What they had was an NFL quality coaching staff, a recruiting strategy. and superior player development that produced multiple 1st round draft picks and NFL Hall of Famers. And most importantly, that potential was realized on the field.
We had our BCS bowl shots against WV in ‘06 and Louisville in 2012 and blew them. Very difficult to win on the cheap. He is going to make every effort to maximize his results, but it won’t be easy. With our present level of support, we are probably looking at 4-7 wins most years.
Until shown otherwise, Rutgers will never have the level of consistent fan and financial support (excluding conference provided payouts) that benefits OSU, PSU, Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon and Iowa etc. so get that pipe dream out of your head. That's an arms race Rutgers clearly doesn't have the $$$$ resources to win.
Your fantasy boyfriend at UK would have been 3-0 in those games, ain’t that right Manti T’eo Al of La Mancha ?
Points don't matter. wins matter. Points do bring wins. But you need to have more than your opponent on a given day. RU has a problem doing this. Wish there was some way that we could start with a clean slate. Ala Indiana. New everything. Program coaches. Players. Fan support Financial support. Wishful thinking. Because it never has occurred and may never do so. I enjoyed yesterday No RU game to agonize over. Just good FB to watch selectively
And besides Townsend's drop v WVU in 2006, didn't the refs miss a Slaton fumble we recovered?? I was seconds away from booking a flight to Miami for the Orange Bowl. Already had the hotel. Ouch!
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If we have had good classes then it would seem the field house is not the issue. It's the inability to win games despite good recruits.
To get to where we want to go, which is to ultimately to win championships, we need better classes so we can land recruits like Quincy Porter, who wouldn’t give Rutgers a 2nd look. We also need more 4 ⭐️ and 5 ⭐️ OL and DL, which have been elusive. Jaelyn Mathew’s is the first 4 ⭐️ OL we’ve landed, and he is in our incoming class.
Walk before you can run. Let's get to 8-10 win seasons before we worry about championships.
Where are our recent recruiting classes relative to the likes of Neb USC and UCLA?
What? You were singing the praises of the 2022 and 2023 OL/ DL recruits. Saying they were going to immediately upgrade the room.
Get with the program. Jacob Allen took a medical retirement, or whatever you want to call it. Jasire Peterson is still developing.
Get with the program you said Jaelyn was the first 4 star. Disrespecting your own past prediction that the above mentioned Allen and Peterson (both 4 stars) would be the saviors of the program. Your constant denial of your previous posts is ridiculous.
The offensive coaching wouldn't have been any better, and the talent would be sqandered, just like it's being squandered now.
Va Tech scored 31 with its starting QB and another RB out and a offensive participation list with 5 other questionable. #excuses.. full stop.
Be fair….Ash wasn’t the coach there 6 years ago. Schiano needs at least another 15 to make up for that.
The offensive coaching is just fine. We need better execution between the quarterback and receivers.
Peterson is a 3 star and Allen never played because he was damaged goods, so he doesn’t count. There was no way of knowing that.
So the attached rankings don’t count because you changed the parameters. Does that ever get old to you? Throw so much shit at the wall than deny ever saying it years later when the shit doesn’t stick.
I actually don’t think the passing game is the problem. We seem to do well when we throw more downfield. We should be throwing more to set up the run, which is opposite of what we are used to.
Overall, he’s doing a good job, and is probably the best QB since Nova, and gives us a chance to win.
Injuries are a part of the game, but the amount of injuries speaks to something more than bad luck. It could be a new training regiment, or changing of the diet that impacts the body, or straight up poor coaching techniques that put players in tough situations where injuries may increase. Who knows, but sometimes it's out of your control. My personal opinion is the assistant coaches play a bigger role in the teams misfortunes than anything else. It wasn't the players who took a big gulp of the poison (special season), but the coaches who sipped it. We don't seem as hungry or aggressive, and we don't make our own luck. Other teams seem to put in a backup and not see a major drop-off. Go look as some of the G5 and FCS teams and compare it to Rutgers. We seem unprepared once the key starters don't play.
