Would this be the most depressing loss of all time?

UMRU

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I was pretty optimistic about RU this year.

If not the most depressing, what was worse?

 

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bac2therac

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UMRU said:

I was pretty optimistic about RU this year.

If not the most depressing, what was worse?

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No

Why were you optimistic

 

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ScarletDave

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No because this season was a 4-5 win max season anyway. In a miracle world 6 wins and pinstripe. Nothing lost except a bruise that will live on like villanova

 

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cRURah

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At this moment, yes.

 

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Mikemarc

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Could be a blessing in disguise loss.

 

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AdventureHasAName

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Not worse than Cincinnati in 2006.

 

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RedTeamUpstream94

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AdventureHasAName said:

Not worse than Cincinnati in 2006.

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that was the most disappointing (only with a few others like Illinois and Indiana in recent years)

This is the most embarrassing

 

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Section124

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Greg has to be fired after the game if we lose. Halftime interview left a lot to be desired. He’s given up.

 

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redking

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UNH because of the fireworks.

 

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RutgersClassof2004

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No because any expectations were just hype but it's absolutely shocking to see this trash

 

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RUfrom NJ

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redking said:

UNH because of the fireworks.

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Fireworks planned for tonight too btw

 

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Scarlet_Scourge

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this is a nightmare

 

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Rutgers Chris

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Wait until the clips of umass fans celebrating in our home stadium make their rounds…

 

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Anon503350

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80-0 loss to Michigan was the most embarrassing. But this one shows the state of the program. It’s going down and NIL is a big problem for a program with no money.

 

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redking

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RUfrom NJ said:

Fireworks planned for tonight too btw

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if the fireworks still happen im done with rutgers football

 

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RW90

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Anon503350 said:

80-0 loss to Michigan was the most embarrassing. But this one shows the state of the program. It’s going down and NIL is a big problem for a program with no money.

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sct1111

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I'm done with rutgers sports, what a waste of time. Basketball is going to be the same. Lol.

 

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motorb54

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I felt terrible after the loss to Kent.

The really sad thing is that we have so many awful games to choose from.

 

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RUfrom NJ

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motorb54 said:

I felt terrible after the loss to Kent.

The really sad thing is that we have so many awful games to choose from.

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Yep. We were 7-0 and #15 in the country heading into that Kent St game. This feels SO much worse though.

 

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knight82

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redking said:

if the fireworks still happen im done with rutgers football

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the fireworks are the least of our worries

 

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Armour and Sword

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80-7 to WVU in Greg 1.0 (2000 or 2001) still stands out. I still remember the score

 

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T2Kplus20

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bac2therac said:

No

Why were you optimistic

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Yeah, why would anyone be optimistic? Not much quality talent joined the team.

 

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sct1111

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T2Kplus20 said:

Yeah, why would anyone be optimistic? Not much quality talent joined the team.

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There's optimistic and then there's expecting not to get blown out by UMass.

 

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JRZEER

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Armour and Sword said:

80-7 to WVU in Greg 1.0 (2000 or 2001) still stands out. I still remember the score

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3-9 WVU team. Think it was RRv1 first year.

 

T2Kplus20

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sct1111 said:

There's optimistic and then there's expecting not to get blown out by UMass.

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Okay, fair point! LOL.

 

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RUChet

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Well we have that 78-0 loss

then there is the loss to FCS New Hampshire

 

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93RUDoc

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This was the worst loss

 

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