Rutgers/Oklahoma talking about game at MetLife Stadium this fall -Trotter

[oudavid1]

According to The (N.J.) Record, Rutgers and OU are negotiating to play this fall at MetLife Stadium. #Sooners. -Trotter

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Link to Tweet (http://twitter.com/#!/Jake_Trotter/statuses/161468132089802752)

***Update 10:05am 1/23/12***

Joe Schad and John Hoover add to this.

Schad/Hoover Tweet (http://twitter.com/#!/schadjoe/statuses/161476380222169088)

[LVSOONER15]

That would be a little different and actually a pretty good game and location.

[olevetonahill]

**** a bunch of tweets

[badger]

I'd be OK with this... wait, where's Metlife Stadium?


MetLife Stadium is a stadium in the New York Metropolitan Area, part of the MetLife Sports Complex, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It is the home of the New York Giants and New York Jets of the National Football League and is adjacent to the site of the former Giants Stadium, which was home to the Giants from 1976 until December 2009 and the Jets from 1984 until January 2010. Like its predecessor, the new stadium is the only NFL stadium shared by two teams. However, unlike Giants Stadium, in which the Jets were tenants of the NJSEA, the new stadium is a 50/50 partnership between both teams.
Ahhh... ok...???

[JohnnyMack]

My wife is a Rutgers alum.

We're in if this happens!

[stoops the eternal pimp]

Wait..You're married?

[Mississippi Sooner]

I was once pretty sure I was going to be killed in East Rutherford, NJ one evening about 20 years ago. Then I remembered I could RUN!

[JohnnyMack]

Wait..You're married?

Baby, it don't mean nothing.

[srweinbe]

Living in NYC this would be great news!! I wanted to go to at least one game this year and saving money for flights and and hotels would be great.

[oudavid1]

Joe Schad and John Hoover add to this.

Schad/Hoover Tweet (http://twitter.com/#!/schadjoe/statuses/161476380222169088)

[northspeter]

I like this idea, Rutgers could be a conference game on a couple years, might as well get acquainted...

[goingoneight]

God, I hope not. This conference is already chock full of mid majors.

[DCsooner22]

Bus trip from DC to NY - I'm SO IN for this game! :excitement:

[oudavid1]

Bus trip from DC to NY - I'm SO IN for this game! :excitement:

So you live in DC eh?
Ever listen to Tony Kornheiser show? I love it. Listen to podcast everyday!

[DCsooner22]

Yeah, he's good.

[oudavid1]

Yeah, he's good.

I love his show! Loyal little!

[badger]

Living in NYC this would be great news!! I wanted to go to at least one game this year and saving money for flights and and hotels would be great.

So my guess is you've already planned to make an every-other-year trip to Morgantown? :)

[KantoSooner]

Well, this is one way to fight the 'small media market' bugaboo. Maybe our brain trust in Norman can pitch OU as a national team. I mean we're already the anti-Texas. And that's getting awful close to being the defenders of Mom, apple pie, children, puppies and old people.

"OU: Square-Jawed, Clean-Limbed Fighters For Truth, Justice and The American Way"

[Sooner98]

You can follow him for Sooners news anytime at twitter.com/Jake_Trotter

Link to Tweet (http://twitter.com/#!/Jake_Trotter/statuses/161468132089802752)

***Update 10:05am 1/23/12***

Joe Schad and John Hoover add to this.

Schad/Hoover Tweet (http://twitter.com/#!/schadjoe/statuses/161476380222169088)

Yes, please, make this happen.

[Lott's Bandana]

I'm already saving my nickels for a possible trip to Hillbillyland. I'd probably have to choose between these games, don't think I could make both trips.

[DCsooner22]

So my guess is you've already planned to make an every-other-year trip to Morgantown? :)

I know I have!!!

[northspeter]

La tech. Also seems to be a leading candidate for OOC schedule... sooner ad's jet was reportedly in Ruston this morning...

[yermom]

Basically @Rutgers seems odd if we are going to Morgantown next year...

[colleyvillesooner]

La tech. Also seems to be a leading candidate for OOC schedule... sooner ad's jet was reportedly in Ruston this morning...

Yep, then left to go see DGB one last time.

[northspeter]

0h so they were seeing Kentrell Brice...

[IslandSooner]

I spent a week in Fairfield, NJ last April.... I left there saying that I would never return, but a trip to "MetLife Stadium" could be fun.

[allanace16]

So I'm guessing that the discussion about the game @UCF are basically done. I'm really surprised a game in NYC is even on the table if we're going to Morgantown this year, but desperate times call for desperate measures and I bet the powers that be are gonna do what they can to keep our schedule as tough as usual even with all the late scrambling.

[soonercoop1]

@WV and @Rutgers seems pretty stupid to me...

[LASooner]

Because we might win the Big East and that will hurt our BCS chances?

[badger]

Because we might win the Big East and that will hurt our BCS chances?

:D If only we were in the Big East last year, we would have gotten a BCS bid. Alas, the Insight Bowl... but at least we won it

[8timechamps]

We have begun to recruit the NJ/NY region more lately. A game in NY/NJ would go a long way in adding to that effort.

This is why I really like Castiglione so much. In the BCS era, when scheduling the weakest possible OOC opponents is the norm, Castiglione and Stoops aren't afraid to play anyone, anywhere.

I hope this happens.

[LRoss]

Love it, this I could even make from NH!

[swardboy]

Joisey...recruiting hotbed for gangstas.

[prrriiide]

Joisey...recruiting hotbed for gangstas.

Yeah...what happens if some kid's dad turns out to be a goombah from Newark? Will Stoops have to play him or wind up with a horse head in his bed?

[LASooner]

Yeah...what happens if some kid's dad turns out to be a goombah from Newark? Will Stoops have to play him or wind up with a horse head in his bed?

Woah, I just figured out why Chris Simms was the starting QB at Texas.

[prrriiide]

Woah, I just figured out why Chris Simms was the starting QB at Texas.

Yeah...Slack must've got a visit from some dude in pointy shoes that likes the linguini at Campisi's.

*Disclaimer...I also like the linguini at Campisi's. But I wear flip-flops.

[8timechamps]

Seems like Don Bosco Prep has produced some good talent as of late, I know it's in New Jersey, but I don't where exactly. Seems like (given the population of the area) that there would be more football factories in that area.

[sooneron]

I live about 15 minutes from Met Life. My smoker will be there and fired up when the Sooners play. SO ****ING IN!

[sooneron]

Seems like Don Bosco Prep has produced some good talent as of late, I know it's in New Jersey, but I don't where exactly. Seems like (given the population of the area) that there would be more football factories in that area.

Bosco is always solid, as is Bergen Catholic. The deal is, they cherry pick the kids like Jenks and Union and they can do it as private schools...

[WA. Sooner]

As long as we don't have to hang out with those Jersey Shore dumb asses

[delhalew]

Well, that's one way to get those people to go to Rutgers game.

[stoopified]

cool

[EatLeadCommie]

I suspect we are looking at a NYC for other reasons not mentioned...Besides the recruiting angle, which I think is minimal, I figure we wouldn't be doing it unless we had to schedule an away game AND we were guaranteed a nice portion of the cut, whereas we wouldn't get anything playing in Piscataway.

[Jersey]

I love his show! Loyal little!

Another loyal little here. love Mr. Tony!!

and yes, i am dying to see this game played up here. crossing fingers on dates.

[oudavid1]

Another loyal little here. love Mr. Tony!!

and yes, i am dying to see this game played up here. crossing fingers on dates.

love it. David Alridge, Gary Braun, and Gene McManus are so amazing. Nigel makes the show though. James Carville's spots are awesome too.

[8timechamps]

I suspect we are looking at a NYC for other reasons not mentioned...Besides the recruiting angle, which I think is minimal, I figure we wouldn't be doing it unless we had to schedule an away game AND we were guaranteed a nice portion of the cut, whereas we wouldn't get anything playing in Piscataway.

Of course it's money. That's what drives CFB. IF there wasn't a financial incentive to do it, it wouldn't even be considered. My guess is either a really hearty split on the one game, or a home-and-home agreement.

I disagree about the recruiting angle being "minimal". Seems that other than money, recruiting has played a big role in most things going on in CFB these days, whether it be which conference you are in or what you can tell a recruit, recruiting well=playing well=paying well.

[soonercoop1]

Sounds like Joe needs to work a little harder to get a home game...and not at night...

[fadada1]

i can dig it. living in philly, and only 1 1/2 hours away, i'll be there!!!!

[stoops the eternal pimp]

Talk is Rutgers coach taking Bucs job...could be interesting fate for Rutgers..heck of a coach.

[swardboy]

We heard ya. We heard ya.
:)

[Sooner in Tampa]

Well, it's a done deal. Shiano is the new Head Coach of the Buccaneers!

[kevpks]

Well, it's a done deal. Shiano is the new Head Coach of the Buccaneers!

I'd be thrilled if I were a Bucs fan, mostly because his name is not Mike Sherman.

[stoops the eternal pimp]

Bucs wanted an organized coach who can provide a plan...Great guy for it..

The last time a coach left a team right before signing day, it was Butch Davis to Cleveland..And Schiano had just taken the Rutgers job I believe

[C&CDean]

Meh on NYC. I'd rather play it at the Rutger's stadium. I've played golf on their course, and been by their stadium many times. Pretty cool hole in the ground. Besides, there's some killer little pizza and sammich joints in the New Brunswick/Kilmer area.

[EatLeadCommie]

I have a friend who got drunk and into a fight with the Scarlet Knight one year at a football game many moons ago.

[Sooner in Tampa]

Bucs wanted an organized coach who can provide a plan...Great guy for it..

The last time a coach left a team right before signing day, it was Butch Davis to Cleveland..And Schiano had just taken the Rutgers job I believe

Rumors around town are that Shiano will have Butch Davis on his staff.

[StoopTroup]

Scarlet Knights sounds a little Monty Python.

http://www.linustechtips.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/monty-python-black-knight.bmp

[StoopTroup]

Do Rutgers Fans still wear those Coon-skin hats and coats?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Lanpher_Furs_Auto_Coat_Raccoon_S71.jpg/170px-Lanpher_Furs_Auto_Coat_Raccoon_S71.jpg

[SoonerNomad]

Scarlet Knights sounds a little Monty Python.

http://www.linustechtips.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/monty-python-black-knight.bmp

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.

[StoopTroup]

I expect there will be Rutgers Players getting BellDozed. And our defense will of course post another Shut Out.

[Jacie]

Sucks for them as this news could not have come at a worse time, less than a week before signing day. They were set with what was a pretty decent recruiting class and while it is late in the process, many of those kids are reevaluating their options.

For Schiano, either he wanted to go to the NFL all along or he waited too long to parlay his rising star status. He was pursued by Miami and Michigan after that one great season (2006, Rutgers went 11-2 and beat sa*et in a bowl game). I said then he should have jumped instead of standing pat. He is still a commodity and maybe he'll succeed coaching the pros or return to coaching college after a season (Lou Holtz did that when he took the job at Arkie).

Still, it just leaves a bad taste in everyone's mouth when a guy claims to be loyal to a place and then unexpectedly leaves at an inopportune time. The only saving grace is that he didn't pull a Lane Kiffin on them, going to another school and take recruits with him.