Football GAMEDAY THREAD: Rutgers Football versus UCLA

[RUboston]

USC is going to skull**** this team

So may Minnesota, Illinois, Maryland and Michigan State based on what I'm seeing. 4-0 start could be 4-8.

 

[ClassOf02]

I honestly don’t understand what targeting is anymore.

 

[Plum Street]

I do.
But how often does a 4+ pt underdog win by double digits?
Or 30 like Wisconsin?

It happens pretty often in Piscataway apparently .

 

[rurichdog]

And again.. I have NO CLUE what targeting is. NONE! Why is it even a rule?

 

[rusig96]

What excuse will Schiano offer after yet another week of not preparing his team? Cignetti has Indiana undefeated... Indiana! And Schiano continues to preach some process that's taken him five years with zero progress.

 

[NickRU714]

I do.
But how often does a 4+ pt underdog win by double digits?
Or 30 like Wisconsin?

Not so fast.....

 

[rutgersguy1]

Can get it back to a score again

Oh well stays at 10. Would’ve have to do that if we just kicked XPs. Would be down 8.

 

[RUfromNJ]

 

[kupuna133]

2 point play again all the momentum away from the end zone. Punch it in.

 

[RUboston]

That 2 point conversion attempt had no chance.

 

[RUeric]

Another terrible two point play. Have to get two stops and two scores. I don't like our odds.

 

[RUfromNJ]

Do we EVER throw into the endzone?

 

[BeantownKnight]

We need to practice our 2 point conversions a bit more.

 

[devoted2ru]

I wonder what our percentage of success on 2-point plays is? -(Can you have a negative number???)

 

[rurichdog]

That 2 point conversion attempt had no chance.

If 3 could block better than Eric Legrand, it had a chance

 

[ashokan]

That 2 point conversion attempt had no chance.

I don't like throwing so short on goal - turns a pass play into a run play.

 

[LotusAggressor]

Why is it impossible to throw a pass into the end zone?

 

[Rokodesh]

I don't like throwing so short on goal - turns a pass play into a run play.

Especially when the receiver has to catch, turn, and run up field, and our receivers can't block for shit

 

[Rokodesh]

Why is it impossible to throw a pass into the end zone?

Kirk needs a million dollar raise to call those types of plays

 

[LotusAggressor]

Another terrible two point play. Have to get two stops and two scores. I don't like our odds.

That's probably the only play they've worked on.

 

[ashokan]

I honestly don’t understand what targeting is anymore.

Its a balance between letter of the law and spirit of the law.
A defender can make a high hit to head/neck area but if it seems incidental vs intentional (no mens rea or guilty mind) its all good.

A great example of obvious targeting is launching.
Don't see much of that these days

 

[kupuna133]

The D linemen know they can disengage from the OL? Right?

 

[LotusAggressor]

Especially when the receiver has to catch, turn, and run up field, and our receivers can't block for shit

Neither can the OL. Or they'd just run the ball.

 

[Scout495]

Djbome completely lost out there.

 

[Rokodesh]

The defensive coordinator needs to be fired immediately

I would rather they play the freshman defensive backs dime
Package man-to-man then this atrocious zone with linebackers beat by a mile on every play

 

[RUboston]

Wow, see what a capable tight end can do for an offense. College football for dummies.

 

[SBP]

The middle is always wide open.

 

[RUTGERS95]

zero d line pressure
matavalo open in the middle ALLLLLLL day
inexplicable coaching calls

the fact that 3 weeks in a row Greg can't come up with pressure on the QB speaks volumes

 

[Plum Street]

Defense is a joke

 

[drewbagel423]

What excuse will Schiano offer after yet another week of not preparing his team? Cignetti has Indiana undefeated... Indiana! And Schiano continues to preach some process that's taken him five years with zero progress.

That's his MO. Set expectations low so that when his teams live down to them he can just keep telling everyone it'll take more time and he needs another five year extension.

 

[ClassOf02]

We’re going to give up 400 yards in the air.

 

[Rokodesh]

zero d line pressure
matavalo open in the middle ALLLLLLL day
inexplicable coaching calls

the fact that 3 weeks in a row Greg can't come up with pressure on the QB speaks volumes

We haven't had pressure the entire season, even against Howard

 

[Scout495]

No holding there either I guess.

 

[RUShea]

Am I the only one sick of hearing about chop? It's such a tired, hollow mantra. How about "tackle"? "Cover"? "Don't suck"?

 

[RUTGERS95]

how long before one of our tarded fans says 'he needs 3 more years for this rebuild'

 

[rutgersguy1]

Delay of game and still going for it. Quite a leg if he can make it.

 

[PessimisticallyHopefulPragmatist]

UCLA throws an incomplete pass !!!

 

[RUeric]

Giving us a chance, but this will take a miracle.

Edit: NM. Running the same passing play everytime comes back to bite us.

 

[RUfromNJ]

That kick would’ve been good from 65 if it was on line

 

[Rokodesh]

how long before one of our tarded fans says 'he needs 3 more years for this rebuild'

Not only when, but I already know who. I just don't want to mention them at this time.