No Shocker, Buffalo Bills Fire Dick Jauron Quickly and Quietly

Published on: 17th November, 2009

Following a lackluster 2-8 finish to the 2008 NFL season, Dick Jauron's 3-6 start to 2009 was enough to turn the "hot seat" into the "ejection seat." On Tuesday, owner Ralph Wilson listened to the screaming voices of fans, sports journalists, and others nationwide and let Jauron, the 14th coach ...

Maryland Still In The Book Keeper’s Dog House

Published on: 7th October, 2009

With red sweatshirts a bounty and the fight song trumpeting through McKeldin Mall, one might be led to believe that the Terrapins have turned their season around with their win over Clemson last weekend. Vegas is not so enthused. While perusing the week's betting lines, I came across my beloved Terps (2-3, ...

Friedgen Free of Fire As Terps Upset Tigers

Published on: 3rd October, 2009

In an effort that shocked many of the 50,000 red-shirted spectators on hand at Byrd Stadium, Ralph Friedgen's Terrapin squad (2-3, 1-0)was able to steer clear of a third straight loss and upset the heavily favored Clemson Tigers 24-21. After consecutive losses to Middle Tennessee State and Rutgers, fans and media ...

Mauling by Bears an Indication of Things to Come for Terps

Published on: 8th September, 2009

It was ugly. Very ugly. Not a single Terps fan could have fully expected Saturday night's 13-52 debacle at Berkeley. However, I cannot help but note that, at least on paper, everything went as predicted for the team. Nobody fell short of expectation. Everybody played as predicted. Da'Rel Scott averaged seven yards per ...

Friedgen Fit As a Fiddle… Almost

Published on: 15th August, 2009

That mound of man is Ralph Friedgen, head coach of the Maryland Terrapins football team and now a former member of the 400+ pound club. That's right folks. In what has been a lengthy effort and hard-fought battle of the bulge, Coach Fridge, as fans have affectionately referred to him ...

Terps Defense Gets a Much-Needed Face Lift

Published on: 15th August, 2009

A new season is always marked by the presence of new hope and eager anticipation of a fresh start. Rarely is such youthful optimism justly merited. The 2009 Maryland Terrapins may be an exception. A changing of the guard at defensive coordinator coupled by a transition into a system better suited for ...

And on the Eighth Day, He Said “Let Them Tweet”

Published on: 6th August, 2009

Enough is enough with the now great Twitter debate. While personally I feel that the site is unnervingly invasive and highly unnecessary, athletes should absolutely be given the right to let everybody know where their heads are at throughout the course of a game. But why? You ask. Doesn't tweeting ...

College Football: The 10 Best Maryland Terrapins of All Time

Published on: 30th July, 2009

With the 2009 NCAA Football season on the horizon, the scents of beer, bratwurst and burgers on Saturday mornings are just around the corner. Eager with anticipation, I have been overcome by a sense of nostalgia, and decided to take a look back. Here is my crack at a list of ...

Maryland Terrapins Football 2009 Season Preview

Published on: 29th July, 2009

Following a 2008 campaign that redefined the term erratic, the Maryland Terrapins (8-5 overall, 4-4 in conference) seem poised to repeat their inconsistency this year. The offseason was a time of movement neither forwards nor backwards for Ralph Friedgen’s squad; a surprisingly good outcome, considering the departures of the team’s top ...