They swept us away in 2006 with wins over average opponents and a rocket climb up the polls; but now the love affair is over.

It’s always a tough morning when you wake up and discover the supermodel you brought home from the night before is closer in size and looks to Roseanne Barr than the Jessica Alba look alike you remember. So it is tonight that the college football world arises from its slumber and realizes that the sexy new “it” team is still only Rutgers.

Greg Schiano should have jumped ship when he had the chance. After tonight’s shellacking by North Carolina, the coach’s stock is going to be way down.

The question of course is “Where does Rutgers go from here?”

The answer: “Who cares?”