The Top 10 Most Cowardly Programs In College Football - a nod to Rutgers

[Lane311]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/359395-the-top-10-most-cowardly-programs-in-college-football

7. Rutgers Scarlet Knights

No one will ever confuse Rutgers for being a much of a football juggernaut. As such, I suppose it really doesn’t matter much who the schedule features as long as head coach Greg Schiano and the Scarlet Knights continue in the right direction in their quest for national relevance.

The Rutgers football program has experienced somewhat of a renaissance in recent past, but how much of that success was merely a byproduct of soft nonconference scheduling? The banner season of 2006 was heartwarming, and natives of Piscataway won’t soon forget how it culminated in the school’s first-ever bowl victory.

But how many Rutgers fans will readily acknowledge the fact that the 11-win season was catalyzed by wins over 3-9 North Carolina, Ohio, Howard, and an Illinois team that lost each of its last seven games to finish that season at 2-10?

The Scarlet Knights have yet to regain the magic of 2006, but it’s not because of any uptick in early-season competition.

While its Big East comrades have taken on the likes of Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Florida State, Miami, Auburn, and Fresno State, Rutgers has failed to go big, scheduling games against Army, Florida International, Texas Southern, and Morgan State.

[callmesuperman]

I for one will not question the quality of the Rutgers football program since the embarrassing beat downs in the last two match ups are still fresh in my mind! No team has played us better over the last two years then Rutgers!

[crambone]

I for one will not question the quality of the Rutgers football program since the embarrassing beat downs in the last two match ups are still fresh in my mind! No team has played us better over the last two years then Rutgers!

Cincy.

[vm7118]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/359395-the-top-10-most-cowardly-programs-in-college-football

7. Rutgers Scarlet Knights

No one will ever confuse Rutgers for being a much of a football juggernaut. As such, I suppose it really doesn’t matter much who the schedule features as long as head coach Greg Schiano and the Scarlet Knights continue in the right direction in their quest for national relevance.

The Rutgers football program has experienced somewhat of a renaissance in recent past, but how much of that success was merely a byproduct of soft nonconference scheduling? The banner season of 2006 was heartwarming, and natives of Piscataway won’t soon forget how it culminated in the school’s first-ever bowl victory.

But how many Rutgers fans will readily acknowledge the fact that the 11-win season was catalyzed by wins over 3-9 North Carolina, Ohio, Howard, and an Illinois team that lost each of its last seven games to finish that season at 2-10?

The Scarlet Knights have yet to regain the magic of 2006, but it’s not because of any uptick in early-season competition.

While its Big East comrades have taken on the likes of Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Florida State, Miami, Auburn, and Fresno State, Rutgers has failed to go big, scheduling games against Army, Florida International, Texas Southern, and Morgan State.

actually... RU played fresno state before anyone else in the conference did, after the 06 season.  and there's already a series scheduled with miami.  and one with penn state.  and soon UCLA.  and there was one with notre dame until ND decided to change the terms after '06, wanting to split the gate at giants stadium instead of at RU stadium in front of an RU crowd.  they agreed to it when RU didn't have a crowd, and backed out once RU started winning.

and what the author fails to mention about that illinois team is that they were 2-0 before playing RU, and RU shut them out 33-0.  and juice williams was still a heisman candidate back then.

and the game against north carolina was scheduled when they were decent.

no excuse for the piss poor schedule of last year and the coming year except for cancellations, etc etc.  but that doesn't really hold water.  us RU fans don't like it any more than you do, and we're glad the scheduling is being upgraded.