the rix mix

I've always viewed Rutgers teams as not having enough attitude. When it comes to the big game - the game you win or there are no more games that matter, no second chances, no watching the scoreboard to see what some other school does in the hopes of backing into a championship or a tournament bid, Rutgers folds one step short of where you want it to go. Given the opportunity to put it all on the line, all the chips pushed into the pile, gamble everything, & Rutgers plays the way I used to play poker as the night wore on; the other guy who wouldn't leave the table penniless. That's not a bad strategy in cards if you're just playing for amusement. If Rutgers beats West Virginia, the Scarlet Knights play in the Orange Bowl, primetime, Jan 2, on Fox. But WVU is the "attitude" school in this game, with home field advantage. For 7 games the Mountaineers played with the intention of winning a national championship, although the quality of their opponents shouldn't have given them reason to believe it. They lost the 8th. So we shall see.