Rabblerouser Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 Well Terp fans you can now say that losing to the Northern Illinois Huskies wasn't such a disgrace after all. NIU just went into Tuscaloosa and beat the #21 ranked Crimson Tide in their own house.:notworthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sisko Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 Good Sh!t!!! That legitimizes our loss to them, plus anytime Bama loses I'm happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gridironmike Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 I hope you didn't think beating WVU was that big of a deal. The Mounties are a major disappointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyward72 Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 WV looked horrible last night. The only bright spot was their running back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buju Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 What does it say about their loss to the Seminoles? I'm a huge maryland fan but they got too much hype this year and aren't as good as everyone thinks. Once the fridge gets his players in here year in and year out they'll be a good team but they're still nowhere near close to competing with FSU. With Miami and Va. Tech coming abourd the ACC next year UMD will be no better than the 4th best team in the conference. HTTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathByLinebacker Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 How'd Bruce Perry look yesterday? Is he going to be the man for the Terps again or will he continue to split with Josh Allen? I ask because I made the mistake of drafting Perry high in my college FF league for the 2nd year in a row thinking I was going to get the same player that was ACC POTY in 2001 :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RySkins Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 Perry looked as good as he's looked at any point since 2001 last night. I personally don't see him as being any better than Josh Allen except for his receiving ability out of the backfield but Fridge really seems to want Perry to get the bulk of the carries when available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTerps2002 Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 Maryland can't recruit with Miami and Fsu so it will never be in their league, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathByLinebacker Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 Originally posted by RTerps2002 Maryland can't recruit with Miami and Fsu so it will never be in their league, That's loser talk. FSU used to be squat and couldn't recruit with the big boys either before Bowden turned that program around. Oh man, I just gave Bowden credit for something. I have to go shower now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTerps2002 Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 Looser talk? If the shoe fits.... Maryland had what it considered its best recruiting class ever last year and it was ranked 33 nationally. FSU has finished in the top 10 for the last 20 years.. Simply the facts... The state of Maryland dosen't produce the kind of football players Florida does... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaSkin Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 Originally posted by RTerps2002 Simply the facts... The state of Maryland dosen't produce the kind of football players Florida does... Well no, but Maryland has good recruiting prospects in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, New Jersey and Pennilvania so it's not completly a fair comparison. Sure, in those states they have competition with Penn State, Virginia and WVU but FSU, UF and Miami are all competing against eachother, not too mention Georgia, Alabama and several other big-time SEC teams that recruit heavily from Florida. There are plenty of good recruits in the area, Maryland just doesn't get enough of them, nor are they in a position to get the occasional top-tier national recruit they need yet. The addition of Miami, and V-tech will initially drop the Terps in the league but getting on TV more, especially down south, will help recruiting. If Fridge can keep the Terps going to bowl games and finishing with 9-3 or 8-4 type records the talent will improve. Right now Maryland is winning pretty much solely by scheming. FSU, NC state, and Virginia all have more talent than Maryland. That will change but it will take time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTerps2002 Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 Maryland has definatly inproved in the recruiting process because off their recent success. I am very happy for them but to compete with Miami and Florida state you need playmakers and those type of players are never going to pass up the chance to play at Miami and Florida and Fsu to come to college park its just never going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaSkin Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 I don't know about that. Look at what programs like Kansas State and Virginia Tech have done in recent years. For that matter look at Florida. Before the ball coach got there they'd never won an SEC chamnpionship. It is possible to move into the elite. It takes some luck but it is possible. Will it happen at Maryland? Too soon to tell. It is a long process and while the top players from Florida aren't likely to come here, it is not at all inconcievable that we can get the top players from the midatlantic and northeast. Maryland is actually in a good place geographically for recruiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayouBrave86 Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 Lsu got a great prospect out of Maryland. Barrington Edwards. In the limited action I have seen him in, he has played real well. He hasn't played too much though because LSU is stocked at RB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaSkin Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 That's just it. Maryland needs to get the top prospects out of Maryland, Penn, WV and VA. If they can do that plus get the occasional national QB or WR prospect (given the system they run, not out of the question if they get the TV exposure) they can compete nationally. It'll take time and a few years of being in the mix before they could potentially be in the NC hunt (see VTech and KSU) but it is not out of the question. Frankly I"ll be happy if we can get ourselves in the ACC championship mix after the addition of VTech and Miami. On the other hand, in the conference championship mix is in the national title hunt in that company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_good_brotha Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 Originally posted by Rabblerouser Well Terp fans you can now say that losing to the Northern Illinois Huskies wasn't such a disgrace after all. NIU just went into Tuscaloosa and beat the #21 ranked Crimson Tide in their own house.:notworthy Hey thanks for the good news. I wanted to say that Northern Illinois was a decent team. The info you provided proves it. Brotha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTerps2002 Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 Thats another problem... Maryland had a big chance at national exposiure and it blew it ... I know Northern Illinois beat Alabama but Maryland blew it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaSkin Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 Look, losing that game was bad but lets not make too big a deal of it. It wasn't good but it wasn't THAT bad. Sure it was on fox sports net, but it was hardly the biggest game of the day and wasn't on a network broadcast or even ESPN or ESPN2. We've had a lot more exposure before and we'll still see more exposure this year. Maryland simply doesn't have the talent currently to be a big-time program. Alabama, even on probation, has a LOT more talent than the terps. The last big game Maryland was on TV for was the Peach Bowl when they SPANKED Tennessee. (That was one of the most enjoyable games I've ever attended). Maryland has a long way to go, but don't make too big a deal out of an OT loss on fox sports net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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