium
-One World Trade (new building)
the church next to the WTC that is still a church but a half memorial and the oldest colonial church left in NYC
-Bowl Game (obviously)
-Yankee monument park
-Austen Arnaud in Times Square. Exchanged a how ya doing with him quickly while he was on the phone. Could not believe I'd go to NYC and just happen across AA. (That's right Arnaud, I just included you in the things I saw in New York recap)

I didn't pay to do any of the tours at these places more just sightseeing things because we were pretty limited on time and trying to be frugal.

Considering we did all that and didn't touch so many landmarks/destinations it was absolutely a great value IMO.
 
CYme said:
As to the lack of RU fans, I have been doing work with some guys from North Jersey and they say there are almost no RU football fans that aren't alumni and/or friends and family. It is such a pro sports area, you are Jets Mets Nets or Giants, Yankees, Knicks, with a few exceptions. These guys (one lives in Hoboken) didn't even know that RU was in a Bowl until I said something a few weeks ago.
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We talked to a couple of New Yorkers on the train and they referenced Syracuse as the only college team that New York has.
 
Beerbrat said:
We talked to a couple of New Yorkers on the train and they referenced Syracuse as the only college team that New York has.
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There is much more to the bowl game experience than just booze and a beach (or pool).
 
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Beerbrat said:
I was more alluding to the Rutgers fans on here saying they were New York's team not Syracuse.
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Nobody is really NYC's team because most people move here with established loyalties. But Rutgers is 1000X more so than Syracuse is, and that's especially true in the suburbs.
 
We drove an RV out to NYC and it was a blast. Besides the flu bug going around the group and bumping a tree by the stadium in the RV, it was great. Left Tuesday night and got back this morning. The weather sure helped but being one of a select few to tailgate at yankee stadium was fun. We got to experience the ball drop at times square which is a once in a lifetime experience, even though I wouldn't do it again.

Spent about 800 bucks a person. The locals and Rutgers fans were amazed we made the 18 hour trip from Des Moines to New York.
 
My trip was awesome! Worst part was getting to and from the city from Newark, but it wasn't that bad. I got to see so many things I probably wouldn't have seen if we didn't go to the bowl. 9/11 memorial was probably the most emotional as you didn't hear a sound when you were in there. The other really cool thing I loved was the Highline (I'm a horticulture student so I loved it). New Years Eve sucked in Times Square but I expected that. It only cost me around $200 because my friend gave me free miles for a plane ticket. Hopefully it's my first bowl for many to come!
 
vmbplayer said:
Fully Agree. I've been to Houston, Shreveport (twice), and the second Insight. Given the choice of which bowl I would like to attend again I'd take Pinstripe in a New York Minute.

If ISU goes back again I will absolutely repeat that trip. The city is great, the bowl was excellent, the venue was amazing for football (I wasn't expecting that), and the cost was blown way out of proportion.



I concur. It was a surprisingly good venue for football and there is so much else to do in New York. And you can do alot without paying that much. We travelled all over for $29 each with the MTA subway/bus 7-day bus pass (and never waited more than 10 minutes). Most activities and restaurants are more expensive than you would expect, but there are delis and shops that are quite reasonable. We had dinner on New Years Eve on 8th Ave (the heart of the crowd was on 7th Ave) for $15 each. Stayed in a $500/night hotel for $125/night via Priceline purchase less than a week before the game.

The only reasons I find compelling to go somewhere else would be the potential of really bad weather and the opportunity to do more recruiting in Texas.
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ScottyP said:
We drove an RV out to NYC and it was a blast. Besides the flu bug going around the group and bumping a tree by the stadium in the RV, it was great. Left Tuesday night and got back this morning. The weather sure helped but being one of a select few to tailgate at yankee stadium was fun. We got to experience the ball drop at times square which is a once in a lifetime experience, even though I wouldn't do it again.

Spent about 800 bucks a person. The locals and Rutgers fans were amazed we made the 18 hour trip from Des Moines to New York.
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Didn't see many Iowa RVs, but did get a picture of one on Thursday in the lot diagonally across from the players parking lot that was part of Yankee Stadium. Was that you?
 
Cycsk said:
Didn't see many Iowa RVs, but did get a picture of one on Thursday in the lot diagonally across from the players parking lot that was part of Yankee Stadium. Was that you?
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We were in the lot with all the buses. We were limited in parking due to most of the parking being in the parking garages. Some Hofstra students tailgated with us and were cheering for ISU after we used their practice field.
 
ScottyP said:
We were in the lot with all the buses. We were limited in parking due to most of the parking being in the parking garages. Some Hofstra students tailgated with us and were cheering for ISU after we used their practice field.
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The RV we saw was in the Gerard Street lot parking right in the corner closest to Yankee Stadium. I think it was perpendicular and right next to the tailgate I saw in ruNYY's photos.
 
Cycsk said:
The RV we saw was in the Gerard Street lot parking right in the corner closest to Yankee Stadium. I think it was perpendicular and right next to the tailgate I saw in ruNYY's photos.
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That was probably us. We were tailgating next to some Rutgers fans.
 
ScottyP said:
That was probably us. We were tailgating next to some Rutgers fans.
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In ruNYYfan's photos, you can see a small white camper, but also a big bus-type RV (that had ISU vanity plates) when we saw it on Thursday.

How was tailgating in the "no-tailgate zone":jimlad: of Yankee Stadium? How many ISU fans were there? Were there many Rutgers fans tailgating in the bus/RV lot?
 
It was a blast. Whole experience was amazing. Ill be making the trip again if we get invited, but hopefully will stay another night or two to see some other sites. Great weather too.
 
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