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No, we don't know how they'll perform, but having grown up in New Jersey and had both friends and a cousin play for Rutgers, I don't think they'll flop.
None of that makes me an expert, but everything points to their continued program rise. Sorry 'Cuse loyalists.
With the momentum they've built over the last decade, the money they've poured in to facilities, the increased support from fans & alumni, and the exposure the B1G brings them, I don't see Rutgers falling apart. Not in that state with all those recruits who now finally a reason to stay home.
Sure, you'd all LIKE them to blow chunks, but I'm with Kaiser on this.
Rutgers will be good, if not very good for years to come.
If you had said they "might" succeed I'd be with you, but to say they will definitely rise I'm not convinced. Since 2005, they have averaged 5.5 games a season against BCS opponents who finished the regular season .500 or above and their winning % against those teams has been 35.7%. Most BCS teams average between 6.5-8 games a season against such opponents.
Also, Rutgers' single biggest victory came against Louisville back in 2006. They really haven't had a regular season game win that comes close to that since.
They should have better than they have been considering the talent they were getting in a relatively weak Big East.
They certainly have seen a tremendous rise in attendance from their Old Big East days but after the initial few seasons in the BiG, will that trend continue if they don't win? Again, only time will tell.
Cheers,
Neil