I Believe Flood NEEDS to go at least 3-0 from here on out. Or He's Done!

[BuggsyRU]

Just my opinion, but it sure does seem like if Flood doesn't finish the season with at least a .500 record, he's going to be fired. In order to do that, he will have to win out from here.

Lose against Nebraska this Saturday, and he's toast once the season ends.

Only way I see this not playing out this way, is if RU goes 2-1 then we get a meaningless bowl invite to Pinstripe or other tier 3 bowl game even with a 5-7 record.

 

[rutgers4life11]

It would be 5 wins against 5 bad teams. FCS doesn't even count. What does that prove?

Season's already over. Bowl or not.

UPDATE: These would be our 6 'wins' by RPI ranking (as of today):

1. Norfolk State: 218th
2. Kansas: 144th
3. Indiana: 72nd
4. Nebraska: 65th
5. Army: 137th
6. Maryland: 90th

Keep in mind there are ONLY 128 D1 SCHOOLS! 3 of them are beyond that!

Honestly, if it were to happen this might be the least deserving 6-win bowl team in the history of college football.

 

[c_husk]

Just my opinion, but it sure does seem like if Flood doesn't finish the season with at least a .500 record, he's going to be fired. In order to do that, he will have to win out from here.

Lose against Nebraska this Saturday, and he's toast once the season ends.

Only way I see this not playing out this way, is if RU goes 2-1 then we get a meaningless bowl invite to Pinstripe or other tier 3 bowl game even with a 5-7 record.

What happens if instead of going 3 and 0, he goes 1 and 0 three times?

 

[WJLeggett]

For the sake of argument, let's say the team does win the last 3 games. Does that suddenly mean Flood can coach? Does beating 3 more non winning teams bulk up his resume? Will he have progressed more in 3 weeks than he has in 3 years? Will this erase the embarrassment of email-gate? The man should never have been hired as the head coach, is in way over his head, and a change needs to be made. 3 weeks are not going to change any of this, not matter what the results.

 

[RUich]

I think a decision has already been made no matter what happens the rest of the way. Either the powers that be have decided he is staying or going. If I'm correct, he can blow out the last three teams or get blown out and it just doesn't matter.

 

[kupuna133]

Just my opinion, but it sure does seem like if Flood doesn't finish the season with at least a .500 record, he's going to be fired. In order to do that, he will have to win out from here.

Lose against Nebraska this Saturday, and he's toast once the season ends.

Only way I see this not playing out this way, is if RU goes 2-1 then we get a meaningless bowl invite to Pinstripe or other tier 3 bowl game even with a 5-7 record.

That is not possible. Kyle does not believe in anything but going 1-0. 3-0 would confuse him.

 

[rutgersal]

Buggsy. Wake up!!! IT's OVER!!!!

 

[brgossRU90]

And if he wins out and comes back we can look forward to more fantastic years of wins over Indiana, div 1aa doormats, assorted other patsies and blowouts the rest of the time.

 

[RU#1fan]

It would be 5 wins against 5 bad teams. FCS doesn't even count. What does that prove?

Season's already over. Bowl or not.

UPDATE: These would be our 6 'wins' by RPI ranking (as of today):

1. Norfolk State: 218th
2. Kansas: 144th
3. Indiana: 72nd
4. Nebraska: 65th
5. Army: 137th
6. Maryland: 90th

Keep in mind there are ONLY 128 D1 SCHOOLS! 3 of them are beyond that!

Honestly, if it were to happen this might be the least deserving 6-win bowl team in the history of college football.

Also remember the one fact that proves that Kyle Flood is not an FBS Coach. In his last 22 Games against Winning teams Flood is 2 wins and 20 losses .

 

[Wild_Knight]

I believe 5-7 and he lives for another twelve 1-0 season hopes. 5 wins and he'll boast about almost getting to a bowl 'with a lot of excellent teams in our league.'

At 4-8 there's no plausible positive spin he could come up with and the Pres could affirm with a straight face.

What could he say ? "I'm really proud of our team going 1-0 four times. And as a member of the faculty I know the entire team goes 1-0 every week in school, especially if you don't count players who are in jail.'

 

[Knight Shift]

Buggsy. Wake up!!! IT's OVER!!!!

Heard the same thing in 2013, and all I got was 4 Kyle Flood Bobbleheads. Should I join premium for inside information that does not materialize?

 

[rpiseman]

There is no money, so he isn't getting fired. End of story

 

[ru75]

If Yogi was still with us, and a RU fan, he'd say, "This year, the high point of fall was summer."

 

[RUSK97]

I'm sooo depressed. The eternally optimistic Rutgersal says it's over.

 

[JQRU91]

Flood needs to go regardless of the results of the remaining games. He's shown that he isn't the guy to lead this program going forward.

 

[VW Knight]

For the sake of argument, let's say the team does win the last 3 games. Does that suddenly mean Flood can coach? Does beating 3 more non winning teams bulk up his resume? Will he have progressed more in 3 weeks than he has in 3 years? Will this erase the embarrassment of email-gate? The man should never have been hired as the head coach, is in way over his head, and a change needs to be made. 3 weeks are not going to change any of this, not matter what the results.

I don't see us winning out. But even so, you raise a good point. Do they spin it so hard that they make him look like an embattled hero? Guess we'll find out soon

 

[RUTGERZ_R00LZ]

I think a decision has already been made no matter what happens the rest of the way. Either the powers that be have decided he is staying or going. If I'm correct, he can blow out the last three teams or get blown out and it just doesn't matter.

I'm afraid, very afraid, that you're probably right.

 

[RU#1fan]

There is no money, so he isn't getting fired. End of story

That's BS. They can find money ...like Investing the guaranteed B1G money.
Even Maryland fired their Coach mid-season and has to make a much higher buyout to RE. And further more Maryland does not draw a$ well a$ Rutgers home games.

 

[RUNYGDVLSFAN]

Buggsy. Wake up!!! IT's OVER!!!!

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[j10oreo]

There's plenty of optimism that Flood won't be here past this upcoming offseason. I want him out of here as much as the next guy but I'm curious why people are so confident he's out of here? Inside knowledge or because that's what you'd like to happen? I haven't seen or heard or read anything to make me believe this nightmare will end after this season.

 

[MGSA99]

 

[KingHigh]

In the context of our football history, I would say any Rutgers football coach who earns minimum wage and gets Rutgers to a bowl game from the Big Ten Conference cannot be fired

 

[ru-baby]

Flood has mortgaged the season so Laviano has experience and can game manage victories over Nebraska, Army with an interim coach led Maryland.

1 Should this be any measure of success?
Let me state my take that no it is no measure of success beating a losing record Nebraska (if not this year when-like Michigan last year?), a military academy and a team in disarray (Maryland). If you want to remain the coach these are games that should be win and god help us if one more is not competitive.

2 How did we get here?
A first year OC and a clinging for life in over his head DC. No one to tell Flood that his Captain Queeg routine is driving the faithful away. As part of the premise of revenue athletics is not only participation, but revenuer and school pride, this is kind of a factor but the Iona pedigreed coach doesn't see that as part of his duties. Think you wouyld find very few Power 5 hc's who take such a defiant stand against the alumni base that will be thefre long after they are gone.

The Captain however only has shown caring about his own future and not the program (and its red shirt frosh), such that someone with the ability to talk sense into him need be there. There is no one and the AD has shown no oversight.

 

[RUBigJ]

If we lose to Nebraska and he is still there then he stays.

 

[ru-baby]

I think barring the unforeseen it is an end of year announcement, not in season.