A must win and we got it - best intensity of the year

[RU848789]

The first half was our best half of the the past 2-3 years, IMO, as we dominated a good PSU team that had been scoring over 90 ppg, holding them to just 33 points, while scoring 48, by dominating the glass, hitting timely threes and FTs. Second half wasn't nearly as good, but we gritted out the win when it looked like PSU might be able to pull out the huge comeback. Loved how we stepped up at the end on defense and scored just enough to win.

Easily Aces' best game from an intensity and impact perspective. 15/15 with 2 blocks and numerous altered shots, plus 4 of his boards were offensive and of those he scored on 3 putbacks. So happy to see him play so well, even if his outside shots weren't falling. And Harper just continues to amaze with 24/12/5 with 1 steal, 2 huge blocks and only 2 TOs.

And finally, the rest of the supporting cast played pretty well, with JWill getting 8/3/4, JMike playing great D on Baldwin(Pike said that's why he got the start) and getting 4 important points, Sommerville and Derkack putting in good minutes with 6/4/4 and 9/2/3 respectively, and Acuff/Hayes coming in and hitting 2 timely treys each. Even Ogbole, who struggled offensively, had 3 boards and 3 blocks. No Martini, which says something.

We outrebounded them 46-32 and we had 17 assists on 29 FGs and were a respectable 8-22 from three (although none in the 2nd half); the bad stats were 14 turnovers and 14-25 from the line, although it was still great to get 25 attempts to PSU's 9. And the RAC was ROCKIN'! Great gameplan and huge win. Now let's win the next 3 and go into January at 9-4/1-1 with good momentum.

 

[Saint Puppy]

Was thinking all week some 'RAC MAGIC' is exactly what we needed, and we got it. Did not even think the crowd was that crazily into it - but even a 7 or 8 RAC is going to make a difference. LOVE the intensity of our team tonight - D/Rebounding was definitely stepped up tonight. Proud of our boys - even if they almost gave us a heart attack at the end - NEVER EASY!

 

[soundcrib]

We need to go undefeated at home.

 

[RU848789]

Oh yeah, after the game, I went up to Dylan's/Ron's mom, who sits a few rows behind us and gave her a fist bump and thanked her for everything (we've chatted a few times in the past). She was beaming, as well she should with her boys in the house.

 

[RU848789]

One more key observation from the game. Caught my 2nd t-shirt of the year in the 5th of 16 home games, so I'm just about on pace to match last year's record 7 t-shirts (but that was in 18 games, iirc).

 

[Doctor Worm]

We need to go undefeated at home.

That is a really big ask.

We need to win most of our home games, and some of our road games.

 

[SBP]

Plus it was LOUD as hell first half tonight in particular, as good as it’s ever been for sure, that helped. The team D intensity from the tip with picking up full court really caught them off guard I think.

 

[Sweet Peas Corner]

One more key observation from the game. Caught my 2nd t-shirt of the year in the 5th of 16 home games, so I'm just about on pace to match last year's record 7 t-shirts (but that was in 18 games, iirc).

Like I said before you look like a kindergarten kid begging for one. You should wear one of the new ones because I think you are wearing one from 1977 its so faded. How about letting people around you have a chance or do you like hoarding t shirts like ground meat?

 

[lion1983]

I'll add 3 comments:

1) 14 turnovers is not a good stat, but Penn st has been forcing almost 19 turnovers per game, so not SO bad... Psu forced Purdue into 24 turnovers.

2) the rebounding was huge. Penn st had been out rebounding it's opponents by more than 5 per game.

3) yes, the ft shooting was poor. Even so, RU had a 9 point advantage in made ft's. Penn state is a very physical and aggressive defensive team, yet before this game had MADE more ft than their opponents had taken. Meaning they defend without either fouling or getting called for fouls. RU reversed that aspect and made more ft's than Penn St attempted. Plus forced both bigs off the floor with fouls. Plus forced Baldwin to sit with 4 fouls at a crucial part of the 2nd half.

 

[RU848789]

Like I said before you look like a kindergarten kid begging for one. You should wear one of the new ones because I think you are wearing one from 1977 its so faded. How about letting people around you have a chance or do you like hoarding t shirts like ground meat?

Stop acting like an asshole and grow up. I've given away almost every t-shirt I've gotten, usually to people around me. It's just fun for our group to compete to catch the shirts.

 

[bac2therac]

Stop acting like an asshole and grow up. I've given away almost every t-shirt I've gotten, usually to people around me. It's just fun for our group to compete to catch the shirts.

you are calling a dog an asshole..just who needs to grow up

 

[RU848789]

you are calling a dog an asshole..just who needs to grow up

The fact that you are pretending that a dog posts here says all we need to know about you.

 

[bac2therac]

The fact that you are pretending that a dog posts here says all we need to know about you.

you sound like a conspiracy theory

 

[Knight Shift]

The fact that you are pretending that a dog posts here says all we need to know about you.

you sound like a conspiracy theory

 

[Sweet Peas Corner]

The fact that you are pretending that a dog posts here says all we need to know about you.

You just shush up. I'm here and for real bubs. And you violated rules for calling me that salty name.

 

[Local Shill]

Two OGs of this message board just continue to snipe at each other. It's truly remarkable and I'd say the animosity has actually increased quite a bit since 2020.

 

[LeapinLou]

Two OGs of this message board just continue to snipe at each other. It's truly remarkable and I'd say the animosity has actually increased quite a bit since 2020.

Yeah, they need to get a room and settle this. This is beneath both of these fine gentlemen.

 

[LeapinLou]

Oh yeah, after the game, I went up to Dylan's/Ron's mom, who sits a few rows behind us and gave her a fist bump and thanked her for everything (we've chatted a few times in the past). She was beaming, as well she should with her boys in the house.

Funny because Ron Harper Sr sat right in front of me (one row ahead, two seats over). Who on the board sat near RHJ?

 

[RUJMM78]

That is a really big ask.

We need to win most of our home games, and some of our road games.

In reality yes but Rutgers needs the home crowd to make close games wins.I doubt Rutgers would have won this game if it was played at Penn State with all the turnovers and missed foul shots.The margin for error is small.

 

[fluoxetine]

Like I said before you look like a kindergarten kid begging for one. You should wear one of the new ones because I think you are wearing one from 1977 its so faded. How about letting people around you have a chance or do you like hoarding t shirts like ground meat?

Stop acting like an asshole and grow up. I've given away almost every t-shirt I've gotten, usually to people around me. It's just fun for our group to compete to catch the shirts.

you are calling a dog an asshole..just who needs to grow up

The fact that you are pretending that a dog posts here says all we need to know about you.

you sound like a conspiracy theory

You just shush up. I'm here and for real bubs. And you violated rules for calling me that salty name.

no u

 

[RU848789]

Two OGs of this message board just continue to snipe at each other. It's truly remarkable and I'd say the animosity has actually increased quite a bit since 2020.

But note that almost every time he starts it and that I regularly compliment him on his hoops posts, but he rarely reciprocates, especially on my weather posts, where he's generally just nasty, like he is on the CE board, where he regularly tags me and calls me names despite me not posting there in years (I'm sure his minions will be here shortly to pile on, as "the mean girls" love derailing my threads). Just sayin'.

 

[RU848789]

You just shush up. I'm here and for real bubs. And you violated rules for calling me that salty name.

I didn't call you a name at all. I called out your crappy behavior in derailing the thread, which is not the same thing and which is especially low given it was a great night for RU hoops and all you could think to do was to insult me. Congrats on being that guy.

 

[bac2therac]

But note that almost every time he starts it and that I regularly compliment him on his hoops posts, but he rarely reciprocates, especially on my weather posts, where he's generally just nasty, like he is on the CE board, where he regularly tags me and calls me names despite me not posting there in years. Just sayin'.

I am not sweet pea so I started nuthin bub

meanwhile i call your name on the CE to actually get your take on why you were wrong on so many things with so many declarative and definitive statements. Its only fair rather than take your ball and go home because you no longer could argue your points because facts were not on your side

again why are you bringing up the CE board here

 

[RU-ROCS]

Despite all the unnessary noise and personal attacks in this thread, a pretty good recap of the game. Bottom line, if RU just shoots its average from the FT line (i.e., at least 6 more FTs made), the game would not have been close.

 

[RU848789]

I am not sweet pea so I started nuthin bub

meanwhile i call your name on the CE to actually get your take on why you were wrong on so many things with so many declarative and definitive statements. Its only fair rather than take your ball and go home because you no longer could argue your points because facts were not on your side

I never said you started this one (I was responding to a different post), but you do start the vast majority of sniping with me. Maybe just stop the sniping and condoning it when others, like SweetPea make unprovoked, insulting posts. And don't you think it's at least a little bit odd that I compliment you on many of your hoops posts, like the game summaries and tourney predictions, and yet you simply can't seem to bring yourself to do the same on any of my posts? It's especially strange that you slam me for any weather pattern posts, which are almost the same thing as your tourney prediction posts (using the best available info to guess the future state of something, with both having more errors the further in advance they're made with both made simply for fun and discussion).

On the CE stuff, I don't actually care if you simply tag me, as that's just childish, although it used to be against the board rules to call someone out on threads they're not involved in, which you and the rest of the mean girls do regularly. What is way below the belt is the very mean-spirited name-calling, like the example below. There are many such examples from you and others, so please, tell me why I should participate in "discussions" with such people over there, especially when I did my best for the first ~18 months of the pandemic to bring the best science to the board and was right far more often than I was wrong.

But congrats to you and Sweetpea for derailing and probably getting locked a perfectly good basketball thread. It's what you guys do.

There are still enough dumbass sheep..see nimbers maude and others on football board who will slurp down everything their political overlords say

I dont expect @RU848789 or @knightfan7 or any other covid lunatic shitbag in football to ever respond here

 

[bac2therac]

I never said you started this one (I was responding to a different post), but you do start the vast majority of sniping with me. Maybe just stop the sniping and condoning it when others, like SweetPea make unprovoked, insulting posts. And don't you think it's at least a little bit odd that I compliment you on many of your hoops posts, like the game summaries and tourney predictions, and yet you simply can't seem to bring yourself to do the same on any of my posts? It's especially strange that you slam me for any weather pattern posts, which are almost the same thing as your tourney prediction posts (using the best available info to guess the future state of something, with both having more errors the further in advance they're made with both made simply for fun and discussion).

On the CE stuff, I don't actually care if you simply tag me, as that's just childish, although it used to be against the board rules to call someone out on threads they're not involved in, which you and the rest of the mean girls do regularly. What is way below the belt is the very mean-spirited name-calling, like the example below. There are many such examples from you and others, so please, tell me why I should participate in "discussions" with such people over there, especially when I did my best for the first ~18 months of the pandemic to bring the best science to the board and was right far more often than I was wrong.

But congrats to you and Sweetpea for derailing and probably getting locked a perfectly good basketball thread. It's what you guys do.

i dont know why you are constantly bringing up CE board in every thread when you start sniping at me..rather odd, no one would be discussing that but you for some reason use it as a go to...ooh mean girls..grow up, you called a dog an asshole and then got defensive about it which actually derailed the thread.,...you have thinner skin than sweet peas belly

 

[RU848789]

i dont know why you are constantly bringing up CE board in every thread when you start sniping at me..rather odd, no one would be discussing that but you for some reason use it as a go to...ooh mean girls..grow up, you called a dog an asshole and then got defensive about it which actually derailed the thread.,...you have thinner skin than sweet peas belly

So, I derailed the thread and not SweetPea for his unprovoked attack in a hoops thread. Right. That statement demonstrates your lack of critical thinking skills. And I only ever bring the CE stuff up when you or others insult/attack me, so don't insult/attack me and I won't ever bring it up again. Ball's in your court, but doubt you'll do anything. You can't even bring yourself to acknowledge your CE namecalling is inappropriate.

 

[LotusAggressor]

Like I said before you look like a kindergarten kid begging for one. You should wear one of the new ones because I think you are wearing one from 1977 its so faded. How about letting people around you have a chance or do you like hoarding t shirts like ground meat?

People hoard ground meat?

 

[bac2therac]

So, I derailed the thread and not SweetPea for his unprovoked attack in a hoops thread. Right. That statement demonstrates your lack of critical thinking skills. And I only ever bring the CE stuff up when you or others insult/attack me, so don't insult/attack me and I won't ever bring it up again. Ball's in your court, but doubt you'll do anything. You can't even bring yourself to acknowledge your CE namecalling is inappropriate.

Take it up with the pooch. You have lowered yourself to lettin a Jack Russell chafe your whisker skin

 

[Degaz-RU]

Sweat Pea is absolutely a dog, and a talking one at that. Hasn't everyone seen his basketball prediction videos?

 

[Scangg]

Leave the CE grudges on the CE board

This is a once in a lifetime season with Dylan and Ace. Let's unite over that

 

[RU848789]

Leave the CE grudges on the CE board

This is a once in a lifetime season with Dylan and Ace. Let's unite over that

Agree 110%, which is why I found SweetPea's post to be so offensive in a thread that started off so well.

 

[RUInsanity]

The Sweet Pea prediction stuff was novel while it lasted....but has it now really come down to people now hiding behind their dog's name as a sock puppet screen ID so that they can find a different way for them and family members to troll other posters they may not like?

 

[RU848789]

The Sweet Pea prediction stuff was novel while it lasted....but has it now really come down to people now hiding behind their dog's name as a sock puppet screen ID so that they can find a different way for them and family members to troll other posters they may not like?

Exactly. There's a very small # of people who have been bringing up the silly meat thing for years and the bac bros are two of the main ones. Not a coincidence "Sweet Pea" went there. His appeal has fallen to the level of the Bon Jovi kid.

Wondering what happened to the joyful/thankful bac - guess that was only for TG.

 

[fluoxetine]

I'm pretty sure this would be a better website if the CE board was deleted with extreme prejudice

 

[RU848789]

I'm pretty sure this would be a better website if the CE board was deleted with extreme prejudice

Could be, especially given the liability for the site owners/Rivals. Although I'd maybe rather just see the sports boards moderated fairly and consistently, but I recognize that's a thankless job. I also think allowing one catch-all "political" thread on each sports board might prevent the spillover we see in many OT threads - maybe, lol.

 

[thegock]

Exactly. There's a very small # of people who have been bringing up the silly meat thing for years and the bac bros are two of the main ones. Not a coincidence "Sweet Pea" went there. His appeal has fallen to the level of the Bon Jovi kid.

Wondering what happened to the joyful/thankful bac - guess that was only for TG.

Uh, can I get a tee shirt?

 

[thegock]

Two OGs of this message board just continue to snipe at each other. It's truly remarkable and I'd say the animosity has actually increased quite a bit since 2020.

Why is @Sweet Peas Corner join date 11.6.22? New nic?

 

[fluoxetine]

Could be, especially given the liability for the site owners/Rivals. Although I'd maybe rather just see the sports boards moderated fairly and consistently, but I recognize that's a thankless job. I also think allowing one catch-all "political" thread on each sports board might prevent the spillover we see in many OT threads - maybe, lol.

Normally I would agree but there are a bunch of posters that hate each other here because of politics and the CE board. The problem is not political discussion on the board, it’s that the hate spills over into other threads and forums like it currently is in two threads here.

 

[RUforester72]

Tiresome.