Third Consecutive Bowl Win Should Bring New Outlook To The People Of New Jersey

Adam Helfgott by Correspondent Written on December 31, 2008
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Why is it bad New Jersey finally has a college team to be proud of? Is it bad to finally cheer on players who are not being paid millions of dollars to play a sport they love? People need to wake up and see the joy spread to the Rutgers die-hard faithful.

College athletics are majestic. The passion and beauty of college sports are unlike anything out there today. And if New Jersey would just embrace the traditions of big time college football such a bigger stadiums, larger coaching contracts, and more money being given to the program, then maybe people would finally see college football isn’t such a bad thing. It is actually quite fun.

All I can say is I wouldn’t trade my trip for the world and if you ask the other Rutgers fans who made the trip they would most likely say the same thing. Whether people like it or not Rutgers football is on the way up. What Greg Schiano and Bob Mulcahy have done so far cannot be erased.

What will it take for New Jersey to accept Rutgers football? There probably is not a definite answer out there. The suggestion would be for those who support the program to keep on doing so and to show others that the college football way of life isn’t so bad.

Academic achievement is outstanding and Rutgers is one of the best in the area. Athletic achievement is uncharacteristic for the Scarlet Knights. It may be time for the people of New Jersey to help Rutgers ease into this realm of success with some support instead of constant backlash.

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