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[QUOTE="SUOrange44, post: 201160, member: 8"]
A lot of tangents originating out of the first post here. One thing I would suggest is that a lot of folks are over-simplifying the issues. There are a number of shades of gray here...
 
However, I think some are really missing the underlying point of Tomcat's post. Those who are pointing to the "now" generation and claim that recruits may not care about history, tradition, etc. certainly have a valid point in some respects.
 
Ask yourself this, though...if you are one of the people who has given Rutgers credit in this thread, how did they get there ? Even if you assume that Rutgers is some sort of destination at the moment (based upon their recent recruiting classes) they got there with a hollow foundation.
 
Nationwide their schedules over the last 15 years are seen as a joke. However, they put together some winning seasons and won some mediocre bowl games. Now, some recruits see them as a program on the rise.
 
Would they have had the same feeling if they overscheduled during down/rebuilding scenarios (pretty much a generation or so of Rutgers football) ? I would say no chance. That is why overscheduling at this stage is very dangerous for SU.
 
SU is still in a rebuilding stage. As such, to overschedule at this point no matter where or when the return games are could be a major problem.
 
SUOrange44
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