BP Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Put all your Rutgers info/talk in here! GO RU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JetCane Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 COLLEGE FOOTBALL '07: Rutgers hit the big-time in '06, but can Scarlet Knights stay there? By RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football Writer August 11, 2007 PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) -- The tents are up, and the grills are smoking. The first game is still a month away, but the tailgating has already begun at Rutgers on a hot day in early August. Thousands of fired-up fans have filled campus parking lots and descended on the football stadium just to get glimpse of the Scarlet Knights, who are bigger than Bon Jovi in the Garden State these days. From the attitude to the logo, everything at Rutgers is new and improved. After years of futility, the state university of New Jersey had a big-time college football team in 2006. The Scarlet Knights won a school-record 11 games, including their first bowl victory, and even found themselves in the middle of the national title race for a few days in November. Coach Greg Schiano, who started his tenure at Rutgers with four losing seasons, has steadily remade a program that didn't have a winning season in the eight years before he took over in 2001. But in many ways, the toughest part of the Scarlet Knights' turnaround lies ahead. ADVERTISEMENT "We were the 12th ranked team in the country, but when you do it for the first time you can't really say you're a top-15 program," Schiano said. "If we can do it over some period of time, then you become one of those programs that people talk about traditionally. That's the next step for this program." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 August 30th is the start of the Rutgers season- 8 home games really no excuse not to have a succesful season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Soon, 90% of the Rutgers "fans", ya know, the same people that forgot RU was in the state of New Jersey until last October, will be gone once more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowJet35 Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Soon, 90% of the Rutgers "fans", ya know, the same people that forgot RU was in the state of New Jersey until last October, will be gone once more. You weren't hugged enough as a child Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 You weren't hugged enough as a child Just the facts Shadow, just the facts. Check out RU's attendance until last season. Their TV ratings. How many t-shirts, hats and helmets were being sold in stores like Modell's and Sports Authority? None, or almost none. Now we are selling all of that and more at Modell's (where I'm working part-time through college) and its annoying as ****. I always am the wise ass asking the customer when he became a RU fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green_blood Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 When 124 and I are right, I want all the Rutgers homers here to stand up so I caan kick all of you in the groin. Rutgers will win no more than 8 games and the bandwagon will pull over and all y'all can jump on the next bus. I have two tickets to Arkansas, if anyone is interested, pm me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike1 Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Just the facts Shadow, just the facts. Check out RU's attendance until last season. Their TV ratings. How many t-shirts, hats and helmets were being sold in stores like Modell's and Sports Authority? None, or almost none. Now we are selling all of that and more at Modell's (where I'm working part-time through college) and its annoying as ****. I always am the wise ass asking the customer when he became a RU fan.There is no team in any pro or college sport that doesn't have a spike in attendance and popularity if they start winning. Thats just the nature of the business. However in college football that stuff directly leads to recruitment which is why rutgers isn't going anywhere any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike1 Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 When 124 and I are right, I want all the Rutgers homers here to stand up so I caan kick all of you in the groin. Rutgers will win no more than 8 games and the bandwagon will pull over and all y'all can jump on the next bus. I have two tickets to Arkansas, if anyone is interested, pm me. 8 wins? Have you seen their schedule? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike1 Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 This is for the people who thought that Leonard wouldn't be an impact NFL player: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dxkqe5rn7M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green_blood Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 8 wins? Have you seen their schedule? I'll bet a sack of nuts that Rutgers will not beat Notre Dame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike1 Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 I'll bet a sack of nuts that Rutgers will not beat Notre Dame. It will be REALLY hard for them to beat ND considering they don't play them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 This is for the people who thought that Leonard wouldn't be an impact NFL player: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dxkqe5rn7M I cannot wait for someone to not lower their shoulders at him and just body slam him to the ground. I will stand up and applaud that man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike1 Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 I cannot wait for someone to not lower their shoulders at him and just body slam him to the ground. I will stand up and applaud that man. And that one play won't change the fact that he'll be a very good NFL player for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetheelz Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 This is for the people who thought that Leonard wouldn't be an impact NFL player: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dxkqe5rn7M Nice play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanDoug Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Holy SH** RU are 32 point favs over Buffalo. Then again, I've never heard of Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Holy SH** RU are 32 point favs over Buffalo. Then again, I've never heard of Buffalo. Buffalo is ranked 118 out of 119 Division teams if I remember correct going into the season- this should not be a contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryno the Jet Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Rice went to the house on his 2nd carry; this one's a laugher! Where are all the RU faithful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowJet35 Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Tiquan Underwood is beasting on the Buffalo (what are they called, nickname?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryno the Jet Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Tiquan Underwood is beasting on the Buffalo (what are they called, nickname?) BULLS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowJet35 Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 BULLS! Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Rutgers rolled - no surprise given Buffalo team that is bad. First real test should come against Maryland for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joiseyjet Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 It will be REALLY hard for them to beat ND considering they don't play them... Actually I believe they play them next year.I would love to see them unbeaten going into that louisville game the last game of the season & crush louisville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike1 Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Actually I believe they play them next year.I would love to see them unbeaten going into that louisville game the last game of the season & crush louisville They don't play them next year. IF they play that series it will be in 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryno the Jet Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Knights rolling again tonight... Edit: Ray Rice is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Imagine if Rutgers had to play Georgia Tech, Penn State and Michigan. I wish their schedule and ND's schedule were switched so ND so could win some games and we wouldn't have to watch the most popular NCAA team have a 3-9 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike1 Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Imagine if Rutgers had to play Georgia Tech, Penn State and Michigan. I wish their schedule and ND's schedule were switched so ND so could win some games and we wouldn't have to watch the most popular NCAA team have a 3-9 season. ND plays Navy too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike1 Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 As far as this game I thought they played a sloppy, ugly game and they won comfortably... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Imagine if Rutgers had to play Georgia Tech, Penn State and Michigan. I wish their schedule and ND's schedule were switched so ND so could win some games and we wouldn't have to watch the most popular NCAA team have a 3-9 season. LOL!!! POTW NOM. That is brilliant. In a sour grapes kind of way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 ND plays Navy too. Do they play Buffalo and Norfwalk State too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike1 Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Do they play Buffalo and Norfwalk State too? They play doormats like Air Force, Duke, Stanford and Michigan state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 They play doormats like Air Force, Duke, Stanford and Michigan state. At least they're Division 1 and Michigan State is no doormat. You're foolish to think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike1 Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 At least they're Division 1 and Michigan State is no doormat. You're foolish to think so. They are mediocre at best this year. And Buffalo is D1 too. Whats your point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 They are mediocre at best this year. And Buffalo is D1 too. Whats your point? Oh, my bad. Team 117 of 117. The point is, aside from Louisville and West Virginia it's a cupcake schedule for Rutgers, a team who should have to face harder opponents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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