Elite Student Leaders Achieve Peak Rutgers Comment Count

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Just when you thought you'd seen peak Rutgers...

As Paramus Catholic High School officials prepare to host a football camp Wednesday featuring Michigan's Jim Harbaugh, authorities are said to be investigating a series of acts that the school president called vandalism.

Paramus Catholic president James Vail told NJ Advance Media his operations team arrived on campus this morning to find Rutgers magnets across the fields and a teddy bear and Rutgers paper packet on the 50-yard line of the football field.

A group claiming unofficial ties to Rutgers University took responsibility, emailing media outlets with pictures of its work and a letter slamming Harbaugh for starting a war with Rutgers.

The photos above depict the horrifying act of vandalism and the accompanying letter from "The Order of Bulls Blood," which for the sake of both brevity and accuracy will henceforth be called "Smirnoff ISIS."

There's so much to unpack here that I'm just going to start writing a list and see how long I can go before I can no longer see through the tears of laughter.

1. "The Order of Bull's Blood" is the oldest secret society at Rutgers—or is rumored to be, as its very existence is in question (see sidebar). "The Order of Bulls Blood" is a group of students who don't know how to properly deploy the possessive form.

2. According to an email sent to local media, this act of war was pulled off by "elite student leaders," which... you know what? That sounds about right.

Good Morning,

Michigan has began a war with Rutgers University. Our Order, represented by some of Rutgers elite student leaders, see it fit that this rivalry be hereby declared.

We have had enough of Michigan. Fence the Garden was brought forth because of Mr. Harbaugh, and us Scarlet Knights are ready to protect our state. We R battle ready.

Tonight sparked the beginning of the end for Wolverine Football, and no longer will they return to their former glory. The Curse of The Bambino reigned for 86 years, Michigan's will last for 28.

Best,

The 2016-2017 Class

Order of Bulls Blood

The Yankees are invoked. I, for one, am shocked.

3. If an act of vandalism is best described as "adorable," it's probably not a very good act of vandalism. It's definitely not a good act of vandilism if it's already gone by the time the press picks up on it, let alone the event it's supposed to disrupt.

"The litter has already been cleaned up and we're ready to go for the camp,'' said Vail

This was not a good act of vandalism.

4. This is a textbook use of the passive voice by the NJ.com writer.

Because Michigan is perceived to be a rival to Rutgers both on the football field and on the recruiting trail, the camp has drawn intense criticism from Rutgers fans on popular Internet message boards.

Perceived by whom? Exactly.

5. The letter to Harbaugh. Good God, the letter to Harbaugh. There's the haphazard use of capitalization, the implication Rutgers is College Football David instead of College Football Job, "you will being to fade," and the invoking of their "powerful ally," Ohio State. Should somebody tell them?


Awkward.

The best part, though, is that the letter is meant to be an acrostic, a favored form among Facebook meme artisans and middle schoolers writing love letters. These elite student leaders cleverly inserted a message to Jim Harbaugh in such fashion. Or they tried to, at least, but their use of "The Sleeping Giant" screwed up the format.

As such, the capitalized letters down the side read: GO FUCK YOUGRSELF

Rutgers may be the worst thing to ever happen to the Big Ten, but at least they're the best thing to happen to this offseason.

Comments

My name ... is Tim

June 8th, 2016 at 2:34 PM ^

I thought I had thoroughly enjoyed all there was to enjoy out of this hilarious piece of news and I hadn't even noticed the failed acrostic. That (with the perfect accompanying gif) really sets this whole thing off. The perfect cherry on top.

rschreiber91

June 8th, 2016 at 2:35 PM ^

As a life-long resident of New Jersey, I find this to be unmercifully embarrassing and completely irrational.  I just want to look away and pretend that it isn't happening.  Oy.

1201 S. Main St.

June 8th, 2016 at 2:37 PM ^

That entire set up looks like a 7th grader asking a girl to an after school dance.  I mean, if this is supposed to be the Rutgers version of the Skull and Bones, they might want to consider ditching the use of Beanie Babies in their tactics.  I'm having a hard time determining whether this is either hilariously pathetic or just so poorly done that it is sad.  They had weeks, if not months to plan this whole ordeal and that is the best they can do?  At this point they should just change their names from the Scarlett Knights to the Black Knight 

kevin holt

June 8th, 2016 at 2:44 PM ^

I thought the acrostic was actually a good troll job. We thought it was horribly written, when in fact it was intentional. Made it much better IMO. I think it's a tongue-in-cheek effort all around honestly.

1VaBlue1

June 8th, 2016 at 2:44 PM ^

After whomping them this year, JMFH should leave behind the teddy bear and a magnet with the number of a counselor. And a note that declines the 'rivalry' declaration.

My name ... is Tim

June 8th, 2016 at 2:45 PM ^

Also, I would not surprised in the least if it this is found to be a false flag operation by an MGoCorrespondent. This provides MGoBlog and its readers with everything it could ever want from Rutgers' fan base.

Bando Calrissian

June 8th, 2016 at 2:59 PM ^

I think the funniest part of this for me is that the group in question is "claiming responsibility" as if they're a terroriist cell after some nefarious attack that actually killed real-life people.

You tossed some trash on a high school football field. Get some perspective.

Skapanza

June 8th, 2016 at 3:00 PM ^

Good God Rutgers,

For reasons we feel are needed to be expressed, Prepare to be crushed on Oct 8th.

 

 

"For reasons we feel are needed to be expressed" replaces "To Whom It May Concern" in all of my correspondence starting today.

Brofessor

June 8th, 2016 at 3:18 PM ^

I think it's funny. It seems tongue in cheek, sarcasm. I bet they had a good laugh doing it and it's part of what make college football cool, the students do stupid things and both sides have a laugh.

El Jeffe

June 8th, 2016 at 3:20 PM ^

Given that the acrostic includes the "G" in "Good God Mr. Harbaugh," shouldn't it include the closing as well?

In which case it would be "GO FUCK YOUGRSELF WTTR."

Ali G Bomaye

June 8th, 2016 at 3:21 PM ^

I don't think Michigan has "stolen" anyone from New Jersey that gave half a thought to attending Rutgers. We may be signing a lot of players from NJ, but we recruit in a different world than Rutgers does.

Ali G Bomaye

June 8th, 2016 at 3:24 PM ^

If Michigan's curse will last for 28 years, and our last national championship was 20 years ago, does that mean we'll win a national championship in eight years?  Pretty mild as far as curses go.