After one of the worst offseasons in memory when it comes to issues outside the field of play, Rutgers stands as the symbol for what can go wrong in a college football program when inept people are in charge. The Scarlet Knights did open with a win Saturday.(Photo: Noah K. Murray, USA TODAY Sports)
As the Misery Index enters its third season, you’d like to think we are all a bit older and wiser, less prone to overreaction, more prepared for the ups and downs of seasons and life cycles of college football programs.
You’d like to think we are more understanding that coaches can only do so much to control the actions of 18- to 22-year old amateur athletes and that even men who make millions of dollars to draw up football plays don’t always have answers for everything.