Northwestern is the Point of Inflection

[Caliknight]

NW 45
R 17

Kelly punked Schiano with New Hampshire talent

 

[RutgersAl]

To do that, you have to actually block people. Vigna, a vital piece of YOUR run-the-table turnaround, spent his limited time in the Maryland game getting run over by their edge rushers.

He was replaced by Chin, who did a great job. Team had 151 yards rushing and only gave up 1 sack, and OL kept the QB clean. OL now has 5 Seniors, which should board well for the rest of the year.

 

[RutgersAl]

RU is facing a young, mobile quarterback with a strong arm. That has never been a problem for GS.

He’s not that mobile. He’s averaging roughly 1.6 yards per carry.

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

Because Schiano

Greg might be able to stay close… Instead of icing the kicker, this year’s specialty is the Schiano 4th and 1. RU up 5 with 30 seconds to go. Our ball on 4th down from their 45. Greg goes for it with the tush push. Fails again like clock work. Next play - NW TD pass to the end zone! Ball game.

 

[RutgersAl]

NW is giving up 17 PPG - as YOU point out and we’re just gonna waltz in there and score 42? At their place??!!

Who is going to cover KJ Duff? Who is going to cover Dyzier Carter? Who is going to cover Clay Thevinin out of the backfield? Maryland spent all their attention on Duff, that Carter quietly gained 88 receiving yards on them, and Thevinin got 109 rushing yards and 24 yards receiving with a TD. We get proper blocking, and we could score 50. We have the horses. Now Lonergan just has to continue to get better, and avoid turnovers.

 

[RutgersAl]

NW is giving up 17 PPG - as YOU point out and we’re just gonna waltz in there and score 42? At their place??!!

Indiana was able to run and pass at will.

Who is going to cover KJ Duff? Who is going to cover Dyzier Carter? Who is going to cover Clay Thevinin out of the backfield? Maryland spent all their attention on Duff, that Carter quietly gained 88 receiving yards on them, and Thevinin got 109 rushing yards and 24 yards receiving to go along with a TD. We get proper blocking, and we could score 50. We have the horses. Now Lonergan just has to continue to get better, and avoid turnovers.

 

[RutgersAl]

Chip is literally chomping at the bit watching us on film. He won't make the same mistake that MD did by using their qb's legs more

QB isn’t much of a runner. 60 carries for 90 yards, a 1.6 ypc average.

 

[RutgersAl]

So NW with a relatively similar roster value as ours is knocking it out if the park and we aren’t.

and so is Iowa, Boise State, Houston- all programs with similar roster spend as RU or less

hmmmm

Not true. They are likely spending more. Plus they are getting more value for their spend because they just added $1B+ in facilities. They likely spent more than $1M on their QB whoever spent a lot less.

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

Indiana was able to run and pass at will.

Who is going to cover KJ Duff? Who is going to cover Dyzier Carter? Who is going to cover Clay Thevinin out of the backfield? Maryland spent all their attention on Duff, that Carter quietly gained 88 receiving yards on them, and Thevinin got 109 rushing yards and 24 yards receiving to go along with a TD. We get proper blocking, and we could score 50. We have the horses. Now Lonergan just has to continue to get better, and avoid turnovers.

NW has an excellent D. Lonergan has to have time to get the passes off.

 

[mdk02]

One of Rutgesal's 10 accounts fails to recall last time Greg faced a Chip Kelly offense, in 2004, when Chip was the OC of a formidable New Hampshire team:

451 total yards, 385 yards of passing, losing 35-24.

New Hampshire 35-24 Rutgers (Sep 11, 2004) Game Stats - ESPN

Complete team stats and game leaders for the New Hampshire Wildcats vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights NCAAF game from September 11, 2004 on ESPN.

www.espn.com

And Santos, the NH QB, was precisely the type of mobile QBs that gives Schiano's defenses problems.

 

[RutgersAl]

NW has an excellent D. Lonergan has to have time to get the passes off.

They don’t get many sacks. 9 in 6 games.

 

[RutgersAl]

And Santos, the NH QB, was precisely the type of mobile QBs that gives Schiano's defenses problems.

Aiden Chiles has 90 yards on 60 carries for a 1.6 ypc average. He runs some, but doesn’t have a lot of productivity doing it.

 

[Knight Shift]

And Santos, the NH QB, was precisely the type of mobile QBs that gives Schiano's defenses problems.

Looked up Santos. Currently HC at Penn. 0-2 in Ivy games this year, barely beat Howard.

Is the NW QB mobile or not? Have not looked him up.

 

[rutgersguy2]

I don't know that Chiles is the biggest rusher out there to burn you. He's mobile enough to get some key yards and scramble around the pocket and make some plays. I think, at least for now, the biggest thing Chip Kelly has done is probably help him cut down on mistakes while he's doing all that. I'm not sure he's "cured" of that though because in that IU game there were some shaky moments with the ball at times.

While they competed with IU, they also struggled with MSU and were on the verge of losing it after a ill advised fake punt deep in their end. Blocking a MSU FG after that saved them and they drove down the field and got their own game winning FG. So like a lot of CFB these days, week to week who knows for sure what you'll get.

The amount of misdirection and eye candy they use would be the thing that worries me. If you're not careful that can spring big plays.

 

[LotusAggressor_rivals]

Chip is literally chomping at the bit watching us on film. He won't make the same mistake that MD did by using their qb's legs more

I was surprised that the Maryland OC didn't have his QB run more.

 

[RUChet]

Not true. They are likely spending more. Plus they are getting more value for their spend because they just added $1B+ in facilities. They likely spent more than $1M on their QB whoever spent a lot less.

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Pick mid point and they are 1.5m total more. Big deal. They are doing much better aren’t they for their investment. Now if we win Saturday I’ll fell a lot better

 

[AreYouNUTS]

The only better ranked Offense besides Rutgers that NW has played so far this year has been Indiana. This game will be closer than most think IMHO.

A+ coaching staff vs D coaching staff. Major mismatch IMHO.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Indiana was able to run and pass at will.

Who is going to cover KJ Duff? Who is going to cover Dyzier Carter? Who is going to cover Clay Thevinin out of the backfield? Maryland spent all their attention on Duff, that Carter quietly gained 88 receiving yards on them, and Thevinin got 109 rushing yards and 24 yards receiving to go along with a TD. We get proper blocking, and we could score 50. We have the horses. Now Lonergan just has to continue to get better, and avoid turnovers.

50???? Put the crack pipe down, Al.

 

[Knight Shift]

I was surprised that the Maryland OC didn't have his QB run more.

Granted it was Maryland, but thought Rutgers DL was more violent than Maryland's OL. In seriousness, did not see that their QB had many opportunities to run.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Not true. They are likely spending more.

STOP telling other people that they’re wrong while you make assumptions that go clearly against the facts just to fit your narrative.

ENOUGH!!!!

 

[kupuna133]

Pick mid point and they are 1.5m total more. Big deal. They are doing much better aren’t they for their investment. Now if we win Saturday I’ll fell a lot better

Yea pointed that out to one of the many Al-iases in multiple threads. Including the one where he posted the numbers and claimed they were gospel. Only to retrace that when he wanted to change the narrative with Iowa Northwestern and many of the other teams spending less with better returns.

 

[Caliknight]

This is DeadbeatAls 4th screename for those keeping track.

 

[LotusAggressor_rivals]

Granted it was Maryland, but thought Rutgers DL was more violent than Maryland's OL. In seriousness, did not see that their QB had many opportunities to run.

The light bulb went on for the defensive coaches, for one game anyway.

 

[Knight Shift]

A+ coaching staff vs D coaching staff. Major mismatch IMHO.

Not a fair grade for Rutgers O coaching staff- Kirk, Shaw and Brock are all solid coaches.

Michigan State scored only 10, 13 and 3 points against ND, Nebraska and Wisconsin, but they put up 20 on Northwestern. Rutgers may put up more than 28 points in this game.

 

[Knight Shift]

The light bulb went on for the defensive coaches, for one game anyway.

We can only hope they are growing, learning and getting better each game. . . . .

Watched the Knight Flicks video for Maryland game- posted in that game thread- there was a banner on one side of the Rutgers meeting room that says:

BALL
EXECUTE
VIOLENCE

No joke.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

We can only hope they are growing, learning and getting better each game. . . . .

Watched the Knight Flicks video for Maryland game- posted in that game thread- there was a banner on one side of the Rutgers meeting room that says:

BALL
EXECUTE
VIOLENCE

No joke.

We definitely DO NOT play with "violence;" execution on D sucks; we'll see about the "ball" as the O starts playing much tougher D's down the stretch.

....otherwise I really like the acronym itself!

 

[LotusAggressor_rivals]

We can only hope they are growing, learning and getting better each game. . . . .

Watched the Knight Flicks video for Maryland game- posted in that game thread- there was a banner on one side of the Rutgers meeting room that says:

BALL
EXECUTE
VIOLENCE

No joke.

Violence is the buzzword in a lot of programs. One OC, who's name escapes me, has a philosophy he calls Reliable Violent Offense.

 

[Knight Shift]

Violence is the buzzword in a lot of programs. One OC, who's name escapes me, has a philosophy he calls Reliable Violent Offense.

That's Wisconsin's OC, Jeff Grimes. We have field level seats for the game at Camp Randall. Hope it is not too bloody.

Wisconsin football film room: Breaking down Jeff Grimes offensive scheme

The Wisconsin Badgers hired Jeff Grimes as their new offensive coordinator. Learn how his offense combines toughness and creativity.

www.badgernotes.com

 

[RU#1fan]

Greg might be able to stay close… Instead of icing the kicker, this year’s specialty is the Schiano 4th and 1. RU up 5 with 30 seconds to go. Our ball on 4th down from their 45. Greg goes for it with the tush push. Fails again like clock work. Next play - NW TD pass to the end zone! Ball game.

That’s our Greg. Now the worst HC in P4 CFB.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Not a fair grade for Rutgers O coaching staff- Kirk, Shaw and Brock are all solid coaches.

The "D" is based on a B- for the O staff and a sub-F for the D staff.

 

[PessimisticallyHopefulPragmatist]

I posted last week that I thought Rutgers could win. I don't think there is any chance of beating NW. Based on the OP's report, their quarterback will be successful in every third-down situation. They have two running backs to watch out for? It won't be as hard for them to guess who will be running out of our backfield. No, I am not a fan of our formation. If Rutgers even keeps it close, I'll be surprised. If Rutgers wins, I'll be mystified. The issues here go beyond the head coach.

 

[Knight Shift]

The "D" is based on a B- for the O staff and a sub-F for the D staff.

Disagree on B- for O Staff.
In 3 B1G games, Rutgers has put up 35 (USC), 15 (Indiana) and 37 (Maryland).

Indiana has allowed 23 (NW), 19 (Ohio State) and 17 (Nebraska).
Against USC put up more points than Washington and Penn State, and only 6 less than Oregon.

Of course, transitive theory does not apply for football.

 

[RutgersAl]

Pick mid point and they are 1.5m total more. Big deal. They are doing much better aren’t they for their investment. Now if we win Saturday I’ll fell a lot better

Not valid to pick a midpoint because there’s a significant qualitative difference between the classes. They have a bunch of P4 transfers. Their transfer class is ranked 35th while ours is 53rd. Thats nearly 20 Spots. They paid a lot more for their quarterback.

 

[newell138]

Indiana was able to run and pass at will.

Who is going to cover KJ Duff? Who is going to cover Dyzier Carter? Who is going to cover Clay Thevinin out of the backfield? Maryland spent all their attention on Duff, that Carter quietly gained 88 receiving yards on them, and Thevinin got 109 rushing yards and 24 yards receiving to go along with a TD. We get proper blocking, and we could score 50. We have the horses. Now Lonergan just has to continue to get better, and avoid turnovers.

Do you want to place a bet that we don't even cover the spread? Put your money where your big mouth is

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Disagree on B- for O Staff.
In 3 B1G games, Rutgers has put up 35 (USC), 15 (Indiana) and 37 (Maryland).

2 of these D's are as bad as ours.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Not valid to pick a midpoint because there’s a significant qualitative difference between the classes. They have a bunch of P4 transfers. Their transfer class is ranked 35th while ours is 53rd. Thats nearly 20 Spots. They paid a lot more for their quarterback.

Keep SPINNING AL, KEEP SPINNING!!! Just because they had a better class DOES NOT mean they spent more than us or what is being reported.

STOP LYING IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE EVERYTHING FIT YOU'RE RIDICULOUS NARRATIVES!

 

[RutgersAl]

Do you want to place a bet that we don't even cover the spread? Put your money where your big mouth is

Goto kalshi or draft kings. They’ll be happy to indulge you.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Goto kalshi or draft kings. They’ll be happy to indulge you.

So you're too much of a ***** to back up your own ********? Com'on Al be better than that buddy!!!

 

[RutgersAl]

Keep SPINNING AL, KEEP SPINNING!!! Just because they had a better class DOES NOT mean they spent more than us or what is being reported.

STOP LYING IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE EVERYTHING FIT YOU'RE RIDICULOUS NARRATIVES!

Stop being a moron. They have transfers from MSU, Michigan, Alabama, and Ohio State. We have transfers from Drake, Eastern Michigan, and the Citadel. Our best transfers are from BC and Temple, whom we picked up just prior to season start. They absolutely paid significantly more.

it’s a minor miracle that we even have a competitive team.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Stop being a moron. They have transfers from MSU, Michigan, Alabama, and Ohio State. We have transfers from Drake, Eastern Michigan, and the Citadel. Our best transfers are from BC and Temple, whom we picked up just prior to season start. They absolutely paid significantly more.

it’s a minor miracle that we even have a competitive team.

KEEP MAKING **** UP AL.