OT: Rutgers MBB billboard on I84 in Hartford
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Are they taking credit for any of the 6 championships on it?
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Cam Spencer has a championship ring. Cam Spencer played Rutgers. Rutger player has a championship ring. You only get championship rings by winning championships, ergo....
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Someone want to explain the joke? I’m on my phone and don’t want to type that much.
I don't know if anyone has noticed but
The NJ.com group of newspapers has been churning out continually articles about UConn, even well before the Lakers situation. No doubt it's about Hurley's ties and our success, but it's to the point that we are considered part of their local coverage or something. Their has been stretches where they are turning out more coverage than our CT brethren.
Now I don't know if this post is real and if so what's on the billboard. But the thought came to me reading yet another UConn article on NJ. com that schools like Rutgers and SH must be furious of their coverage of us. Maybe this is retaliation, although it would be totally misdirected. Maybe they think we are pushing NJ.com to promote our coverage in their area because of Hurley? Just a thought.
The NJ.com group of newspapers has been churning out continually articles about UConn, even well before the Lakers situation. No doubt it's about Hurley's ties and our success, but it's to the point that we are considered part of their local coverage or something. Their has been stretches where they are turning out more coverage than our CT brethren.
Now I don't know if this post is real and if so what's on the billboard. But the thought came to me reading yet another UConn article on NJ. com that schools like Rutgers and SH must be furious of their coverage of us. Maybe this is retaliation, although it would be totally misdirected. Maybe they think we are pushing NJ.com to promote our coverage in their area because of Hurley? Just a thought.
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Rutgers basketball used the financial success of UConn players to brag about its own coaching staff
College sports programs will do just about anything to help recruiting. They will send recruits hundreds of letters. They will make them customized Photoshops. They will tout just about anything if...
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Thanks. Newbies don’t get the joke.View attachment 101730
Rutgers basketball used the financial success of UConn players to brag about its own coaching staff
College sports programs will do just about anything to help recruiting. They will send recruits hundreds of letters. They will make them customized Photoshops. They will tout just about anything if...
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NJSU and UConn should be rivals. That would be great for Northeast athletics. Unfortunately the greedy bastards ripped apart the Big East and the Norhteastern schools were scattered. NJSU is in the B1G and UConn is winning national championships, so the jokes write themselves.
Is there an image of this disgraceful billboard?
Is there an image of this disgraceful billboard?
wish I could've snapped one in time. It is tucked away a bit so I never noticed it before but someone on twitter noticed it a few months ago
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Super weird.
Will be interesting to see how two high level freshmen fare in this new age college basketball for them though. Dylan and Ace seem like the real deal.
Will be interesting to see how two high level freshmen fare in this new age college basketball for them though. Dylan and Ace seem like the real deal.
it was specifically Rutgers MBB, not even the uni in general
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It’s been up for at least a month. I can’t get a good picture while I’m driving. It’s on a curve so when I see it’s too late.
It’s says “the Knighthood”. Oddly placed. I’m sure you know that pikiell is from Bristol so maybe for him?
If I didn’t know any better I thought it was a jab at Gavin Griffiths transferring being so close to west Hartford but that’s really petty.
Just key his car if you are that upset he left.
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The Rutgers billboard is very close to a billboard advertising buy one toilet get the second toilet 50% off. BOGO toilets it says.
So that's a thing.
So that's a thing.
B1G realizing they picked the wrong school to add and trying to save face
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They had one on I-95 3 years back. Quinnipiac currently has a sign there now.
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I've seen it a number of times but haven't been able to get a pic. Says #THEKNIGHTHOOD
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IIRC that billboard was only there to advertise UMaine offering the same tuition as an in-state UConn student
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Isn’t that just for freshmen though? We don’t really even try to recruit many freshmen anymore. We need to recruit the portal for the most part.
Yes, I believe it is for rising Seniors only. Not sure how the portal recruits factor into Rival rankings. Obviously in this day and age, that factor is critical, moreso for some programs than others.
Take Rivals and "How many stars" with a grain of "recruiting salt", but it is a metric that has some validity:
1 Ohio St
2 Notre Dame
3 Alabama
4 USC
5 Rutgers
6 Wisconsin
7 TX A&M
8 Georgia
9 Oklahoma
10 Clemson