RU vs. Liberty - The Tale of the Piscataway 7

The Piscataway Seven Rule the day with a selfie group shot!!!!

Not bothering to attend, an unworried Kelly Garrett
 enjoying a Saturday afternoon at the pool assuming 
a big Liberty win over Rutgers was in the bag 

13 tickets left in shame 

Not a ticket to be sold

Just sit right back and you'll hear our tale, a tale of our fateful game,
That started from the alternate black lot, with 13 tickets left in shame.

Larry was a mighty tailgate fan, 
Pete said he’d stay ‘til four, 
The LaBues and Biz set their butts down that day, 
For a three-hour bore 

A three-hour bore

(little did they know Rutgers would score at will..)

No coke, no beer, no popcorn box, not a single luxury....... 

...two of us sitting alone in infamy

The RU defense started getting tough, Sacked their QB for a loss 

If not for the running of the fearless RU QB, the game would be lost,
RU would have lost

The group set off after the big win for a Burk Halloween Party,
With BREP, a Witkowski, too
The SAT QC guy, and his wife
Baz Kmech, David and Jason Labue
We saw Rutgers beat Liberty!

The few and the proud to witness the win 

A skeptical Jill Munroe does not believe Rutgers
won...  You would think she would have taken the Scarlet Knights plus the points 

So this is the tale of RU football fans, been here for a long, long time

They'll have to make the best of things, and it's an uphill climb.
BREP and his BRES too will do their very best,
To make the others comfortable, in the Section 121 nest.
No run, no pass, No Raheem Blackshear, No Artur Sitkowski,
Like running read-pass option, it's primitive as can be.

So join us here 7 weeks a year my friend, you're sure to have some fun
From loyal RU fans, here at BREPNation.com!

There are still those who can't enjoy a win for one week!!!

RU-Minnesota tailgate recap 10/19/19

Brepnation crew at the game having fun in the sun with the other 10,000 people who came to Homecoming 

It's one o'clock, can we go home yet? 

After another pummeling at the hands of Minnesota by a score of 42-7, there aren't many positives to the game itself other than the fact we scored.  For our only afternoon start of the season the tailgate began on a somber mood as we once again were saddened by the lack of BRES at the tailgate. Rumors are that with another missed tailgate his scholarship may be pulled.

Holobowski crew (plus photo bomber Eric)
gather around the grill  

Luckily we were joined by the BRES mother Kathy and  several other members of the Holobowski lineage to enjoy the awesome cheese stakes prepared by Bill, who again deserves a hand for pulling together another great tailgate. If we didn't have Bill's enthusiasm every week I'm not sure we could keep coming  for these games. Dana also requested some soul and got a dose of Sam Cooke.

The new statue 

A personal tailgate highlight was the first perfect round of 4 ringers in corn hole for a walk off win. On the way into the stadium we also got our first look at the new Scarlet Knight statue.

Audi Club Eric was up to his old tricks again, this time corrupting Provident
Bank Club Kathy to join him on his mission to live the good life. Some of us are still waiting for a cup of vanilla ice cream with sprinkles. As we became bored with the second half, a new goal was attained. The Brepnation crew banded together to eat a record 10 refills of Pete's RU popcorn bucket. I am still processing my contributions internally.

Can we do 11 of these next week? 

Well meet again next week for a noon start against Liberty where RU will only be a 7 point underdog.

Who knows, maybe we can mount a challenge to the Fightin' Falwells.

Rutgers vs. #20 Minnesota Roll Call

We're just as vexed. No idea
what this is, or that gophers
are sweaty and need
headbands

Good morning Nation!

So we finally get a mid-afternoon game (3:30 p.m. kick-off)!

That means even Kathy plans to attend our tailgate before the Golden Gophers -- whatever those are -- take our football team to the woodshed for homecoming.

You guys up for cheese-steaks this week?

If so I can handle the steak and Nino's sub rolls, and did a Costco run (for unrelated reasons) and ended up with a 15-lb. potato bag...can do home fries.

All we'd need is someone to make up a batch of peppers and onions, and provide whatever other sides folks are interested in bringing and/or make sense.

I also may have some desserts, depending on how many Costco cookies and cakes our visitors devour tonight at a meet-and-greet me and Kathy are hosting for folks running for our town council.

Figure a noon meet-up time at usual spot?

P.S. Congrats in order to Tom's Nationals for doing what my Braves were incapable of with the Cardinals because we can't pitch.

Redshirts, Roxx Armada and a rout

The season may be going downhill, but BREP Nation still shows up to represent 

A long shadow was cast over the October 5th tailgate from the fallout following the announcement of the termination of Chris Ash as Rutgers head coach. BRES announced early in the morning he would not be attending the tailgate, as he was considering taking a redshirt for the 2019 tailgating season. The shocking news came after a late night viewing of The Joker (which BRES gave two red fists up). Hopefully he reconsiders his decision but we wish him well as he decides what is best for his future.

Jen getting the excellent fixins' ready

Andrea explaining the nuances of how Eric has
to properly cook a parking lot burger

The remainder of the BREPNation crew had no choice but to carry on with David and JREP stepping in to handle tailgating apprentice duties. Great job by all on the burgers, dogs, salads, desserts and fruits for an excellent tailgate meal. Louder than Loud kicked off the tailgate with a rousing start. We were also joined by special guest stars Sam & Beth and Eric's brothers family et al. Unfortunately after a solid first quarter for the Knights under Coach Nunzio, things got out of hand quickly leading to a Maryland blowout. 

Sam and Beth join the tailgate and meet Red Panda head  

The Knight tries to stop us from
leaving at the end on the third quarter. 

Rutgers fans may be beaten and
dejected, but they know how to respect their
fellow fans and have a good time. 

Hope to see you ALL back in the little black lot on for a 3:30 contest versus Minnesota on Saturday October 19th.  Hopefully all redshirt decisions will be made by then. 

SHANE, COME BACK ,SHANE !!!!