FB: New Jersey Athletic Conference

[The Third Division]

Rowan was close to crapping the bed hosting Kean. Won 17-13, but was behind most of the game. I might be dumb, but I'm not stupid.  I went to Glassboro State (now Rowan)... Since 1988, I can't tell you how many times Rowan smoked tough/ranked opponent, and then dump the next game to a lesser team. Doesn't matter the coach, the year etc. I really think it's a DNA thing.

One of my Dad's client's was the NY Jets... they played at the old NY Mets Shea Stadium. My Dad asked if he could get season tickets, the ticket manager said, sure how many do you want.... this was 1980. So I saw the sack exchange live, but I also saw AJ Duhe a DE, intercept 3 Richard Todd passes in the AFC championship.

This is Rowan... the only time I saw them smoke every team was 2001... and they were smoking scholarship teams. Everytime, they beat a really good team... Rowan will dump the next game to an under .500 team. Its why they've never hosted a national semi-final game.

I'm glad they barely slid past Kean, but I'm getting older and tired. Crush the teams that you should crush... every team plays Rowan hard. My alma mater is the NY Jets, until proven otherwise. Still love my team, but I always expect to be disappointed. TCNJ is the next trap game.

as rowan's former starting kicker once sais "everyone in the njac is each other's rival"

[JT2]

Rowan was close to crapping the bed hosting Kean. Won 17-13, but was behind most of the game. I might be dumb, but I'm not stupid.  I went to Glassboro State (now Rowan)... Since 1988, I can't tell you how many times Rowan smoked tough/ranked opponent, and then dump the next game to a lesser team. Doesn't matter the coach, the year etc. I really think it's a DNA thing.

One of my Dad's client's was the NY Jets... they played at the old NY Mets Shea Stadium. My Dad asked if he could get season tickets, the ticket manager said, sure how many do you want.... this was 1980. So I saw the sack exchange live, but I also saw AJ Duhe a DE, intercept 3 Richard Todd passes in the AFC championship.

This is Rowan... the only time I saw them smoke every team was 2001... and they were smoking scholarship teams. Everytime, they beat a really good team... Rowan will dump the next game to an under .500 team. Its why they've never hosted a national semi-final game.

I'm glad they barely slid past Kean, but I'm getting older and tired. Crush the teams that you should crush... every team plays Rowan hard. My alma mater is the NY Jets, until proven otherwise. Still love my team, but I always expect to be disappointed. TCNJ is the next trap game.

as rowan's former starting kicker once sais "everyone in the njac is each other's rival"

I was a serviceable HS OL/DE... I always hated prepping for a weak team, because the coach road us harder. Then he'd add during the walk through. If this game is close, or we lose... you'll run gassers on Monday until you puke.

[JT2]

I think TCNJ will be another dog fight for Rowan, generally it always is. I haven't been to a TCNJ game in 15 years or so. They are not far apart in distance, and they really don't like each other.

I was once asked when I was still active in D3 sports coverage, who are the worst fans you've encountered, it's a TCNJ road football game (specifically a night game, because the TCNJ student body was already 100 proof two hours before the game) , it's not even close. Not violent... but just nasty... which made leaving TCNJ with win so enjoyable.

TCNJ thinks of itself as an Ivy League quality state school, and its students think Rowan students are retards.

I was tailgating at TCNJ, early 2000's... My headshot is on the D3football.com website, it also mentioned that I ran rowanfootball.com.

About 4 TCNJ guys roll by my tailgating spot at TCNJ at night, "hey Wilson (my lastname)... Rowan is the college for the inbred." I respected the putdown. It wasn't Rowan sucks, it was kinda clever. I've tailgated with so many opponents/fans home/away. TCNJ remains the only opponent/fan base, I've never broken bread with in the parking lot, and it wasn't for lack of trying.

TCNJ/Rowan is as Ohio State/Michigan as you can get at the D3 level in NJ. It used to be Trenton State...  but as they were going more upscale, they changed the name to The College of New Jersey... why... because Trenton State sounded like a prison. I'm not kidding.