Quote:HOME: Norfolk State, Eastern Michigan, Arkansas, Cincinnati, Houston, Temple and South Florida.

AWAY: Fresno State, Boise State, UCF, Connecticut, Louisville.

http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index....cart_river

Well, what do you think? I think it's prob RU's toughest schedule since 2006...maybe 2002? I like it.

Don't want to go play on the blue turf. Would've been happy to play SDSU.

In terms of opponent quality, Fresno, Boise, Louisville, Arky and Cincy are very good opponents to have on the schedule. Not sure what Houston, USF, UCF, UConn will be like. Temple I expect another rebuilding year. Eastern Michigan is a good MAC opponent not to be overlooked. Norfolk State is the only true bodybag game. At first glance its yuck, but that's really just a lack of Cuse, Pitt, WVU on there.

(12-12-2012 12:40 PM)brista21 Wrote:  In terms of opponent quality, Fresno, Boise, Louisville, Arky and Cincy are very good opponents to have on the schedule. Not sure what Houston, USF, UCF, UConn will be like. Temple I expect another rebuilding year. Eastern Michigan is a good MAC opponent not to be overlooked. Norfolk State is the only true bodybag game. At first glance its yuck, but that's really just a lack of Cuse, Pitt, WVU on there.

Ya, us Men from Ypsi are not to be trifled with

A lot of quality teams on the schedule, but I'm still going to miss playing WVU, Pitt, Syracuse, etc, even if Boise, Houston and UCF are at similar talent levels.

(12-15-2012 05:09 PM)General Mike Wrote:  A lot of quality teams on the schedule, but I'm still going to miss playing WVU, Pitt, Syracuse, etc, even if Boise, Houston and UCF are at similar talent levels.

I don't miss playing WVU. Aside from the fact that we could never seem to beat them, the WVU fans (at least the ones that came to the games in P'Way) were the absolute worst.

Fine, I don't miss their fans, but I miss the idea of playing them.

I'll miss playing Cuse, Pitt, WVU, UConn and I do miss playing BC. OTOH, I'll get used to regular trips to State College and College Park and our new conferencemates in general.

You'll be sure to enjoy your cross division trips to Michigan, Minnesota, and Northwestern too, not so much Iowa and Nebraska. Michigan State is an iffy place, some people enjoy Lansing and others hate it, just depends on the person. I'm a State fan but I pretty much could care less about Lansing. Ever need info for a trip to Ann Arbor/Ypsi just talk to me.

Way too early prediction. 8-4. Undefeated at home. Losses on the road to Fresno, Boise, UCF, and Ville.