Great fan, absolutely. So his words would carry more weight than mine or yours.
I wouldn’t say that.
I don't know - I'd be kind of flattered if random fans on a message board were interested in my opinion.
Wow..:there’s glass half full and then there’s you! You’re a great fan! I don’t agree with almost anything you posted but I respect the hell out of you!
Well we’ve been ”off track” for 24 1/2 months so there’s a lot of spin there, but I appreciate you taking the time to answer.
Are we still mad at Pikes that Cam and Paul transferred so late that he couldn't find good enough replacements? The 2023 offseason is one that I think will be written in Rutgers lore.... and I don't think it can all be blamed on Pikes. If you just want to go on W and Ls I think that's not fair. This season is all on Pikes... but I think he's a very good coach that can fix things.
And people wonder why people like BK don’t post more ….
And yet BK is actually tied into real money folks unlike 99.99% of this board and in the inner circle. Ru66 and others have mentioned that as well. These folks aren’t done with Pike and have a similar view to BK. I have heard the same from the few I know. Disappointment and frustration with the season hell yes but packing it in Pike.. nope.
Is there disappointment and frustration with no offensive sets and little movement (for years), goofing off in warmups and having tv announcers point it out and not being able to even inbound a basketball anymore. I respect and am grateful for Bk and other super fans like him. I appreciate their optimism, gosh knows I could use more than I have. I just feel humbly, not in an argumentative fashion, that the problems are deeper than Cam and Paul transferring late or one year where we blew it with two five stars.
IMO fair and reasoned response and I can definitely see this side of the story as well.
To some degree it doesn't really matter what those people think now (unless, I guess, they were so incredibly fed up they were going to fund a gigantic buyout right now which seems very unrealistic).
Good question
Are we all really that easily offended and thin skinned?
I don’t think it’s that I think it’s more they have other outlets to talk Rutgers and don’t want to come on here and engage in the nonsense at times. There are some big money folks who read but never post that has been the norm for a while.
Way different game then and not realistic comparison at all. I understand trying to find answers to explain Pikes melt down but it’s over. We can grasp at straws for a really nice man or look at a WELL compensated coach who is out of his depths.
So we just sit back and pray and hope?
Thank you so much for your dedication and fandom for our beloved University. Rutgers does not have 2 NBA lottery picks. 2 NBA lottery picks came to Rutgers and had there draft status negatively impacted and called into question.
This timing coincided with NIL going off the rails, which exposed our fan base's inability and/or lack of desire to play the game with the big boys.
Hopefully, we donate. Because if we rely on luck and hope, it likely won’t end well for us.
We have more money on the floor this year than almost every team we have played. I believe Alabama had more but it’s close. Yes you have to count Ace and Dylan’s NIL.
End Thread. This is the bottomline. Going forward, we either play, or we don’t.
Outside entities provided most of the money that is on the floor. We can’t count on that going forward. The money that the fanbase provided, brought in the inconsistent transfers.
I agree and every other school is leveraging outside entities where possible. My larger point is ppl complaining about NIL and saying we did not have the money on the floor to compete. When the reality is Pike has had the advantage in every game he coached this year as it relates to $ on the floor.
Maybe waiting for Trump to bail him out of jail if proud has to do with proud boys?
Dylan wasn’t available in every game due to sickness and injury. So while Pike might have had the most dollars on the floor, he certainly didn’t have the most talented team on the floor, though he had the two most talented players. But it’s the team which wins games. Basketball is a team sport.
No doubt and agree but now shifting the excuse from NIL and money to now injuries which is a separate conversation.
Wow I hope that isn’t true. I think he was pretty young. It also seemed pretty abovious from his posts that he was battling some addictions.
