Agree.
Seems a bit dramatic and unnecessary since I just read we are going 8-0
I've interacted with the OP on these forums. IIRC, he's not an alum, lives in Florida, but has some interest in Rutgers, perhaps because OP lived in Jersey or has some sort of Jersey connection. Has promoted SEC and Finebaum in the past. That's fine, as Rutgers could use all of the core and peripheral fans they can get. He does like to make provocative posts, and that's fine too, but he should expect some push back.
And for us too.
You can add to the profile … 30 years and more season ticket buyer for both Rutgers football and basketball, starting before you got priority points for your patronage. Despite hardly getting to enough games, I still support our programs, giving away my ducats and parking tags to fellow Rutgers fans. I do not sell the tickets and parking tags. I’m happy putting Rutgers fans in my ideal seats and parking.
Thank you!!! Sorry, but disagree with magnitude of losing to Wildcats. I agree it "should" be a win, but Wildcats could be a wild card for the reasons I posted above. It's not the "end" of the season if RU loses, but it will put a huge dent in Rutgers getting to six wins. I've ranked the games in winnability (not a word, I know) before:
IDK, could be years of futility since 2015?
if not a winning season with a bowl game as a reward this year , a season that shows the type of competitiveness that gives hope the team is on the right track to become a winner soon
Beg to differ,
Fans are conditioned by results on the field.
Winning doesn't cure it. When we were winning during that stretch (2005-2014), you had fans still thinking the worse has yet to come. I chalk it up to a lack of self-esteem and projecting that issue onto everything important to them. I love the posters who tells every to remain focus for the next game. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. When did fan focus impact the out come of the game? 🤣
Maybe the lack of self esteem is related to:
It is time to win. Always has been. Playing 3 teams each year who have a comparable or better player at every position (but punter) doesn’t give our program much margin for error.
Why are we a year away from significant wins? The staff has had 3 full years to put their plan into place. We have heard endlessly about the majesty of the “culture” that is being built. With access to the transfer portal and now 3 full recruiting classes in place, I would anticipate much improvement on the field in regard to wins/losses. 4 or 5 wins with 1 or 2 conf. wins and several blowout losses isn’t getting it done. The RU fan base should expect 6 wins and a bowl bid this year at least. This is big time college football, not let’s try hard to win some games.
See, I love that approach. NW has the worst offense in the B1G, but somehow they will be able to score at will against our defense. What makes this statement silly is that they lost a ton of talent on offense and didn't replace all of it. Meanwhile, our fans mock our offense, which is better than NW. Somehow our fans see everyone else as superior to Rutgers without knowing the facts about either team. Btw, their defense is the worst in the B1G too.
The Purple Aces are in Evansville, the Purple Wildcats are in Evanston.
Agree with just about all of this. We should beat NW, but will not be more than a few point favorite at home, so it's far from a given (and a loss would be nowhere near the magnitude of that NH loss), although a loss will be a gut-punch and will really hurt our chances of getting to a bowl. Good post.
Thanks. Evanston, Evansville, Evan Dando. . . . . Out here on the coast. . .
If RU loses to Wagner, I will personally storm the field and tear down the goal posts.
They played Putin to a draw, so we better bring our A game
I'm sorry, I'm missing the point or the joke. It's late,and I'm tired and more dense than usual. Help me out.
He’s talking about Prigozhin’s company of mercenaries Wagner, and the recent attempt to get to Moscow.
