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Jersey boy too checking in too--although I know it's not a measure of a college coach's success and means nothing at all to most fans, Schiano's teams have always been in the top of the nation with their academic success and graduation rates (something his bashers have always ignored). This past year they were #2 in the nation under the "Academic Progress Rate" and #7 under the "Graduation Success Rate"--#1 for state schools. That's not too shabby when considering he did this while taking one of the nation's worst programs and turning it around (we actually made it to bowl games and won--we're also very well represented in the NFL). Though I'm no expert on coaching, I find it hard to believe that this doesn't mean something. Seems to be a pretty good reflection on the man. We'll miss him. This ruined my day.
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Rutgers Football was a joke before Schiano got there. I live in NJ and in the 90's and early 00's Rutgers wasn't a big time program or really anything as far as football was concerned. By the second half of the last decade Rutgers was in bowl games almost every year (From 2005-2011 they were in one every year except 2010). They were ranked 12 in the 2006 season and won 5 out of 6 bowls they were invited to. They became a legit and respected college football team.
You might say that his 68-67 record isn't something to brag about but considering that in his first 4 seasons the team was 12-34 that't a remarkable turnaround. Rutgers never ever produced a 1st round pick in the NFL in its entire history until Schiano's tenure (Kenny Britt being the first one while Anthony Davis and Devin McCourty being two in the very next year). Now I can't say wither or not Schiano will be the guy for Tampa but lets not undersell what he did with Rutgers at all. He completely turned around that program.
Granted if I were a Bucs fan I wouldn't be thrilled about the hiring. But as much as I hate Rutgers I can't say enough good things about what he did there.
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Not sure if anyone brought this up but with the 10th pick we'll have a shot at the last "top tier" OT in this draft--either Reiff or Martin. Though neither appears to be a franchise tackle who would garner a big haul, the laws of supply and demand put us in a good spot. Is there a team drafting mid-round or a tad later who might get antsy (that's the key) and trade up? If so, we can still nab either Upshaw or Ingram and pick up another pick. If that happens, do you think we score an extra 2nd or 3rd? Either way, we get a player we need in the 1st and an additional "free" quality player. Let the bashing begin!!!!
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