Home dogs against a 2-9 team
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Wow I'm a little surprised...truthfully i think we run all day on them and cover....take the points. I was more worried about Army.
Line tells you everything. We're going to lose this weekend. They are 2-9. Usually as home field warrants a spread of - 3. But we are +2 lol.
That just shows how much the bottom has dropped out of this program. -'Dogs to a 2-9 team...at home, no less!
How there can still be any support of the direction this coaching staff is taking this team is really kind of amazing.
How there can still be any support of the direction this coaching staff is taking this team is really kind of amazing.
Considering the extent of our injuries, I'm not surprised.
Maryland has played better since canning Edsall plus they are not as injury devastated as RU.
Maryland will win the game if they want to
Maryland will win the game if they want to
Stack the box and make us throw 3 yard passes sideways all day.
On our side, we need to blitz the crap out of them. Their QB situation is bad: pressure them and whoever is playing QB will be running all game.
Hicks is the only DB that can tackle because he's not a stick figure like the rest of them.
Hope Cioffi is back, but I doubt it.
Hope Cioffi is back, but I doubt it.
Maryland at least comes into the game with the idea that you have to try and score points and not be afraid to hurt the development of its quarterbacks by not taking any risks
I agree. Blitz, blitz, blitz. If Caroo can go, I like our chances very very much. And I bet the line ends at a pick-em by Saturday.
Can't wait to read the bitching and moaning on this board Saturday. Good play for Rutgers? "Oh no, now we are going to be stuck with Flood! We might even make a bowl as a 5-7 team! This is horrible! "
Good play for Maryland: "Oh no, even if we can Flood, which is no sure thing, we are in such a deep hole now it will be years before we can compete! Even Maryland is better than us and they have Under Armour money. Indiana would kill us today!"
We are going to win Saturday.
Good play for Maryland: "Oh no, even if we can Flood, which is no sure thing, we are in such a deep hole now it will be years before we can compete! Even Maryland is better than us and they have Under Armour money. Indiana would kill us today!"
We are going to win Saturday.
We aren't playing Norfolk State....or Army, for that matter. Regardless of what our coaching staff thinks, we aren't good enough to do this. Once they stack the box the game is over.
Thought this might add a little clarity.
Conference Games:
Conference Games:
You get out scored 44-7 after being up 21-3 by Indiana.
Maryland has been turning over the ball like crazy all year. If we don't win the turnovers by +2, we will lose.
We (Maryland) are basically screwed at QB. Perry Hills got hurt two weeks ago and Caleb Rowe, his backup, got hurt this week. The next guy on the depth chart is Shane Cockerille, who started the season as a FB (seriously). Cockerille was somehow named a former Elite 11 QB, but he can't throw the ball to save his life. Go figure. I think Rutgers rolls – our secondary is really bad and Carroo is going to eat us alive.
Watched the Indiana Maryland game after getting home from West Point. Maryland is banged up and Brown was suspended for the Indiana game a la Cioffi style (not sure what for). Likely left the Indiana game and it didn't look good. They want the season to end as badly as we do. Indiana destroyed them at College Park.
During the Indiana game, announcers said that Hills had Mono and may be back for the Rutgers game. Do you know if Hills will be back? Hills is like another tailback in the backfield.
The consensus bettor is putting their money on Maryland to win this game. Betting flows will move this line as they balance things out, but the experts set the line initially where they believe the betting public will split their wagers. Those guys are extremely good at doing this. Are you saying betting lines are not the market consensus on how a game will turn out and should be ignored? If so, you are sadly mistaken. If you think for some odd reason that RU should be favored and the consensus is wrong, you should be betting a large amount on this game. And you very well may win that bet (I hope you do) but that doesn't disprove that the "market" believes (and is betting real money) on Maryland in Saturday's game.
Still TBD. And yeah he is a good runner (ran for 170 I think against OSU – only reason we were remotely in the game), but he is pretty one-dimensional. I know your fanbase is down on Laviano, but he has a far better arm than any of Maryland's current options. Rowe has the best arm of the bunch and going into this weekend he had thrown 50 completions and 15 interceptions. We need Dwayne Haskins, and we need him fast.
Last time I could find us as home dogs to a team this bad was the early 00's. Happened several times back then - Temple, Army, an 0-10 Cal team. Our descent back to the bad ol' days continues.
Ignored? No. However, 3-7 Dallas is currently a 1.5 point favorite over undefeated Carolina in one of Thursday's NFL games. Yes, they are the home team with Romo back, but you also have a lot of rabid Dallas fans (more so than non-national brand Carolina) putting money on the game. I think the folks that set the betting line start with what they truly believe the line should be, and then adjust based on the realities of those who will be betting. You seem to think that the line gets adjusted AFTER the initial line is set. I believe the first adjustment is reflect in the opening line.
- lots of off-season losses
- lots of injuries
- problems at the top (HC) of the program
...but were competitive (MORE THAN in 2 of these...) in games vs OSU(49-28), PSU(31-30) and Wisconsin(31-24), 3 things we DID NOT even come close to doing.
Terps likely win this game fellas.
- lots of injuries
- problems at the top (HC) of the program
...but were competitive (MORE THAN in 2 of these...) in games vs OSU(49-28), PSU(31-30) and Wisconsin(31-24), 3 things we DID NOT even come close to doing.
Terps likely win this game fellas.
But I make you a bet that he actually throws for TDs. Not like our illustrious QB.
I get that you guys are frustrated with Laviano, but he has 5x the arm as our 3rd string QB. I promise you that.
Wow, that PF/PA graph is brutal! It looks like our defense has played twice as many games as Wisconsin.
Thought this might add a little clarity.
Conference Games:
As pathetic as our numbers are, it's also amazing that Northwestern is 5-2 in conference.
Can't disagree with you there. People put way, way, way too much stock into our QB "depth," bottom line, we really don't have much (after Rettig...IF Rettig...we don't know...) at all despite having #'s. You want depth? Take a look at what Baylor did, with a 3rd string QB (moved back from WR 2 weeks ago) against OSU, Saturday night!
This comes up every once in a while. So, America's Team (Dallas) is a home favorite against an undefeated team. You seem to think that due to their popularity, this is a market distortion and not a reflection of reality. So, if you really believe that, you should always bet against Dallas since they have the most fans. This popularity doesn't evaporate week to week. People always do the same with Notre Dame and their legions of fans. But professionals will exploit this tendency to the point where it is a very small factor. Over time, both Dallas and Notre Dame end up being a winning bet right around 50% of the time. How do you explain that if you think those rapid Dallas fans are moving the line in so much? You can't. As far as setting the line, the "experts" do it in Vegas, it is put out, gamblers make bets and if they are too much in favor of one team or the other, they are adjusted. Not sure what 1st adjustment you are talking about. The line can change multiple times during a week based on betting volumes and injury news/player issues.
Even if we were favored by a few points that would say volumes given that Maryland fired their coach earlier this year because they're so bad. If we're on the roughly the same level as they are why haven't we done the same? Oh right, we're rutgers. We think athletics don't matter even as we lament the low rate of donations to the university...
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