Clearly would have been a huge win, and the loss, especially the way we managed the closing seconds stings, but that was a very good effort last night, not for nothing but that was the Rutgers team I've been waiting for since the start of the year.
But I think we can only claim the "moral victory" if we can go and gain actual victories going fwd. Start's with Indiana next week, who improved or not, that is a game we have to win, and then we will be right back at it against a top 5 team vs OSU the following. And beyond that I'm not writing off Nebraska or Wisconsin. The Rutgers team that played last night can beat either of those teams.
Bottom line is after a complete fubar start to the season, even in a loss last night, we may have seen the turning point. But if will only be a turning point if we continue that level of play going fwd.
But I think we can only claim the "moral victory" if we can go and gain actual victories going fwd. Start's with Indiana next week, who improved or not, that is a game we have to win, and then we will be right back at it against a top 5 team vs OSU the following. And beyond that I'm not writing off Nebraska or Wisconsin. The Rutgers team that played last night can beat either of those teams.
Bottom line is after a complete fubar start to the season, even in a loss last night, we may have seen the turning point. But if will only be a turning point if we continue that level of play going fwd.