Scarlet Knight Nation to Doggy: WELCOME!

With his passionate defense of Rutger's decision not to capitulate to Notre Dame in recent negotiations Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo has joined the Scarlet Knight Nation. He joins the likes of Chris "Continent" Carlin and NBC's Bruce Beck as esteemed members of this growing "Nation".. While Mike remains a holdout Chris's membership marks a watershed moment in Knights history, for the better part of 20 years he had railed against the Rutgers football program (rightfully so for many of those years), and urged on many occasions to downgrade to a 1 AA schedule. By swatting away the storied "Fighting Irish" Rutgers has taken another giant step in establishing itself as a premier Football program.

On behalf of Bruce and "Continent" and the millions of lesser known members of the Scarlet Knight Nation, welcome Christopher Russo!

JOBA IN PEN: BULL!

I believe Joba should have been a starter from the beginning of the
season. This was before Kennedy and Hughes imploded.. For how many
years have we heard we need a "lock down" starter, here is our chance
for a home grown phenom and we let him sit in the bullpen waiting for
a meaningful 8th inning. As we have have seen recently at the current
pace very few opportunities will present for JOBA. I don't care how
dominant he has been or will be in the Pen we need to see what he can
do as a starter. Hughes and Kennedy will improve but now is a great
opportunity to see what Joba can do as a starter!