Being competitive against OSU, and Mich to a point, doesn't make up for crapping the bed against the likes of MD and Iowa. Those two games weren't close from the start let alone the fourth quarter. Iowa doesn't overpower teams normally except for RU.
Normally 6 zip is close, except for teams with zero signs of a functioning offense.
The third point makes no sense to me. It was a cold day on a holiday weekend, Senior Day had already been marked, and the game was out of reach by the third quarter. I'll let others judge the credibility of the first two points, but making a crappy third point detracts from the others and makes it sound like this is someone with an axe to grind.Jerry Carino's take (paywalled):
There is something wrong with Schiano’s defense – the team’s pride and joy – leaving Terrapin receivers uncovered both downfield and on screens. Maryland threw for 361 yards, and most of that came before the Terps sat on a huge lead.
There is something wrong with Rutgers’ quarterback missing open targets galore against the Big Ten’s ninth-ranked passing defense. Completing 13 of 34 passes for 165 yards is bad on its face. It's worse when you actually watched how errant many of the incompletions were.
There is something wrong with an empty stadium in the third quarter of Senior Day for a bowl-bound squad, fans understandably escaping the cold, and Maryland's players posing for postgame photos on the field as their small fan contingent saluted their seniors on visiting turf.
As this four-hour dissection by Maryland reminded any reasonable observer, it’s an open question as to whether that corner will get turned.
Rutgers football's no-show against Maryland doesn't inspire confidence in the future
Memo to Greg Schiano: You can't tout progress and then get embarrassed at home on Senior Day by a middling opponent.www.app.com
I was very surprised at the Iowa game. A loss okay but shutout 22-0 and giving up 400yds to Iowa’s offense, my goodness.
And I agree there was progress this season. I wasn't surprised in the least by yesterday's results, and said as much in the prediction thread. Regardless, I prefer to pump the breaks on the seasons accolades, and would suspect the players and coaches do as well given how we measure up against second tier teams in conference like Wisc and MD. The Iowa and MD games only confirmed just how far we still need to be a middle of the pack team. While I don't expect to reach the level of consistency of an Iowa, MD is a program we should be more than capable of competing with and yet still remain far behind.
Based on what are we supposed to be competitive with Maryland? Is it the $300M Football Facility that they have, that we don’t?
So is it the their shiny new facility, or the superior athletes then? I think you answered the question moreso in your last sentence.
I'm talking about WVU when they had an Innovative HC instead of a HC plodding along thinking he's going to win by grinding it out a la 1980.
Exactly, so when we get the QB and WR that make the difference of 2-3 games, then we give Schiano his extension.
The shiny new facility attracted superior athletes, similar to the impact when an expanded Hale Center in 2004 attracted Ray Rice, both McCourtys, Courtney Greene, and Glenn Lee for the 2005 recruiting class.
If we had hundreds of millions for facility or NIL, we will have better use with the NIL for better players.
It's not possible when your ceiling is about 50. The results are in. The best team he beat was ranked 51, Northwestern. The next highest ranked team he played, Maryland, finished 40 and they more or less ran him off the field after Q1--at home. If NW and VT were not in some disarray, you have to wonder if he would've win those games and had another 4-win season. We know a better MSU would beat him. This was an easy year. His style of play is a dead end.
Actually, it seems to be more like $200 million and some of that went to a center for sports medicine. You may be counting the renovation of the basketball arena in coming to $200 million.
And they were doing it against a crappy Big East. So he maybe played 1-2 ranked teams a year. Again, I hate how we play but I understand why we do it. The comparison is silly
You might want to listen to the latest pod with Hobbs on this network. They asked him about an extension and his response was that Greg will be here as long as he wants to. I think that is why some think an extension is forthcoming or atleast under consideration.
There’s no need to litigate the issue because the decision has already been made, imo.
Saying he can be here as long as he wants is not the same as saying he's going to get an extension now.
Potentially going 6-7 doesn't deserve an extension and we should absolutely litigate the issue. This will handcuff us for years to come.
Look I’m a rich rod fan BUT he crushed it when he had the two studs. When he moved to the Big Ten he went 6-18 in conference and in the PAC he was 24-40. Not exactly HOF results
When you are blinded by Greg hatred, it's hard to see facts clearly.
agree to a point however, you must take into consideration that for his style of play, he'd need to turn over the roster. Hell, we've got people here claiming after 4yrs this team is still not Greg's
or you could demonstrate a basic and fundamental understanding of the nuances to RR and Michigan. see above
Let’s face it, the real difference between RU and MD is the QB position. Tago set the B1G record for passing yards.
Pasqualoni’s departure from Syracuse had more to do with the New Ro guys coming to RU
He really thinks players come for the practice facilities more than the coach.
Pasqualoni’s departure caused them to look around. They didn’t just say, “now that Paul’s gone I’m going to Rutgers”
was the single biggest contributor to the success of Rutgers outside the university
It's amazing that you know what went into the thought processes of these guys. What are today's lotto numbers?
