I hate to do this, but there’s too much OSU discussion. Indiana is our next game and we need to FOCUS.
OSU Game could be Pandemonium in Piscataway Part II
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No only the TEAM needs to focus😜. We fans can talk all the crap we want . Go back to sleep Pete.
I get it, all. But we have never played well against OSU. Yes, each year is different, but we can’t pretend that RU is of the Michigan or OSU caliber, at least not yet. Even if or when our starters are first class players, it takes time to develop the depth to compete against these upper echelon teams.
interesting enough with MST- we didn't really play badly in the first Qtr. They did have the one solid drive but the refs took the rest of the qtr away but it was not bad...
Yea, I’m taking about previous games vs schools like OSU and Michigan. No chance they were coming back from those deficits
I should know, but I’ve been deflated too often over more than 50 years as an RU football “follower”—starting with losing at the last second on a 2-pt conversion at Princeton my senior year. Not “blaming” anyone so much as having the kind of “tragic sense” Cubs fans had before they started winning. I’m not all that knowledgeable and I don’t worry if I miss seeing a game—even B-Ball. But I follow this board bc the long-running effort to become “big-time” as a State University is a compelling drama—and I DO enjoy learning from real RU sports fans and being entertained by the back-and-forth (esp when grown men insult one another—or opponents—as if they were still undergrads). Having said all that, I so enjoyed Greg’s magic moment in the locker room this past Saturday. It was pure joy—even for me! I’ll never forget it!
Yeah and I’m going to be here in my 80’s someday hopefully we’ll have 2-3 B1G titles by then and several Trips to the college football playoffs. How about you?
Said something similar before teh Michigan State game. Just look at recruiting class ranks. That ain't perfect.. but while there may be Big Ten teams we cannot beat (meaning we'd need so many calls and bounces our way it is virtually impossible), there is not a Big Ten team that cannot beat us... within the range of possibilities.
SHOULD.. should we beat Indiana. Yes.
Don’t worry about me, I have been here a long time as a season ticket holder in both football and basketball and as a donor.
I know, it was a bit tongue in cheek comment
Rutgers sports has a way of turning the eternal optimist in all of us into a doubting Thomas
Every old time RU fan gets exactly what you are saying & many had soured at that point.
Greg's celebration in the locker room was an instant classic
Indiana in six days is a game we SHOULD win.
6-2 Rutgers beating an undefeated Ohio State would not rise to Pandemonium levels IMO. That game was massive because we were both ranked high and unbeaten and it was the only game on that night. None of those will be the case this season.
6-2 Rutgers beating an undefeated Ohio State would not rise to Pandemonium levels IMO. That game was massive because we were both ranked high and unbeaten and it was the only game on that night. None of those will be the case this season.
Ditto … started following Rutgers in high school 1965 …. … season ticket holder since 1970’s … both basketball and football ….donor … get some rest Pete.
It should be bigger since this Ohio State team is much better than that Louisville team and the stadium is roughly 25% bigger. Beat Ohio State and Penn State and everyone else and this team would have a chance to have its best finish ever.
Lots of tix on sale for around $20 if anyone wants to go watch in person. Think we are gonna make the trek.
Louisville was ranked 3 that week, same as Ohio State is right now. No reason to say they are "MUCH BETTER". Plus you are ignoring my other points. The game was bigger because it was HYPED because it was a showdown of two undefeated ranked teams in prime time. The Empire State Building is not likely to be lit up in Rutgers colors before the Ohio State game this year no matter what happens the next two weeks.
Your other point about us having the highest-ever season if we run the table is irrelevant to this question.
The top ten "elite" programs like OSU, hoover up most of the top talent in the U.S. With that said, The "will" to win trumps Athleticism almost every time.
Some of you guys act like the team reads these boards. It’s really funny. You think Greg won’t have the team prepared on Saturday because of a RutgersAl post? Get a grip.
Ohio State has a much stronger brand and is more popular than Louisville, and is deeper and much better capitalized.
This is why our game with them has a chance to break our records for attendance and TV viewership. The 2006 game was a matchup between two undefeated teams which played in the Minor Leagues, which is what the Big East was. The 2006 game drew 8.1 million viewers. True the 2006 game had more hype, but that was localized to this area.
Now, we are playing on a bigger stage.
We beat Ohio State, the impact will be bigger, because beating Ohio State is more meaningful than beating Louisville in 2006 in terms of recruiting and brand perception. But we must take care of business Saturday.
Indy is a toss up game on the road. If RU gets full of itself, over the MSU game, they will lose. As for OSU, RU just doesn't have the offensive fire power to give them a game. They can hang in with defense but will wear out.
Some fans get into a weird state where they think they're somehow part of the team. "We" have to focus. When the team wins they feel like part of something. When the team loses they're despondent. It's like a religion.
Al, let the pandemonium in Piscataway go. Not happening against OSU. Harrison will run up and down the field like his father did when McNabb was throwing him TDs against us,
Let's try to focus- We win tomorrow and we are 6-2/bowl bound and maybe even get a vote....
OSU will be somewhere in the 2-4 range.
There would not be the same hype- 2 ranked teams- highly ranked, only game- new ESPN hype - ESB turned Scarlett...but, if we ever did find a way to pull off the craziest of upsets ever- it would trump 06 L'Ville.
OSU will be somewhere in the 2-4 range.
There would not be the same hype- 2 ranked teams- highly ranked, only game- new ESPN hype - ESB turned Scarlett...but, if we ever did find a way to pull off the craziest of upsets ever- it would trump 06 L'Ville.
Hypothetically speaking if we beat tOSU it would be the biggest win in school history. We'll have two weeks to talk about it but first let's beat Indiana.
Ohio State has a much stronger brand and is more popular than Louisville. They are also a more talented and deeper football team than Louisville was in 2006. This is why Louisville was relegated to the Orange Bowl and played Wake Forest.
This is why our game with them has a chance to break our records for attendance and TV viewership. The 2006 game was a matchup between two undefeated teams which played in the Minor Leagues, which is what the Big East was. The 2006 game drew 8.1 million viewers.
We beat Ohio State, the impact should be bigger, because beating Ohio State is more meaningful than beating Louisville in 2006. But we must take care of business Saturday.
I think Kyle goes off...think he's got momentum now.
It sure would be interesting if Gavin and Sam Brown bring their A game Saturday.
Al - you're simply wrong on the BE in 2006, as the conference was rated the 2nd best conference by Sagarin and TeamRankings in 2006, behind the SEC. It was not the "minor leagues" in performance, even though it was obviously overshadowed by the B1G in terms of reputation. A win against OSU to me would still be less than that win against Ville was, as that was a legit top 10 RU team, while even if we upset OSU, there's no way this RU team is top 10.
https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2008/8/26/597909/what-s-the-best-college-fo
That's exactly why this would be a bigger win. The gap between the two teams in 2006 was not wide while in2023 it's the Grand Canyon we have to look across.
Strongly disagree. The metric that best illustrates the disparity is the paycheck we are taking home as a consequence of media rights. By my recollection, our media rights paycheck in 2006 was roughly $7 M. And we played Thursdays and Fridays to maximize revenue.
This year, we are going to take home a paycheck of at least $70M. Why? The product is much stronger and networks are willing to pay more for a stronger product. Money talks.
And it’s the synergy of Rutgers playing Ohio State, Rutgers playing Michigan, and Rutgers playing Penn State, which is generating this boatload of cash. Rutgers playing USF, Cincy, WV just doesn’t have the same value.
The Big East Football Conference was so great, it no longer exists, mostly because it could not generate enough revenue. The product wasn’t strong enough.
This is why Miami left. Because in a year, they won the National Championship Miami had to cut the diving team, due to lack of revenue. This is why Miami joined the ACC, so that it could ensure it’s financial security for the foreseeable future. Swofford had a plan to Maximize revenue for ACC Schools. Big East Commissioner Tranghese couldn’t care less. He was warned several times that the Big East wasn’t bringing in enough revenue and that something had to be done.
The Big East was a basketball conference, mostly dominated by basketball interests, which had a football conference as a sideshow. The basketball conference could compete with the best teams in America. The football conference could not, especially once Miami left. There wasn’t one Big East team that even sniffed the National Championship, though WV 2007 came closest.
Ironically, had the Big East invited Penn State in the early 80’s, it would have had a much better chance of succeeding as a Football Conference. But it didn’t, because basketball dominated the decision making.
An Ohio State Win doesn’t put us in the Top 10, but so what. It would still be the biggest win in our history, because we will have beaten a true National Championship contender.
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