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Message: [QUOTE="Townie72, post: 1648902, member: 780"] The idea has always been that IF Rutgers becomes competitive, then there will be a groundswell of interest and the birth of some sort of Jersey pride. The RU faithful cling to this concept. Eventually we are going to be good and when we are we relatively small group of fans will have been in on the ground floor. The spike in Metro interest in RU football around 2006 wasn't real support.It was based on the curiosity of it, the uniqueness of it. My experience is that in NJ and NY, just being competitive isn't enough. You have to play against and win against what they see are "The Big Boys". Rutgers immediate problem is becoming even competitive in football. Going up against OSU and Michigan would be a huge challenge for any program. Who in NJ is going towant to tune into a 50pt rout after the curiosity of RU being in the B1G wears off. [/QUOTE]