Before the outcry over his alleged ties to former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, Tennessee Volunteers fans were hitting social media over the reported hire of ex-Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano, criticizing his 68-67 record at the New Jersey school. First off, Yahoo's Dan Wetzel, who has covered the Sandusky case more extensively than possibly anybody else, called the charges against Schiano "random, nonspecific (disputed) hearsay." Secondly, Schiano's 68-67 record at Rutgers might be more impressive than Phillip Fulmer's 152-52 record at Tennessee.
In the 86 years prior to Schiano's arrival, Rutgers got invited to 1 bowl game. This occurred in 1978, 23 years before Schiano arrived as coach on campus. In the 11 seasons prior to his arrival, the Scarlet Knights went a combined 40-56-1 (.412), and as I alluded to earlier, were invited to 0 bowl games. After Schiano's departure, the team has gone 33-43 (.434), including a 10-26 (.278) record the past 3 seasons.
Now let's look at Schiano's tenure at the State University of New Jersey. In 11 seasons with the team, he guided the Scarlet Knights to 6 bowl games (54.5%), all coming in the final 7 years he was with the school (85.7%), going 5-1 (.833) in the postseason. After going 12-34 (.261) his first 4 years, Schiano closed his career at Rutgers by going 56-33 (.629). Tennessee, with infinite more talent to recruit and play than Rutgers, has only reached a .629 winning percentage twice in the past nine years ('15 and '16).
So here's how the numbers break down:
Rutgers' first 86 years: 1 bowl game (1.2%)
Rutgers' final 7 years with Schiano: 6 bowl games (85.7%)
Rutgers' last 3 years: 0 bowl games (0.0%)
Rutgers between '90 and '00: 40-56-1 (.412)
Rutgers under Schiano between '05 and '11: 56-33 (.629)
Rutgers the past 3 seasons: 10-26 (.278)
We can debate Greg Schiano's ties to Jerry Sandusky all we'd like, but one thing is for certain, the guy pulled off one of the best coaching jobs over the past several decades when he guided a cellar dweller in Rutgers to 6 bowl games in a 7-year span and a 68-67 record overall.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/greg-schiano-1.html
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/rutgers/
http://awfulannouncing.com/ncaa/social-media-revolt-stopped-tennessee-hiring-greg-schiano-now.html
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In the 86 years prior to Schiano's arrival, Rutgers got invited to 1 bowl game. This occurred in 1978, 23 years before Schiano arrived as coach on campus. In the 11 seasons prior to his arrival, the Scarlet Knights went a combined 40-56-1 (.412), and as I alluded to earlier, were invited to 0 bowl games. After Schiano's departure, the team has gone 33-43 (.434), including a 10-26 (.278) record the past 3 seasons.
Now let's look at Schiano's tenure at the State University of New Jersey. In 11 seasons with the team, he guided the Scarlet Knights to 6 bowl games (54.5%), all coming in the final 7 years he was with the school (85.7%), going 5-1 (.833) in the postseason. After going 12-34 (.261) his first 4 years, Schiano closed his career at Rutgers by going 56-33 (.629). Tennessee, with infinite more talent to recruit and play than Rutgers, has only reached a .629 winning percentage twice in the past nine years ('15 and '16).
So here's how the numbers break down:
Rutgers' first 86 years: 1 bowl game (1.2%)
Rutgers' final 7 years with Schiano: 6 bowl games (85.7%)
Rutgers' last 3 years: 0 bowl games (0.0%)
Rutgers between '90 and '00: 40-56-1 (.412)
Rutgers under Schiano between '05 and '11: 56-33 (.629)
Rutgers the past 3 seasons: 10-26 (.278)
We can debate Greg Schiano's ties to Jerry Sandusky all we'd like, but one thing is for certain, the guy pulled off one of the best coaching jobs over the past several decades when he guided a cellar dweller in Rutgers to 6 bowl games in a 7-year span and a 68-67 record overall.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/greg-schiano-1.html
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/rutgers/
http://awfulannouncing.com/ncaa/social-media-revolt-stopped-tennessee-hiring-greg-schiano-now.html
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/tennessee/
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