birddogger wrote:"Neither team had a strong offense. Princeton fell to bottom of Bottom 10"

...while maintaining its #2 ranking.

I'm aware that this was satirical - but, 6 "goals" to 4 in 1869 would be roughly equivalent to 42-28 today.

MustangStealth wrote:

You're crazier than a sh*thouse rat if you'd take a Rutgers girl over an SMU girl. And that's being very kind to the rat.

I didn't go to SMU but modelT is right on this one. And it ain't even close....

Nope. Sorry, but I'm not sorry:
http://totalfratmove.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads ...

Rutgers played Princeton in the first intercollegiate football game, that's a pretty cool history to have. I think there's a manuscript somewhere that mentions the students left at halftime because the cell coverage was crappy.

Not just played, but beat Princeton 6-4 November 6th 1869 in New ...

This is probably an ignorant question but - What are SMU's feelings about the Longhorns?

Personally have never really felt one way or another about Texas myself being from NJ - But the refs just handed this game to UT. Also can't lie, I was rooting for an ISU upset (underdog, plus we played them in ...

One thing about a new conference, lets you become more familiar with other schools....
maybe a new weekly thread to add to panic/prediction??

Campus map: http://rubic.rutgers.edu/campus_map.php

Campus pics (2011): http://www.flickr.com/photos/rutgersnewark/sets/72157629245225515

University ...

1. I'm aware this thread is in good fun (WVU aka "guido vs. hillbilly week" was always entertaining when we still played). But just to be clear, please know that most RU students and most NJ residents are NOT Guidos.

2. Keeping with the spirit of the thread, I'd take a Rutgers girl over an SMU girl ...

PP, could you call the guy back and ask him a bout the backs that might play against SMU and what they are like?

The starter will be Savon Huggins who was a 5 star recruit coming out of HS but has not really lived up to expectations (of course the expectation was that he would be the next Ray ...