Bye Week is nice- don't have to deal with sky is falling crowd

[NotInRHouse]

WE WERE BLOWN OUT BY ONE OF THE WORST TEAMS IN THIS CONFERENCE THAT GOT A GAME FROM 4 MIDMAJORS.

Fact.

WE WERE ONLY IN A GAME AGAINST A TEAM THAT LOST TO PORTLAND STATE BECAUSE OF SPECIAL TEAMS.

Fact.

You can kick and scream but that right now makes us worse than anybody but maybe Maryland. Indiana hung in there with tOSU while we could not do what Army did.

So you can spin but that will take any of that away.

 

[MADHAT1]

Yes said "since the season is over I'll just lay money down and cash in on our loses"
I realize it is sarcasm and I know Yes is a great fan, I also know he's a knowledgable enough fan to refute the negatoids and tell us why we have a chance to all of a sudden play well.
Something other than the basic generic anything can happen or upsets do take place…tell us what were going to?
In order to win we're going to have to pressure the QB, cover receivers down field, stop the run, punt the ball well, not turn the ball over and have minimal penalties, not to mention use times outs wisely and not play conservative.
Besides blind hope, what makes you think any of that is going to take place?
I'm prepared to see none of it, support the kids and their efforts and enjoy the tail gate…I have no reason to believe we can win Saturday night.
Call me a miserable fan, I've been at it for 40 years.

The reason is hope and in your 40 years, many times that's all RU fans had.
Hope RU FB is respected was what RU fans did diring the Burns years and Dr John's time before him.
Anderson and Graber's time hope for a good team, Shea almost took all hope away, but it was there in the back of our minds before each and every game RU played. If not others, in my mind .
Schiano gave us expectations instead of just cling to hope, but in the beginning of his tenure, hope was the only thing that kept RU fans with any form of sanity when it came to RU FB.
The misery you feel is those expectation not being realized and the feeling that they might not be the way RU FB looks like now.
Won't knock you for that.

Though I don't like the way RU FB has become under Flood ( once a supporter that said last year proved he deserves a chance)
I still hold hope Rutgers can win games (every game) , bercause Upsets happen making every game Rutgers plays a winnable game.
Admit some games are more winnable than others , along with MSU might be a more loseable game then an opponent like Maryland.
But as miserable as I feel at times ( losses do that) , I'll always carry hope for a win in my heart before the game starts.
I'm always looking forward to the happy feeling an RU win gives, even if the opponent is considered on par with TLSOTP
by many on this board.
Hell. many probably think TLSOTP are better than RU is right now :eek:

 

[MADHAT1]

No we can't- haven't you been following our board...Charlie Strong is their HC! MH- what is wrong with you? lol

Know, yes ,that :



If you want to know, yes I know what I said [roll]

 

[JPhoboken]

Its not about me its what the board will do....on either side because the divisiveness has overtaken the board

Disagree, there is a vocal minority of sunshiners and the same with the sky fallers.

But there is a large group that understand what our issues are, are realistic and reasonable with expectations, enjoy watching College football and are hopeful that Rutgers can compete in any given game.

But don't start thread after thread about how bad we are, don't scream fire the coach every other minute, and at the same time don't claim everything is fine.

The divisiveness you talk about is between the two vocal minorities on either side of the bell curve, not the whole board.

 

[yesrutgers01]

Disagree, there is a vocal minority of sunshiners and the same with the sky fallers.

But there is a large group that understand what our issues are, are realistic and reasonable with expectations, enjoy watching College football and are hopeful that Rutgers can compete in any given game.

But don't start thread after thread about how bad we are, don't scream fire the coach every other minute, and at the same time don't claim everything is fine.

The divisiveness you talk about is between the two vocal minorities on either side of the bell curve, not the whole board.

And there are actually a group of people on this board that are sunshine and negative, who can also gave discussion together. And even the sunshiners have reason to be confused by some game plan, play calling and some things off the field. But it is appreciated if we can discuss them without having to hear the constant blaring if the same crap, day after day and even on a week we are off.
I wish that yesterday, we could have enjoyed a week off and seen some possibilities going forward. And all we got was crap on the team after crap on the team.
So dammit-I posted this to make fun at those that don't want anyone to enjoy a day. I would have rather gone back and for with thoughts on the team and how other teams are doing with the likes of posters like Mooby, p-Tucky- Joe p, who are on the other side of then fence then me but who can also talk and discuss and believe it or not, hear what someone else may say.

 

[cRURah]

The point of this thread is really pointless at this point. There's no point in pointing it out.

 

[JoeRU0304]

...on our bye week I learned that everyone else got a pass rush against PSU besides us because PSU had a top-secret game plan where Hackenberg threw the ball BEFORE the snap on pass plays, but PSU only used said plan against us. Against everyone else they had 20-step dropbacks with Hackenberg also having his left hand cuffed to his right ankle.

...oh, I also learned that the coach of 5-0 Memphis (10-3, Top 25, conference + bowl champs last year as well) is somehow a goof, because we all know how good they were before he got there.


Joe P.

 

[Caliknight]

WE WERE BLOWN OUT BY ONE OF THE WORST TEAMS IN THIS CONFERENCE THAT GOT A GAME FROM 4 MIDMAJORS.

Fact.

WE WERE ONLY IN A GAME AGAINST A TEAM THAT LOST TO PORTLAND STATE BECAUSE OF SPECIAL TEAMS.

Fact.

You can kick and scream but that right now makes us worse than anybody but maybe Maryland. Indiana hung in there with tOSU while we could not do what Army did.

So you can spin but that will take any of that away.

Yea! Hanging close is really winning! I'm liking this!

 

[yesrutgers01]

...on our bye week I learned that everyone else got a pass rush against PSU besides us because PSU had a top-secret game plan where Hackenberg threw the ball BEFORE the snap on pass plays, but PSU only used said plan against us. Against everyone else they had 20-step dropbacks with Hackenberg also having his left hand cuffed to his right ankle.

...oh, I also learned that the coach of 5-0 Memphis (10-3, Top 25, conference + bowl champs last year as well) is somehow a goof, because we all know how good they were before he got there.


Joe P.

Joe- no pass rush against PSU is something that concerns me. More so when I see us get pressure on Kansas. Yes, PSU should crush Kanas but their OLis not any better.
But I would rather talk that then the stupid crap in my OP

 

[mikershoein]

it was nice celebrating a non loss, hung out with ND and Pittsburgh Steelers fans that always rag on me, great to see a double loss

 

[WhiteBus]

The point of this thread is really pointless at this point. There's no point in pointing it out.

Not sure if I get your point.

 

[RU5781]

Don't quite get the OP's post other than to try and flame?