Bowl dominoes

Earlier in the week, the Home News Tribune’s Keith Sargeant reported on the likely BE bowl lineup (ND to Gator, WVU to Tire unless they get UNC on the other side, etc..)

I want to draw people’s attention this Orlando Sentinel article echoing Sargeant’s information. Believe it or not, the backup plan to West Virginia in Charlotte would be Rutgers, not the loser of Cincy/Pitt. Rutgers is also the backup plan in Tampa, which becomes much more likely if USF loses to UConn. Otherwise, it’s Birmingham for the Knights. The reason RU could jump teams is because they have the second best traveling fanbase in the conference after West Virginia.

I’m not going to presume that RU wins out until everything is already in the books. However, I think the most likely scenario is going to be that a 7-5 WVU team squeezes 9-3 Pitt out of Charlotte. I think USF might actually win on Sunday though, which could make things awfully dicey. We could see Pitt actually relegated to Toronto if all of that were to happen, which would be an absolute disgrace.

By the way, it’s really cold

I’ll be at the game tomorrow.

Booooo, it looks like RU does not agree with me about the need to keep you know who under wraps.

With Mike Teel close to rewriting the RU record book, the Daily Targum wonders whether he will end up having a better career than Ryan Hart.

Pro Football Weekly on Courtney Greene’s draft stock:

Rutgers senior S Courtney Greene has been a disappointment this season and showed better range and playmaking ability as a junior. He entered the season regarded as a player who would be drafted in the top three rounds. Now, he likely will have to make his presence felt on special teams to make it.

A lot of that is true. I think Greene misses playing next to Girault, who was strong enough in coverage to free up Greene to make more plays. On the other hand, both Lefeged and Kitchen are known more their hitting, so Greene deserves some credit for taking one for the team and playing a role that may not have best served his future in pro football.

Now we know what happened to Corey Chandler.

The RU Women have Cal and Ashley Walker tonight, and Stanford on Sunday.

Iona College is dropping football.

Mark your calendars for December 12th, as that’s the next meeting of the university BoG. I don’t know about all the rumors floating around, but that date could represent Zoffinger’s final rebuke.

New Jersey unemployment is up to 6%, stemming from the loss of 27,200 jobs in 2008.