Since leaving Rutgers Johnson has had a pretty good career, now at Norfolk State after 2 good years at NCS
now she's is the only active Division I women’s basketball player with more than 2,000 points, 600 rebounds, 300 assists and 300 steals.

City of Oaks Collegiate is hosted by NC State at their Lonnie Poole GC. The Par 72, 6,325 course is the only college course designed by Arnold Palmer. There will be 17 teams competing with #39 NC State and #48 Campbell the only teams ranked in the Top 50. At #121 as of 3/12, Rutgers comes in the 8th ranked team in the field. Among others competing are #75 Boston Coll, ODU, #85 ECU, UNCG, #86 Charlotte, and Georgetown.

There are 3 Top 75 ranked players led by NC State's duo of #38 Marie Madsen and #74 Lauren Olivares, and Campbell's #53 Alicia Olsson.

The lineup has not been announced by RU but reportedly it will be the same 5 led by Fr Joline Truong, RU's highest ranked player at #433. Appears joining her will be Sr Capt Lucrezia Rossettin, RsSo Grace Lu, So Lucrezia Rossettin, and Fr Judy Amano with Sophs Krystal Li and Emily James playing as individuals. The team will be looking to get back on track after finishing last 2 out of 3 Spring events.

Note: Grad Kayla Diaz, who spent her undergrad years at Drew winning double digit events and a Top 20 finisher at the D3 NCAA's in '23 before Rutgers, has just been added as a 3rd RU individual participant, Diaz, a California native, is playing in a D1 event for the first time. To clarify, I used "events" because in D3 a number are 2 or 3 school, not a large number of teams.

Teams will play 36 holes Friday with the 18 hole final Saturday.

NIL is the problem. I don’t think the coach should be spending his or her time begging for money. At other schools the coaches are told this is your nil budget. Have fun. I think seats should be taxed. I think the beef sandwiches and crappy pretzels should be taxed. Hell charge an extra quarter for the popcorn for the people. We are the only people who care!

Since the low/mid majors are getting gutted each year with player transfers, maybe change the NIT to the low/mid major championship. That way they have something more tangible to play for than 1-2 games. Thoughts?

Forsythias are starting to bloom. Time to put down pre-emergent? Seems early.

Could not find the old lawn care thread, as the search function still seems broken.

Just diagnosed with cancer. She is my angel. Beautiful inside and out. Has put up with me for 35 years. Biggest RU fan besides me. On top of that has had her dad at 92 living with us who has dementia and diabetes. Also her 62 year old brother who is on the autism spectrum. My daughter is taking it real hard. My apologies as my posts may have been a little off lately. Appreciate you letting me get this out there. ❤️

was speaking to a former professional sports GM (yes I’m being vague on purpose) recently about RU sports (specifically the “open” GM role). They have no direct ties to RU except having worked in the northeast, but offered an interesting take on the state of RU athletics that aligns with my thinking. When I asked them what they’d do to right the ship, their answer was very succinct…blow it all up and start from scratch.

I don’t think most of us would disagree, but when I asked them to be more specific they said the following:

• Layoff nearly everyone in the AD. They said you can’t build a winning culture from a losing culture.
• Require excellence from all members of the AD. If you want excellence from the student athletes, they need to be supported with excellence
• Focus on fan experience first. Make life easier for the fans. Make them feel a part of the teams they support. Remove any obstacles in front of them that limit how they support the teams. You have to give them something before you ask for something
• Move on from the past. Tradition is great…if the tradition is winning.
• Bring in more operators - people who understand how to get shit done
• Bring in people who understand player valuation and contract negotiation.
• Foster relationships with alumni based on skill set, not just donation size
• Build an athletic brand and allow it to inform decisions (e.g. we want to be a future-forward, cutting edge brand then that needs to be present across how we operate, outfit, and market our teams. It needs to inform design decisions across facilities, etc)
• Think outside the box when hiring coaches, give chances to up and comers, but ensure that any hire is done because they bring a competitive advantage
• Ensure that everyone understands the basic concepts of building successful teams

It was an awesome chat and I wish we could just hire this person, but I’m not sure they’d be interested in the AD role nor do they have any college athletics experience. But maybe that shouldnt matter?

Will morph into season thread as it get closer...

Anybody know why Goodie wasn't cornering any of the blood round matches? I only saw Pollard and Mytych.

I’ll start. I have faith in the talent assembled can pull it together

IN

For two winning seasons in a row.
Per @Plum Street 's request:
Under contract through 2030 (only 6 more years-he made $6.25 million in 2024

Since Marvel is taking a break on Disney +, there’s other shows that’s going on right now that is open to debate on WHAT TO WATCH ON TV. Just finished two of them and looking for something else until the final season of THE LAST KINGDOM drops on Netflix in March.

-PEACEMAKER on HBO Maxis surprising the hell out of me on many levels. (Can’t believe I’m saying this but) John Cena is doing a hell of a job in this role, probably better than The Rock but needs some more roles to confirm this. But he’s playing the hell out of PM/ Chris Smith. The rest of the cast is pretty good as well, esp the guy who plays Murn.

No Spoilers since it’s still going but it makes you wonder GREAT the DC Universe would be right now if they had the right people directing the movies and running the program from the beginning? It’s amazing how Joss Weedon and the DC executives have F***ed up the whole thing and it’s now starting to come back together and be a decent universe. Time will tell.

ALL OF US ARE DEAD on Netflix. Pretty good show. Think TRAIN TO BUSAN inside a high school. No spoilers but this show goes on both ends of the spectrum as it deals with some HEAVY topics to the other side with the Zombie and other stuff. I’d recommend this.

ANYTHING ELSE OUT THERE????

Passed away at age 76. Legend.

I'm watching St John's and Arkansas now

Current Roster before Portal:

Bigs 4/5

Ogbole, Lathan, Dortch, Grant, Nwuli, Ware

SG/SF

Derkack, Powers

PGs

JWill, JMike, Mark

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Did I miss anyone? That makes 11 current roster players.

Is it still 13 or now 15? I forget.

Definitely need at least 1 SG/SF added. If a true Big comes, I’d expect someone to leave.

ONE SEEDS: Auburn, Duke*, Houston*, Florida*

TWO SEEDS: Alabama, Tennessee, Michigan State, St John's*

THREE SEEDS: Kentucky, Texas Tech, Wisconsin*, Iowa State

FOUR SEEDS: Texas A&M, Arizona, Maryland, Michigan

FIVE SEEDS: Oregon, Purdue, Clemson, Mississippi

SIX SEEDS: UCLA, BYU, Louisville, Illinois

SEVEN SEEDS: Gonzaga*, Kansas, Missouri, Memphis*

EIGHT SEEDS: Marquette, St Mary's, Connecticut, Creighton

NINE SEEDS: New Mexico, Mississippi State, Georgia, Baylor

TEN SEEDS: Drake*, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Arkansas

ELEVEN SEEDS: VCU*, Utah State, Vanderbilt/San Diego State, Indiana/Xavier

TWELVE SEEDS: UC San Diego*, Colorado State*, Liberty*, McNeese State*

THIRTEEN SEEDS: Yale*, High Point*, Akron*, Grand Canyon*

FOURTEEN SEEDS: Lipscomb*, Troy*, UNC Wilmington*, Montana*

FIFTEEN SEEDS: Wofford*, Robert Morris*, Omaha*, Bryant*

SIXTEEN SEEDS: Norfolk State*, SIUE*, Mt St Mary's*/American*, St Francis*/Alabama State*



LAST 4 IN: XAVIER, INDIANA, SAN DIEGO STATE, VANDERBILT

FIRST 4 OUT: BOISE STATE, NORTH CAROLINA, TEXAS, DAYTON

NEXT 4 OUT: OHIO STATE, NEBRASKA, WAKE FOREST, UC IRVINE

Pryce Sandfordt
Owen Freeman
Brock Harding

Is 8" bed deep enough for a raised bed? I am thinking 2'x 8' x 8" deep with pressure treated 2x8s. I am thinking 4 beds and I can rotate the crops each year.

I normally would not do raised beds but my neighbor put landscaping stone by the property line and no edging. The stone is all coming through my fence and into my garden. My garden used to be good but the production has been dismal the last couple years.

Just missed out on buying/keeping the Celtics.
I believe he also attempted to buy the Nets.

Tell him to fund Rutgers Athletics.
It'll be much cheaper.
But could become a feeder setup for a future NBA team acquisition.

Ya it's not the NBA.
But he could be sitting front row at NCAA Tournamsnt games or CFP games.

On October the 18th 1968, Jimmy Page's new band, featuring Robert Plant (vocals), John Paul Jones (bass, keyboards) and John Bonham (drums), debuted at the Marquee club under the name of the New Yardbirds. A review in the Melody Maker published on December the 21st mentioned also that the band was too loud. Two weeks after this show the band started their first American tour under the legendary name of Led Zeppelin, which was supposedly suggested by the Who's drummer Keith Moon. On the 10th of December 1968, Led Zeppelin performed their first gig at the Marquee club under that name. The band was announced on the papers with the old name the New Yardbirds in smaller letters to let the audience know about the identity of the new supergroup.

Let's hear it for the old geezers!
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The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are back on the diamond for their series opener versus the Oregon Ducks. Rutgers comes into this series with a 9-12 record after losing last weekend versus Cal Baptist and a tough midweek loss to Oregon State. The Oregon Ducks are 17-4 on the season and a Top 10 team in the country. First pitch is at 6 pm EST. Lineups will be posted soon