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BillyC80

Heisman
Oct 23, 2006
17,350
15,926
72
Beat Iowa and we’re a solid Top 10 team for the rest of the year, imo, playing ranked teams practically every game in the B1G.
 
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Scangg

Heisman
Mar 19, 2016
25,476
49,465
113
BillyC80 said:
Beat Iowa and we’re a solid Top 10 team for the rest of the year, imo, playing ranked teams practically every game in the B1G.
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It would also give us wins against 2 of the favorites to win the B1G in Illinois and Iowa
 
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RutgersRaRa

Heisman
Mar 21, 2011
19,089
31,444
113
RU82 said:
How did we jump Iowa?
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They have two losses, one to Gonzaga (who everyone loses to), and the other to Minny. I think as an up and coming team, some folks are paying more attention to us than they might have if we were in the spotlight for a few years, and it's pretty well known that our injuries have hampered us. It's was also surprising to me, and pleasantly so, that talking heads outside the B1G commented on social media about how Myles was railroaded with fouls against tOSU, otherwise that's an easy win. Regardless, we have one loss and Iowa has two, and that may be what Goodman is looking at.
 
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cubuffsdoug_rivals

Heisman
Apr 8, 2002
15,878
28,121
113
RutgersRaRa said:
They have two losses, one to Gonzaga (who everyone loses to), and the other to Minny. I think as an up and coming team, some folks are paying more attention to us than they might have if we were in the spotlight for a few years, and it's pretty well known that our injuries have hampered us. It's was also surprising to me, and pleasantly so, that talking heads outside the B1G commented on social media about how Myles was railroaded with fouls against tOSU, otherwise that's an easy win. Regardless, we have one loss and Iowa has two, and that may be what Goodman is looking at.
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I think Goodman is factoring in the human element into his decision. He sees the Rutgers game against OSU was questionable, and we have several key injuries compared to everyone else.
 
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RUDead

All-Conference
Sep 20, 2017
3,655
3,840
0
Goodman has liked RU all year and is very independent in his rankings.
 
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ColonelRutgers

All-American
Dec 15, 2003
7,120
9,333
113
cubuffsdoug said:
I think Goodman is factoring in the human element into his decision. He sees the Rutgers game against OSU was questionable, and we have several key injuries compared to everyone else.
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You're right. I've seen a number of writers almost discount the OSU loss because of the injuries and what a lot (and I'm not talking about just RU fans here) thought was an unfair whistle. Unlike in past years, as a ranked team right out of the chute the writers have watched us a lot closer and know our whole story. They know that Geo has been out and is still recovering and as a preseason all Big Ten player that's important. And Harper has become a national star overnight and people see us winning without him and our best recruit in years and they see that we're legit.
 
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Vassar69

Sophomore
Feb 16, 2019
959
142
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RutgersRaRa said:
P It's was also surprising to me, and pleasantly so, that talking heads outside the B1G commented on social media about how Myles was railroaded with fouls against tOSU, otherwise that's an easy win. Regardless, we have one loss and Iowa has two, and that may be what Goodman is looking at.
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Foul calls were terrible and definitely impacted the game. But OSU won by 12. Let’s not pretend that it’s “otherwise an easy win”. It’s not like they won by 1 after a phantom foul call on the final possession or something.
 
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Loyal_2RU

Heisman
Aug 6, 2001
15,359
11,291
113
Vassar69 said:
Foul calls were terrible and definitely impacted the game. But OSU won by 12. Let’s not pretend that it’s “otherwise an easy win”. It’s not like they won by 1 after a phantom foul call on the final possession or something.
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the refs owned the game. No other way to say it. The outcome was not determined by the players. 1 point or 20 points, the winners of that game were the zebras. the losers were everyone else.
 
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cubuffsdoug_rivals

Heisman
Apr 8, 2002
15,878
28,121
113
Vassar69 said:
Foul calls were terrible and definitely impacted the game. But OSU won by 12. Let’s not pretend that it’s “otherwise an easy win”. It’s not like they won by 1 after a phantom foul call on the final possession or something.
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Watch the game again. When the refs weren't a factor, Rutgers controlled the game at both ends. Once the phantom calls started against our big men, the game started to get tight. It basically became a game of 8 on 4. Our big men couldn't breathe without fear of being called a foul. Then it completely fell apart when Young got hurt. Before those events, Rutgers controlled the paint, and the spacing was great for easy shots. OSU had no answer. The difference in fouls was alarming. The refs made a flurry of calls against OSU near the end of the game to appear it was a fair and balanced game.
 
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kapyoche

All-Conference
Sep 11, 2010
5,151
1,509
0
Rutgers fans will never get over the OSU loss. This loss is turning into the loss we suffered at the hands or was it the feet of Teddy Bridgewater who beat us with a broken leg.
Rutgers fans have never gotten over that loss.
I think OSU loss in basketball is catching up to that loss real fast.
 
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ClassOf02v.2

Heisman
Sep 30, 2010
14,012
15,679
103
kapyoche said:
Rutgers fans will never get over the OSU loss. This loss is turning into the loss we suffered at the hands or was it the feet of Teddy Bridgewater who beat us with a broken leg.
Rutgers fans have never gotten over that loss.
I think OSU loss in basketball is catching up to that loss real fast.
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Do you try to one-up yourself with each ridiculous post?

Random conference game in a 20 game season versus conference championship game with a Sugar Bowl berth on the line. Totally the same thing.
 
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