Despite giving away thousands of free tickets, RU brought no one to Yankee Stadium. Official attendance was announced at 30K. This is a crushing blow to the Big East and their hopes of keeping the Pinstripe Bowl as the destination for its league champion.
This really hurts RU's chances of getting invited to the Pinstripe. If people won't go to Yankee Stadium when free tickets are available, how can you expect them to pay $75=$125 for a bowl game ticket? UConn's chances of playing in the Pinstripe are a lot higher today than they were yesterday.