[This article was written by Double G Sports New York Giants writer Stephen J. Barron Jr.]
As the hot summer sun makes us wishing for the fall that can only mean football is around the corner. The New York Giants will be kicking off camp this season after finishing the season 3-5 and missing the playoffs with a loss to the Carolina Panthers in the final game at Giant Stadium. As camp open...
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It's March Madness time. Everyone is filling out their brackets for various office pools. I personally can't wait to hear things like "It's Upset City Baby."
So here you go, just another bracket preview. I am giving you my quick summary of the contenders and teams to watch as potential upsets. Feel free to comment and leave your final four predictions.
West
Top Seed:
Syracuse
The fate of Sy...
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The 2010 recruiting class for Rutgers and head coach Greg Schiano was rather slow to develop. The wait was worth it as some late commits made this class respectable. This year Schiano seems to have re-affirmed his ground in Florida while still bringing in some home grown talent. New Jersey had some what of a down year as far as high school seniors go. Let's take a look at the new Scarlet Knights. ...
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It started with all the hype. This was the season Rutgers was going to compete for a Big East title. The defense was expected to be solid, the offensive line was expected to be the best in the conference, and the schedule was definitely in Rutgers favor. The main question marks heading into the season were who would be Rutgers starting quarterback and could any wide receivers step up and play alon...
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The Rutgers football team this season had the #1 defense in the Big East. Thats #1 in both scoring defense and total defense. They had given up the fewest number of touchdowns of all the Big East schools, the least amount of yards, and the least amount of first downs. Rutgers opponents converted just 30% of third downs against them, and 33% of fourth down tries. The third down defense was 1st in t...
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The Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team found out their bowl destination yesterday. Head Coach Greg Schiano was very disappointed in the outcome. Rutgers is headed to a December 19th matchup with Central Florida in the St. Petersburg Bowl. Rutgers was hoping they could sneak into the Meineke Car Care Bowl, which is played Dec. 26th in Charlotte, North Carolina. However, Pittsburgh was the ...
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The Rutgers University football team is having an up and down season. The highest point of the season so far was a 31-0 domination over a South Florida team that was ranked at the time. The low point came this past weekend in the Carrier Dome. Rutgers went into the dome as the #25 team in the country and still had a shot at making a nice bowl game. The Syracuse team they were about to face went in...
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The cameras are back in Piscataway for another Thursday night showdown. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights host the South Florida Bulls in a key Big East matchup tonight. Both teams are already out of contention for the Big East title, but coming in at 6-2 each time can become bowl eligible with a win tonight. A win will also keep alive their hopes for a Gator Bowl berth. South Florida enters the g...
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