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RUGuitarMan said:

The LB play fell way off from last year and contributed a lot to the poor defensive showing in addition to injuries. The loss of Deon Jennings who was an excellent LB for RU was a major factor. He never was out of position and a sure tackler in space. Mo Toure’s injury was a big blow. The younger LBs this year seemed to be in over their heads at times. Out of position and in wrong gaps. Coverage of RBs out of the backfield was poor. I’m sure Heatherman’s absence played a role.

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I would say losing Toure was a catastrophic blow, especially when you see how well he played against Miami. This was compounded by Powell’s injury, as he seemed to be hindered significantly, and never was 100%. Hetherman was lucky that be was coaching two all conference caliber LBs.

In their stead #4, #28, and #2 struggled mightily. This is where the biggest problems were. Would they have played better if Hetherman were here? Doug seems to think so, but I struggle with this, and am not sure.

fluoxetine said:

Numbers don’t show Geo regressing, though he did flatten out.

You can never really know if a player reached their potential but Geo definitely overachieved relative to what we was ranked as a recruit.

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He got better in areas that are not seen on a scoresheet. The average fan can’t appreciate a lot of what happens in a game. He was also asked to do more and became a focus of other teams. Additionally guys get dinged up etc. looking at the stat line doesn’t really show anything. Geo got better every year imo.

RUDeac said:

What are you guys doing lol? Derek shoots 39.7% at St Joseph's...

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Yeah, but he's developing. His 3pt% is up to 36% and they are almost 43% of his attempts. His shooting analytics are way up - still not great, but much improved.

zappaa said:

If Coach Owens is willing to let Straw talk to players and have a minor role in player development.
His evolution as a person would be an amazing asset.
You couldn’t have a better influence!
And you couldn’t have a better guy to teach an old style short swing power stroke.

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He came to the Ocean City Tabernacle to speak a summer or two ago and he was great. Would be a great influence on the team and a great asset to have around the program

seansherm said:

I don't think this is true, but he probably did have a streak close to 20 misses though.

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Pretty sure that was sophomore season not senior season

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Sorry I had to miss it, sounds like McM is back in good graces. Too bad they couldn’t pick up a W.
On the bright side for me I missed because my granddaughter had two games an d 2 Ws. 39-6 and 41-22

He was too short for the B1G and not a great shooter! With that said, he’d be a improvement over what we have.

zappaa said:

At one point Ron was 1 for 50 from behind the arc

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I don't think this is true, but he probably did have a streak close to 20 misses though.

Ty Webb said:

ND just lost another starter, their LT. Oy vey. They have guys dropping like flies.

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We lost him in the 2nd QTR. We played the remainder of the game with a LT who had played 60 snaps all season and the 2nd and 3rd qtr with a RG who as a Frosh had never taken an offensive snap for us.

Pretty incredible effort by those 2 against guys like Penn State.

zappaa said:

Give us your scouting report on Flagg and why it differs from NBA scouts and experts, not some media whore looking for controversy.

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Answer: expert opinions differ from homer opinions. After every Rutgers recruit commits you see the same elated, orgasmic reactions here. Almost all of these same recruits later sucked and left, to be replaced by new players who are even worse (Martini, Derkack, Hayes).

Ridge 22 said:

Likely two years in a row of almost complete roster turnover and 3 years of missing the tournament. No real reason for hope beyond blind faith going forward. What exactly do you consider gutting the program and how far away do you see us being from that?

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Im not in the prediction game - no clue how far away we are. But our program right now is not gutted. That’s all I’m saying.

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Ridge 22 said:

He took us from abysmal to mediocre and we are sliding backwards. People need to stop being so impressed by that

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Didn’t realize mediocre teams got at large bids to the tourny, new one for me - I guess we each have a different definition of mediocre

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NewJerseyHawk said:

Irrelevant stat line....Flagg is going to be 1st and in the long line of Top Picks who bust.....As long Ace and Dylan go in the Top 3 to 5, they're more than fine. Flagg doesn't have the upside of Ace or Dylan.

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Give us your scouting report on Flagg and why it differs from NBA scouts and experts, not some media whore looking for controversy.

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The LB play fell way off from last year and contributed a lot to the poor defensive showing in addition to injuries. The loss of Deon Jennings who was an excellent LB for RU was a major factor. He never was out of position and a sure tackler in space. Mo Toure’s injury was a big blow. The younger LBs this year seemed to be in over their heads at times. Out of position and in wrong gaps. Coverage of RBs out of the backfield was poor. I’m sure Heatherman’s absence played a role.

Yeah Baby said:

Not sure what you're saying here. Joe H called the D here the last 2 years. One year he had a healthy and talented team. Last year we were talented but hurt all year. Do you think Joe changed his style because the Lber coach left or because our most talented guys either graduated, were out for the year or played at 70% plus missed some games?

You may have inside info I do not but Corey H was an up and coming coach for us. Loved him and would love having him back but Joe H and Schiano were here both years. In the pecking order Corey was #3 but I thought they all coached like their hair was on fire which I loved. I think Schiano is huge on accountability. That should not have changed unless NIL had a hand in it.

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TRU2RU said:

Also not sure what Doug was saying about the play of Iggy dropping under JH as Cory coached Line backers & JH took over the Line Backers when Cory left but Iggy was a safety not a line backer. I also think Iggy was always overhyped as he took bad angles & missed tackles his whole career

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I'll try to clean this up. Hetherman may not have called the plays, but his presence made even coaches accountable for how they approached each game or play. Some people draw their energy and focus from others, and when that person is gone, the dynamics change. No one may admit it, but the team's synergy changed when Hetherman left. It seemed the defense was looking for someone to rally them into a mindset where they reached the maximum level. There were guys last year who played better than anyone expected. Many of the same players didn't come close to playing well this year. Harasymiak was still here, but the players didn't respond to him. There is a reason why certain coaches are head and shoulders above their peers because they can get more from players and coaches than a typical player or coach.

GSGS said:

I think his best position in the NFL is as a 3-4 DE. Kyonte has the right combination of size and quickness for that role.

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Similar to Sebastien Joseph.

Rutgers Chris said:

These early round blowouts are stupid. Should reduce the playoffs to 4 teams.
Signed,
CFP Playoff Thread

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I support reducing ALL playoff systems, including March Madness.

Make Regular Seasons Great Again!