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One of these is not like the others:
I would definitely not say they overachieved the past two years. No one can say that with a straight face after watching their games. Sour grapes are just that, sour. If Rutgers played the same games, Greg would already be gone because Oregon wouldn't be the only blowout.
BIG is loaded, has been loaded which also refutes your assertion of overachieving IU
back to article-PSU shouldn't be that high until we see anything from the coach and team. If Rutgers goes 4-8 which I think will be 5 wins, Greg needs to be canned the day of the last game
Ya think? So true! We're young, lolololo
If there are losses to both Maryland and Northwestern you are probably right.
yeah I put 5 so he needs one of MD or NW. It's going to be hard to tell until we see Lonergan and team against BC. I have no illusions the defense is up to BIG standards but the offense should be more than capable to move the ball. I just don't know how many points we'll score as I see our run pass rate being higher this year. Also, most our games that are toss ups are on the road.
If we lose to Wisconsin, Maryland, and Northwestern, Schiano should be shown the door.
that's odd considering Rutgers played Iowa and Illinois about the same as SEC middleweights TN and Vandy (both were loaded for the games). Now transitive properties are tough but 2 instances is more than just .......B1G loaded?!?it is super top heavy but not loaded.
4-6 top teams and 4-6 god awful teams and the 6-8 in the middle that are super mediocre.
Loaded
I suspect you don't understand what you are watching which is ok. Just don't let everyone see that you're fking clueless.....that's the key
The SEC in a nutshell in this tweet. In any given year you can replace Arkansas with Vandy, Mizzou, Auburn, etc. Their middle of the pack teams are always overrated.
Indiana’s new QB has already thrown for almost 10,000 career yards, 71 TDs and has a career completion % of 66%. I don’t think QB is area they are worried about.
They've had a new QB the last 2 seasons and they're 27-2.
In the 70's the Big 10 was "The Big 2 and Little 8"
Highway signs in Illinois used to have grafitti:
"Interstate 70"
Northwestern 0
I wouldn't call Indiana to underachieve. They will still be in the upper half of the league, but I don't see them winning it. I'm guessing 9-3/8-4 based the defense carrying them. They do have a good QB, but the word out for him is he is not meshing well with the offense. Their HC said they may lean on the run more so this year and hope the defense still performs well. Hopefully the QB never connects with a good receiving unit
I think the B1G has 3 legit teams and another 4 strong teams that may challenge for the title with a few lucky breaks. The next group is comprised of 8 teams. This group is the musical chair group. Any teams can finish closer to the top of the league or bottom out closer to the no chance group. The no chance group is Purdue, Michigan State, and Maryland.
I like Rutgers chances to win more than 2 league games. They play Maryland and Michigan State, which is great. Rutgers has games against Wisconsin and Nebraska. Both are over hyped by pre-season previews. Nebraska takes a step back because they lack quality replacements for they lost and they don't have good coaching. Wisconsin is more of a sh+t show than people realize. Northwestern and Penn State may be a reach, but that's why you prepare to win.
When IU goes 12-0 again, it will be hilarious to watch the scramble to explain it away…
I know at least one person’s answerWhen IU goes 12-0 again, it will be hilarious to watch the scramble to explain it away…
The scramble to explain away IU's success in the last 2 years has been stupidly hilarious.When IU goes 12-0 again, it will be hilarious to watch the scramble to explain it away…
Do tell.
You likely know that in 2011, his brother, Frank Jr., was Greg's last OC before leaving for the NFL.
Nothing concrete other than he was gettable before Greg. He was winning big but still not on the radar of the big boys.
Instead our fanbase went ape **** over not giving Greg the keys to the kingdom even after no one else wanted him. These redux's rarely do well.
To be fair, he wasn't even a thought in 2019. You had Steve Addazio, Bret Bielema, etc as the others to watch back then.
Call him what you want…unicorn, national champion, 26-2 over two seasons…and given their more than manageable schedule, another undefeated regular season is totally possible. Poor buckeyes are likely to get stomped by the steers in Austin and IU…no longer the top of the pecking order.Have said it before, this guy:
Is a:
IU fan chiming in. The defense is more talented this season. We lost ponds, and fisher. Both all Americans… we added talent at edge. Our offense, will be improved at every position except QB and TE. You’ll see more feast or famine from Hoover I believe, ie more explosives, but less of the methodical bludgeoning that Doza was able to bring. O-line we return 3 starters and brought in a very good senior guard from Wisconsin in Joe Brunner. RB room will be as good, and likely more homerun potential. Marsh and Becker can both conceivably go in the first round. I actually expect a good season out of Rutgers. I think 8-4 is the mark with 9-3 being achievable.When IU goes 12-0 again, it will be hilarious to watch the scramble to explain it away…
Thanks for the post, and hope you are coming out to the game at SHI stadium. Rutgers has an awesome tailgate scene, and New Brunswick is a fantastic little city with great food options. What IU has done gives RU fans hope that RU can ascend to at least having a winning conference record.
Some of fans have said what you said (except perhaps for 9-3) with the schedule being comparably "soft" in comparison to recent seasons. With a new/untested QB (at least in our OC's system), there are questions, but we have a solid receiver group led by Duff, and the QB is the biggest question. RU's defense can't get any worse than it was last season-or can it? That's the million dollar question.
Anyway you slice it, the big10 is tough. I see a lot of very winnable games for rutgers. I haven’t been tracking, but will Surace be solid and safe to assume he starts? I certainly expect the offense to take a step back because kaliamakis was a very good QB. Duff is still a top 5 WR in the league and a luxury in the redzone for a new QB. Schiano being a defensive guy, I really expected more from the Rutgers defense last season. We’ll see if he can pull it together this year. If the defense can catchup, Rutgers can scare some people. Do you guys expect him to be at Rutgers for awhile regardless of outcome, or is there a floor that gets him the axe? The best part about this age of football is that the Rutgers, Indianas, northwesterns, marylands, etc… all have a chance. The talent gap become thinner means that teams can win in the margins like an fcs team. That’s how IU was able to have that run in 2024, and even last year. This era of the game will be more predicated on coaching. Don’t get me wrong, NIL matters, but now that Alabama and Georgia can’t hand out dodge chargers and McDonald’s bags of cash to make sure they stack 4 and 5 stars at every spot, other teams get every opportunity. Thanks for the chat.
Love your optimism for us, and I hope you are right on the "if" for the defense.
Whether GS will be here is a very hot topic right now. There is a very spirited (putting it kindly) thread going right now of what record gets him canned, and what record gets him an extension. 6-6/3-6 could get him canned. 5-7/2-7 or worse should get him canned. A loss to BC should get him canned. But like Maryland, RU is cash poor and the coach has a huge buyout (think it goes below $15M at the end of this season). There is a group of larger donors and fans that are very loyal to GS and fear Rutgers will hire another Chris Ash if we fire him. The good news is we finally have a professional in the AD position, she will be here a year in July/August, and she has done quite a lot in less than a year to raise money for NIL. We also have a President, who, like the AD came from LSU, and he has made winning in football a priority.
We are still waiting for our first big upset under GS 2.0 like our 2006 upset of Louisville. It's year 7. It's about time we knock off a brand name like IU, Michigan or USC. Yes, IU is now a brand name. In 2023, many would have laughed at that notion. We are very jealous of you guys.
Didn’t realize that was Schiano’s winning percentage. Yikes! Indiana spent roughly 18 million on last years roster, per Cig, and Indiana administration. This year will be higher, how much, I don’t know. They’ll have to do something to curb the NiL era eventually because soon, you’ll have about 10-12 teams year in and year out that can actually win. Indiana does have Cuban, but contrary to popular belief, he’s not cutting blank checks blindly. You don’t get to that level of wealth as a self made man if you don’t understand the value of a dollar. Yes the talent is more dispersed, but soon enough, you’ll start to see the big money schools buy very good players(not just the 5 stars, but even the lower 4 stars) and they’ll be okay with it, because some of these kids will be thinking, I can take 7 figures now and sit, and maybe I won’t play for awhile, but there are no guarantees I make it to the league and 7 figures for a lot of these kids is more money than parents would make in a lifetime. A good AD and administration backing the staff is invaluable, and we’re lucky that Whitten (president) and Dolson(ad) are so well aligned. Sneaky good move on our presidents part was she essentially tied her employment to Cignetti’s contract and is now literally tied to the university lol. If you guys do fire Schiano, I’d hope for a guy like Shannahan (IU’s OC), but please don’t take our DC Haines lol. I believe IU has offered him some type of a “head coach in waiting” position behind closed doors because I can’t see Cignetti being here more than 6/7 years. He’s 65, and at a certain point, you’ve got to live your life too. I hope they curb NIL at some point, because the last two seasons have been so fun as an IU fan. Others should be able to have that, plus, I’m a firm believer in the idea you have to have the bad times to appreciate the good. Winning is fun, but life is better when you have to work for things, and losing at times is a reminder of that. Best of luck to the scarlet knights this year!
RU generally has hired coaches with minimal head coaching experience, with the exception of the Schiano remix.
I despise the steers but they will crush them. Hope I am very wrong.
A world and a big ten were the poisonous nuts, Ann Arbor cheaters, state college cult, the corn, the Trojans, and duckies are playing second fiddle to the Hoosiers is a big ten I can get behind. It’s like bama fans realizing Saban is gone and so is their dominance.
not sure i am understanding this completely... so he thinks we'll do much better than current perception BUT still be about the worst P4 Team in the country? If I have that right how can both be true since we're already perceived as that? "we're still going to suck but just not as bad as folks think" ?
The closer to the line you are, the closer he is to ranking expectations. He has us around 45-50 it looks (there’s about 20 power five teams to the left of us), whereas consensus is closer to 80. Conversely, if you look up at Cal/ASU, consensus has them around 40 and he has them around 80.