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RUCrackers said:

The younger Harer looks like a stud.I like the turn around his brother is doing here. I was really impressed with his match against Indiana.That kid he wrestled is super tough.Being a true freshman, tossed into the line up for a ranked Big 10 team, wrestling not only some of best in the country but arguably the world is not for your average human being.Im proud of what Conner is doing here. A little more offense and tightening up his defense he will make some noise come NCAAs.

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His Opponents are not choosing down.
If he can get the 1st TD consistently, he will be a force

29PAS said:

Crown

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Royal

The younger Harer looks like a stud.I like the turn around his brother is doing here. I was really impressed with his match against Indiana.That kid he wrestled is super tough.Being a true freshman, tossed into the line up for a ranked Big 10 team, wrestling not only some of best in the country but arguably the world is not for your average human being.Im proud of what Conner is doing here. A little more offense and tightening up his defense he will make some noise come NCAAs.

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Lfg!!!

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BigRnj said:

Fans, oh boy, just read our board … often soaked in nonsense and dripping with negativity ignorance. Sure there are real issues but let’s not ignore obvious progress. Perhaps we should have listened to those Stoney Brook message board genius fans 🙄

I guess we should have stayed the course with EJ and erase the last 10 years. SMH.

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Right now is all anyone cares about, as it should be.
What obvious progress are you referring to…..Not the last 3 years?
That’s a long time.

Knight Shift said:

Hate to break your eggs, but Owen Waffled and went to Ped State:

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JUST IN: Former Michigan Football DL Owen Wafle transferring to Big Ten rival

Best of luck to the young man...

www.si.com

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Damn that suxs.

seansherm said:

Stop with the not as good as Dylan nonsense. First Dylan shot 14 against ND, not a big difference. Dylan took 22 shots against ND, Flagg 14. RU's offense wasn't facilitated through Dylan?

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Just watched the Sports Center highlights and Notre Dame literally left him open with no one within 10 feet of him on his 4 made threes. Also watched him get a pass at the foul line and fly in for a dunk without not one Notre Dame defender even trying to stop him. Basically treated him like he didn’t need to be guarded. Dylan never gets that treatment. It actually was shocking how open and uncontested he was. ACE ‘s 39 point game was made with one amazing shot after another . Didn’t see any of that in the highlights.

Decided to enjoy some more of this tonight:

KK1827 said:

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Pike gets two more years tho imo. Buyout is MASSIVE. Hobbs didnt need to give him that massive extension but it is what it is

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What does pull the plug mean with 16 games left ? Stop playing. Forfeit 16 games ? His tweets have always been annoying and always an extreme unnecessary knock on Rutgers. He gets caught with so many tweets that bite him in the ass.

Scarlet Jerry said:

The halftime show was amazing. Anyone know if the championships will be televised?

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Probably Peacock.

I know this is a USC / Illinois thread but incredible game tonight between Alabama and Texas A&M with Alabama pulling it out. Now A&M has been without Wade Taylor tonight and their last game as well where they came from 18 points down on the road to beat Oklahoma.

The SEC is so loaded that 3 game losing streaks are going to happen to good teams. The Big 10 is a notch or two below but 3 game losing streaks will happen to good teams as well.

JudgeSmails56 said:

I thought it would be closer because I don’t think we’re very good this year. I think Indiana is bad as well.

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Fair enough.

bac2therac said:

It was a flat performance from the tip..even the announcers said so

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Granted it might have been a flat performance but just wanted to make sure you weren’t downplaying not having him as he is a key part of their dominating teams. He will likely be a top 10 pick.

seansherm said:

Stop with the not as good as Dylan nonsense. First Dylan shot 14 against ND, not a big difference. Dylan took 22 shots against ND, Flagg 14. RU's offense wasn't facilitated through Dylan?

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Did he do it back to back against a top 5 team. Dylan scored 36 against Notre Dame and Flagg scored 42 against Notre dame. But then Dylan followed that up with a 37 point masterpiece that a top 5 team threw every defender at him and could not stop him. So you stop with your nonsense. Flagg has had a number of mediocre games. In his last 6 as they are running the offense thru him and his production has elevated. Now unfortunately he plays Miami at home , who are a shell of themselves , next game and not a ranked top team. Before Dylan got ill , he was not just mentioned by basketball people as just the best freshman but one of the best players in the country and yes the # 1 pick.
Lots of season to go.

A very much needed win against a conference foe!

RUJMM78 said:

Changing the players on the Titanic isn't going to stop the ship from sinking.The half court offense stinks and the coaching staff is unwilling to change.

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Again I disagree with the premise. The iso offense you see is the best approach with the roster. Pike’s not stupid in terms of Xs and Os. His failure is with roster construction.

People here say he doesn’t know offense, only defense. Absurd. To coach defense at a high level you also have to know other offenses in and out. He knows what other teams run and also knows our players are incapable of most other offenses. Our offense suits the collective 9-10 deep skill set best, minimal as it is.

Our bigs play 6 inches smaller than they are and can’t dribble, catch or shoot. You think they can do what Crowl or Kaufman-Wren can in a structured offense ? You think Derkack can do what Loyer does ? You think Davis can run an offense LOL ? Hayes couldn’t get open even if the other team only had three players in the game.

Sure, the roster stinks but the offense you see is truly the best strategy with the players he brings here.

We wouldn’t score 40 points a game if our players ran what some opponents do.

Different offenses require different skills. Same reason many top college players aren’t pro prospects. Different skills required.

No matter how good Harper (when healthy) and Bailey (when his shots fall, which isn’t always), it’s not enough to make up for the roster mostly full of overmatched hacks who can’t do much of anything useful at this level.