Terrapins Insider: November 21, 2010 - November 27, 2010

After signature victory, what are Maryland's bowl options?

This was the signature victory Maryland was looking for this season. The most likely destination for Maryland remains the Military Bowl at RFK Stadium on Dec. 29 against a Conference USA team. Players clearly do not want to wind up...

By Eric Prisbell  | November 27, 2010; 9:54 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (103)
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Maryland's Pete White expected to start at right guard

No trouble getting on campus today. There just aren’t many people around. Expect a crowd of 33,000-38,000, I think. A quick note before the game: Redshirt freshman Pete White is expected to make his first career start at right guard...

By Eric Prisbell  | November 27, 2010; 3:01 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (11)
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Will Maryland beat North Carolina State?

And so we have reached the final weekend of the regular season. I arrive with a gaudy 10-1 record in predicting Maryland games, including the near-perfect crystal ball outlook on the Maryland-Miami game on Nov. 6. But this game scares...

By Eric Prisbell  | November 26, 2010; 8:29 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (28)
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Game Day: Scouting the Elon Phoenix

Maryland (4-2) hopes to continue its winning ways Friday against Elon (2-2), its second Southern Conference opponent this season after the College of Charleston. Located in Elon, N.C., about midway between the campuses of Duke and Wake Forest, the...

By Liz Clarke  | November 26, 2010; 7:03 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (2)
Categories:  Gary Williams, Men's basketball  | Tags:  Elo, nMaryland basketball  
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Happy Thanksgiving Maryland football and basketball fans

I just wanted to drop everyone a quick note to say thank you very much for reading and commenting throughout the entire year. Have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving!...

By Eric Prisbell  | November 25, 2010; 8:15 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (4)
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Ralph Friedgen, Debbie Yow together again for Maryland-N.C. State

So Debbie Yow, the former Maryland athletic director who left to take the same job at N.C. State this summer, returns to College Park on Saturday for the Wolfpack’s game against Maryland. I asked to interview Debbie for a story...

By Eric Prisbell  | November 24, 2010; 8:02 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (15)
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Maryland attendance and the television issue in ACC football

The red light on my BlackBerry blinked at 12:55 a.m. Sunday morning. The e-mail came from the ACC office, which was announcing the kickoff times for the Nov. 27 games that had been received six-day options the week before. Among...

By Eric Prisbell  | November 23, 2010; 10:52 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (23)
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Scouting the Delaware State Hornets

There isn’t much timely information to be had about the Delaware State Hornets, who have played just one game this season. And that was 10 days ago, when they beat Washington Adventist, 63-56, on Nov. 13. Maryland (3-2) is...

By Liz Clarke  | November 23, 2010; 9:39 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (18)
Categories:  Gary Williams, Men's basketball  | Tags:  Delaware State, Gary Williams, Maryland basketball  
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Why all Maryland fans must root for Duke

Root canals and rush-hour beltway traffic are only a couple of the things Maryland fans would gladly endure before openly rooting for a four-letter school from Durham, N.C. But if Maryland fans want their football team to reach the most...

By Eric Prisbell  | November 23, 2010; 8:05 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (33)
Categories:  Football, Ralph Friedgen  
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Maryland and the Military Bowl

As I have said since Maryland became bowl eligible, the most likely destination for Maryland is the Military Bowl. That certainly is the most likely destination after Saturday's loss to Florida State. And the most likely opponent is East Carolina...

By Eric Prisbell  | November 22, 2010; 8:12 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (64)
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Which bowl will land Maryland?

As I have said for weeks, the most likely destination for Maryland is the Military Bowl at RFK Stadium. And that remains the case after the 30-16 loss to Florida State. My hunch, without doing further research at 1:35 a.m....

By Eric Prisbell  | November 21, 2010; 1:35 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (9)
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Florida State beats Maryland, 30-16

Here is my final game story that I just filed for the Web at 1:30 a.m. By Eric Prisbell Having scripted one of the nation’s more compelling redemptive stories, Coach Ralph Friedgen witnessed a week’s worth of buildup for Maryland’s...

By Eric Prisbell  | November 21, 2010; 1:24 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (25)
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