Keep Choppin'

How about the Rutgers Scarlet Knights? Rutgers came out of the gates firing on all cylinders against the Bulls. Right away the defense let their presence show, and kept it going throughout. Rutgers just chose to not let up. Tom Savage, Mohammed Sanu, super Joe Martinek and Tim Brown all performed largely on offense. Whether it was the wildcat, or a traditional formation, it worked. After beating a talented South Florida team 31-0, Rutgers has moved into the number 25 slot. Its a big shame that RU had to open with the juggernaut of a Cincinnati Bearcats team who just straight drummed them. Rutgers was without a quarterback and they were without an identity. Since then, Rutgers has only lossed one game and that being 24-17 to a now-top ten football program. If Rutgers had gotten to play Cincy and Pitt later on in the season, like now, when they have finally hit their stride, I do believe things would be different on this go-around. However what's done is done, and Rutgers can still finish strong with Louisville, Syracuse, and West Virginia at home to finish out. They have a good shot at going 10-2 overall and 5-2 in the conference. However any team can win or lose on any given week, so its important to not let up and keep choppin'. They don't need me to tell them that, Schiano has embedded that in their heads I'm sure.