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Penn State Doesn't Consider Rutgers A Rival Because Penn State Has Never Valued Rational Thought

7/21/2015

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NJ.com- I connected with Bob Flounders, who covers Penn State for PennLive.com, for a Q&A on the Nittany Lions.

Q: The Penn State side was mostly dismissive of the possibility of a Rutgers rivalry leading up to last season's matchup. Did the close game change anything? What do you expect the atmosphere to be like at Beaver Stadium for that prime-time matchup?

A: I don't believe the Penn State program views Rutgers as a rival and I know the fan base does not. Pittsburgh is the Lions' true rival and the Panthers are coming back on the schedule in a few years. The fact is, PSU hasn't really had a true rival in the Big Ten since it joined the conference. The prime-time atmosphere will be better than the one at Rutgers just because the size of the crowd.




One would think this statement would upset a die hard Rutgers fan like myself. That Penn State's refusal to acknowledge Rutgers as a geographical rival and a Big Ten peer would anger those that have supported the program as it's risen to relative prominence. Alas, it does not. Not because I don't think Rutgers has the talent or the draw of Penn State, but simply because Penn State admitting that Rutgers is their equal would be admitting failure. Admitting that Rutgers, once a Division 1 afterthought, is now a middle of the pack Big 10 team is an admission that Penn State has not only failed to progress, but has actually regressed from the traditional college football power that they used to be. First year in a Power 5 Conference, with only a single season of B1G recruiting under their belt, and Rutgers has already finished with a better record than Penn State. Hell, the only thing that even kept Penn State within sniffing distance in the standings was a historically bad performance from Rutgers' quarterback in their head to head matchup.

However, leave it to the cult members at Penn State to ignore the obvious. Sure, two schools that are within such a close proximity, constantly compete for players, and now play each other on an annual basis aren't rivals. Probably the same way a kiddy touching ring taking place under the watchful eye of Joe Paterno isn't his responsibility. Whatever you guys say. I'm sure after enough cups of Kool-Aid anything can sound reasonable. Shit, even Hitler had followers. If ISIS can consider their actions logical than why can't Penn State continue to ignore their diminishing place amongst the landscape of college football? 

I'm not saying Rutgers is a better program than Penn State, but I am saying it's a lot closer than it used to be, and that speaks volumes of which direction the two schools are trending in. We may not be Penn State's rival in their eyes, but we are absolutely legitimate competition, whether they choose to accept that or not. 
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Cole Kitchen link
2/25/2019 08:39:29 pm

Karma? You post this trash and since the Scarlet Knights have a B1G Ten record of (4-31) 11-38 overall. If Rutgers ever had a shot to get a few wins against Penn State, that time has come and gone. You'd think the stars would have aligned in Piscataway during your inaugural B1G debut, record crowd, (thanks to the Nittany Nation)....

Instead it's just more of the same old thing. No wonder all the talent in the Garden State gets as far away from the Birthplace of College Football as they can. (Thanks BTW)

A few 9-4/8-5 seasons when the B1G ten was down and worse off than it had been in decades and all of a sudden Rutgers is the gift to college football. What a delusion that was for your dwindling fan base.

12 Straight wins for State, a 2-27 overall record VS PSU, having never beaten the Nittany Lions at home in Piscataway... Sad.

11/17/2018 Piscataway, NJ 7-20 LOSS
11/11/2017 State College, PA 6-35 LOSS
11/19/2016 Piscataway, NJ 0-39 LOSS
9/19/2015 State College, PA 3-28 LOSS
9/13/2014 Piscataway, NJ 10-13 LOSS
9/23/1995 East Rutherford, NJ 34-59 LOSS
9/24/1994 State College, PA 27-55 LOSS
9/25/1993 State College, PA 7-31 LOSS
10/3/1992 East Rutherford, NJ 24-38 LOSS
10/19/1991 State College, PA 17-37 LOSS
9/22/1990 State College, PA0-28 LOSS
10/7/1989 East Rutherford, NJ 0-17 LOSS
9/24/1988 State College, PA 21-16 WIN
10/10/1987 State College, PA 21-35 LOSS
10/4/1986 State College, PA 6-31 LOSS
9/28/1985 East Rutherford, NJ 10-17 LOSS
9/8/1984 State College, PA12-15 LOSS
10/1/1983 East Rutherford, NJ 25-36 LOSS
9/18/1982 State College, PA 14-49 LOSS
9/15/1979 State College, PA 10-45 LOSS
9/9/1978 State College, PA 10-26 LOSS
9/2/1977 East Rutherford, NJ 7-45 LOSS
11/12/1955 Piscataway, NJ 13-34 LOSS
11/13/1954 State College, PA 14-37 LOSS
11/14/1953 Piscataway, NJ 26-54 LOSS
11/15/1952 State College, PA 6-7 LOSS
11/17/1951 Piscataway, NJ 7-13 LOSS
11/18/1950 State College, PA 14-18 LOSS
11/9/1918 State College, PA 26-3 WIN

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