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Everything's big in Texas
No doubt, many Rtuegrs fans would rather be heading to Miami and drinking o.j., but I am enjoying the two year string of success nonetheless. While I believe a playoff makes sense, even a limited one, I must admit, that it would diminish the little bit of luster bowls such as the Texas Bowl have to...
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February 11, 2008
Discuss
A Reason to Stay
There are two familiar refrains why head coaches leave their current jobs in most sports.Number one: They are at a small time program and they are looking for a bigger program and a bigger challenge. (For example, Urban Meyer, Bowling Green to Utah to Florida) This makes sense, of course, because ...
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February 10, 2008
Q&A on Mountainlair
I had the honor of being posted on another blog, as Mountainlair, a great blog for West Virginia Mountaineer information. To read my brilliant insights...ok, at least to read my blather, please feel free to surf over to Mountainlair and take a gander. Thanks to John at Mountainair for giving me th...
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February 05, 2008
Whew!
My oh my, what would it be like to be an App State Mountaineer these days. I might suggest folding up the program now, having accomplished it all. What else is there? Go to the Swamp, or the Horseshoe, or ahem, The Chop House to try to take down the mighty Gators, Buckeyes, or, ahem, Scarlet Knight...
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December 22, 2007
Rebuffed and Welcome Back
(With apologies to Norman Rockwell)Well, if you have been here before, welcome back to the fan's blog. And if you are new to this blog, welcome. A few disclaimers that may or may not need to be said. This isn't the sports section, this is the op-ed part of the Rutgers football scene. I love Rutge...
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December 22, 2007
37-10
And it wasn't even that close. Announcers talking about calling off the dogs early in the 4th quarter...in a bowl game? Have you ever heard that kind of talk about Rutgers?Welcome to a place never visited before. We're talking footsteps on the moon, finding those blind fish that shouldn't be able ...
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December 22, 2007
Possibilities
In Shawshank Redemption, Red talks about hope being a bad thing, and being locked in crappy football prison for so many years, I have been smushed by hope often. But that familiar refrain has a chance to be buried with a little magic this evening. Rutgers didn't kill anybody, and their only crime h...
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December 22, 2007
One word....
WHEW!Take that Sha La La, and cue Bowser to sing, "Goodnight sweetheart, now it's time to go..." Keep your hands off our coach Mr. Dee and Company. How great is it that Miami, the former class of the Big East, who was going to ruin everything by leaving, couldn't entice someone from lowly little Ru...
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December 22, 2007
Peter King...PR Man?
Ok, here's a list and you tell me what they have in common...Ben Roethlisberger (hey , I speeled it right!)Peyton Manning (Colts superhuman)Kimmie Meissner (16 year old triple axle landing world champ)LeBron James (alien)Liu Xiang (Chinese sprinter, broke the world record in the 110-meter hurdles)Al...
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December 22, 2007
Muttering
I'm like a homeless guy with a mental disorder wandering around, muttering the f-word to myself, but then remind myself that 10 wins isn't bad, two straight bowls aren't bad, and I wonder if I am becoming the fan I loathe. The fan who is never satisfied, and can't see the success through the disappo...
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December 22, 2007
Keeps your Big Ten Hands to Yourself
Uh, welcome back, I guess to me, and in theory, whoever else is blogging over to read my random and personal Rutgers football notes and thoughts.This article about Rutgers potentially going to the Big 10 is most likely speculation on a slow news day after all the dust has settled on Major League Base...
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December 22, 2007
Staying on the Block R
If you look at the major programs in the country, most of them have a heavy flavor of in-state recruits. And then the marquee places sprinkle in a few blue chippers. But look at Ohio State's roster and you see this Ohio town and that Ohio town, and yes, even a New Jersey guy is in there to shore up...
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December 22, 2007
Handing It Down
There once was a day when I used to count victories before a season and hope we could scratch our way to .500 at the end of the day. Now I am dealing with learning to temper my expectations and trying to keep too many people from thinking this team is destined for a bowl, maybe an undefeated season,...
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December 22, 2007
Fostering Greatness
The defense finally has a face. All-American Eric Foster.Before we begin to sing his praises, it should be mentioned that just because they aren't media darlings that ESPN Gameday guys name with puppy love adoration doesn't mean these guys aren't good. If you've watched, listened or read any of the ...
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December 22, 2007
Decades, Lifetimes, Memories
Top 15, that's where we live. And I am waiting with great anticipation for Jan 6th when Anthony Davis maybe, just maybe, makes us even more legit by taking a block R from the bag and dons scarlet and not an oat, or whatever Ohio State thingee is. I know we are up against it because it is hard to to...
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December 22, 2007
Oh, They Were THAT Kind of Number 2
Other titles could have read:"******** Knight Wall," "Bulls S#$% the Bed," or "Bulls Forced to Get Off Pot"Sorry about that South Florida. Didn't mean to bring you back to reality. You played a great game, you have a pretty flashy quarterback...and by that I mean it looked like he was blinded by a thousand flashes of light the way he played in...
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October 21, 2007
Not THAT guy
So it has been a few days since I spewed out my thoughts on the men of Scarlet. And the last time I did, we were coming off a heartbreaker versus Maryland. Now, we are a few days removed from a Bearcat beatdown that was tough because we had chances, not a chance, but chances to win that game. Even though I don't know exactly how to pick up the pieces and talk the talk, I know...
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October 11, 2007
Bandwagon: Plenty of Seats Available
Well, here we are. A place I knew was right around some bend. A gut-wrenching Rutgers loss to an inferior team we should have beaten. As expected, the dire-hards are off the bandwagon, leaving behind those who were there in the first place. We, the fans who suffer and stay no matter what the current wind, are not surprised, although it stings nonetheless. I remind myself and...
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October 02, 2007
Dowling Decision: Dreck Based on Ignorance
For all he spoke about the intelligence level of college athletes, Professor William C. Dowling exposed his own level of smartness by choosing his quotes to try to make his points. I hesitate to simply call him stupid because much like the Rutgers athletes Dowling drilled, I don't know the man, and wouldn't know him if he was pulling off his hood. So, here we go again....
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September 29, 2007
Score a Touchdown...Jesus!
Well, this might be a time that I point to and realize that I had it too good. This is the type of post that I will look back on when times aren't as rosy and say, what were you thinking. But I will also remember that this was inspired by a true sense of empathy and a willingness to share pain with those around me, a desire to help someone understand their grief, and maybe to...
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September 25, 2007
91 seconds
Time of possession. The NY football Giants used to make a living with their ball-control offense. In fact, a lot of teams in the pre-West Coast and Greatest shows in turf era made a living out of running the ball, keeping their defense on the field, and thus, the opposing offense off the field, and control the clock. Overwhelming nine minute drives would crush an opposing team...
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September 17, 2007
Let's Learn About Who We are Going to Boo
Oh wait, I meant to type who we are not going to boo...in fact, we are going to make notes of every positive thing they do, write them on note cards, and send them to the locker room at half-time with pre-filled blank get-well cards for any injuries we may have missed when they happened live and didn't have time to write out get-well notes...and then after the game, we will cheer...
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September 12, 2007
To Boo Or Not to Boo
Ok, so now I have read two articles about horrible Rutgers fans cheering an injured Navy player as well as hurling insults at Navy players, and as you might imagine, I have some thoughts on the matter (although the list of things I don't have a thought on is a much shorter list). First of all, it is inexcusable to cheer for an injured player, regardless of team affiliation....
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September 11, 2007
The MidBuffOwlKnight Cup
Rutgers has officially claimed its first title of the season. Ok, so it isn't a BCS championship, but nonetheless, they have dominated a section of the country in an accidental round robin tournament between Buffalo, Navy, Temple, and Rutgers. I know, I know, I am shocked as you to learn that Temple still has a football program and that they actually attempt to take the field...
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September 10, 2007
Sailing, Sailing
I know everyone looks at Rutgers' schedule and says they will sail through the early part, and not have a real test until, depending who you ask, South Florida or West Virginia. But, and I promise this blog entry will be the last reference to one of the greatest upsets in sports history (more thoughts later), but remember the Wolverines...not because they overcame adversity...
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September 06, 2007
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