It started with a guarantee.
Three years ago, with Rutgers struggling during conference season, sophomore star Geo Baker made guarantee. He promised that the Scarlet Knights would not finish in last place that season.
The team then ripped off its first three game conference win streak in ages. They won three conference road games, including a drubbing of a ranked Iowa team. And they finished tenth in the Big Ten. It didn’t cause a lot of national writers to notice, but Rutgers fans perked up. It wasn’t last place.
And, thus, the legend of Geo Baker began to grow.