Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:55 pm EDT

Well, Rutgers had its day, won a couple bowl games, and that was fun. But I'd say the egg the Knights laid in front of the country tonight officially moved them from "respectable/on the brink of good," to "totally regressed," and with that Greg Schiano's viability as a hot prospect for bigger jobs gasps its terminal breaths.
Not to take away from a young North Carolina team clearly poised to make good on its preseason hype as an insurgent ACC title contender, but surely the Heels won't see that many wide open receivers or poorly-thrown passes directly into their defenders' arms again. Maybe against Duke? Rutgers thought it was past that, I'm sure, but the post-Ray Rice Knights are rapidly revising expectations in the wrong direction.
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I think you also have to give credit to Yates, the three or four times when he could have sat back in the pocket past 3 seconds and thrown to a covered receiver or gotten sacked, he tucked it down and got what he could. In identical situations, Teel threw picks.
After watching UNC its hard to say that any of their remaining games aren't winnable.. and they may be favored in at least 8 more games this season.. The line on the VT game should be close.. nearly a toss up. Right now it's hard to say that UNC isn't the frontrunner in their division. GT should get some consideration. I reserve judgment on Miami until Shannon proves he can coach something resembling offense.
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As much as Syracuse sucks, I'd still rather be us than Rutgers.
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3-8, 42 Yds, 1TD, 1INT against D-1AA FURMAN. Give the man a prize...then show him the door.
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P.S. The Big East is absolutely dreadful so far this year. If USF doesn't deliver tonight it may be time to prepare the last rites.
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