What a difference a week makes. Oh, that is if your Rutgers. SU still sits on 2 verbals while the Rutgers total has upped to 20 commits, thats two more than last week when I reminded SU fans of head coach Greg Robinson's imfamous quote "you wait and see".
The truth is that SU is flat out getting its ass kicked by schools who I claim we recruit against now, and always have. That "wall around the state of NY" that GRob claimed was in construction in 2005 has been pole vaulted with Boston College, Rutgers, Penn State and Pitt being the 4 main culprits.
The reason I'm concentrating so heavily on Rutgers is because the players claimed in 1999, after an embarrassing upset, that - and I wish I could remember their exact words- we're their main rival. And it seems like just about everyone is in agreement that SU has pretty much traded places with Rutgers.
There are 2 points to this update.
1. Not only has Rutgers come a long way since having "W E L C O M E" running down their front side, but theyre beating SU regularly on the field and on the recruiting trail as well.
2. GRob may have 'lame duck' tagged on him already. A sucessful season is more important than ever. If things start out bleak and the ship continues to sink, potential talent who may be considering SU will likely head elsewhere.
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