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23 hours ago, Long n Left said:

Last year's team was WAY more talented than this one, and would hammer this team inside. The Terps have been lucky this year to have a down B1G, and to have an easy early conference schedule. 

No chemistry at all on last year's team.  And I will take Justin Jackson over Stone or Carter all day.  7 player averaging around 4 boards this year as opposed to 5 last year.  

11 hours ago, skinfan2k said:

this is the best Mark Turegon team at Maryland.  This team would smoke last year's team

I consider this to be his 1st team with completely his guys playing the way he wants to play.  They are playing so much better now than 1 month ago.  Melo is embracing his role as shooting guard.  Cowan looks lost sometimes and still produces.  When he finds himself, look out.  This team has a good shot at Elite 8. 

2 hours ago, Hersh said:

The burden isn't placed on a few payers into the system 

It absolutely was and is.  Why did premiums triple (for those who actually paid)? The weight was placed on the payers to subsidize. 

2 hours ago, alexey said:

One of the biggest problems with Obamacare is that it became the default explanation for all problems with our healtrhcare system.

That. And there is no way to alleviate the burden placed on the few payers into the system.  And also the government dictated the types of coverages required without accounting for cost.   There might be 1000 more.

Win or lose, the Terps are rid of CJ Brown & Perry Hills.  7 years of QBs who can't throw.  How is that even possible for a major college program?

17 hours ago, Forehead said:

Sorry, it hasn't necessarily been here, but living in this area, I know a number of Maryland grads and heard nothing but Durkin this, Durkin that, DMV2UMD, The Movement, all that stuff.  This isn't the first time I've heard talk about the recruiting class either, many with seemingly no awareness that volume is contributing substantially to that ranking.

You are generally right.  But MD going from 2's and 3's to 3's and 4's is cause for commotion.  And quite honestly, outside of the 5's, the rest are a crapshoot that need to be coached up.  How this class ranks compared to the rest of the NCAA will play out in the next 4 years.  There is no debate that it is the best class MD has had in decades, and maybe ever.  And one of them is a real deal QB.

39 minutes ago, BRAVEONAWARPATH said:

Heck, there's even  buzz that the coaches at IMG are steering him away from Maryland.

 

That ain't happening as long as IMG is a UA school.  

10 minutes ago, Elessar78 said:

Nearly every other soccer league in the world "grew up" organically. The joined the local football association. It was an "open" structure. MLS is a "closed" structure. To me, it's simple, open it up and allow promotion/relegation. The cut throat nature of promotion/relegation will sort things out. It, IMO, will improve player development, it will improve all teams. The league isn't that big, even if it's only one team right now that goes into promotion/relegation.

The big question is whether Railhawks or Kickers can afford all the travel being in MLS were they to get promoted. 

It's the American structure of all sports and comes from greed and control.  That is why the MLS adopted it.  If we had an impartial and controlling FA in this country would be better off.

17 minutes ago, AsburySkinsFan said:

It's frustrating to me because my son's coaches are saying that he has the potential (currently a Freshman) to be the first Div-1 player from his school's soccer program.  But the more I look at the player development the more I wonder if that's the right path.

If his HS team is his 1st team, he's most likely not going anywhere.  Players need to be in a high level club program as early as possible and it takes incredible sacrifice by the parents.  A good friend of mine has 2 daughters, the oldest is 17 and has trained with the USWT and professional clubs abroad for 3-4 years. Along with playing for her local club, a ECNL club (which could play just about anywhere in the US on any given weekend), the State ODP team and finally her HS when she has time. The younger is entering this window.  This is the correct path for a player, and very few parents and kids are willing and able to pull it off.

This a terrible development.  I wished the best for Klinsmann, and he did some great things, but he couldn't get the players to play for him.  I have no idea whether the back line woes are Klinsmann's strategy and/or the players themselves.  More the players if you ask me, they are professionals.  

19 hours ago, EBoz said:

This football team is ****ing horrible in every aspect of the game. Hard to watch. 

When you have no QB the entire team usually sucks.  True of every level.  I have no idea why MD can't even land an average QB.  Let's hope Kasim Hill changes that.

6 hours ago, Darrell Green Fan said:

Loved all 3 freshman, as good as advertised.  Huerter was my favorite player even before the block.  He looks like a shooter who can actually shoot instead of a shooter in name only which has been a pattern around here.  But I wasn't expecting that type of defense, he played it well all game.  Our junior class of Nickens, Brantley and Ceko are simply not Big 10 players, maybe not even D1 players.  

Remember the mass exodus and the crying about it a couple of years ago.  Those 3 you mentioned were better than those who left, so it gives you some idea of the level of the team Turgeon inherited and the level of recruits he could get.  No more.  

I am still shaking my head as to why Robert Carter left (unless he was told to by the coaching staff).  He might be a lottery pick playing with this team.

1 hour ago, nonniey said:

I was about to say it is even worse than you think (for the Democrats) as it is highly likely the Republicans will retain control of the Senate through 2020 but then I remembered I was even more certain that the Dems would have the Presidency (Nothing is certain).  

If the left wrangles the Senate away in 2018, it would be a political miracle that puts '94 to shame.  

7 hours ago, twa said:

shopping the marketplace......keep your dr if you can afford 2k a month maybe

Damn and I was kinda attached to my cajun/vietcong one 

scanning the providers and the only one I recognize sucks.....**** this

Sadly, for those of us who actually use the exchanges, and the ACA is a reality, there is a real decision about not having insurance.  Paying 15-20k a year to be insured is far more than we would pay out of pocket in a normal year. It's rolling the dice against catastrophe.  What a horrible position to be put in.

There is only 1 possible solution.  Every single American must go through the exchanges.  They should be the only source for health insurance. 

I can understand getting beat by better teams.  But why does MD always look so horrible against good teams. They couldn't beat Towson playing like this.

And the weekly, my kingdom for a decent QB.

2 days pass and no one mentions Klinsmann's roster.  The youngest and most different roster from a previous roster I have ever seen.  Love it.  Out with the old and in with the young.  

http://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/usmnt-lists-wcq-roster-for-mexico-costa-rica-youngsters-pulisic-green-in/

Lady Terps outscored Bluefield 72-0 in 2nd half of yesterdays exhibition. I wouldn't have thought it possible.

If they invent a flavor more bland than vanilla, they can call it MD Playcalling.  Not blaming the coaches, Hills just does not appear able to handle a whole lot. I am expecting some incredible things with next year's QBs.  Incredible, like hitting a wide open wide receiver 20+ yards away.

1 hour ago, justice98 said:

I think Rutgers is a gimmie.

But they're staring at 3 straight blowouts @ Mich, OSU, and @ Neb back to back to back.  That's gonna be rough.

Rutgers just played their guts out and barely lost to a team that throttled MD so i wouldn't consider it a gimme.

This Indiana game is a great test, because on paper MD and Indiana are neck and neck.  Actually Indy might be a better. They haven't given up 40 pts in a game and have only given up 30+ to Wake and OSU.

1 hour ago, BRAVEONAWARPATH said:

Don't know if I like this...

If he doesn't make a final by 2020, he won't make it to 2023.  

3 hours ago, CaptainJames2004 said:

I'm stuck. I can't just downgrade to having internet-only as it will cause the price of internet to skyrocket. The tv portion of my package is worthless. Does anyone actually have streaming services and reliable internet for under $100?

I pay $75 for internet and Tv from FIOS.  I had Comcast and FIOS came out with a $49 internet only deal.  Then they enticed for $25 more for TV. 

If not for the wife I would be internet only with antenna and Amazon Fire with Kodi.  I am not a big TV watcher.

5 minutes ago, Long n Left said:

I'm giving Scotty Mac a couple more years to get the Skins up to contender speed, and I won't judge Durkin too harshly until 2018-19.

I'm not getting any younger, but Scotty and Durkin get 5 years each.  The Terps took a middle of the road program to the Big Ten East, and Durkin so far has done everything right.  Although 2018-19 better be 8-4 at worst.  

1 hour ago, BRAVEONAWARPATH said:

Wouldn't be surprised if Kasim Hill challenges for playing time as a true freshman next season.

I would say that Hill starts from day one, but I haven't seen the other recruits.  One of them starts from day one. As I have said before, Hill already does things the others cannot. He plays like Newton or Winston.  He isn't as big as they are, but he plays big and he isn't small. Pigrome moves to some sort of all purpose position, and hopefully plays like Darren Sproles.

MD should roll. PSU is giving up a lot of points and ridiculous yards on the ground. 

After watching Kasim Hill all year, but especially last night, there is no question he would be the best QB on the Terps right now.