College football needs more guys with this attitude
Great quote from Monangai re: playing in the bowl game
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Wish we had that guy for another year but understand him going. Just a great find all-around. I guess we got really lucky when Berger decided to go elsewhere.
As a rutgers fan , I want him to play in the bowl . As someone that wants the best for the kid, he should sit out the bowl and declare for the NFL draft
If he was returning to Rutgers for his final year there wouldn't even be a question about his playing in the bowl game. I just hope he's gonna try for the NFL instead of using the portal for a big payday at some other school.
What is RU supposed to do for offense without him next Fall ?
What is RU supposed to do for offense without him next Fall ?
wow my bad if he didn't. I coulda sworn I saw that. OK, in this case glad to be wrong!
Hopefully KM returns. If not we need Brown to regain his form he had in ‘22. If this fails we are screwed relying on GW for a passing attack.
Exactly. He did not say he was definitely playing and hasn't done so since, unless I missed something.
I certainly understand the sentiment, but I Benjamin showed some flashes of potential.
It's funny....before he got hurt Sam was easily the best running back in the program. Little did I know that when he went down his replacement would proceed to lead the league in rushing and pretty much BE the RU offense. And establish himself as one of the best running backs in college football.
Now I don't know what RU is supposed to do if KM doesn't return.
He hasn’t declared, he hasn’t entered the portal, he hasn’t said anything since that quote. That is a very telling quote, in my humble opinion, so I have a feeling we see him out there on game day. May also end up depending on the weather and field conditions.
We entered this season wondering what we would do if Brown couldn't play. Things sometimes have a way of working out.
From what it sounds like Brown should be good to go by spring, at the same level we saw him in 2022, so I’m pretty sure we’re good to go at running back.
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Hopefully your gut is correct and KM will return for another year. As Kbee said before the season started we all fully expected Brown to be the Stud RB and Kyle to be the #2.
As for the Bowl game yes the field conditions will tell a lot IMO. Remember against ISU in the Pinstripe when RB Jawan Jamison went down with an injury due to that g-d awful playing field. We don’t want that to happen to KM.
Respectfully disagree. Sam had a great game against Indiana. Everyone just thought he could do that every game.
He needs to work on the catch and then burst after the catch out of the backfield. Otherwise he’s a 1st and 2nd down-only small fullback at best in the NFL. Brian Leonard excelled at being smooth catching balls on the run…although pound for pound KM might be a little better than BL running between the tackles. I don’t think BL or KM are/were elite at blasting to the edge and that’s not usually asked of a RB anyway. Rice did have edge burst-ability and defenders couldn’t arm tackle him.
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Right now Kyle is projected as the #37 ranked RB in the Draft. Again this just one rating service. If this rating is consistent with others he might be better served coming for one more year and raising his stock.
Does KM need to declare for the draft before the bowl game? Might want to play and see if he gets hurt. Forgot which Rutgers guy declared then got hurt and was denied a chance to come back.
Do we think he is contemplating or waiting on a potential NIL deal?
I know once you sign with an agent you can't play; as far as declaring, typically, you don't play either if doing so ahead of time.
Pass the ball downfield with a transfer portal quarterback.
I think that was LB Singleton before the Gator Bowl 3 years ago.
The BS crap the NCAA does is criminal.
Players can have Agents-Managers /NIL money playing CFB but can’t opt out the Draft ???? BS