(07-26-2020 11:23 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(07-26-2020 10:58 AM)AntiG Wrote:  Rutgers wasn't a disaster immediately - was actually successful in their first year in the B1G due to Schiano's recruits becoming upperclassmen, which included knocking off Michigan, losing to Penn State late in the 4th off of a pick-six after a brilliant defensive job all game long, destroying Indiana, an insane comeback win against Maryland, and beating down UNC in the Quick Lane Bowl. The issue afterwards was that Schiano had left for the NFL the year before, and not only did they lose some big-time verbal commits once he left like Saquon Barkley, but those upperclassmen that had winning seasons in 2013 and 2014 started graduated while Flood struggled with recruiting as well as the academic violation he committed. Then the Ash disaster hiring afterwards, plus the armed robbery involving 5 first and second year players.

I could put together a nice paragraph like this explaining why USF has been lousy at times during the past seven seasons as well, including right now, but the bottom line is ...... lousy. Applies to Rutgers too.

my point was, Rutgers was not a case of immediate failure after moving conferences. They were a case of moving, being successfully competitive early on, and then taking a big fat dump afterwards due to a combination of cheapness and scandals.