Per Todderick, expected to arrive on campus this month.

So... that means he's gonna start Week 1, right? 😂

Forget about the defense not being intense the pick and roll killed us the first 30 minutes; Cliff just has no clue how to hedge on the pick and roll and constantly was caught outside when they made the pass to the big man who rolled every time; this in turn caused someone to come off their man every time and sets up rotations which constantly left Iowa wide open for threes or an easy basket; we did not adjust on this till about ten minutes to go when all of a sudden it seemed a lightbulb or finally one of the coaches said something to Cliff but that killed us and we didn't adjust soon enough

Looks like PSU Todd Blackledge and Noah Eagle will be announcing BIG 10 games on NBC. . Can't believe Matt Millen was overlooked ...:)

The Post previously reported that Maria Taylor, the host of FNIA, will also take on lead studio duties for NBC’s new Big Ten coverage.

In the forthcoming seasons, the Big Ten will have a new football presentation, which won’t include ESPN for the first time in nearly four decades. Fox will have its Big Noon Kickoff, while CBS will handle the 3:30 window, and then Eagle and Blackledge will be in prime time.

https://athlonsports.com/college-fo...to-join-nbc-for-new-big-ten-primetime-package

Via @Craig Epstein

Up close you can cleary see it. He is favoring his right leg. I pointed it out and the people around me all agreed once I did. While walking he had a slight limp. The one ref even asked him if he was OK when he was checking into the game

Couple thoughts on this game

- Andy Katz said NCAA is investigating this game because PSU is claiming it’s a Neutral site game … well besides it being in Philly, apparently 1. PSU controlled the ticket sales , 2. PSU controlled the scoreboard, video board, announcer and pregame videos/starting lineup videos in the arena … watching the game, it’s PSU students in both endzones, and their pep band is there.

PU saying it should be considered an away game. This is important for the NET rankings. Very interesting to see what will happen

PSU probably loves this, more fans can go to games closer to them and it gives them a legit atmosphere instead of the morgue that’s the Bryce Jordan center.

Meanwhile, PSU was up 6 at halftime and now getting run out of the gym late in front of their stupid fans so it’s fun to see that meltdown also

one year left. Big on experience. I know we have some LB's and some young guys but outside of Powell and Jennings not much proven depth. Mods, any chance Greg reachhes out and see if the kid wants to come home?

Disclaimer for the 30 comments coming, I'll get it out of the way - "WE HAVE NEEDS ON OFFENSE!!"

Weekend upsets are back after a random, in-season hiatus.



Our big upset this week is #1 @ 141 (Cole Matthews) falling to #59 Jordan Titus.

But another that shocked me more is #14 Sam Latona knocking off #3 Vitali Arujau at 125!!!



141 - #59 Jordan Titus (West Virginia) beat #1 Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) by DEC 3 - 1 http://www.wrestlestat.com/wrestler/68738/titus-jordan/profile
133 - #14 Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) beat #3 Vitali Arujau (Cornell) by DEC 3 - 2 http://www.wrestlestat.com/wrestler/56742/latona-sam/profile
174 - #39 Aaron Olmos (Oregon State) beat #4 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) by DEC 9 - 4 http://www.wrestlestat.com/wrestler/50177/olmos-aaron/profile
197 - #17 Zach Braunagel (Illinois) beat #5 Jacob Warner (Iowa) by DEC 3 - 1 http://www.wrestlestat.com/wrestler/50925/braunagel-zach/profile
141 - #20 Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) beat #8 Jake Bergeland (Minnesota) by DEC 2 - 1 http://www.wrestlestat.com/wrestler/64959/tal-shahar-frankie/profile
165 - #12 Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) beat #9 Tanner Cook (South Dakota State) by DEC 3 - 1 http://www.wrestlestat.com/wrestler/56509/olejnik-izzak/profile
165 - #97 Frank Almaguer (Cal Baptist) beat #12 Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) by SV-1 3 - 1 http://www.wrestlestat.com/wrestler/62928/almaguer-frank/profile
285 - #28 Jacob Bullock (Indiana) beat #12 Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) by DEC 7 - 2 http://www.wrestlestat.com/wrestler/57724/bullock-jacob/profile
157 - #17 Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) beat #12 Brayton Lee (Minnesota) by DEC 8 - 4 http://www.wrestlestat.com/wrestler/57938/chumbley-trevor/profile
184 - #57 Anthony Carman (West Virginia) beat #16 Reece Heller (Pittsburgh) by DEC 7 - 2 http://www.wrestlestat.com/wrestler/62423/carman-anthony/profile
141 - #53 Amonn Ohl (Edinboro) beat #16 Mosha Schwartz (Oklahoma) by FALL 1:35 http://www.wrestlestat.com/wrestler/71965/ohl-amonn/profile
157 - #51 Derek Holschlag (Northern Iowa) beat #16 Jacob Wright (Wyoming) by DEC 4 - 3 http://www.wrestlestat.com/wrestler/49238/holschlag-derek/profile
149 - #64 Ryan Burgos (Edinboro) beat #17 Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) by DEC 4 - 3 http://www.wrestlestat.com/wrestler/63141/burgos-ryan/profile
141 - #36 Danny Pucino (Illinois) beat #18 Felix Lettini (Wisconsin) by FALL 5:40 http://www.wrestlestat.com/wrestler/66101/pucino-danny/profile

The hiring of Kirk Ciarocca is akin to pulling a rabbit out of the hat, despite low expectations, and this puts us on a path to one day competing for the Big Ten Championship.

For one thing, and most importantly, this hire sets our offensive identity. We are going to run the ball and win with Northeast toughness. Minnesota’s Mohamed Ibrahim ran for 1,655 yards and 20 touchdowns this past season. Before he leaves Rutgers, and assuming he isn’t poached, Sam Brown will put up similar numbers.

If you just focus on the resume and not the name, he has built impressive offenses at Western Michigan and Minnesota. The. Bottomline is we hired away an offensive coordinator of a 9 win Big Ten team. It was so important to hire someone who knew what it took to be successful on offense in the Big Ten. One day, we will have a highly productive offense as well.

He will bring that success to Rutgers in time, as this is not a quick fix situation. Defensive recruiting was prioritized in the ‘20 and ‘21 classes. And many of the offensive players that were Recruited in those classes did not work out. So we will be heavily relying on ‘22, ‘23, and subsequent classes, to build the offense, which will take time.

I’m projecting Rutgers to be in the 4-6 win band for the next couple of years, before breaking out in ‘25. By then, this offense will be potent, averaging more than 30 points

‘25 Offense
WR Famah Toure, Thomas Amankwaa
WR Dylan Braithwaite, Vilay Nakkoun
TE Mike Higgins, Deondre Johnson
LT Dante Chin or Jacob Allen or Dominic Rivera
LG Kwabena Asamoah or Mozell Williams
C Gus Zilinskas or Kwabena Asamoah
RG John Stone or Nelson Monegro
RT Emir Stinette or Taj White
WR Rashad Rochelle
QB Gavin Wimsatt, Ajani Shepherd
RB Sam Brown, Jason Benjamin

By ‘25, we will have an offense averaging > 30 points a game, 1500 yards on the ground, and at least 2,000 yards passing.

For putting us on the road to success, Greg Schiano deserves to be rewarded with a contract extension. I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.

"Some days they don't go in and I say to guys all the time it's impossible to play in this league and think shots are going to go in every time."

Every player knows you aren't going to make every shot, but they should believe every shot they take is going in.

According to Rutgers Board Of Governors, the contract that was approved for new OC Kirk Ciarrocca is $1.4mill per year over the next three years.

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Not sure where Mo is right now, but to bring him in and get involved and develop as a coach (IF he wants to) would be fantastic.

Or, another younger alum who had success in the league?

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Our latest installment of rankings has dropped this morning, and we have another new #1 in the dual rankings. Not sure how they haven't been yet this year, but Penn State is in the top slot, while they've held a commanding lead in the Tournament rankings the entire season.

Wrestler Rankings | https://www.wrestlestat.com/rankings/starters
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He appears in a documentary titled “Descendants “ which is showing on Netflix. It is about the discovery of the Clotilda, the last slave ship to enter US waters in 1860 ( long after the legal end of the slave trade),which was set afire and sunk in the the waters near Mobile,Alabama. Cleon is seen wearing a Mets cap early in the film and is heard from near the end of this excellent documentary. Interesting interaction between the direct descendants of the slaves who were brought to Alabama on that ship and the captain who commanded the ship and the non participation by the descendants of the family actually responsible for the voyage. Cleon is clearly actively involved in the local community and the desire to get this story told.

Edit- my apologies but I am unable to correct the title of this thread . Obviously it should read Cleon Jones but autocorrect took over.

Re-edit. Fixed

That have not changed for pike’s teams. Empty possessions, defending the 3, handling competent centers

I was looking at celebrities who served in the armed forces and stumbled upon this pic. Made me think of Paul Mulchay.


Though the young, pictured celeb needs a headband.

MO

Per the Star Liar. That is huge for him to get here early. Looking forward to seeing him in the spring game. These extra months are huge for his development

He told one of the other competing coaches that he is going to commit to Rutgers this week.Seems that Colorado was the other finalist.

Pops broke a long run only to be knocked OB by another Rutgers product, Duron Harmon, at the 3. He did get to score from the 1 3 plays later.

Once again mentioned GM's had to project how good IP really is because he was getting hit behind the line at Rutgers.