Ok, so it might be a bit cliche, but I think we need a good name for our home field.
Obviously, the swamp, the horseshoe, the big house, death valley, and the like are undeniable references to some of the most historic places to play a collge football game.
I think it is time to give Rutgers Stadium a moniker worthy of the Scarlet Knights. We need about 7 or 8 years of huge wins over ranked teams to make it stick (maybe the Cards in a couple of days can be the beginning?)
Wiki has a few listed, but I am not sure where they came from, namely, "The Banks" or "The Block"
Obviously, The Banks is a reference to that beautiful Raritan River, but the Block? I doubt it is a reference to the "Keep Chopping" mantra of the current team, but who knows? (note: see the insightful info from kevinfromnb in the comments section about Schiano and the origins of the block...)
My first impression was to go the medievil route...
The Castle or the Red Castle
The Fortress
Or we might go for a more Rutgers historical feel:
The Crib (you know...birthplace)
Any other suggestions? Feel free.
Go RU.
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The Block is an extremely recent reference from Schiano on Cold Pizza. When asked if he was trying to make Rutgers like "The U" he replied that he's not trying to make us "The U" he's trying to make us "The Block". This certainly relates to The Block R that Schiano designed as the symbol of the program, there is speculation if this relates to such terms as a "Chopping Block" (which would be awesome). The Students have somewhat internally adopted the term R Block to refer to themselves (Or at least a large group of them; around 850 are members of a group of the same name on facebook). However, any "official" usage has been limited to "The Block" in game notes and what have you.
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