Rutgers football gameday!

Rutgers is really pissing Johnny off to no end this morning. As you all know Michigan State is his team. They are #2 in the country and trying to chase down one of those coveted four playoff spots.

Rutgers is playing moribund Kansas. Kansas is the team 1-AA teams schedule early in the season for a good looking win over a Division 1 school. This game gets FOUR Chets in fact:


Why is Johnny mad at Rutgers? Since Michigan State is also on the BTN Network but the Scarlet Knights, being a locally-sourced team are the game on Big Ten Network at noon. Now some Rutgers fans might counter that Sparty is only playing Central Michigan.

Kansas, the most awfullest team in the last 10 years not named Eastern Michigan versus Rutgers, Johnny just woke up but hasn't had time to check the police blotter to see who's playing.

Stupid local interest.

Now that we've dispensed with the unpleasantness of geography, today we're going to find out if Rutgers is a lost cause and are simply mailing it in a third of the way through the season. This is Kansas, even a team in crisis should beat them at home. This game can be broken down to "Is Rutgers still all in in 2015.?" If they are, they'll start B1G play at 2-2, if not, oh boy oh boy oh boy. Of course let's remember this is a full team effort of goofery. Both coaches AND players have contributed MIGHTILY to this mess. Today would be a good day to step up and represent your university in a fitting manner.

As bad as this game looks on paper there is an awful lot to play for if you're RU.

Fearless Forecast:
Rutgers 28
Kansas 21

Whoa Nellie -- It's Rutgers vs Notre Dame today at Yankee Stadium in the Pinstripe Bowl!

The Scarlet Knights take a break from playing teams like UCF, Eastern Michigan, and Temple and step up (in name anyways) to play Notre Dame today at noon in the Pinstripe Bowl over at Yankee Stadium.

Rutgers won't be favored certainly, not after the way they lost five of seven to end the season. The #25 ranked Irish will be favored today but that doesn't mean the Scarlet Knights are doomed. First off Chas Dodd can't throw interceptions against the ND secondary. Can't do it. A) Rutgers will need every scoring chance they can get to pull the upset and B) Notre Dame isn't an offensive power and so they like to play a lot of field position football. Give them turnovers and they'll do just that all day. The Scarlet Knights are either going to need to run or throw the ball well. Doesn't HAVE to be both but one of those offensive spigots needs to remain on for Rutgers. They need a lead or to stay within seven points of Notre Dame through the third quarter to give themselves a chance.

Johnny knows this bowl game to RU fans can seem as kind of a "Let's just get this over and get into the B1G Conference next year where the big boys play," which we suppose is a natural feeling but beating ND in a bowl game would be something the Rutgers players would remember (and enjoy) for a lifetime. After all, everyone hates Notre Dame and loves to see them lose. Case and point:


Made you smile didn't it?

Fearless Forecast
Notre Dame 31
Rutgers 20

Bring on the Big Ten!