Rutgers vs Nebraska / Game Thread

[chickenpatty2]

Excited to see how this group of guys develops, but in the meantime . . .

1) Punt there = "let's lose by less." Not what I wanted to see.

2) What did anyone see in Bolin that would have said he was the guy for a comeback. He had a good first 5 minutes of the game, then absolutely nothing. I would rather see Lewis the entire 2nd half. Enough *****-footing around. Just put him in. Other schools do.

 

[RUfromNJ]

That's right, let's bleed that clock

 

[Mr. Magoo1]

He does realize we are down 10- right?

 

[RUMcMahon]

Only positive in the closing minutes here are That i don't have to listen to this AWFUL BTN TV crew. I would rather hear Beth Mowens, yeah, I said it!!

 

[RU31trap]

This is not on Jerry Kill, it's on Ash for not asking him why we abandoned what was working in the 1st half. Incompetents!!!

 

[KnightFan]

94 yards - no problem

94 yards at Kyle's sub 5 per attempt and 20 seconds off of the play clock each time

Yeah, no problem

 

[scarlet_ty_rivals]

We are still the cure to anyone's ailments. A down team in disarray just schedule Rutgers. O and the blow job fest for Nebraska from this BTN crew is getting ridiculous.

Yep. Nebraska will feel like world beaters and a good team will bring them back to earth. Wish that team was us but oh well. Ash plays to keep it close...playing to win is another story.

 

[Plum Street]

Pathetic

 

[Caliknight]

Even announcers calling out Ash and Co for clock management. Another on going issue.

 

[Rufaninga]

Ugh brutal play call and execution there

 

[FrankZ_RU93]

Thankfully 12 took a knee, or would have blown goal to lose by 10 or less

 

[bitnez]

I've understood playing Bolin to manage the game but your game manager can't turn the ball over. It's time for a lot more Lewis.

 

[drewbagel423]

Well we're looking at at least another 2-3 years of this. The product on the field isn't getting any better from last year so the recruiting certainly isn't going to. This class already looks to be worse than last and after two seasons of 2-10 (or worse) I doubt 2019 will be a top-35 class.

So where does that leave us? Waiting until we can afford to buy out Ash and start the process over again.

 

[Mr. Magoo1]

Only positive in the closing minutes here are That i don't have to listen to this AWFUL BTN TV crew. I would rather hear Beth Mowens, yeah, I said it!!

NO sound on earth is worse than Beth Mowens

 

[RUfromNJ]

Whoa, Mason halted that RU talk in its tracks!

 

[Caliknight]

Ped St. is going to be our epic beatdown this year.

 

[scarlet_ty_rivals]

Still waiting for that 1st misdirection or trick play. Maybe in week 5.

Or how about sit Bolin down and let Gio get a chance or something. Bolinova is not the answer.

 

[Mikemarc]

Well we're looking at at least another 2-3 years of this. The product on the field isn't getting any better from last year so the recruiting certainly isn't going to. This class already looks to be worse than last and after two seasons of 2-10 (or worse) I doubt 2019 will be a top-35 class.

So where does that leave us? Waiting until we can afford to buy out Ash and start the process over again.

Lol

 

[Jtung230]

It is a talent issue. Rutgers is forced to play a lot of guys who have no business being on the field. You cant hide this many untalented players.

Dude, you saw the game. No way Neb. has more talent than us.

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

We beat the spread at least.

 

[rurichdog]

How many more years of this? This is Greg Robinson level ********.

 

[RUTGERSCHEWY]

That's my point. And next year we will be "much better" again. And be even more competitive.

Anyone who thought this was a 2 year fix is out of their minds.

Nobody thought this was a 2 year fix, people thought Ash was a good coach, week in and week out we are seeing with our eyes how bad is his in-game judgment is and how little our offense improves. But nice strawman argument.

 

[Rutgers36]

Please play Lewis going forward. If he isn't ready please play geo. Bolin, God bless him is just not good enough.

 

[sct1111]

It is a talent issue. Rutgers is forced to play a lot of guys who have no business being on the field. You cant hide this many untalented players.

Purdue has made the most of what they have on both sides of the ball, Rutgers has not. Rutgers looks unprepared and lost. The offense has not even gotten close to optimizing the offense to the players we have. There is no chemistry on offense at all. No big play potential.

 

[Block R]

That's my point. And next year we will be "much better" again. And be even more competitive.

Anyone who thought this was a 2 year fix is out of their minds.

I certainly didn't think we'd be fixed in 2 years. But this was a winnable game and we blew it. Next week we're going to be blown out. I hope we find a way to beat Illinois on the road because aside from possibly the Maryland game, there are no wins that wouldn't be considered major upsets on the schedule.

 

[KingHigh]

Dude, you saw the game. No way Neb. has more talent than us.

Sure they do. We have some straight up terrible players who play starter minutes. You cant hide terrible players for long.

 

[bitnez]

Ash is clearly content to play close games. I actually wouldn't care if we were playing freshmen all over the field but we're not. We play mostly upperclassmen.

 

[brgRC90]

Schiano couldn't beat West Virginia one time in eleven tries and people think he'd be doing far better in the Big Ten East against Ohio State and Michigan.

 

[Caliknight]

How many more years of this? This is Greg Robinson level ********.

The soonest that Rutgers will win real games again with any regularity is 6 years.

 

[rurichdog]

The soonest that Rutgers will win real games again with any regularity is 6 years.

And every crap season with Ash adds another 2 to the bext rebuild.

Can't spell Shea without A-S-H

 

[Mikemarc]

That's my point. And next year we will be "much better" again. And be even more competitive.

Anyone who thought this was a 2 year fix is out of their minds.

I certainly didn't think we'd be fixed in 2 years. But this was a winnable game and we blew it. Next week we're going to be blown out. I hope we find a way to beat Illinois on the road because aside from possibly the Maryland game, there are no wins that wouldn't be considered major upsets on the schedule.

So we are supposed to win every winnable game or u won't be happy? Yes, game was winnable. Stinks we lost but encouraging to see us leading for much of game..and yes that makes losing much harder. But We were at rock bottom last year..huge improvement

Last year we lose by 30 to this team. Again, only complaint I have is he should start Lewis..and should've hired a real OC. But not giving up on him after 3 years.

 

[Jtung230]

Schiano couldn't beat West Virginia one time in eleven tries and people think he'd be doing far better in the Big Ten East against Ohio State and Michigan.

At least he can beat someone else. Can we get a win against a FBS team?

 

[Mikemarc]

The soonest that Rutgers will win real games again with any regularity is 6 years.

And every crap season with Ash adds another 2 to the bext rebuild.

Can't spell Shea without A-S-H

Can't spell Schiano with A S H either..not sure the point.

 

[RUTGERSCHEWY]

Schiano couldn't beat West Virginia one time in eleven tries and people think he'd be doing far better in the Big Ten East against Ohio State and Michigan.

Schiano is the best coach Rutgers ever had and most likely ever will have. He made watching Rutgers football enjoyable, name another coach who has done that in like the last 30 years???

 

[RUaMoose_rivals]

And every crap season with Ash adds another 2 to the bext rebuild.

Can't spell Shea without A-S-H

Nice. You need to trademark that one

 

[Jtung230]

So we are supposed to win every winnable game or u won't be happy? Yes, game was winnable. Stinks we lost but encouraging to see us leading for much of game..and yes that makes losing much harder. But We were at rock bottom last year..huge improvement

Last year we lose by 30 to this team. Again, only complaint I have is he should start Lewis..and should've hired a real OC. But not giving up on him after 3 years.

Good for you. Doesn't take much. Wish I can be more like you.

 

[rurichdog]

So we are supposed to win every winnable game or u won't be happy? Yes, game was winnable. Stinks we lost but encouraging to see us leading for much of game..and yes that makes losing much harder. But We were at rock bottom last year..huge improvement

Last year we lose by 30 to this team. Again, only complaint I have is he should start Lewis..and should've hired a real OC. But not giving up on him after 3 years.

We can't lose every winnable game either! Penn State 2014, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, all 2016, now Nebraska 2017...all losses

 

[scarlet_ty_rivals]

Purdue has made the most of what they have on both sides of the ball, Rutgers has not. Rutgers looks unprepared and lost. The offense has not even gotten close to optimizing the offense to the players we have. There is no chemistry on offense at all. No big play potential.

Exactly. Too many excuses when Purdue and Maryland has looked well in their games as of late. Ash is not the answer period. He always looks lost or confused and it shows with how we play. The coaching/playcalling has been brutal. A decent head coach with our players would've found a way to win. Our only win looks to be Maryland at this point and only because they are now on their 3rd string QB. 15 games and no win against a BIG team is atrocious. Ash sets records, just not the right ones.

 

[Mikemarc]

So we are supposed to win every winnable game or u won't be happy? Yes, game was winnable. Stinks we lost but encouraging to see us leading for much of game..and yes that makes losing much harder. But We were at rock bottom last year..huge improvement

Last year we lose by 30 to this team. Again, only complaint I have is he should start Lewis..and should've hired a real OC. But not giving up on him after 3 years.

We can't lose every winnable gane either! Penn State 2014, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, all 2016, now Nebraska 2017...all losses

Weren't we the worst team in history last year (as one poster put it)..wouldn't call any of those 3 winnable.

PSU wasn't under Ash..so not sure the point

 

[Block R]

So we are supposed to win every winnable game or u won't be happy? Yes, game was winnable. Stinks we lost but encouraging to see us leading for much of game..and yes that makes losing much harder. But We were at rock bottom last year..huge improvement

Last year we lose by 30 to this team. Again, only complaint I have is he should start Lewis..and should've hired a real OC. But not giving up on him after 3 years.

No, but a B1G win once a year would be nice. I'm not giving up but I'm not as positive as you about our current situation. I especially hate the "play not to lose big" mentality Ash seems to display. Maybe I'll feel better about it tomorrow but this one stings.