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I think the pressure is on Ash now.

Come out of the gate and lose @Kansas, or vs. UB and still at that point try to tell people the program is improving?

Out of the first 8 games 6 or 7 are winnable. Go 4-4 and then get slaughtered in the final 4 games to finish 4-8 with everyone remembering a 4+ game losing streak to end the year... again, not exactly a sign of an improved program or hope on the horizon.

Bottom line: we need to be at least 4-2 after the first 6 games against this schedule (and that’s saying we lose at home to either IU or ILL), and beat either @md or vs. NW and I think people could live with that and a 5-7 season. Although it would be hard to swallow a 5-3 start, one win from Bowl eligibility, and a 5-7 finish, against the gauntlet we have to close out the season, any reasonable fan would feel good about what we accomplished. But 4-8 is not acceptable and Ash should be looking over his should into 2019.
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The University at Buffalo is a team that will give Rutgers problems.

Although I predict a Rutgers win, it was one of the games I initially had as a toss up.

Reasons:

Buffalo will have a very good offense (return 8) and will be able to put points on the board. They are led by QB Tyree Jackson who Phil Steele ranks as the #22 QB in the Nation (consider Phil ranks Ohio State (Haskins) QB #15, Wisconsin (Hornibrook) QB #17, Iowa QB (Stanley) #19 and Notre Dame (Wimbush) #20).

They return 4 of their top 5 WR including Anthony Johnson who Phil Steele ranks as #6 WR in the Nation (consider Phil ranks Ohio State WR (Campbell) #10 and Penn State WR (Johnson) #12). Buffalo TE is also very good probably similar to Rutgers TE Jerome Johnson.

They will return 3 OL including Rutgers transfer JacQuis Webb.

Is Rutgers D up to the task and can Rutgers O score enough to compensate.

Good Game.

HAIL TO PITT!!!!
 
AshHeap said:
I wouldn't make a bet against my own school. The point is that Ash doesn't have a blank check this year and hasn't earned anything close to that privilege.
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I don't think it's betting against your school to bet what would happen if Ash went 4-8. But you're smart not to. Because RU isn't buying out a contract it just extended through 2022 for Ash going 4-3 in the games his team actually has a chance of winning.
 
ZMR512 said:
Because RU isn't buying out a contract it just extended through 2022 for Ash going 4-3 in the games his team actually has a chance of winning.
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Kyle Flood took Rutgers to three bowls. He was fired a little over a year after winning a Big Ten bowl and signing an extension. Yes, there were major off-the-field issues. But unlike Ash so far, he won a lot of games. So there is a precedent for RU firing a coach who just signed an extension, and it would be foolish to think that wouldn't at least be on the table if Ash had another bad season filled with blowout losses.
 
AshHeap said:
Kyle Flood took Rutgers to three bowls.
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With the former coach's players.

AshHeap said:
He was fired a little over a year after winning a Big Ten bowl and signing an extension.
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Off the field the program was a disaster. And his recruiting was awful.

AshHeap said:
Yes, there were major off-the-field issues.But unlike Ash so far, he won a lot of games.
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His winning percentage at RU was .529 while facing schedules with an average strength of 63rd nationally. He went 0-9 against ranked opponents. Only four of his wins came against teams that finished with a winning record. The FBS teams he beat had a combined record of 96-185.

Kyle Flood didn't win "a lot" of games. He won more than he lost, sure, but that's a mirage hiding the fact that he was a horrendous head coach who managed to recruit both bad football players and bad people.

He was fired for going 4-8 (after Schiano's players had moved on) and embarrassing the university and himself. He wasn't fired because 27-24 isn't good enough over four years at Rutgers.

And now Ash has had to clean up that mess while working what is currently one of the worst jobs in the country. Firing him and hiring another $2.5 million coach, who inevitably will also not recruit at a high enough level to win in the B1G in his first three years, would set your program back even further.

RU fans should be happy you aren't the AD.
 
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RU4Real said:
I've given this a lot of thought. Your Delta Tau Chi nickname is... 'OftenBanned Doosh'.
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Hydrangeas, Dude.
Funny thing is, he's the one crying to the moderators. That's not what I do--except when someone threatens someone else or posts something really vile or inappropriate.
 
Knight Shift said:
Dig a deep hole.
I'll bring some lime . . . .
It's all about acidity and alkalinity.
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Is that why stuff grows so well in the Barrens?

It's all starting to make sense. It seems clear, what we have to do.

I guarantee you CM would lend a hand with the planting.
 
AshHeap said:
Not answering any of your questions until you explain why you lied to the board in your reply to RU4Real. Busted!
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You really are dumb, aren't you? What I did was out in the open. You, on the other hand, cry, cry, cry about threads and have them deleted because they hurt your little bitty fake feelings.

The Ash Heap thread was actually a serious inquiry on what to do with the excess piles of Ash generated from our firepit and our wood burning fireplace. But you are too dense to recognize something like that, because trolls are generally monotonic and self-centered.

So, what is the meaning behind your name?

You do realize that nobody here likes you or your threads. You are going on ignore, just like your previous screen name, Big Ten Rutgers. The writing style of BTR and Ash Heap are identical. It is a shame the moderators do not take a more proactive stance with your nonsense.
 
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LOL, someone’s having a bad day after getting caught in a huge lie! [banana]
 
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Undercard: @RU4Real vs. Planting Knowledge
Tonight's main evet: @Knight Shift vs. @AshHeap
 
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Oh, nice. Gee. Thanks. Ya know, you could just offer your planting expertise. You could do that. Really. Might be nice.
 
RU4Real said:
Oh, nice. Gee. Thanks. Ya know, you could just offer your planting expertise. You could do that. Really. Might be nice.
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OK, I submit. For tomatoes piss on your Ash Heap, they like acidity. Seems to me you already knew that one.:)
 
koleszar said:
OK, I submit. For tomatoes piss on your Ash Heap, they like acidity. Seems to me you already knew that one.:)
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So you think it could be a nitrogen deficiency, too? I thought I remembered that being one of the possible causes.

I really wish the gummint would get its act together so I could just grow weed. I know how to do that.
 
Scarlet_Monster said:
It doesn't help that Ash and his Coaching Staff had no idea how to take advantage of the players they actually had. Let's run smoke and bubble screens with Agudosi who is 6'6 and takes slow but massive strides to get up to speed and having 2 tiny WRs in Harris and Hayek attempt to block for him.
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What line was giving the QB ample time to drop back and throw passes? What QB, when rarely given the time, could accurately throw to Agudosi downfield? And Agudosi last played in 2016 when Hayeks were not on the roster.
 
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RU4Real said:
So you think it could be a nitrogen deficiency, too? I thought I remembered that being one of the possible causes.

I really wish the gummint would get its act together so I could just grow weed. I know how to do that.
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Yes you could be low on nitrogen that'll cause them to turn yellow and it will turn your soil more alkaline. Our tomato plants suck this year. Never had a problem with Rutgers tomatoes before, I think this year the weather has just been bad. My fig trees usually have a bountiful crop growing and this year el crappo. I'm pissed, all the time we take to wrap them in winter and nada. I felt like dousing them all with gas and having a bonfire.
 
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koleszar said:
Yes you could be low on nitrogen that'll cause them to turn yellow and it will turn your soil more acidic. Our tomato plants suck this year. Never had a problem with Rutgers tomatoes before, I think this year the weather has just been bad. My fig trees usually have a bountiful crop growing and this year el crappo. I'm pissed, all the time we take to wrap them in winter and nada. I felt like dousing them all with gas and having a bonfire.
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Ugh. Don't even talk to me about fig trees. I had one, years ago, that was great. It got root nematodes and died. I got two more, last year they didn't grow. They looked healthy, but didn't grow. Not one fig. This year, same thing. Leaves galore, they look great, but no new branches, no fruit.
 
LETSGORU91 said:
What line was giving the QB ample time to drop back and throw passes? What QB, when rarely given the time, could accurately throw to Agudosi downfield? And Agudosi last played in 2016 when Hayeks were not on the roster.
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Then it was Harris and Grant. Two undersized WRs with speed and agility being used as blockers for a lumbering WR.
 
Scarlet_Monster said:
Then it was Harris and Grant. Two undersized WRs with speed and agility being used as blockers for a lumbering WR.
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...you forgot to add the over matched offensive line and the QB issues. You need time and an effective QB to adequately scheme to allow that lumbering WR to get downfield.
 
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tico brown said:
He had his chance. I don't see any Big East titles on the Rutgers mantle... The only coach more overrated than Schiano is Bill Parcells.
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It amazes me that any Rutgers fan would attempt to rip Greg Schiano while propping up Chris Ash. At this juncture, the latter coach has literally accomplished nothing here. Nothing at all.
 
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Knight Shift said:
You really are dumb, aren't you? What I did was out in the open. You, on the other hand, cry, cry, cry about threads and have them deleted because they hurt your little bitty fake feelings.

The Ash Heap thread was actually a serious inquiry on what to do with the excess piles of Ash generated from our firepit and our wood burning fireplace. But you are too dense to recognize something like that, because trolls are generally monotonic and self-centered.
So, what is the meaning behind your name?

You do realize that nobody here likes you or your threads. You are going on ignore, just like your previous screen name, Big Ten Rutgers. The writing style of BTR and Ash Heap are identical. It is a shame the moderators do not take a more proactive stance with your nonsense.
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Knight, you have far more patience than I. Ash Heap and his previous infatuation (BTR) have been on my ignore list for some time now. To me, that is the only way to handle trolls, just ignore them. Ultimately they will wind up talking to each other.
 
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Dpgru said:
Knight, you have far more patience than I. Ash Heap and his previous infatuation (BTR) have been on my ignore list for some time now. To me, that is the only way to handle trolls, just ignore them. Ultimately they will wind up talking to each other.
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Agreed..I don't know why I waited, but I just hit the ignore yesterday.
 
LETSGORU91 said:
...you forgot to add the over matched offensive line and the QB issues. You need time and an effective QB to adequately scheme to allow that lumbering WR to get downfield.
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Fair enough, but the few times the team got into the red-zone Agudosi was pretty much ignored.
 
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