Red storm for bowl game

A story in the Inquirer today highlights a man who might be the craziest sports fan on the planet: A die-hard, crazed Rutgers fan. Until this season, Rutgers hadn’t been to a bowl game since 1978, which means Temple had been to a bowl more recently than the Scarlet Knights. And that’s bad.

But that didn’t matter to Jeffrey Oldt, a Rutgers grad and season ticket holder who — after deciding he couldn’t afford to attend the game — had a giant party at his own place, complete with stolen bleachers, a Rutgers motorcycle, a new TV in front of a roaring fireplace, Jell-O shots, etc. And everything was red, the school’s color. (At this point, I’d like to nominate this man as Best Rutgers Fan Ever.)

All of this for Rutgers. The Inky story doesn’t say it, but — of course — the Scarlet Knights lost last night. Alas.

Rutgers fan brings bowl scene to his front lawn [Inky]
Arizona State 45, Rutgers 40 [AP via Yahoo!]