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

It had been three years since I went out to Phoenix to see Rutgers play in the Insight Bowl. Now I have just returned from Birmingham, AL after Rutgers' fourth straight bowl appearance and third consecutive bowl victory...

Written by Adam Helfgott about 11 months ago 285 reads 10 comments
Turnaround Shows What Could Have Been for Rutgers in 2008

After thrashing the Louisville Cardinals 63-14 on Dec. 4 it became clear that Rutgers was the hottest team in the Big East. The Scarlet Knights were winners of their last six games and averaged over 46 points a game in their last four contests...

Written by Adam Helfgott about 11 months ago 280 reads 7 comments
Greg Schiano Must Learn the Term Halftime Adjustment

It was a perplexing answer to a question posed to Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano during his weekly press conference that should have heads of Scarlet Knights fans spinning...

Written by Adam Helfgott about about 1 year ago 484 reads 1 comments
How The Mighty Have Fallen; Rutgers on the Downside

To cook something to perfection from scratch you need every single ingredient to be right, to be cooked properly and the recipe must be specifically followed...

Written by Adam Helfgott about about 1 year ago 206 reads 0 comments
Roundtable: Rutgers Fans Speak Their Mind on the 2008 Team

What a start it has been for Rutgers fans. The team is 0-3, Mike Teel is taking swings at players instead of hitting his wideouts, and Greg Schiano appears as if he is losing control of his team...

Written by Adam Helfgott about about 1 year ago 266 reads 0 comments
Greg Schiano Must Make Changes Now!

After losing to Navy 23-21 and starting the 2008 season 0-3 for the first time since 1999 when Rutgers went 1-10, I started thinking about how I have been saying since Greg Schiano got to Rutgers ...

Written by Adam Helfgott about about 1 year ago 127 reads 2 comments
Rutgers Sunk in Annapolis; Navy wins 23-21

The Scarlet Knights (0-3) dropped their third in a row to start the season Saturday as they fell to Navy (2-2) on the road 23-21 in front of presidential candidate John McCain and a record crowd ...

Written by Adam Helfgott about about 1 year ago 135 reads 2 comments
Rutgers QB Teel Swings at Own Player

Down 23-21 with under two minutes to play in Rutgers game at NAVY, RU senior QB Mike Teel was picked off by linebacker Ross Pospisil with 1:34 remaining sealing the victory for the Midshipmen...

Written by Adam Helfgott about about 1 year ago 106 reads 0 comments
Out with the New, In with the Old? Watch out Rutgers fans!

With the 2008 season getting off to a rocky start let's take a look back at why it used to be amusing to watch Rutgers with only 15,000 people there.....

Written by Adam Helfgott about about 1 year ago 394 reads 7 comments
Pathetic in Piscataway; Rutgers loses to UNC 44-12

It was only eight years ago when Greg Schiano came to Piscataway and promised fans a competitive program and hopes of one day hoisting a championship trophy...

Written by Adam Helfgott about about 1 year ago 332 reads 2 comments
Greg Schiano, OC John McNulty Not Helping Rutgers' Cause

Rutgers is off to a poor start, and Adam Helfgott says the Knights offense will struggle as long as coach Greg Schiano lets offensive coordinator John McNulty lead the charge.

Written by Adam Helfgott about about 1 year ago 1,723 reads 6 comments
Rutgers Off to Rough Start with Labor Day Loss

Rutgers opened its 2008 campaign yesterday with a lackluster performance in a losing effort against Fresno State 24-7 in front of the 11th sellout crowd in a row at Rutgers Stadium...

Written by Adam Helfgott about about 1 year ago 160 reads 0 comments
Cost Concerns May Delay Rutgers Stadium Expansion

The Star-Ledger reported Thursday that rising costs for materials like steel, concrete, and fuel will force Rutgers University to scale back on its $102 million expansion plans for Rutgers Stadium...

Written by Adam Helfgott about about 1 year ago 825 reads 8 comments
Open Mic: The Rutgers Debate—Does Good Football Equal a Better School?

For years prior to Greg Schiano's arrival at Rutgers, many students and alumni argued that Rutgers football was in such bad shape that the school should move down a division and put all its focus mainly on academics and smaller sports...

Written by Adam Helfgott about about 1 year ago 1,017 reads 17 comments
Rutgers Dismisses Basketball Announcer After 23 Years

For Nelligan Sports…this is the Rutgers basketball radio network… Every Rutgers basketball fan in this generation will tell you that there is only one true voice of Scarlet Knights hoops—play-by-play man Bruce Johnson...

Written by Adam Helfgott about about 1 year ago 1,517 reads 5 comments
The Beauty of a College Football Saturday

It's maybe the greatest feeling ever. It's when anticipation meets excitement and it all boils out on one day of the week. There is nothing in sports quite like a college football Saturday...

Written by Adam Helfgott about about 1 year ago 675 reads 3 comments
The Big Ten and Rutgers—A Perfect Match

It’s a scenario that could make the Big Ten Football Conference once again the best in the nation. It’s a matchmaker's dream—and a dream that is certainly a possibility...

Written by Adam Helfgott about about 1 year ago 1,177 reads 12 comments
Mike Teel: Underrated and Underappreciated

He threw for 3,147 yards last season, he was just named to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watch list for 2008, he has a record of 20-8 as a starting quarterback, and he has led the team to two consecutive bowl victories...

Written by Adam Helfgott about about 1 year ago 641 reads 1 comments
Rutgers Football: 2008 Schedule Predictions

Is this the year of the Knight in the Big East? Can the Rutgers get back into the top 25 one more time and make a play for the Big East title? Here are my predictions for the 2008 Rutgers football season, game by game...

Written by Adam Helfgott about about 1 year ago 1,372 reads 2 comments
Rutgers Football: Time is Running Out

Coming off what many fans consider a disappointing 8-5 bowl-winning season, Rutgers football must live up to expectations in 2008 to sustain this wave of believers in New Jersey...

Written by Adam Helfgott about about 1 year ago 638 reads 2 comments

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Adam Helfgott Article Archive

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

Turnaround Shows What Could Have Been for Rutgers in 2008

Greg Schiano Must Learn the Term Halftime Adjustment

How The Mighty Have Fallen; Rutgers on the Downside

Roundtable: Rutgers Fans Speak Their Mind on the 2008 Team

Greg Schiano Must Make Changes Now!

Rutgers Sunk in Annapolis; Navy wins 23-21

Rutgers QB Teel Swings at Own Player

Out with the New, In with the Old? Watch out Rutgers fans!

Pathetic in Piscataway; Rutgers loses to UNC 44-12

Greg Schiano, OC John McNulty Not Helping Rutgers' Cause

Rutgers Off to Rough Start with Labor Day Loss

Cost Concerns May Delay Rutgers Stadium Expansion

Open Mic: The Rutgers Debate—Does Good Football Equal a Better School?

Rutgers Dismisses Basketball Announcer After 23 Years

The Beauty of a College Football Saturday

The Big Ten and Rutgers—A Perfect Match

Mike Teel: Underrated and Underappreciated

Rutgers Football: 2008 Schedule Predictions

Rutgers Football: Time is Running Out

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