Terrapins Insider: September 13, 2009 - September 19, 2009
What Changes Would You Make?
Just finished my game story for the newspaper. Wow. It looks like this Maryland team is headed for a five-win season or something even worse. No easy games left on the schedule. And they've struggled in the games that were...
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September 19, 2009; 9:35 PM ET |
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Meggett TD Run Puts Terps Back On Top
Sophomore running back Davin Megget scores from one yard out to give Maryland a one-point lead with 1:19 remaining in the first half. The Terps have been turnover-prone so far, but managed to capitalize on a Mid Tenn State turnover...
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September 19, 2009; 4:49 PM ET |
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Another Md Turnover, Another Mid Tenn St TD
Da'Rel Scott fumbled the ball on the Maryland 30-yard line. Mid Tenn State capitalized three plays later with a seven-yard TD pass from Dwight Dasher to Sancho McDonald. Mid Tenn St 13, Maryland 7 -- 13:06 to go in the...
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September 19, 2009; 4:17 PM ET |
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Blue Raiders Score, Extra Point Blocked
It seemed Maryland would escape a Chris Turner interception deep in their own territory, but instead, Mid Tenn St quarterback Dwight Dasher scored on a four-yard rush. The extra point was blocked, allowing Maryland to maintain a one-point lead. Mid...
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September 19, 2009; 4:11 PM ET |
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Live Tweeting From Byrd Stadium
Refresh this link for constantly updated Tweets from the Post crew at Byrd Stadium. #twitter_div h2 { background-color: transparent; color: #C00; font: bold 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 1px 0; padding: 10px 0 0 0; border-bottom:...
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September 19, 2009; 4:11 PM ET |
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Scott TD Run Gives Terps Early Lead
So far, the Maryland defense has shown improvement and the Terrapins' ground game has been working efficiently. Da'Rel Scott just broke a 48-yard touchdown run to the right with 6:46 remaining in the first quarter. He has 72 yards on...
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September 19, 2009; 3:50 PM ET |
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Carroll to Handle Coin Toss
Maryland Coach Ralph Friedgen said cornerback Nolan Carroll, who is lost for the year with a broken leg, will handle the coin toss duties Saturday. Maryland could really use Carroll on the field against Middle Tennessee, but his presence may...
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Eric Prisbell
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September 18, 2009; 11:07 AM ET |
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Make Your Predictions
The way I see this game, Middle Tennessee quarterback Dwight Dasher is the key. If Dasher plays like Joe Craddock did in last season’s 24-14 victory over Maryland, MTSU has a great chance to win. But Dasher threw three interceptions...
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September 18, 2009; 7:45 AM ET |
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Tate/Wiseman Likely to Return Punts
Ten reporters gathered for Ralph Friedgen’s post-practice media session Wednesday evening, but not much came out of it. I did ask Friedgen about the punt return situation, and he said that Tony Logan (shoulder) has been practicing all week but...
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Eric Prisbell
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September 17, 2009; 11:43 AM ET |
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Poll: Who Will Win?
Maybe I am in the minority here, but I think this is a fascinating matchup Saturday. I could see either team winning. And MTSU should whip the ball around and there should be big plays on both sides of the...
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September 17, 2009; 10:37 AM ET |
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College Football Online Chat at 1:30 p.m.
Just a reminder that our five-person college football online chat will take place today at 1:30 p.m. Please ask as many Maryland-related questions as you wish, because I’d rather it not be overtaken by Virginia Tech and Virginia questions. And...
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September 17, 2009; 9:41 AM ET |
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Maryland Official: Band Issue is a Non-Issue
Some fans wanted to weigh in on the student band issue that a Maryland official calls a non-issue, so, back by popular demand, is a blog post about it. Here is the link to my notebook item in today’s paper....
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September 17, 2009; 8:52 AM ET |
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Parody Twitter Account is Not Mine
Hello, everyone. This is Eric Prisbell. On Friday, someone alerted me to a Twitter account in my name that includes derogatory entries about coaches and others, and I have received a handful of e-mails since then about the account. I...
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Eric Prisbell
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September 16, 2009; 12:33 PM ET |
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Terps Make Plans to Honor Carroll
Maryland defensive lineman Jared Harrell talked at length Tuesday about how to honor cornerback Nolan Carroll, who will miss the remainder of the season with a broken leg suffered in the fourth quarter of the James Madison game on Saturday....
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September 16, 2009; 12:00 PM ET |
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Friedgen Previews Maryland-Middle Tennessee
Coach Ralph Friedgen held his weekly news conference yesterday, and Eric Prisbell was there to take it all in....
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Matt Bonesteel
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September 16, 2009; 8:42 AM ET |
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Friedgen Wants to Cut Down on Penalties
During today’s news conference, I asked a few people about specific penalties in the James Madison game because there was some uncertainty in the hours after Maryland’s 38-35 overtime victory. Specifically, in the final three minutes of the fourth quarter,...
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September 15, 2009; 4:52 PM ET |
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And the Band Played On?
Through dogged reporting and around-the-clock digging, it has come to my attention that there is some fan concern over whether Maryland’s student band created too much noise at times when the Terrapins were on offense. This blog post is not...
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Eric Prisbell
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September 15, 2009; 3:43 PM ET |
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The First Two Games in One Word
Maryland is 1-1. But everyone sees the first two weeks of the season differently. For some, there is more reason for optimism. For others, there is more reason for concern. Is the glass half-empty, half-full, or is the glass already...
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September 15, 2009; 9:33 AM ET |
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The Wide Receiver Screen Pass
Time after time Saturday, QB Chris Turner took the snap and quickly fired a pass right or left for a wide receiver screen pass that was successful more often than not. In fact, on Maryland’s opening possession alone, a 10-play,...
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Eric Prisbell
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September 14, 2009; 4:09 PM ET |
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Rutgers-Maryland to Kick Off at 3:30
The Rutgers-Maryland game on Sept. 26 will kick off at 3:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN360. I have little sense what to expect from Rutgers, which looked lost against Cincy. And I have little sense what to expect...
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Eric Prisbell
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September 14, 2009; 3:12 PM ET |
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Turner on the Fourth Down Play
One of the most important plays in Maryland’s victory over James Madison occurred with 5 minutes, 46 seconds remaining, when the Terrapins faced a fourth and four from the James Madison 47. Trailing 35-28, Maryland did not want to give...
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September 14, 2009; 3:07 PM ET |
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MTSU Senior RB Tanner Not Expected to Play
Middle Tennessee senior running back Phillip Tanner is not expected to play against Maryland on Saturday. The senior team leader injured his right knee on the second snap of the third quarter in Middle Tennessee’s 31-14 victory over Memphis on...
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September 14, 2009; 1:01 PM ET |
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Campbell, McCollough Not Expected Back This Week
A few quick updates from Coach Ralph Friedgen’s Sunday teleconference with reporters: Cornerback Nolan Carroll, a senior captain, underwent surgery on his broken leg late Saturday night. Friedgen said a screw was put into the leg, which Carroll had...
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Eric Prisbell
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September 13, 2009; 4:57 PM ET |
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