THE OFFICIAL RUTGERS-PENN STATE PREDICTION THREAD
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Were cold + psu playing better + revenge factor + road game + psu needing it more than we do.
PSU 75
Rutgers 63
PSU 75
Rutgers 63
Hyatt plays better, Paul looks intense, Cam drops 20, Cliff and Caleb disappoint, 15 or so point loss.
Imagine how many threads ImBadRu would start if it actually happened. He might claim the entire front page.
PSU's interior defense is not good. This is a game Cliff must come up big. We need at least 20 points from him.
If Cliff scores, Caleb limits Pinkett to roughly 15 points, and PSU does not go wild from beyond the arc, RU will emerge victorious.
If Cliff scores, Caleb limits Pinkett to roughly 15 points, and PSU does not go wild from beyond the arc, RU will emerge victorious.
Lots of weak hearted RU fans in this thread.....I just want to know what the excuses will be when RU wins.
A) Well, it was Penn State
B) I knew they would bounce back at some point.
C) Will we score 40 points, when RU misses some 1H shots??
D) I was disappointed because the team of overachievers in 2022-23, didn't deliver on amother Top 4 B1G finish, without its 2 best players from last year, so therefore I get to predict a double-figure loss??
E) Of course I expected Indiana to defeat Purdue on Saturday night, no other teams except RU go into a slump....Purdue never loses at home, right??
F) All of these other teams with no quality wins on their resume are all going to win 4 to 5 Q1 games in the next week, so there's that too....!!
G) I expected MSU to lose to Iowa, up 10 with 39 seconds, only bad things happen to RU, no one else.
At the end of the day, if crying and weak fans don't want to stay on the bandwagon, that's cool....be fair weather/woe is me....just leave me out of it.
On the other hand, we have @ruriotsquad and others heading to PSU to root on our team. Maybe we should take a cue from the riot squad and support the team through the ups and downs.
3-15 in the B1G in 2016-17.....won at PSU that year....Pikes 1st road win in the B1G
3-15 in the B1G in 2017-18....lost @ PSU 60-43.....here is your lineup back then.
DeShawn Freeman 23 minutes 6 PTS
Issa Thiam 28 minutes, 12 PTS
Mamadou Doucoure, 23 mins, 6 PTS
Geo Baker (Frosh, 35 minutes, 3PTS)
Corey Sanders (29 minutes, no points).
Eugene Omoyuri, 24 minutes, 9 PTS
Mike Williams (Out injured ankle)
Candido Sa, 18 minutes, 4 PTS
Souf Mensah, 13 minutes, 0 PTS
Shaq Doorson 6 minutes, 0 PTS
Jake Dadika, 3 minutes, 0 PTS
Why would I mention this horrible time in the early stages of the rebuild?? At a time when winning ANY game, forget a B1G game.....dont ever consider a B1G road game, would be considered an accomplishment??
Because every "fan" on here, whined like babies then too.....some claimed it would take EIGHT years to make the NCAAs....some never dreamed we would be here today.....it's sad in a way, how lost a lot of the fans have become.
Others wondered , "if Northwestern can make the NCAAs, why can't RU even contend for the NITs"...??
"When will we ever make the NCAAs, I'd pray for the day to play meaningful games just to be on the bubble in late February "??? One day, we will have our name called on Selection Sunday!!
The amount of whining, crying, negative energy, soft as cotton RU fans is actually either somewhat deserving for some and very disappointing to see for others....we could be St John's, Syracuse, Seton Hall, essentially all out of contention for weeks now....where's Georgetown, Louisville, and countless others.....leagues with suspect competition every other game...no chance to build a resume of wins. That's not where RU is today folks.
And here's the prediction thread, full of whatever this actually is....
The now somewhat entitled RU fanbase is either waiting to complain about having to play at MSG, wondering why RU doesn't suddenly walk in the park to the FOURTH NCAA caliber resume in a row.......it's too much pain, we don't win enough!!!
Sleep well fellow RU fans.....the RU resume is pretty damn solid, this roster deserves some credibility and has battled injuries to starters (Mag), bad backs being played through by McConnell, some sort of stinger that keeps popping up for Mulcahy....but its too much to ask for a somewhat upset fanbase, that suddenly doesn't get their way??
I won't mention the uptick in recruiting, the movement up isn't in a straight line. Maybe we get smoked vs PSU, maybe we win a close one and it is possible that this crazy CBB, has more in store for us.
RU 66, PSU 61......don't ask me why I always pick RU to win.....it's what I do best.....!!
Don't ask if more verbal commits for 2024 are coming, we have excellent mods for that too....(they're coming folks, rest assured).
There a lot to be positive about, or we can look back at the ugly, dark days of 3 wins in the B1G and ask yourself, "what happened to me, isn't a game like PSU, Minnesota and NW, what we all wanted"???
GO RU......!!
A) Well, it was Penn State
B) I knew they would bounce back at some point.
C) Will we score 40 points, when RU misses some 1H shots??
D) I was disappointed because the team of overachievers in 2022-23, didn't deliver on amother Top 4 B1G finish, without its 2 best players from last year, so therefore I get to predict a double-figure loss??
E) Of course I expected Indiana to defeat Purdue on Saturday night, no other teams except RU go into a slump....Purdue never loses at home, right??
F) All of these other teams with no quality wins on their resume are all going to win 4 to 5 Q1 games in the next week, so there's that too....!!
G) I expected MSU to lose to Iowa, up 10 with 39 seconds, only bad things happen to RU, no one else.
At the end of the day, if crying and weak fans don't want to stay on the bandwagon, that's cool....be fair weather/woe is me....just leave me out of it.
On the other hand, we have @ruriotsquad and others heading to PSU to root on our team. Maybe we should take a cue from the riot squad and support the team through the ups and downs.
3-15 in the B1G in 2016-17.....won at PSU that year....Pikes 1st road win in the B1G
3-15 in the B1G in 2017-18....lost @ PSU 60-43.....here is your lineup back then.
DeShawn Freeman 23 minutes 6 PTS
Issa Thiam 28 minutes, 12 PTS
Mamadou Doucoure, 23 mins, 6 PTS
Geo Baker (Frosh, 35 minutes, 3PTS)
Corey Sanders (29 minutes, no points).
Eugene Omoyuri, 24 minutes, 9 PTS
Mike Williams (Out injured ankle)
Candido Sa, 18 minutes, 4 PTS
Souf Mensah, 13 minutes, 0 PTS
Shaq Doorson 6 minutes, 0 PTS
Jake Dadika, 3 minutes, 0 PTS
Why would I mention this horrible time in the early stages of the rebuild?? At a time when winning ANY game, forget a B1G game.....dont ever consider a B1G road game, would be considered an accomplishment??
Because every "fan" on here, whined like babies then too.....some claimed it would take EIGHT years to make the NCAAs....some never dreamed we would be here today.....it's sad in a way, how lost a lot of the fans have become.
Others wondered , "if Northwestern can make the NCAAs, why can't RU even contend for the NITs"...??
"When will we ever make the NCAAs, I'd pray for the day to play meaningful games just to be on the bubble in late February "??? One day, we will have our name called on Selection Sunday!!
The amount of whining, crying, negative energy, soft as cotton RU fans is actually either somewhat deserving for some and very disappointing to see for others....we could be St John's, Syracuse, Seton Hall, essentially all out of contention for weeks now....where's Georgetown, Louisville, and countless others.....leagues with suspect competition every other game...no chance to build a resume of wins. That's not where RU is today folks.
And here's the prediction thread, full of whatever this actually is....
The now somewhat entitled RU fanbase is either waiting to complain about having to play at MSG, wondering why RU doesn't suddenly walk in the park to the FOURTH NCAA caliber resume in a row.......it's too much pain, we don't win enough!!!
Sleep well fellow RU fans.....the RU resume is pretty damn solid, this roster deserves some credibility and has battled injuries to starters (Mag), bad backs being played through by McConnell, some sort of stinger that keeps popping up for Mulcahy....but its too much to ask for a somewhat upset fanbase, that suddenly doesn't get their way??
I won't mention the uptick in recruiting, the movement up isn't in a straight line. Maybe we get smoked vs PSU, maybe we win a close one and it is possible that this crazy CBB, has more in store for us.
RU 66, PSU 61......don't ask me why I always pick RU to win.....it's what I do best.....!!
Don't ask if more verbal commits for 2024 are coming, we have excellent mods for that too....(they're coming folks, rest assured).
There a lot to be positive about, or we can look back at the ugly, dark days of 3 wins in the B1G and ask yourself, "what happened to me, isn't a game like PSU, Minnesota and NW, what we all wanted"???
GO RU......!!
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This is the recipe for success
PSU is beatable but we need some guys to step up and start playing better
The good news is there are many players on the team who are capable of playing better than they have lately
I can't imagine too many people read that entire post. Hawk needs to hire an editor 🤣
I like Hawk’s posts and I’d read all of them if they were shorter. He’s got Al’s enthusiasm and love for RU, but is more realistic.
Good lord 😂
Predicting-a-loss-when-we're-the-underdog-makes-you-a-bad-fan posts are my favorite.
I don’t read his posts when they are longer than 2 sentences And most are 7 to 10 paragraphs !
Better chance of predicting the lottery than guessing which RU team shows up, but what the hell...
RU 62
PSU 58
RU 62
PSU 58
Hard to be excited watching horrible foul shooting. Paul could be tired.
Have to take Pedo St. winning by 5 points. They are good at home, RU not so good on the road.
Line is RU +3. The last 5 RU except the one game, have been an abomination.
Taking Penn St. and the under for a very small amount.
Hopefully RU pulls it off and still somehow gets in the big tourney. Not NIT please.
Line is RU +3. The last 5 RU except the one game, have been an abomination.
Taking Penn St. and the under for a very small amount.
Hopefully RU pulls it off and still somehow gets in the big tourney. Not NIT please.
Now for some reason Slappy Howard jumped into my head 🤔
It's doom and gloom, just don't watch the games if you can't handle the roller coaster of a season.
The Big Ten is about matchups
We beat #1 Purdue two years runnung
6 of last 7 against Indiana
Meanwhile Iowa is like 5-1 at the RAC
And we played OSU in two one possession/OT games this year even though they stink
We beat PSU by 20 this year. 20. My reason for confidence. Hopefully the team watched lots of film from that game
We beat #1 Purdue two years runnung
6 of last 7 against Indiana
Meanwhile Iowa is like 5-1 at the RAC
And we played OSU in two one possession/OT games this year even though they stink
We beat PSU by 20 this year. 20. My reason for confidence. Hopefully the team watched lots of film from that game
It's a prediction thread, not a "who do you want to win" thread.
Generally I'm optimistic. I don't like the haters in game threads that call the kids names and trash everything. I do have to say though, from 8-3 in B1G, 2nd place, visions of double bye and deep run in NCAA to the present is a big drop off. Hawk mentions "roller coaster" season. Well except for a 1 point win we have lost 5 in a row. Not up and down, just down. I will be cheering team as always, but need to see something better tonight. Rutgers 63 -61.
Honestly, my only hope is that we’ve seen recent teams go through similar swoons and then pull it together. However, in a vacuum, the wheels have fallen off this season.
If we win, your prediction score will likely be spot on. Will have to be super low scoring since we can't put the ball in the hoop. I sure hope it's not another blown layups and free throws fest.
Don’t flagellate yourself. Record it. Check who wins and watch if we won
Agreed. We still do match up well vs PSU bc Pickett is so dominate and we have Caleb. They don't have good play at the 5 and we have Cliff.
The concern is allowing too many open 3's to PSU at home. I think we need to help less and have everyone stay with their men more. Make them score one on one. Don't help off Funk please.
Except for a 1 point win at Wisconsin the team has lost 5 in a row? Interesting perspective that I’ve never read before.
And generally you’re optimistic?
Only because of the way the B1G is playing out. Right now we are a team , if not on the bubble , we are damn close to it. A big part is due to teams playing better than us late in season. Win the next two and we take the pressure off but quite honestly I ‘m seeing some things ( like others see) which leads into my negative take. I hope I’m wrong ?Mag was becoming a scorer and a great defender / rebounder. Nobody even a combination of several has been proficient and that hurts.
I'm going into blackout mode and starting the game at 7:30 so I can whip through the first half and halftime.
