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

And I pointed out that Pike is trending downward. Which he has.
Eh, barely. He's bounced around. Obviously the last couple years have been pretty disappointing.
Pike is in year 9 and has established zero offensive identity and failed to produce a winning record with two top 5 (maybe top 3 picks). When Schiano fails like that, then let me know.
You wanted to know why people are down on Pike, that’s why.
Well no that's not what I asked. Actually I didn't ask a question at all. I think it's funny and odd that people evaluate similar results so wildly differently across the two programs.
Because we look like drunk chickens with our heads cut off for half the game. You can ignore that all you want. I don’t care. But at least football is watchable.
Basketball has not been watchable since Mag went down at MSG two freaking years ago. We’re 30-39 in our last 69 games. There’s your answer
Dude football was 100% unwatchable like two years ago.
You do realize you can ask college bball coaches and they themselves will tell you rebuilding a 10 man roster is a lot easier than rebuilding an 85 man roster right? Its not even debate worthy haha.
Who are these college basketball coaches with experience rebuilding an 85 man roster?

USA Today ranks the Big10 projected starting Rbs in 2025

Most sports reporting by National media personalities show that today you can say anything and not worry about fact checking. Just recycle garbage they've heard before or from what was 10 years ago. They know no one outside of local and diehard fans will have a clue as to how wrong what they say or write is so they don't care. Just meet deadline. The consumer will processes what they hear with their own bias anyway so who cares. Microcosm of society today and its de-evolution.

depressing (as it applies to more than just sports) because its so true.
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OT: NY Mets spring training thread

My problem with Vlad is that he will want a monster long term deal. He already had to go and lose major weight one year and I would be afraid if he gets a lifelong type of deal, he let's his body go and will be a DH along with Soto in a few years. I would rather have Pete for the next 3 years on a manageable contract that wont kill us long run vs taking such a gamble on Vlad that could be a disaster after 3 years.
Yeah, I'm in the same boat.
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OT: NJ Golf season

I think I’m going to finally bite the bullet and buy the Monmouth co out of county card and play Hominy as much as I can. My “home” courses are in Middlesex co but Hominy is so much nicer. As for a trip, my son who lives in FL and I are planning on a Hilton Head trip. Enjoy the season! Hit em straight.
Get the card. Best deal out there. But as a Monmouth County resident I hate the fact that Monmouth offers this privilege to people outside of the county. Big enough demand for tee times amongst county residents. No need to offer tee time making availability to non residents.
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Pike Failed the Fans, Minimal Effort Towards NIL Raising Would’ve Made For a Special Season

Was chatting with the guy Ive mentioned here before whos involved in the NJ AAU scene and is the former coach at a parochial. He said he finds it hard to believe that Rutgers didnt have the money to pay Cliff to stay and get the Princeton guard who went to ND.

He said cliff apparently got $800K from Bama, Alloco got $500K from Notre Dame and he is unsure what Mag got from BYU.

But with that said, considering Mag didnt have a laundry list of suitors, let’s assume he got $200K.

If pike put even minimal effort into fundraising, youre telling me he couldnt raise $1.5 to nab those 3?

The lack of effort towards fundraising for this seasons roster will be unforgiveable by most fans and rightfully so.

A roster with a starting 5 of

Harper
Alloco
Bailey
Mag
Cliff

With guys off the bench who required minimal NIL like
Ogbole
Martini
Dercack
J Williams
J-Mike
Dortch
Grant


(Yes im leaving off lathan because he was expensive and his money couldve been used towards cliff/mag/alloco)

That easily gets us to the tourney and probably sets us up for a run as well.

The lack of effort towards fundraising and allocation of funds available this year will go down as the single biggest missed opportunity in Rutgers sports history.
I said this a few times before. Not making the NCAA tourney with Ace and Dylan is a fireable offense. Don't care about the contract or past goodwill. Pike should be fired barring a miracle.

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

Which recruits are better than what we’re bringing in in basketball? They are listed below. We have two power 5 transfers, though Zilinskas could redshirt. The rest are James Madison types or similar.

Hard to see these transfers getting us to competitive with OSU, PSU, and Oregon, but hope springs eternal.




RB
CJ Campbell Jr.
1
Florida Atlantic
WR
DT Sheffield
1
North Texas
TE
Colin Weber
1
Charlotte
OL
Hank Zilinskas
2
Colorado
DE
Eric O'Neill
1
James Madison
DE
Bradley Weaver
1
Ohio
DT
Doug Blue-Eli
1
South Florida
DT
Darold DeNgohe
3
James Madison
CB
Jacobie Henderson
2
Marshall
CB
Cam Miller
1
Penn State
S
Jett Elad
1
UNLV
Eric O’Neill was already talked about as someone who possibly could have gone to the NFL draft this year. Not to mention our QB this past year was from the portal. I’m done. I could talk about Flip Dixon, and others who have come here in the portal and played at a B1G level, but I’m not going to because it’s so painfully obvious how bad basketball has done in the portal the last two seasons

OT: NY Mets spring training thread

In a it ain’t my money message board dream , Pete becomes DH at 28 for 4 years plays 1B 2 games a week and Vladdy 9 -360 and plays 1B 5 games a week

1. Lindor
2. Pete
3 Soto
4 Vladdy
5 vientos
6 Nimmo
7 Alvarez
8 It doesn’t
9 Matter

Forget NIL. As Mets fan you should have to attend at least 3-5 games if you live within 120 miles of Citi.
When you even just take what would be a very average year for each guy
1. Lindor .270 100 runs 25 HR 100 RBI 25 SB
2. Pete .240 100 runs 40 HR 100 RBI
3 Soto .280 OBP 420 100 runs 30 HR 90 RBI
4 Vladdy .300 100 Runs 30 HR 100 RBI
5 vientos .260 80 runs 25 HR 90 RBI
6 Nimmo . 275 .380 OBM 85 runs 20 HR 75 RBI
7 Alvarez .240 60 runs 20 HR 70 RBI
8 It doesn’t
9 Matter

That is some crazy shit

Auto renewal of season tickets

I know Fairway Green a fertilizer company that services the Central Jersey area uses the continuation of next year service unless you call and discontinue.

But was it agreed upon initially as a "continuation unless you call"?
I doubt if I call Fairway Green for a 1 time treatment they will just auto bill me the next year.

The problem isn't the auto renewal.
The potential problem is that the agreement wasn't auto-renew and then it was unilaterally changed without active consent from the consumer.

OT: NY Mets spring training thread

Vladdy Jr's self-imposed deadline for an extension with the Blue Jays has come and gone. He is headed for free agency, or at least he says he is.

I continue to believe that for the Mets, Vladdy is Plan A. For practical purposes the Mets gave Alonso a one year contract, which I believe was by design.
My problem with Vlad is that he will want a monster long term deal. He already had to go and lose major weight one year and I would be afraid if he gets a lifelong type of deal, he let's his body go and will be a DH along with Soto in a few years. I would rather have Pete for the next 3 years on a manageable contract that wont kill us long run vs taking such a gamble on Vlad that could be a disaster after 3 years.
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