Rutgers opens +6.5 @Boston College

Rutgers Chris

All-American
Nov 29, 2005
5,810
6,996
97
Win total down to a juiced 2.5. Hard to see where those 3 wins come from if we are a TD underdog at BC
 

mdk02

Heisman
Aug 18, 2011
27,018
19,301
113
Surprised to see it at only +6.5. I figured a minimum of 7.5 with 13.5 more likely.
 
  • Like
Reactions: noble106

Rutgers Chris

All-American
Nov 29, 2005
5,810
6,996
97
Being underdogs don't mean a team is a sure loser.
The Minutemen had the odds against them and came out a winner 🤬
with GIF
 
  • Like
Reactions: thegock and MADHAT1

rosenst2

Junior
Nov 6, 2021
166
219
43
BC's O is very limited and they had some injuries on their o-line vs. Cincy. RU should blitz and play man. The only long completions they had was vs. zone.

That being said, he can run and will probably light up the terrible RU D.

Toilet bowl 2026 on Friday night!
 
  • Like
Reactions: thegock

mdk02

Heisman
Aug 18, 2011
27,018
19,301
113
BC's O is very limited and they had some injuries on their o-line vs. Cincy. RU should blitz and play man. The only long completions they had was vs. zone.

That being said, he can run and will probably light up the terrible RU D.

Toilet bowl 2026 on Friday night!

Their starting center looked like he reinjured his knee. Backup had a few mediocre snaps. A week of practice as starter should should help him.
 

Anon1764435409

Redshirt
Nov 29, 2025
18
21
3
BC did not look good in all facets of their game. I don't think they can cover Duff or Washington
Wellllll.....so did Rutgers. So call it an even wash there. Is anyone confident: A. The O-line can sqeak by with a win in the trenches? And B, our QB can be more accurate and NOT deliver the ball to the other team?
 
  • Like
Reactions: RUTGERS95

RUboston

All-American
Sep 13, 2002
6,400
9,807
78
When I first saw that RU was favored by 29.5 over UMass, my first thought was that’s ridiculous and to put money on UMass, thinking we would easily win but by 16-20.

There are often surprising upsets of favorites, especially at the beginning of the season, but they usually are close and come down to the wire. Embarrassing, yes, but it happens.

But a near 30 point favorite losing by 16 is next level embarrassment.

That BC spread sounds accurate. I think Rutgers will rebound, play better, but still lose. Hope I’m wrong.
 

RU05

All-American
Jun 25, 2015
15,219
9,469
113
When I first saw that RU was favored by 29.5 over UMass, my first thought was that’s ridiculous and to put money on UMass, thinking we would easily win but by 16-20.

There are often surprising upsets of favorites, especially at the beginning of the season, but they usually are close and come down to the wire. Embarrassing, yes, but it happens.

But a near 30 point favorite losing by 16 is next level embarrassment.

That BC spread sounds accurate. I think Rutgers will rebound, play better, but still lose. Hope I’m wrong.
I don't know who else was brought in, but lines makers clearly underestimated the impact of the transfer QB. Without looking at prior years, I have to strongly believe he is significantly better then whoever were the QB's for 16 straight losses.

The fact that they also controlled the lines was quite surprising though. Probably some combo of us being bad, but UMass being better then previous seasons.
 

LotusAggressor_rivals

All-American
Oct 11, 2003
16,692
8,597
113
I don't know who else was brought in, but lines makers clearly underestimated the impact of the transfer QB. Without looking at prior years, I have to strongly believe he is significantly better then whoever were the QB's for 16 straight losses.

The fact that they also controlled the lines was quite surprising though. Probably some combo of us being bad, but UMass being better then previous seasons.
UMass understood the importance of violence.
 

Knight Shift

Heisman
May 19, 2011
91,139
89,304
113
I don't know who else was brought in, but lines makers clearly underestimated the impact of the transfer QB. Without looking at prior years, I have to strongly believe he is significantly better then whoever were the QB's for 16 straight losses.

The fact that they also controlled the lines was quite surprising though. Probably some combo of us being bad, but UMass being better then previous seasons.
They had 53 new players, many who were castaways and looking to prove something. The representative of that group was former Rutgers player Tommy Hinspeter, who led UMass in tackles against Rutgers. On the other side, Rutgers overlooked their opponent, and believed the hype. Greg looked disconnected during the game. He said it himself- he did not have his team prepared. Cignetti alluded to this in his pre-game interview yesterday that you have to prepare for EVERY game.
 
  • Like
Reactions: RU05

RUTGERS95

Heisman
Sep 28, 2005
36,201
53,021
113
I think we go back to a strong emphasis on running the ball. Either way, their defense will not be able to stop our passing game provided the Oline performs better. Everything will come down to the Oline

BC is not a good team
 
  • Like
Reactions: GeoRingoes

Rutgers Chris

All-American
Nov 29, 2005
5,810
6,996
97
9/11, Red Bandanna game. Former qb coming back to town. All the narratives on BC’s side. Hopefully our coaches can quickly turn things around. I’m not ruling it out.
 

LETSGORU91

All-American
Jan 29, 2017
7,129
7,876
113
Greg looked disconnected during the game. He said it himself- he did not have his team prepared.
He has been our head coach for how long and he didnt get his team prepared for the opener? What the hell did they do all summer? That being said, prepared or not, unless UMass is a fully reincarnated team, our players got their asses handed to themselves.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Knight Shift
The Knight Report

Latest

  1. 01 The Knight Report Rutgers Football PFF Grades + Snap Counts versus Indiana
  2. 02 The Knight Report Join The Knight Report TODAY and get it for 60% off!
  3. 03 The Knight Report Football Hope or fool's gold? Curt Cignetti explains how Rutgers can replicate national champs
  4. 04 On3 Football Hot seat intel: Where things stand at South Carolina, TCU & more
  5. 05 The Knight Report Rutgers Football Postgame Show: Indiana Hoosiers Edition - TKR Pod