Aaron Breitman
The Scarlet Faithful
A podcast dedicated to covering Rutgers Athletics with a focus on football and men's basketball. Hosted by Aaron Breitman, a fan since the mid-80's and a class of 2000 graduate of Rutgers College. Aaron has covered Rutgers sports extensively over the last nine plus years, previously as managing editor of On The Banks and co-founder of The Scarlet Faithful website. Episodes include analysis, game previews, postgame rapid reactions, recruiting, Rutgers related guests and more.
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Aaron Breitman
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Latest episode
May 21, 2026
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Episodes
Episode No. 116: Changes to hope for with the Rutgers offense 20.07.2023 16:05
Aaron Breitman discusses aspects of the offense that Rutgers OC Kirk Ciarrocca could implement next season, adapting schemes to his personnel and several changes that would make sense in order to make progress this fall.
Episode No. 115: Rutgers hiring additional coaches following NCAA rule changes 19.07.2023 10:57
Aaron Breitman discusses the recent NCAA rule changes with assistant coaching limits across multiple sports, why it's a positive and reports on the recent hires Rutgers has made to take advantage of these new opportunities.
Rutgers basketball offers top power forward in 2024 class Asa Newell 18.07.2023 14:53
Aaron Breitman discusses Rutgers offering 5-star power forward Asa Newell, the impact of assistant Marlon Williamson, the momentum building with the 2024 class, the need to continue it with the 2025 class and more.
Episode No. 113: Rutgers men's basketball recruiting portal updates 17.07.2023 16:12
Aaron Breitman discusses the 2023-2024 roster for Rutgers men's basketball, the pursuit of Austin Williams and Jeremiah Williams through the transfer portal as well as why loading up on guards makes sense.
Rapid Reaction to high 3-star Kevin Levy choosing Rutgers over Florida State 16.07.2023 20:01
Aaron Breitman discusses what the commitment of Levy means for the program both with potential impact on the field, perception in the state of Florida, the current class rankings, how the commit grade average stacks up against the rest of the Big Ten and historically within Rutgers, remaining top targets who can improve the class and much more.
Episode No. 111: Most Underappreciated Rutgers Football Players All-Time 14.07.2023 15:57
Aaron Breitman runs through the list of 36 players that Rutgers fans tweeted in response to this question, discusses many of them in some detail, reveals the most underappreciated player based on the responses as well as shares his own picks.
Episode No. 110: Breaking down the reported Rutgers basketball's 2023-2024 non-conference schedule 13.07.2023 21:21
Aaron Breitman discusses the reported 2023-2024 non-conference schedule, compares it to every previous season of Steve Pikiell's tenure, details why this season's should be the strongest of the Pikiell era and key points to it along with the Big Ten slate.
Episode No. 109: Rutgers recruiting updates, Jim Valvano & Phil Sellers, RU Hall of Fame & more 12.07.2023 14:29
Aaron Breitman discusses multiple topics within Rutgers athletics including Gabe Winowich moving to New Jersey to play with AJ Surace, a new 2025 hoops target, a new Jimmy V documentary, Phil Sellers needs R help, the Rutgers Hall of Fame 2023 Class and more.
Episode No. 108: Evaluating Rutgers Athletics in 2022-2023 11.07.2023 14:30
Aaron Breitman discusses the on-field performance of most Rutgers programs during the 2022-2023 school year, the major decline in the Director's Cup Standings but why that doesn't tell the whole story, how competitive programs were in Big Ten play and why the future outlook is still positive.
Episode No. 107: Recruiting momentum for Rutgers basketball & football is sustainable 10.07.2023 15:45
Aaron Breitman discusses how recruiting for both Rutgers men's basketball and football are creating positive momentum with top talent selling other top recruits on the future, the balance in local vs. national recruits, how the staffs are helping to foster that momentum and why the long term outlook is positive for both programs.
Rapid reaction to 4-star Kaj Sanders committing to Rutgers football 08.07.2023 10:04
Aaron Breitman discusses the potential impact Sanders can make on the field, the importance of landing a top New Jersey recruit, the current overall assessment of the 2024 recruiting class for Rutgers, where it projects rankings wise and much more.
Episode No. 105: Ranking Rutgers basketball's eight wins over Indiana 05.07.2023 26:20
Aaron Breitman ranks all eight wins for Rutgers over Indiana, the parallels of rising up in the Big Ten and beating the Hoosiers, the significance tied to July 4 and more.
Episode No. 104: Rutgers-Princeton hoops rivalry close to resuming 03.07.2023 11:00
Aaron Breitman discusses the report that Rutgers and Princeton are in talks to open the 2023-2024 season on a neutral court, what it means on the court, the importance from a historical standpoint, how the non-conference schedule is shaping up overall and more.
Rapid Reaction Episode: Rutgers lands 4-star playmaker Korey Duff Jr. 29.06.2023 13:43
Aaron Breitman discusses Duff’s high ceiling, the importance of adding a lot of high end offensive talent in the 2024 class, the national recruiting rankings and more.
Episode No. 102: Rutgers baseball's offseason roster moves 29.06.2023 13:17
Aaron Breitman discusses all of the moves this offseason so far for Rutgers baseball including the players who left and are in the portal, the transfers on the way into the program, and more.
Episode No. 101: The Biggest What If Games in Rutgers Football & Basketball History 27.06.2023 18:18
Aaron Breitman discusses many responses from fans to the question of which Rutgers games would you travel back into time and change the outcome of for football, men's and women's basketball.
Episode No. 100: Thoughts on the current state of Rutgers football recruiting 26.06.2023 18:00
With three more commitments over the weekend, Rutgers has had a very productive and busy month of June. Aaron Breitman discusses how the class ultimately projects from a ranking standpoint, a development standpoint, how to judge recruits on ratings vs. offers and official visits, the emphasis on recruiting outside of New Jersey this cycle and more.
Episode No. 99: Five Thoughts on Rutgers men's basketball 23.06.2023 21:58
Aaron Breitman discusses several topics with the program including Derek Simpson's emergence, the opportunity for the freshman class to make an impact next season, the strategy for the transfer portal right now, Caleb McConnell's pro future and Steve Pikiell's culture remaining strong.
Episode No. 98: Rutgers basketball’s Derek Simpson 23.06.2023 14:19
Aaron Breitman welcomes Rutgers guard Derek Simpson to discuss his freshman season, the roster changes this offseason, the newcomers added, the development of the team and himself, expectations and more.
Episode No. 97: Rutgers football's 2024 recruiting class gets deeper 22.06.2023 12:26
Aaron Breitman discusses the commitments of 3-star athlete Noah Shaw and 3-star EDGE Elijah King for Rutgers football, the 2024 class as it stands today, the footprint continuing to expand, the signs of progress for the program as a whole, the importance of September next season and more.
Episode No. 96: Rutgers football flips, basketball has visitor & baseball adds Miami transfer 22.06.2023 18:19
Aaron Breitman discusses the big flip that Rutgers football pulled in landing Samarian Robinson plus two other visitors, men's basketball making in-roads early with the 2025 class and hosted Nigel James, while baseball landed Miami transfer JD Jones.
Episode No. 95: Recruiting odds and ends for basketball, football & baseball 20.06.2023 16:53
Aaron Breitman runs through some recent Rutgers developments on the recruiting trail for men's basketball, football and baseball.
Episode No. 94: Holiday Mailbag Edition 16.06.2023 44:45
Aaron Breitman answers almost two dozen questions related to Rutgers athletics including basketball recruiting and the roster, scheduling, the QB situation, baseball pitching staff, RAC renovations, Father's Day gifts for Steve Pikiell and Greg Schiano, the best summer grilling meat and much more.
Episode No. 93: How good can the Rutgers defense be next season? 15.06.2023 17:55
Aaron Breitman discusses the reasons for optimism for the Rutgers defense in taking another step forward in the 2023 season including the depth and talent that returns, the stability within the coaching staff and the lack of elite offenses on the schedule.
Episode No. 92: Will Rutgers stick with Adidas or switch to Nike? 14.06.2023 15:38
Aaron Breitman discusses the the current deal that Rutgers athletics has with Adidas, whether the contract will be renewed or extended, the value in doing so, whether Nike is a real option and more. Plus an update on facilities.
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