This young team learned another lesson tonight. You cannot spot a team an 18-pt halftime lead in this league. Home or road, Purdue or Northwestern. If they played with even an iota of the intensity in the first half as they did in the second, we likely cruise. That said, I LOVE THIS TEAM. To claw back from 20 down in the 2nd half with the a goose egg from Geo says a lot. We have players and more importantly, a coach.
We’ll be better for having gone through nights like this down the line. We learned from that afternoon in the Bronx. We learned from that Friday night against Northwestern. We learned from that Saturday night fluke a few weeks ago. And we’ll learn from this one. Frustrating/heartbreaking losses don’t scream “same old Rutgers” any more. For once, we have a coach that will drill the message home.
I’ve said it on here many times this year: this was always going to be a rollercoaster season. With at least 2 games left, let’s see what our guys can do.
We’ll be better for having gone through nights like this down the line. We learned from that afternoon in the Bronx. We learned from that Friday night against Northwestern. We learned from that Saturday night fluke a few weeks ago. And we’ll learn from this one. Frustrating/heartbreaking losses don’t scream “same old Rutgers” any more. For once, we have a coach that will drill the message home.
I’ve said it on here many times this year: this was always going to be a rollercoaster season. With at least 2 games left, let’s see what our guys can do.
