It's early November 2024 and 2 years ago, there was a schedule out but it looked dramatically different than it is today BEFORE the Pac 12 realignment/collapse Why does that matter??
Would the B1G have essentially eliminated the divisions of East and West?? Probably not.
So why mention this on a game day....?? Because Minnesota, Illinois, Maryland and Michigan State, Nebraska, Iowa, Northwestern, Wisconsin etc are supposed to be programs that RU is closing the gaps on.....we would not be discussing a winning season in 2024, if Michigan, Penn State or Ohio State we're on the schedule.
What if the schedule held these teams??
Ohio State (Road)
Penn State (Home)
Michigan State (Road)
Michigan (Home)
Maryland (Road)
Indiana (Home)
Nebraska (Road)
Minnesota (Home)
Illinois (Home) or NW (Road)
VTech
Akron
Howard
Would RU fans think we would be 4-4 or have a chance to be 7-5 or 8-4, with this schedule above??
OR
Would a 4-8 or 5-7 schedule be considered another small step forward??
With Indiana now a red hot program, with a new coach and system, we could have been looking at a 0-6 East division finish, unless fans want to speculate that RU would have defeated this 2024 version of Michigan in Piscataway.
I think the injuries are the new item to use as the reason we may be struggling BUT I also think getting Minnesota, UCLA, Washington, Wisconsin and Illinois all in Piscataway and not Michgan, Penn State and a visit to Ohio State changed the perceived progress in recruiting and GS 2.0.
Can GS salvage this season today?? Because the schedule next year looks like it would have if there was no realignment/Pac 12 entry of USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington....competing today has to happen, we can't use injuries as the reasons why we are not.
Would the B1G have essentially eliminated the divisions of East and West?? Probably not.
So why mention this on a game day....?? Because Minnesota, Illinois, Maryland and Michigan State, Nebraska, Iowa, Northwestern, Wisconsin etc are supposed to be programs that RU is closing the gaps on.....we would not be discussing a winning season in 2024, if Michigan, Penn State or Ohio State we're on the schedule.
What if the schedule held these teams??
Ohio State (Road)
Penn State (Home)
Michigan State (Road)
Michigan (Home)
Maryland (Road)
Indiana (Home)
Nebraska (Road)
Minnesota (Home)
Illinois (Home) or NW (Road)
VTech
Akron
Howard
Would RU fans think we would be 4-4 or have a chance to be 7-5 or 8-4, with this schedule above??
OR
Would a 4-8 or 5-7 schedule be considered another small step forward??
With Indiana now a red hot program, with a new coach and system, we could have been looking at a 0-6 East division finish, unless fans want to speculate that RU would have defeated this 2024 version of Michigan in Piscataway.
I think the injuries are the new item to use as the reason we may be struggling BUT I also think getting Minnesota, UCLA, Washington, Wisconsin and Illinois all in Piscataway and not Michgan, Penn State and a visit to Ohio State changed the perceived progress in recruiting and GS 2.0.
Can GS salvage this season today?? Because the schedule next year looks like it would have if there was no realignment/Pac 12 entry of USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington....competing today has to happen, we can't use injuries as the reasons why we are not.
