Published on: 4th October, 2010
After a shocking home loss to Tulane that left Scarlet Nation reeling, Rutgers can't afford to look backward. But I can. Rutgers seemed off to a wonderful start when Mohamed Sanu took a Wildcat formation run 91 yards for a touchdown. They led 7-0 and appeared ready to put the UNC disaster ...Published on: 27th September, 2010
Championship caliber teams all have one thing in common: they find a way to win. While this seems elementary, most teams have a style that the game needs to take in order to win.The preferred style for the Jets is obviously defensive oriented. They play field position, possess the ball, and ...Published on: 23rd September, 2010
About 15 minutes from kickoff, The Pitt Panthers take on the Hurricanes of Miami who are ranked No. 19 in the AP poll. Can Pitt pull the Thursday night upset special? They will need their home crowd in a frenzy, their playmaking wide-out Jon Baldwin and running back Dion Lewis to ...Published on: 16th September, 2010
If there is one thing that can get a head coach in trouble it is the media. A second thing would be the fans. In New York, you can multiply that trouble ten-fold in both cases. Everyone is an expert from the two radio stations, the local sports television networks, to the fans ...Published on: 15th September, 2010
New York Jets' head coach Rex Ryan certainly did a lot of talking going into the 2010 season and week 1 against the Baltimore Ravens. And while the final result, a 10-9 loss to the Ravens, was very disappointing, the defense did show that it has the capability of being ...Published on: 1st September, 2010
The sky seems to be falling around the Jets in recent days. The Darrelle Revis situation is yet to be resolved and news come out that the team's leading pass-rusher will, for the second consecutive season, miss time at the beginning of the year—this time for approximately five weeks. Mark Sanchez has ...Published on: 25th August, 2010
Coming into the 2010 season, a lot of prognosticators are pointing to the Jets' running back corps of Shonn Greene, Ladainian Tomlinson, and rookie Joe McKnight as a possible downgrade from Leon Washington and last year's league-leading rusher Thomas Jones. Moreover, these prognosticators seem to think that the acquisition of Santonio Holmes ...Published on: 24th August, 2010
Over the weekend, rumors were abound regarding a new contract for Darrelle Revis. It was tweeted by Tim Cowlishaw of the Dallas Morning News that the Jets were close to a restructured contract for the star cornerback. Then, it came out that Cowlishaw's account was hacked, then it wasn't hacked and ...Published on: 23rd July, 2010
In the summer of 2009, the big question surrounding the Jets' preseason was Leon Washington. He was threatening to hold out, as he was unhappy with his contract. The Jets front office promised him that they would "take care of him" in the offseason. Washington decided to play without holding ...Published on: 15th May, 2010
The prospect of joining the Big 10 conference is an exciting one for Rutgers fans, but it has to make Scarlet Knight Nation a bit uneasy. For Rutgers, it is no secret that football is the driving force for the athletic department. Many detractors of R.U. athletics point to over-spending ...