The Knights Watchman

On Monday, Pat Hobbs announced in a press release that Rutgers all-time great Marco Battaglia had been upped to Assistant Athletic Director for Development. For the past few years, Battaglia has been instrumental in establishing relationships with donors and increasing financial support for the Rutgers athletics programs. According to the press release he will also aid in "strategic planning, specifically serving on a task force selected by Hobbs to outline the future vision for Rutgers athletics." Congrats to Battaglia, one of my favorite Scarlet Knights, especially since his playing years coincided with my undergrad years. His time on the Banks ended the same year as Doug Graber, and we know what happened after that. Four years with Battaglia and Graber, a competitive 20-23-1. The four years after, 8-36. I look forward to Marco brainstorming the future vision for Rutgers athletics as he looks out over the practice fields named in his honor.

The title of this entry links to an article written by Tom Luicci of the Newark Star-Ledger who states his case as to why it will be a hollow 10-2 even if Rutgers runs the table and finishes at 10-2. I agree with a lot of Tom says with a couple of minor exceptions... First of all, I'm still of the mindset that in relation to where the program was just five years ago, 10 wins is something that makes fans downright giddy. If you told me while I was attending Rutgers from 92 to 96 that we would have a 10-win season I would have plotzed . With the exception of my freshman year, when the team went 7-4 under Doug Graber , the other football seasons were pretty much god awful. Naturally, I want the team to take the next step and win the conference or play in a more meaningful bowl, but more importantly, I want the team to win its home games. As a season ticket holder, I leave happy when the team wins regardless of the opposition. So, if I'm witnessing 2 more home wins this year aga...