Rutgers has an opportunity of its lifetime to be nationally recognized and a winning athletics program (including football) greatly helps. Greg Schiano has done a geat job and needs every Rutges fan's. He's a "Jersey guy" and I couldn't imagine him anywhere else. Go Greg and go Rutgers!!!

I'm not trying to provoke anyone, but IMO, Rutgers has a LOT further to go than they realize in order to truly become a national power. Sometimes the stars line up for a year or two and a team comes out of nowhere onto the national stage. To replicate that success year-in and year-out, however, takes so much more. Not to suggest that they never could be, but IMO, Rutgers isn't even close to that now.

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Originally posted 12:33 PM ET  10.18 by eyesWIDEopen

To replicate that success year-in and year-out, however, takes so much more. Not to suggest that they never could be, Rutgers isn't even close to that now.

A flash in the pan my friend, a flash in the pan.

if 50 million is only 3% of the total budget what the heck is that school doing withe rest of the money some where around the $3 billion.

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Originally posted 12:33 PM ET  10.18 by eyesWIDEopen

I'm not trying to provoke anyone, but IMO, Rutgers has a LOT further to go than they realize in order to truly become a national power. Sometimes the stars line up for a year or two and a team comes out of nowhere onto the national stage. To replicate that success year-in and year-out, however, takes so much more. Not to suggest that they never could be, but IMO, Rutgers isn't even close to that now.

eyes, the problem in New Jersey is, it has never been a major college football market. So when Rutgers enjoyed that bit of success and bowl games for three straight years, the idiots in this silly state went crazy and jumped on the bandwagon. What too many of these silly people don't get is exactly what you explained. In this NYC-NJ market all sports fans who root for hometown teams have a New York Yankees-Steinbrenner mentality. As we know that thought process is not cohesive in following college football year in, year out. I've been to one Rutgers game this year (not a Rutgers fan but hey I'm in NJ so...) and I could not believe the sheer ignorance and stupidity of the people around me. Anyway, thanks for your comment on the matter.

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Originally posted 03:22 PM ET  10.18 by ftball/racingfan

if 50 million is only 3% of the total budget what the heck is that school doing withe rest of the money some where around the $3 billion.

It's Jersey. One never knows the exact path of the corruption.... This state stinks both literally and figuratively.

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Originally posted 03:22 PM ET  10.18 by ftball/racingfan

if 50 million is only 3% of the total budget what the heck is that school doing withe rest of the money some where around the $3 billion.

It ain't going toward Schiano's haircuts, that coif reeks of Bo Rics!

Schiano should have taken the job at Michigan...