Mercifully the Rutgers football season will come to a sad conclusion today in Morgantown WV against the Mountaineers and their couch burning fans. The Scarlet Knights have never won in Morgantown and if that tradition holds today the Knights will fall to 4-8 overall and 1-6 in the Big East.
This season has been forgettable oddly for the memories it holds. A five game losing streak in conference play. The horrible injury to Eric LeGrand that left him paralyzed, a quarterback shuffle and a troubling lack of wins in Piscataway.
But play they will today and with nothing to lose we'll see one of two Rutgers teams today. One that utterly folds when punched in the nose after a turnover or a long touchdown against or a team with fire in their eyes and one willing and ready to leave it all on the field knowing contact drills won't be starting again for some time. Sadly we've seen nothing in the Rutgers team this season that indicates they'll play with fire in their eyes.
Let's get this season over one way or another with no serious injuries but the entire Rutgers team had better remember how miserable they have been in November and December this year and use that as a motivational tool this off-season.
Our prediction?
West Virginia 30
Rutgers 10
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