A Sea Of Red

You know the drill

Liberty - 27
Rutgers -21

Attendance - Less than 25k
Bold Predictions - Liberty gets 4+ sacks, AGG gets multiple TDs, and Rutgers has a play go 60+ yards.

LU 35 Rutgers 17

LU - 34

Rutgers - 13

Liberty 24
Rutgers 20

Liberty wins a tight game that is down to the wire.

Rutgers 28
Liberty 24

I want to go with Rutgers in a close one ..... but I like Kool Aid.

We miss a field goal and give up two big plays.

LU 34
State University of New Jersey 33

We rush for 140

Liberty 31
Rutgers 20

If we lose then our program is further behind than I expected. Especially if we give up more then 17 points with their current QB. Rutgers is a mess.

We haven't been consistent enough for me to have faith we can win consistently on the road. Even if we are more talented right now. I'd rather be pleasantly surprised than disappointed

Rutgers 42
Liberty 32

Rutgers defensive line may not allow the time for Buckshot to throw deep balls. I see a lot of short passes to slot receivers and backs. Their offense has been woeful, but they will try to run the ball.

LU 23
RU 21

BTW- I was told by a Rutgers season ticket holder that the stadium will be "empty" and once inside, you can sit wherever you'd like.

thepostman wrote: ↑October 22nd, 2019, 9:20 pm We haven't been consistent enough for me to have faith we can win consistently on the road. Even if we are more talented right now. I'd rather be pleasantly surprised than disappointed

While this is true they have a BAD QB and we should know if you have a bad QB you won’t win games. Our run defense has significantly improved so I don’t see them having that much success running the football.

ballah09 wrote: ↑October 22nd, 2019, 8:44 pm If we lose then our program is further behind than I expected. Especially if we give up more then 17 points with their current QB. Rutgers is a mess.

Yes, Rutgers is having an awful year.
Yes, I think we can beat them. You can argue we SHOULD beat them.................... however.

This game matches the oldest football program in FBS with the newest.
The fact that we are favored is IMHO irrelevant.
I would not consider a loss an upset.

Are we behind P5 teams in talent level? Witness last years Auburn game. I think we've taken great strides, but we still have a lot of FCS players on the roster. Rutgers does not. Their QB is a FR, and has struggled being thrust in the gap against P5 competition, but he put up huge numbers and won state championships in HS, and if he were on our roster, he would almost certainly be Buckshot's backup.

Liberty 24
Rutgers 16

The question, for me, is do our players listen to the Rat Poison, or do they take the game on as the biggest challenge faced yet this season.

Rutgers 28
Liberty 21

I have a feeling we are going to see some wrinkles in our offense over the next 4 weeks that have not been shown on tape yet. Not sure how much of that will be shown this week yet, probably depends on how the game is shaping up. I definitely think we will see more creative plays these next few weeks though.

Liberty- 31
Rutgers- 13

It has been stated upthread, but if we lose this game, then this program is still incredibly far away where it needs to be to be a competitive FBS program. Yes, us losing this game is a possibility, but it also would be an upset and certainly a black mark. Need to win this.

Liberty 31
Rutgers 27

0-3 away games - 0 points
1-3 home games - 78 points

This one is a tough call, IMHO. If we show up hitting on all cylinders, I have no doubt we win. If not....

I think it'll be a fun game to watch. Wish I could be there.

LU 30
RU 28

Wow. We have more people predicting an LU loss on this forum than on the Rutgers forum! LOL! If this helps you, RU key offensive players, including RB Blackshear may not play this game due to redshirt rule! I got LU to win regardless. Go LU!

After doing some research on Rutgers, I think this is a game for our defense to shine.

LU 27
Rutgers 14

LibertyD wrote: ↑October 23rd, 2019, 11:02 pm Wow. We have more people predicting an LU loss on this forum than on the Rutgers forum!

I'm in the "I'll believe it when I see it" category. I think we are headed in the right direction. I think we can win any game on the schedule this year. I think we might be able to beat Syracuse in a rematch. We have not been consistent though.

I did appreciate some of the comments I read from the players. Having the attitude "we can win" is very different than "we will win."

This is a tough one to call. Liberty 21, Rutgers 14. Attendance 25,850.