Rutgers, the highest institution of learning in a state that doesn't trust its residents to turn left or pump their own gas.
New Jersey's only cultural contribution is an HBO series about an obese psychopathic mafia boss. Unfortunately it loses luster when you remember that state also produced the cultural holocaust known as Jersey Shore.
Their poor cannon crew died of natural causes in 2015 during Ohio State's last trip to High Point Solutions Stadium, which you know is a pile of garbage by the sponsorship alone.
Apparently their high point solution to pitiful attendance is pumped-in crowd noise:
Makes sense Ohio State is pumping in artificial crowd noise at practice bc the noise at Rutgers stadium also comes from speakers pic.twitter.com/nPngewXGHj
— Ryan Ginn (@rmginn) September 27, 2017
Gotta give credit, though. Everyone knew Rutgers would be a terrible athletics addition and somehow it's been even worse. These bums have played football for damn near 150 years and have one Big East title to show for it. Sad!
No doubt Chris Ash will spend halftime tonight refreshing his bank balance. Two commas in the ol' account can do a lot to assuage getting your ass whooped on national television.
But hey, at least Rutgers brought the vaunted New York television market. That will be super beneficial in 10 years when the cable bubble implodes and TVs go the way of cassette tapes. At least Jim Delany's shitty grandkids who never threw a block in their life will inherit millions of dollars.
The only thing that pisses me off more than Rutgers is today's slate. How is it nearly October and today's games are this bad? I need an FBI investigation!
| TIME (ET) | MATCHUP | FAVORITE | T.V. CHANNEL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | NORTHWESTERN at #10 WISCONSIN | UW (-14) | ABC |
| 3:30 | INDIANA at #4 PENN STATE | PSU (-17½) | BTN |
| 3:30 | #7 GEORGIA at TENNESSEE | UGA (-8) | CBS |
| 4:00 | IOWA at MICHIGAN STATE | MSU (-3½) | FOX |
| 6:00 | #24 MISSISSIPPI STATE at #13 AUBURN | AU (-10) | ESPN |
| 8:00 | #2 CLEMSON at #12 VIRGINIA TECH | CLEM (-7) | ABC |
| 9:00 | MISSISSIPPI at #1 ALABAMA | BAMA (-28) | ESPN |
Word of the Day: Denudate.
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