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OT: Stock and Investment Talk

TOST reports after the bell today. Down today, still below it's high set before earnings last qtr. 7x price to revs. 20% growth.

CAVA down 7% today, not sure the why. Earnings next week.
SG has been getting annihilated. I was up like 55% a few months ago and now in the red. CMG, CAVA, etc. all getting beaten up. If this is tariff related that’s ridiculous.

RU vs Northwestern 2/17/25

Yes

She was but stopped attending the games.
The last game Smikle played for RU was on Dec.30 2023 against Northwestern and only played 5 minutes
As for McMiller, a talent on the court of course ,but might not be a loss in the locker-room.
The program might not need her or Coquese next year , because of Kiyomi's attitude and the way Washington seems to make talented players want to leave.

Roster For Next Season

If he gets a better offer, in a better situation, he’s not going to want to stay here. Serviceable Centers command $$$, which we don’t have. After this season, who would want a rerun, especially when the talent level might be worse next year. Not sure about your easily retained assertion, but hope you’re right.
The talent level "might" be worse?
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HS recruiting still matters most

I know the portal is the hot new thing and Pike needs to be way better at it no doubt, but I still think this program will live or die with HS recruiting. I really think it’s as simple as hitting more Geo, RHJ, and Caleb’s rather than the Simpson, Griffiths, and Woolfolk’s of the world. If you think about it, Pike had an insanely high hit rate out of HS for those 2 or 3 classes. Geo, RHJ, Caleb, Myles, Paul, Cliff, Montez, Mag. All in a row and all impact players. Pair that with a couple great transfers like JY and Yeboah and that’s what leads to the super successful teams we had.

It’s the same approach Schiano is doing with Football now. Retain your good players and selectively add the right fits in the portal. That’s what Pike needs to get back to. We don’t have the money to play the portal the way Auburn hoops or Ohio State football does. Filling half our roster with transfers is never going to be successful. It’s been said by others, but the main reason this current team sucks(and last years) is because the HS recruiting from 21’-23’ was atrocious. You can’t whiff on recruiting for 3 years straight at a school like RU and expect to be good, even with Ace and Dylan. Hopefully Grant, Sommerville, and Dortch are the start of doing things this way again.

No Saints RU

New Orleans: The Saints are promoting Phil Galiano to special teams coordinator.
· Rutgers (2003)
Graduate assistant
· Rutgers (2004–2006)
Defensive Ends/Linebackers
· Rutgers (2010-2011)
Defensive line/Tight ends
· Tampa Bay Buccaneers (20122013)
Assistant special teams
· Rutgers (2014)
Director of recruiting
· Rutgers (2015)
Special teams/Tight ends

Galiano replaces Darren Rizzi, who departed the franchise after serving as interim head coach in 2024 following Denis Allen’s firing. Rizzi has since joined the Broncos as special teams coordinator,
Darren Rizzi
Rutgers (2002–2007)
Special teams coordinator

Rutgers center offers students help with basic needs

I know of at least one other large public university that has established a similar center to help students meet basic needs (like food). Many public universities have some students who are living on the edge.
BTW, I don't think it's new that there are students at public universities in financial trouble. And I think this is an important enough need that I have donated to basic needs funds at Rutgers and elsewhere.

Pike Failed the Fans, Minimal Effort Towards NIL Raising Would’ve Made For a Special Season

then you have answered your question

rutgers does not belong at the big boy table...it belongs in the acc or aac with other schools with small fanbases, limited resources and extremely limited sucess on the field or court. There is nothing this school has done on the court or field to deserve a spot
There’s a great point right there. I remember in joining the B1G so many weren’t thinking of winning the Conf, they were like “if we can go 500 we might make the ncaas”. Myself included. Now we see what that takes. And we don’t have the fan base. Maybe RU thought the fanbase would expand after joining. All the B1G cares about is NY market for their Michigans, OH Sts etc. we only have the fanbase for a smaller Conf.

I recall in the A10 we got some bids. Even won the Conf. RU is better in a 2-3 bid Conf, the fan base will stay roughly the same. Winning. Will do it. Is 22-9 there as good as 19-12 in the B1G. No. But could you get a bid. Yes. We’re failing in the B1G. The B1G did not really expand our fanbase. So many of the more tickets sold go to opposing fans.
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