Called to purchase additional ticket for the Rutgers Washington game next week.
I asked when single game basketball tickets would be on sale.
Rep said there will be no single game seats. All tickets are sold to season ticket holders.

Buckle up.

That's big time. You're only one degree of separation away from Daniel Jeremiah & Bucky Brooks! Lol. Seriously though, you've been grinding away at this stuff for a while, and I would imagine at the expense of a lot of your own personal free time. Awesome to see hard work pay off. Congrats man. Well deserved.

Some thoughts on last night's playcalling and what I believe our playcalling should look like moving forward. I'll preface by mentioning that I've never played or coached football at any level.

1) 1st Down:
a) We should run on 1st down 90% of the time or more. We are a run first team who needs to stay on schedule. 2nd & 10 is not where we want to be because it forces us to pass from a disadvantageous position.
b) We should be going hurry up on every 1st down other than on a change of possession. It will allow us to vary tempo, potentially prevents our opponent from substituting, and helps us catch the opponent off guard especially if we're running on 1st down 90+% of the time.

2) 2nd Down:
a) This is where we can look to pass. Anywhere between 2nd & 7 to 2nd & 4 are great spots for a controlled passing game. Screens, slants, quick outs/hitches, TE, playaction.
b) This is also the spot where on 2nd & 3 or less from anywhere between our own ~40 and the opponent's ~30, we can look to go playaction and for the big play.
c) When in doubt, 2nd & 3 or less should be an easy spot for us to move the chains with the run or at minimum set ourselves up for two more downs where we need 3 yds. or less.

3rd Down:
a) If we use the 1st down and 2nd down strategy I've mentioned, we should be in good shape to move the chains in short yardage with runs.
b) 3rd & 4-7/8 is a running down for us. We have the ability to get the 1st or set ourselves up for short yardage on 4th.
c) All 3rd & 1's should be a QB sneak/tush push. Don't make this situation harder than it needs to be.

**As much as I'd like to take shots downfield more frequently, I'd much prefer to stay on schedule, limit turnovers, and keep our QB upright. I have tons of faith in our OL with run blocking, but pass blocking is not where we're strongest.

In looking at the weather forecast I was happy to see that the first half will feature 19mph winds with gusts up to 33mph.

Considering nebraskas run game is ehh, and we are the type of team that likely wont do well if we have to race from behind I think this is a big advantage for us.

As a qb your toughest element to deal with isnt cold, isnt rain, it is wind. Wind makes the ball do weird things. Pair that with a team your facing in Rutgers that already is likely to try to speed up a young qb’s decision making process and I think the elements will help us a good bit. Our favorite pass play thus far is also one that doesnt require the ball to be in the air very long with the split zone bluff (modern day triple option) we keep throwing to kenny fletcher.

Im excited for tomorrow. I think itll be a low scoring affair that comes down to the final 5 minutes and perhaps a team needing a game winning FG. Good news is nebraskas kicking game isnt good when the weather is perfect, I doubt its any better in high winds.

Win and we have a real shot at 7-0. Crazy.

via Zach Smart

You won’t want to miss our next game watch party happening this Saturday at Penn 6 NYC beginning at 4 pm as our undefeated Scarlet Knights takes on Nebraska!

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I hope a lot of RU fans are hoping to make the trip. I am hoping to get there but am waiting on my son to see if he can get off from work that week as several people have already put in for being off that week. If he cannot make it I am still hoping to go there by myself. GO RU.

From: https://forecast.weather.gov/MapCli...AX&textField1=40.8164&textField2=-96.6882&e=0

Saturday, October 5, 2024 for Lincoln, Nebraska
Sunny, with a high near 96. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

There was a thread on these new uni's and the reaction was mixed. Thought a poll would be interesting, let's see what the fanbase actually thinks:

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Rutgers all time record on opening day from 1869-2023: 83-61-10.
Rutgers all time record for their first home game: 109-35-10.

This opener is tied for second as the earliest start to a Rutgers football season:
8-28-2014 Rutgers 41 Washington State 38 Seattle, WA CenturyLink Field
8-29-2013 Fresno State 52 Rutgers 51 Fresno, CA Bulldog Stadium
8-29-2024 Rutgers vs. Howard Piscataway, NJ SHI Stadium

Rutgers plays at USC on October 25, 2024 at 11:00 pm eastern time. The only other games to start that late are:
11-30-1974 Hawaii 28 Rutgers 16 Honolulu, HI Honolulu Stadium - it was 12:15 am in New Brunswick when the kick-off occurred at 7:15 pm in Hawaii
11-30-1899 Knickerbocker Athletic Club 11 Rutgers 0 New York, NY Madison Square Garden ( II ) Kick-off was 11:00 pm on Thanksgiving night.

UCLA and USC will become the 175th and 176th different opponent Rutgers has played since the first (Princeton) in 1869.
Through 2023, Rutgers lifetime record against new opponents is 106-61-7.

The oldest played Rutgers opponents on the 2024 schedule coached by Greg Schiano are Virginia Tech, Nebraska and Maryland - they were all on the Rutgers football schedule of 1920 coached by Foster Sanford.

The undefeated (26-0) 1975-76 Rutgers mens basketball team eventually advanced to the Final Four against Michigan, Indiana and UCLA. Those four teams now play in the B1G - a first for any Final Four basketball tournament members.

After Rutgers officially announced their new hoops uniforms last week BTN has leaked the updated black uniforms for this season ahead of media day…

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When do the actual times for the games usually come out?

Has to be improving without even playing as now #4 Wake Forest shellacked #6 FSU last night 4-1
If we beat PSU tonight we can really jump in the rankings
Let’s do it!!

Obviously while he was with Minnesota.

2023 Game

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Got a USPS package today from PSE&G yesterday. It contained a rubber door sweep, shrink plastic to insulate 3 windows, 17 feet of window weather stripping and 10 electrical outlet/light switch foam sealers. There was also a brochure for their Residential Energy Efficiency Program. Anyone else receive this? I didn't order it. Is this just to market their program? If so seems like a waste of money.

This is a good watch

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Any good watch parties in or around Morristown area? I’d not, in New Brunswick?

Anything going on out there for Saturday? Have a buddy who might be in the area and was asking. Thank you.