There was something different about Rutgers' 11th straight loss.
Unlike the 10 before it, Rutgers wasn't facing an opponent with far superior (or even equal) talent Saturday when Eastern Michigan pulled a 16-13 upset at High Point Solutions Stadium.
Eastern Michigan didn't have a top 100 recruiting class from 2013-17, according to Rivals.com rankings.
Rutgers fans have seen letdowns before -- the Greg Schiano era was full of them -- but the Big East was far more forgiving of a single misstep than the Big Ten will be.