How The Mighty Have Fallen; Rutgers on the Downside

Adam Helfgott by Correspondent Written on October 08, 2008
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 Now what has happened to the players themselves? Remember the days when Eric Foster led the team chant in the locker room or when senior captain Brian Leonard led the band proudly during the alma mater? Those days seem long gone as not one senior, nor for that fact one player, has stepped up at a crucial time this season (besides one fourth down stop in which Bill Stewart almost handed RU a win vs. WVU).

The players are lethargic, looked scared at times and show no emotion on the sidelines. The coaches aren’t doing their part and neither are the players. Down two scores in the fourth quarter against WVU the Rutgers offense took all the time in the world to run their plays and showed no sign on intending to speed up the game to try and catch the Mountaineers.

It’s been a season of nothing but lows and Rutgers fans are starting to voice their displeasure with great cause. This team is better than 1-4; they are better than Navy and have equal talent to UNC and even a mediocre WVU team.

Whatever it is that is the problem it appears as if Schiano himself may not be able to fix it this season. One more loss this weekend to Cincinnati and Rutgers fans can start looking ahead to basketball season.

If someone doesn’t find the rest of the recipe soon, Rutgers fans may get a bad taste in their mouths for awhile.

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