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Birds of B'more Hangout Grand Counsel

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Unbelievable. When MTSU got the ball back with 1:30 left I kind of knew the game was over.

I was saying to myself that MD should have gone for it on 4th and 4 instead of trying that FG. I just didn't see him making that kick and they would have been no worse off had they not made the 1st down. But that wasn't what cost them the game. It was the 4 turnovers and other litany of mistakes this team continues to make. This is just a very, very bad football team.

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I was saying to myself that MD should have gone for it on 4th and 4 instead of trying that FG. I just didn't see him making that kick and they would have been no worse off had they not made the 1st down. But that wasn't what cost them the game. It was the 4 turnovers and other litany of mistakes this team continues to make. This is just a very' date=' very bad football team.[/quote']

The defense is just plain horrible. It's very SpongeBob like I think. They moved right down the field with ease. It's as if the Terps didn't even have their defense out there.

I agree with you regarding the field goal attempt. They should have probably just run another play.

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Birds of B'more Hangout Grand Counsel

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The defense is just plain horrible. It's very SpongeBob like I think. They moved right down the field with ease. It's as if the Terps didn't even have their defense out there.

I agree with you regarding the field goal attempt. They should have probably just run another play.

For most of the game the defense wasn't that bad. They finally forced some turnovers, pressured the QB, and the early scores they gave up where mostly due to the offense turning it over deep in their own territory. But yeah, late in the game the defense just folded and gave Mid Tenn whatever they wanted. Like they say, winners make plays when the game is on the line.

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Hard to blame the defense when the offense completely gave the game away. Pathetic performance and a hollow 100-yards by Da'Rel Scott. First team All-ACC RBs do not fumble like that against inferior teams.

Meanwhile, listening on the radio is becoming infuriating. I'm sick to death of hearing Claiborne make excuses and talk about how all these catches that inferior players are making are just great and that the Terps couldn't cover the play any better. If that's the case then even the guys who are supposed to be good really aren't.

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I suggested this might be the worst team of the Ralph Friedgen era. Well' date=' I might have to rephrase that to state that this is the worst Maryland team EVER.[/quote']

Clearly, the worst team of the Friedgen era but far from the worst ever. There was probably 3 or 4 teams from the '90s worse.

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Clearly, the worst team of the Friedgen era but far from the worst ever. There was probably 3 or 4 teams from the '90s worse.

We'll see, but aside from UVA and Duke, I don't see another possible win on the schedule. And I'd say they are about even with the two aforementioned teams, so those games could go either way. 3-9 might be the best they can hope for, and 1-11 is a distinct possibility IMO. I recall several teams from the 90s that may have been as bad as this one, but I don't recall any that were any worse than this team looks right now.

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Guys that know more about MD football than me....Tell me why we shouldn't go after Phil Fulmer and get rid of Fridge and pay Franklin's 1 million buyout?

Money.

I guess I have to put more characters for this to post. The UM athletic dept isn't exactly flush with cash right now. They are struggling to sell tickets and their new luxury suites. To buy out Fridge, pay Franklin his $1 mil, hire a guy like Fulmer (who won't come cheap) and pay the type of guys he'll want as assistants? Not gonna happen. And even if they had the money to do it, how is that going to look to all the other UM employees who are being forced into another 10 days of unpaid vacation? Not to mention the students who are likely to have tuition increased again soon to offset all of the state cutbacks to the system? We are stuck with the Fridge/Franklin tandem for quite some time, I'm afraid.

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I love Debbie Yow right now. Thank G-d that she hired Franklin as the head coach in waiting and made him unfireable.

I've never, ever been one to jump on the "fire the coach" bandwagon, (you might remember my passionate support of Gary) but this is the lowest of lows for MD football. Get rid of them all. Get rid of the players, get rid of the coaches, get rid of the athletic director. Absolutely unacceptable.

This is how the rest of the season will go...

Rutgers- L

Clemson- massive L

Wake Forest- L

Virginia- W (I'm a kind hearted person)

Duke- W (two in a row seems improbable right now)

NC State- L

Virginia Tech- L (LOL)

Florida State-L (haha)

Boston College- L

3-9 sounds about right.

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