Rutgers vs Michigan State / Game Thread

[RUdude]

can we bring Drew Mehringer back as a passing coordinator?

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

Ash working on his post-game, post-season speech there.

 

[RU#1fan]

Rutgers played their guts out

Yeah, that and $.99 gets you a cup of coffee at McDonalds.
As it has for the last 11 Saturdays.

 

[RUsince52]

Didn't take the play that was open on 3rd down and forced into a crowd on 4th. Just the way the season has played out.
Bad teams don't make enough good plays.

 

[BillyC80]

Gio played a helluva game. And he would have played even better if he had more game reps during the year. Tough to criticize him on one start at the end of the season.

 

[Knightmoves]

Gio played a helluva game. And he would have played even better if he had more game reps during the year. Tough to criticize him on one start at the end of the season.

Just stop.

 

[scarlet_ty_rivals]

Ok, it’s Fire Ash time!

 

[RUdude]

my victory beer was ready..now just another one to drown my sorrows

 

[RUaMoose_rivals]

I would still fire Ash.

D has played better but team does not know how to Winn a tight game. Maybe that’s because the *** CLOWN running the show doesn’t emphasize winning. It’s all about getting better. See my sig.

 

[tico brown]

Gio played a helluva game. And he would have played even better if he had more game reps during the year. Tough to criticize him on one start at the end of the season.

Correct

 

[scarletrat]

The apologists will read more into these games than there is.

MSU looked worse than our QBs at times which I didn’t think was possible.

Eh. Here comes Ash back with some window dressing in offseason. In this day and age of scoring, we can get more than 17 in all but 1 game. Pathetic.

I take nothing from these last few games.

 

[rufan4ever]

WTF are we calling TO for here?

DUMB! DUMB! DUMB!

Bonehead coaching!!!!!
Wasted a timeout and gave the MSU offense time to set up the trick play.
Ash has a lot to learn about being a head coach.

 

[Scarlet_Monster]

At least Ash will feel justified that not playing Gio would've changed anything.

 

[waretown]

Gio played a helluva game. And he would have played even better if he had more game reps during the year. Tough to criticize him on one start at the end of the season.

tom brady couldnt win on this team

 

[Mr. Magoo1]

Probably The best chance we’ll have to win a B1G game until a year or two after the clown is gone.

 

[BHSPCRU]

Gio will be a great asset to any business organization. I truly believe he will be a winner in life.

 

[huskersalways]

How is that a TO on Rutgers when theres an injured MSU player on the field? Aftwr 2 minutes, MSU shouldve been charged with a TO.

The clock would have started as soon as the player left the field and the play was blown in ready for play. MSU could have run 25 seconds off before snapping the ball. Clock would start because they clock would have been running without the injury.

 

[waretown]

DUMB! DUMB! DUMB!

Bonehead coaching!!!!!
Wasted a timeout and gave the MSU offense time to set up the trick play.
Ash has a lot to learn about being a head coach.

he's got 5 more years on his gift contract but i dont think thats enough time for him to qualify as a HC

 

[huskersalways]

Your kids played their asses off. You should all be proud of them.

Was a good game to watch despite RU coming up short.

 

[clizzil151]

So we are a 24 point underdog on the road against MSU and we have a chance to win on the last drive and it’s a doom and gloom?

 

[Mr. Magoo1]

Rutgers played their guts out

Yes, they did. And it’s a game we should have won.

 

[rurichdog]

So we are a 24 point underdog on the road against MSU and we have a chance to win on the last drive and it’s a doom and gloom?

Extend Chris Ash

 

[Mr. Magoo1]

Gio and the seniors gave it their all..too bad they could not pull it out.

RU is whats its record says it is...1-11 with a really bad head coach that will start this mess all over again next season

...with even worse players.

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

If Gio were to scramble to throw.. even with his limitations.. he could have won some games.

Looking forward.. should be pretty easy to find some JC and xfers who can catch footballs.

 

[RUTrack94]

Most incompetent Coach in the B1G.
We have 2 more years of Hobbs and Ash. The CFB world is laughing at us.

And around the big ten the east division and 3 west opponents are popping Champaign to celebrate their automatic win in 2019, and 4 west opponents saying it’s not fair!!!!!!

 

[RU848789]

Most overlooked play at the end might've been Young letting that punt bounce. Punt was kicked from their 48 and landed 33 yards past the LOS at our 19, but Young slowed, then stopped rather than running up to make the fair catch. Looked like he could've gotten there without too much trouble. Instead, ball on our 1 yard line, we punt (and not well) and they score when they hadn't moved the ball much all day. We still had a chance, though.

I still want Ash gone, but it's at least good to see, over the last several games, that our defense has come a long way and our offense at least has a running game and could be significantly better with even a mediocre QB (which is a huge upgrade from AS).

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

So we are a 24 point underdog on the road against MSU and we have a chance to win on the last drive and it’s a doom and gloom?

Really? Let me ask you this.. WHY were we 24 point dogs to a team who had not scored a TD in.. what was it.. 8 quarters? Did you see how bad MSU's offense was? And, knowing that.. we were made 24 point dogs.

And you think the "doom and gloom" generated by that circumstance should be erased by a nice effort by our defense?

 

[Knightmoves]

Really? Let me ask you this.. WHY were we 24 point dogs to a team who had not scored a TD in.. what was it.. 8 quarters? Did you see how bad MSU's offense was? And, knowing that.. we were made 24 point dogs.

And you think the "doom and gloom" generated by that circumstance should be erased by a nice effort by our defense?

Don’t forget that the MSU QB is a backup and had a terrible game.

 

[RUTrack94]

On the bright side today ... the WBB won to finish 7th in their 8 team tourney!!!! Go RU!!!!!!!!

 

[newwavedave1]

Feel bad for Gio, but it was a fitting ending to an undistinguished career. The young man did play his heart out.

 

[Mr. Magoo1]

This felt like the NW game. Neither team cared to play us and almost gave us both games, but we still couldn’t win.

 

[RUTBAY]

Couldn't beat the other team plus the zebras today. Out of all the games I've watched since joining the B1G this was by far the worst screwing we received from them. Absolutely mind boggling officiating today.

 

[loki_dog]

Most overlooked play at the end might've been Young letting that punt bounce. Punt was kicked from their 48 and landed 33 yards past the LOS at our 19, but Young slowed, then stopped rather than running up to make the fair catch. Looked like he could've gotten there without too much trouble. Instead, ball on our 1 yard line, we punt (and not well) and they score when they hadn't moved the ball much all day. We still had a chance, though.

I still want Ash gone, but it's at least good to see, over the last several games, that our defense has come a long way and our offense at least has a running game and could be significantly better with even a mediocre QB (which is a huge upgrade from AS).

Yep. We lost because of a **** punt and lucky role. I thought he could have fielded that ball, but it would have been risky.

 

[RU#1fan]

Extend Chris Ash

This. Hobbs is giddy over the ‘effort’.
Rumor is that if Ash pulls the Upsets next year over UMASS and Liberty at home next year Hobbs gives ASH another 2 year extension! Yeah, that’s a AD we can be proud of.

 

[tico brown]

If Gio were to scramble to throw.. even with his limitations.. he could have won some games.

Looking forward.. should be pretty easy to find some JC and xfers who can catch footballs.

Cant see why J Lewis couldn't fit this mold. Guess we'll find out when he plays for another team in the future.

 

[ivan brunetti]

Tough loss guys. You should be proud of your team. Lots of other one win teams would have mailed this game in. You gave Sparty all it could handle.

 

[leftoright]

Not sure which of our Off units are the worst....O line, WR or QB... when all 3 are the worst in all of D1 football, that's not a good combo.

most true of all responses. I am mourning. RU football

 

[leftoright]

Tyler Hayek needs to hit the weights. Has the arms of a teenage girl.

One of the fastest guys on the team. F'ed up one punt, they bury him.

 

[78CollegeAve]

One of the fastest guys on the team. F'ed up one punt, they bury him.

Ash will be here and the Hayeks will be in FCS next season.

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

Gio gave them a chance.

Too conservative play calling when 2nd and 5 near our goal line.

Then towards the end they should have had Gio run the option

McNulty cost them the game