Politi With A Solid Article On Paul James and RU

[RutgersRaRa]

P.J.: We shouldn't be satisfied with eight wins.

Here ya go:

http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/i...tgers_shouldnt_be_satisfied.html#incart_river

 

[RutgersRaRa]

Just read the comments at the bottom--sounds like here, but more optimistic.

 

[MoobyCow]

"I had to have a talk with the guys and tell them, 'Don't be satisfied with eight wins. Don't be satisfied with that. We want to be satisfied with championships,'" James said.

 

[RU4Real]

Flood has said several times that the team - the players on the team - set a goal of 10 wins this season. It seems like they're all on the same page.

 

[DJ Spanky]

Huh - when did Politi get a ghost writer?

 

[Knightmoves]

Huh - when did Politi get a ghost writer?

Where are the Politi and Star Ledger bashers ?

 

[newell138]

It will be a treat to watch James at 100% again this year. Hopefully he can stay injury free this year. I think we all forgot how special he can be.

 

[ArminRU]

Hard to believe he's back to 100%

After that type of injury, it can take well over a year until your run and squat numbers are back to where they were.

 

[rubigtimenow]

I've read almost every article the past 3-4 years at nj.com/rutgers and I'm convinced they realized maybe 12-18 months ago that being more pro-Rutgers was a good thing for clicks. Also, the amount of articles has drastically increased since B1G and generally they are the positive or neutral press we all really want.
(Yes, it was super negative with the piling on that happened with the tyree and ianthomas situations. It was VERY bad, irresponsible even on their part. That's why I'm certain it's been a concerted effort on their part as it's almost like a night and day difference in what they are putting out).

 

[RUich]

.Carroo is right when he calls PJ a beast. But, with what has happened in the past I will be holding my breath every time he comes in contact with anyone.

 

[MADHAT1]

Where are the Politi and Star Ledger bashers ?

Even a blind squirrel will find a nut every once in awhile.
The ledger and Politi will put out positive articles about RU FB,while waiting for a negative slant to come into the scene
so they can rip RU.

 

[RUBand]

Nice to see a positive article by him about the team in the state where he works.

 

[sherrane]

.Carroo is right when he calls PJ a beast. But, with what has happened in the past I will be holding my breath every time he comes in contact with anyone.

One difference between this year and previous seasons is that losing PJ will not result in losing the entire running game.

 

[red sail]

.Carroo is right when he calls PJ a beast. But, with what has happened in the past I will be holding my breath every time he comes in contact with anyone.

As long as your not holding your "baited breath" I think PJ will be fine.

 

[KJ_RU]

I'm excited about Hicks and Martin but PJ is by far the best back on the team.

 

[76Scarlet]

Man, I wish every RU player (and coach) thought the way Paul James does. He's absolutely correct! Sort of like a martial arts mentality. The way to break a board is to aim at what's behind it. This is the way championship teams think!!

 

[cRURah]

Flood has said several times that the team - the players on the team - set a goal of 10 wins this season. It seems like they're all on the same page.

Good to know the team has higher standards than the majority of posters on this board, many of whom have said they'd settle for 6 - 6 this year.

 

[RCTrooper]

Hate to say it but NJ.com has been putting out a lot of good RU football content lately.

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

Hate to say it but NJ.com has been putting out a lot of good RU football content lately.

I know, it's scary, it feels like a set-up... or maybe they notice they they can get more views on their site with actual news and fair opinions instead of lies and rumors and negative troll articles?

 

[MADHAT1]

RCTrooper said: ↑
Hate to say it but NJ.com has been putting out a lot of good RU football content lately.

I know, it's scary, it feels like a set-up... or maybe they notice they they can get more views on their site with actual news and fair opinions instead of lies and rumors and negative troll articles?

Hope it is a change of policy and more positive RU FB articles will come out and the negative coverage will be over something deserved and not some petty incident blown out of proportion to make RU look bad.

Until Politi's next article (blog) I'll wait with bated(baited)breath for it to come out ;)

 

[mildone]

I know, it's scary, it feels like a set-up... or maybe they notice they they can get more views on their site with actual news and fair opinions instead of lies and rumors and negative troll articles?

 

[koleszar]

Hate to say it but NJ.com has been putting out a lot of good RU football content lately.

I have to admit I find it quite strange to see all these positive articles. I have been a big critic of theirs. These are the types of articles most home state papers put out about their programs. Just have this deep down feeling that the next article will slam Rutgers. But it has not come yet. The Star Ledger writers really have conditioned my brain to think why read them all they do is degrade Rutgers and I used to read them daily. Might start again if they keep this up.

 

[RUich]

Maybe the NJ media is coming under the influences of the BIG. Let's face it, Rutgers has suffered for years about its position in the nation's perception. We are finally in a conference that is clearly a major leaguer and that has to finally sink in to those who are dealing with it.
This said, I have no doubt you will still see some less than great articles in the future as we are still talking about NJ attitude. [eyeroll]

 

[ArminRU]

Hate to say it but NJ.com has been putting out a lot of good RU football content lately.

I think they saw the attention Todderick was getting and learned a thing or two.

Negative articles get attention for awhile, but they eventually fatigue the reader so they no longer pay attention. Positive articles always attract both haters and supporters. Never understood the constant negative slant.

 

[RU848789]

Not being a member of the SL conspiracy committee, I'm not surprised there are positive articles. It's a paper - they write negative articles, when people at RU do/say dumb things or make dumb decisions - and we've had a lot of that the past few years. Do they "pile on" a bit too much? Yeah, probably, but controversy always does sell - but not as well as championships or big success.

However, as Tom Luicci has told me on more than one occasion, every local sportswriter in every media market wants the local team to be great, since it's more fun to cover and your stories are looked at by many more people, so it can translate into better career opportunities. Anyone who was around for the 2006 season knows how downright positive the press can become around here.

 

[DJ Spanky]

Hate to say it but NJ.com has been putting out a lot of good RU football content lately.

I know, it's scary, it feels like a set-up... or maybe they notice they they can get more views on their site with actual news and fair opinions instead of lies and rumors and negative troll articles?

I'll reserve judgement until the next time there's something negative about the program: then we'll see if they still demonstrate the "pile-on" mentality.

 

[BoroKnight]

This is no big deal. It's the way a player SHOULD be thinking. We, on the other hand, have the luxury of analyzing without putting our hearts and souls into the contests, and therefore can be a bit more reasoned. Has nothing to do with "attitude" or anything similarly nonsensical.

Nobody here is foolish enough to predict 10 wins. And yes, that would be foolish. But a player should go into every game believing his team has a chance to win. That's just basic.

I remember back during the dark, dark, dark days of Littlepage, Emory Ward predicting the basketball team would win 16, 17 games one year. I remember writing at the time that he must have meant six or seven. I was closer, but he had the right attitude. And that team SUCKED in a crappy conference.

 

[new jersey1]

P.J.: We shouldn't be satisfied with eight wins.

Here ya go:

http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/i...tgers_shouldnt_be_satisfied.html#incart_river

 

[new jersey1]

Great positive coverage. Let's see if they can control themselves from the negative crap we've seen in the past.