And Tylin Oden. I recall Mehringer's quote: "Bless his heart, he just didn't have enough ass behind him to punch it in."
Where does this rank?
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That Cincy game was marked by 2-3 pass interference calls where the Cincy DB was about to be left in the dust and simply grabbed the RU WR and concerned the PI.
Losing at the house of horrors known as Nippert Stadium still pisses me off.
Everyone remembers our loss when we were undefeated and ranked No. 7 in 2006. Our 26-24 loss in 1992 stung pretty darn hard, too. Cincy finished a lowly 3-8 that season. If we won, we would have finished 8-3 and would not have been screwed out of a bowl bid, which we were at 7-4.
Remember, there were only 18 bowls in 1992. There are more than 40 now.
Everyone remembers our loss when we were undefeated and ranked No. 7 in 2006. Our 26-24 loss in 1992 stung pretty darn hard, too. Cincy finished a lowly 3-8 that season. If we won, we would have finished 8-3 and would not have been screwed out of a bowl bid, which we were at 7-4.
Remember, there were only 18 bowls in 1992. There are more than 40 now.
From listening to the others leaving the stadium I don’t knowhow it ranks for them. But I know one thing. This was the most disappointed and outwardly emotional I have heard this fanbase in years.
Detroit sucks. Who cares if we get invited there? I'd decline it because it sucks.
I remember it well. I was so pissed because it was actually a good play to stop a likely score. And they did it more than once.
when bowls meant something it was truly crushing to me as a senior in 92
The 30-11 loss was way worse than a few plays.
Rice had his worst game with only 54 yds on 18 carries (3.0 avg).
Leonard had 4 yds on 3 carries
Teel had 4 INTs
Only a few guys like Thompson, Britt and Harris showed-up ready to play.
RU would have lost to UNH again that night
Greg was a young coach and he let the team get all caught-up with media and interviews and national attention.
Good coaches know who to bring their teams back to earth before getting carried away.
Greg wasn't there yet
Cincinnati 30-11 Rutgers (Nov 18, 2006) Box Score - ESPN
Box score for the Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights NCAAF game from November 18, 2006 on ESPN. Includes all passing, rushing and receiving stats.
The Cincinnati loss under Graber that took us out or the Liberty Bowl, that stung.
It you would lose the extra practices to help ext year's team and avoid "but they didn't make a bowl" on the recruiting trail.
I can’t remember us ever losing on a hail mary/TD pass 40+ yards with under 5 seconds like this. So with no context, yes the saddest lost.
That said, no where near the most devastating. We are still bowling, the “seeding” in the context of this program didnt make a difference. Perception wise this game doesnt make a difference either except for the embarrassment until the highlights end this week. Penn State 2014 is #1 for me. WVU 2006 #2, and LVille 2012 #3. All of those would have change the trajectory of the program. Can’t say that about today, but still a horrible ending.
That said, no where near the most devastating. We are still bowling, the “seeding” in the context of this program didnt make a difference. Perception wise this game doesnt make a difference either except for the embarrassment until the highlights end this week. Penn State 2014 is #1 for me. WVU 2006 #2, and LVille 2012 #3. All of those would have change the trajectory of the program. Can’t say that about today, but still a horrible ending.
I'm not sure that even matters anymore. The team could run the same 15 practices as captain practices without the coaches and recruits want $$$...and maybe nice facilities. Do they even care about a 6-6 record and shitty bowl in Detroit? Doubtful.
It wasn't a Hail Mary pass. It wasn't even supposed to be a TD pass. It was a pass designed to pick up 13 yards.
In fact, the receiver said afterwards that once the first down was secured, he was supposed to take a knee to conserve time. However, since he saw that no one was going to tackle him, he decided to go rogue.
This was like RU's version of the Savage to Brown UConn game lol
0-78 versus Michigan.
Sure today sucked giant donkey balls, but I’ll take heartbreak over hapless ever single damn time.
Sure today sucked giant donkey balls, but I’ll take heartbreak over hapless ever single damn time.
After the interception near the end of the game that was overturned, there was a guy in the club who absolutely lost his shit. He went on a loud expletive filled rant as he left the club about firing Kirk and Greg. Everyone was just looking at each other like WTF dude.
After the call was overturned, I joked that I would bring him back in, and every laughed and said no thanks.
Rutgers scores, everyone is going nuts. I was nervous with 1:08 on the clock. We watched the field goal fall short, and we hit the ramps, thinking we had won. I was listing to the radio broadcast on the way out and I heard that Illinois scored the TD and was like WTF. I tell my wife and others around me that Illinois just scored a TD and nobody would believe me.
Still processing this. It's been a rough year in many ways with cancer and death in the family. Challenging year at work in many ways too. Having my teams win adds some happiness to my overall happiness, but not a lot. I take most losses in stride.
This one does not feel as bad as Louisville 2012, and it feels different because of Greg's role. He did come across as smug and unapologetic in his presser, which is very disappointing.
Here's a completely different take..
Who here counted Illinois as a win before the season or even during the season? Only after Minny beat them and we beat Minny did it seem possible. Only the 10-win predictor guys would have had wins vs two-of Vtech, Washingon, Wisconsin and Illinois,
Yeah.. Schiano blew the call.. but this team played hard and despite all the injuries they could have/should have won this game.
It wasn't the end of the world when we lost 4 in a row and this is not the end of the world.
Buck up!
Who here counted Illinois as a win before the season or even during the season? Only after Minny beat them and we beat Minny did it seem possible. Only the 10-win predictor guys would have had wins vs two-of Vtech, Washingon, Wisconsin and Illinois,
Yeah.. Schiano blew the call.. but this team played hard and despite all the injuries they could have/should have won this game.
It wasn't the end of the world when we lost 4 in a row and this is not the end of the world.
Buck up!
In 2006, Illinois never crossed midfield in a 33-0 rout at Rutgers Stadium. I think Ron Zook was seen curled up in a corner sucking his thumb after that one. To his credit, he coached the Illini to a 2nd place finish in the B10 and Rose Bowl berth the next season.
Sparty is 100% going to Detroit at 6-6. That said as brutal a loss as today was, we are better than Sparty and should win if the team turns the page on today.
I was apoplectic leaving that building in 2012 after that Louisville game. Haven’t been this beat up over a loss since. The only one that comes close is that 13-10 game vs. State Penn.
Rutgers cares . The players that play will
Care .
This Detroit bowl is tailor made for schiano. He has made his career and lots of money on getting to and then winning these crappy bowls.
He can win that game with guys opting out and trigger his 100k bonus. Easy money
It has to be this based on the setup
At home, last game, win and go to a major bowl
Winning most of the way, the unfortunate and probably unjust penalty
That game hurt More than any...... Till this one
This one had victory right in front of us in the last seconds
This is as bad right now
It would've been a gritty, defining win, the way the team lost the lead but then came back in the last minute to score. It had nothing to do with record, or bowl destination. Instead, bonehead coaching and blown 40 yard strike in the last moments gave it to Illinois.
I think it depends on how “tough” is defined. This one just feels preventable because there was no need for a time out on a 59 yarder. If they make that - you tip your hat. Odds are probably 10-15% at best.
It was a basketball game, not a football game, but that 1 in a million shot Iowa’s Wiescamp made to beat us in an early Pike season still haunts my nightmares. The stakes in that game weren’t much, but it was a situation where we did everything right on the D possession and forced a shot with statistical odds that round to zero. As someone who followed the BB rebuild from the start, losing in that way at that time stood out as painful.
It would’ve been fun to win yesterday but the reality is with a 12 team play off, none of the other bowls mean that much. The team is on an upward trajectory with development. I’m ok with where we are at.
Yep as I said in another thread. The players fought and did what was needed to win the game. Kirk called his most complete game outside of one series. And had the game won with a little more than a minute left in the game. Defense did enough to win. Making a stop near midfield to force an impossible 58 yard fg. This team showed grit and the win was stolen from them.
So, in reverse chronological order, the football losses that hit worst for me are probably: 2024 Illinois, 2014 Penn State, 2012 Louisville, 2011 WVU, 2006 WVU, 2006 Cincy.
On the bright side.... it's been pretty much a decade since the last "bad beat" that hit me in the gut, because it's also been a decade since we last had a regular season above .500
On the bright side.... it's been pretty much a decade since the last "bad beat" that hit me in the gut, because it's also been a decade since we last had a regular season above .500
Not even remotely close.
Losing to Louisville in 2012 when we controlled much of the game cost us a Big East Championship and Sugar Bowl bid against a beatable Florida.
yes, with these given it was clear coaching
no as we gave it our all and played hard
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I don't mean to be negative but our football program is irrelevant and will continue to be irrelevant when it comes to talking about NCs. Once again, look at the small subset of teams that actually have a chance year over year of winning the title. It's ways less than 12 even though that is what gets into the playoff. Looks at what happens when an "upstart" like Indiana goes against one of those teams. They get road graded.
We are battling against decades of underfunding (both legitimate and under the table paying players, which every historic power does, I have no doubt), strange university history, mediocre fan support, etc. Add NIL and now we are even further behind because those same programs can put together a $20 million "legal" team roster fund and also pay the players under the table on top of it. The only way to overcome this is to get a whale like Phil Knight that can accelerate progress by decades which we don't have. This is not Schiano's or anyone else's fault.
Don't get me wrong, I am by no means excusing Schiano from that horrendous call. However, if we did win it really does NOTHING materially to change our status as a mediocre football program.
Again, sorry to be negative, just trying to be realistic about it.
It’s clear that the tough losses are those that a win would really change the perception of the program. This is one of those losses. Win against a ranked team chance at 8 wins. A chance at probably would be the best bowl we’ve ever been in, finish maybe at 5th or 6th place in the league.
And as much as I like Schiano, he blew it. He blew the chance at another perception changing win.
And as much as I like Schiano, he blew it. He blew the chance at another perception changing win.
This..however if we lose at MSU and marching into a Detroit Bowl while losing 6 of our last 8 games puts a damper on the experience. Few will attend. Need a victory this Saturday and hope we get a better Bowl.
Hitting cancel on the flight to Miami for the orange bowl will always sit with me.
Representatives from the Citrus bowl were in attendance and with 4 Big 10 teams looking like they're playoff bound it was a real possibility.
I would have LOVED a trip to Orlando
Now that being said, NOTHING will hopefully ever leave me feeling as completely hopeless for the future than 78-0. That was the lowest of low points for me as a fan. It sucks losing a competitive game like we did yesterday, it's entirely different watching 78-0 feeling like we genuinely didn't belong on the same field.
I can't even describe that night. It's like the Rocky scene with Mr T; 'Paaaaaiiiiiinnnnnn'
Assuming the opponent is going to be a pissed off Alabama as some have speculated, I don't think it's a big loss and definitely not on the level of missing a BCS bowl, or close to that
