Saunders Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Quote CollegeFootballNews: Maryland 2023 Preview After an all-time rough run at New Mexico and a tough start at Maryland, head coach Mike Locksley is delivering. Of course nothing is easy in a division with Ohio State, Michigan, and Penn State, but the Terps have found their niche. Win the games that can be won, and at least push hard in the uphill climb battles. So what has Maryland done to come up with back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 2013-2014, and with the 15 wins over the span the most since 2002-2003? Talent. It’s coming in. Everything is still building, and it’s still going to take a little while for the program to be more of a factory, but Maryland had five players taken in the 2023 NFL Draft, and that doesn’t even count a few stars from last year - especially at receiver - who’ll likely make the free agent cut. That doesn’t necessarily mean everything - Northwestern had four players drafted in April - but in this case it’s a sign that things are working. Locksley has always been a great recruiter who was a half-step ahead of his time. He’s perfect for the new world of the transfer portal and with NIL now a part of the deal, and it shows by loading up with a slew of nice, new, proven parts to fill in. This year’s team should be very, very dangerous. No, there’s not enough to win the Big Ten East, and there are still massive issues that need to be worked on - penalties, both lines, pass protection, pass rush, more penalties - but again, it’s working. https://collegefootballnews.com/cfn/maryland-terrapins-college-football-preview-2023-breakdown-prediction-top-players-win-total Quote HuskerOnline: Maryland Spring Preview Gerbo: “I think Maryland will be bowl eligible by the time they get to Nebraska for Veteran’s Day on the road in Lincoln. I’m worried because it comes off of the home game against Penn State the week prior. They’ve only beaten Penn State three times in their history and not since joining the Big Ten.” “So, how do they look on the road for the longest trip they make in the conference right now? After playing a physical opponent and a game they consider a rival but maybe Penn State doesn’t consider a rival.” “I would be worried for the Terps after that type of ‘rivalry game’ having to go on the road to a Nebraska team that by that point probably has its feet under it and has an identity that late in the season.” 2023 win-loss expectation for Maryland Gerbo: “Unfortunately for Mike Locksley it probably looks pretty similar to last season where they win eight games and a bowl game. They are getting closer to the Ohio States and the Michigans and the Penn States of the world.” “They should have beaten one of them last year. Got shut out at Penn State but the other two games were close. I don’t think that they trip up either of those three. So, it puts them back in the same place in bowl-eligible territory with seven or eight wins and competing in a game in late December.” “Even though nobody will say it as of yet, if you are a Maryland coach or even a Maryland fan, you are rooting on the expected realignment in the Big Ten sooner rather than later. So, you don’t have to continue to play all of these teams in the currently constructed Big Ten East year after year after year.” https://www.on3.com/teams/nebraska-cornhuskers/news/nebraska-opponent-spring-review-maryland/ Quote Athlon: #41 Maryland Preview & Prediction Maryland's 8-5 record in 2022 marked the best season of coach Mike Locksley's tenure in College Park. But the Terrapins still have a significant gap to close to Michigan, Penn State, and Ohio State in the Big Ten East Division, and some of the team's preseason concerns won't make for an easy jump in wins for '23. Quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa returns as one of the Big Ten's top signal-callers, with transfers Kaden Prather (West Virginia) and Tyrese Chambers (FIU) likely to fill the void as the go-to options at receiver. With four new starters, the offensive line ranks high on Locksley's list of concerns. Maryland still needs more improvement on defense, but with only five starters returning, this group will be a work in progress. https://athlonsports.com/college-football/maryland-football-terrapins-prediction-preview-2023 Quote Maryland Football Schedule 2023: Game Predictions 2023 CFN Preseason Prediction: 7-5 Aug 26 OPEN DATE Sept 2 Towson W Sept 9 Charlotte W Sept 16 Virginia W Sept 23 at Michigan State L Sept 30 Indiana W Oct 7 at Ohio State L Oct 14 Illinois W Oct 21 OPEN DATE Oct 28 at Northwestern W Nov 4 Penn State L Nov 11 at Nebraska L Nov 18 Michigan L Nov 25 at Rutgers W https://collegefootballnews.com/cfn/maryland-football-schedule-2023-game-predictions-scores More to come... 1 Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted May 15, 2023 Author Share Posted May 15, 2023 Maryland is on the board. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted May 27, 2023 Author Share Posted May 27, 2023 HuskerOnline preview is up. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Hooked on Huskers Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 Usually, QB Taulia Tagovailoa was hot or cold performances ..... nothing in between. Hopefully cold. Last meeting .... https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=401112210 ..... unusual, SF was in charge https://schersdd.tripod.com/sig2019.html Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted June 12, 2023 Author Share Posted June 12, 2023 Athlon preview is up. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Hooked on Huskers Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 19 hours ago, suh_fan93 said: MD at OSU, Turtles ran out of gas in 4th qtr. Quote Link to comment
Kayvan Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 Still a winnable game in Lincoln. 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 Well….I’m glad we have another 5 weeks for this staff to keep improving before we have to play them. Now, image if we are on a four game win streak at that point. 1 Quote Link to comment
Kayvan Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 10/8/2023 at 10:07 AM, Kayvan said: Still a winnable game in Lincoln. I don’t understand why people would laugh at this statement. Maryland has beat up on some of the worst teams in college football, ended up getting killed by Ohio State, and are now struggling with Illinois. It’s in Lincoln and very possible that we’re riding a four game win streak when it happens. 1 Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Yeah, this is looking like less of a loss than I thought. Maryland should be handling Illinois with ease. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Kayvan Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 21 minutes ago, knapplc said: Yeah, this is looking like less of a loss than I thought. Maryland should be handling Illinois with ease. Yeah, they are not only NOT handling them, they are getting beat up on. In Maryland. 1 Quote Link to comment
Cornfed Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Uh yeah.. looking winnable. Quote Link to comment
Savage Husker Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 I ponder whether or not Maryland had a hangover from the OSU game. Fortunately for us they’ll be coming off of PSU who potentially has a greater physically imposing defense than OSU Quote Link to comment
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