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The Power Five => Big Ten => Topic started by: utee94 on September 02, 2017, 09:13:34 AM
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I've never done one of these on the B1G board, hope I did it right!
Not sure what to make of this game. Both teams were pretty bad last year, but the press seems to believe that Tom Herman can take the (reasonably good) talent at Texas and do something with it. So I guess we'll see.
I'm sure most of you will be pulling for the B1G team in this one, but I'm obviously hoping for a Texas win.
No predictions from me, I just don't know enough about either team. This game, and then the Texas game @USC in a couple of weeks, should tell us quite a bit about how our season will go.
I'll be watching the game at my brother's so won't be checking in here during, but am certainly interested in any thoughts y'all might have.
Anyway, hope everyone enjoys Week1 of college football, and
HOOK 'EM HORNS!!!!
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Oh, weather for this should be relatively mild, at least compared to what it could have been. Hurrican Harvey dumped so much rain in the area that the ground water has kept the the temperatures down over the past week.
Normally this game would have seen a high around 100 with a heat index closer to 110, so the prediction of high in the low 90s and heat index maybe around 100 is actually better than it normally would be.
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Best wishes/God Speed to Texas in recovering from Harvey.Sheesh I can't even imagine.We'll see what Herman can do with Buechele.He looked good in the limited times I've seen him
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Maryland has some decent RBs and okay receivers, but a bad QB. The defense is nothing special despite Durkin's success as a DC. Their best win last year was against UCF in OT, and their only competitive losses were to Indiana and Boston College, so Texas should probably win by 10 or so if they've improved at all and probably by more than that.
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first game for a new coach is always very interesting
most times means very little
I'd like to be watching this one, but I'll be on the golf course
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With Pigrome at QB, we're a triple option team.
Yay.
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We're not even a triple option team.
SMH
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Ty Johnson picking up where he left off last year.
Not even 1st, 2nd, or 3rd team consideration in the B1G.
SMH
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Lots of great backs in the B1G.
He'll get consideration this season with more touches. Tough to get all-any conference with only 1000 yards.
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I know Texas is only ranked due to the hype on Herman, but Maryland is looking rather impressive. I admit they could definitely give Michigan a challenge with that game being in College Park.
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Let's see if that blocked FG turns this game around
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So what's the story here?
1. Maryland = good.
2. Texas = more of a rebuild than expected.
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I know Texas is only ranked due to the hype on Herman, but Maryland is looking rather impressive. I admit they could definitely give Michigan a challenge with that game being in College Park.
Assuming Maryland and Indiana are two must wins for MSU to get bowl eligible...yikes.
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Assuming Maryland and Indiana are two must wins for MSU to get bowl eligible...yikes.
Yeah, OSU gets Maryland at home, but it's the ultimate trap game right before @Nebraska and then Penn St. They better not be looking ahead.
I'm glad to have the Hoosiers outta the way.
Who wins the Maryland @ Indiana game?
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Maryland has a ton of talent, just not enough depth.
After Pigrome threw that interception I thought we were done for. However, it was just a tad bit high and was tipped by the receiver.
Ty Johnson is the real deal as I've said since his freshman year, and Lorenzo Harrison is electric, but struggled today. Anthony McFarland it's not far behind and I'm surprised they didn't get any playing time today.
Pigrome did a hell of a job today... much better than I thought.
I sure hope that he didn't do major damage to his knee today.
Kasim Hill came in and ran the offense but you can tell he's very limited and raw.
The offensive line can stand toe-to-toe with any team in the Big Ten, but there is no depth.
We rushed no more than three to four lineman on defense today. The defense was awesome. 21 of those points are on special teams and an INT so IT skewed the numbers.
Might just get to a Bowl this year. Just keep recruiting and building depth and we will be competing for the Big Ten East in no time.
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MC, is there an update on the kid they hauled away on the backboard? He looked like he took a pretty good knee to the head.
Maryland looks solid, and the backup QB Hill looks like a stud for the future.
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MC, is there an update on the kid they hauled away on the backboard? He looked like he took a pretty good knee to the head.
Maryland looks solid, and the backup QB Hill looks like a stud for the future.
Up and walking around at the hospital.
Concussion protocol is in place.
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Future of the division looks increasingly nasty.
Granted some of Marylands gain is a zero sum gain, as I assume a chunk of their improved recruiting would likely be kids who would otherwise go to PSU, and to a lesser extent OSU or UM?
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Future of the division looks increasingly nasty.
Granted some of Marylands gain is a zero sum gain, as I assume a chunk of their improved recruiting would likely be kids who would otherwise go to PSU, and to a lesser extent OSU or UM?
Maryland fans gonna keep a close eye on that team in Gainesville
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Maryland fans gonna keep a close eye on that team in Gainesville
Why?
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Because if sharkie gets the can Durkin is going to get a call
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So what's the story here?
1. Maryland = good.
2. Texas = more of a rebuild than expected.
I'd say, both
takes a while as a new coach to implement the entire package, culture, attitude, offense, defense
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Maryland is better than expected, but I didn't get the Texas love. I think I had them around #50 in my preseason rankings.
If the game had been in College Park, probably would have picked the Terps.
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Because if sharkie gets the can Durkin is going to get a call
hope Durkin stays at Maryland for the long haul. They've got that Under Armour money and the DMV produces a ton of talent. If he can just start keeping some of it home....
He's both an Urban/Harbaugh disciple, worked for a long time for both of those guys- and they don't suffer fools- they only hire good coaches to work for them. And it looks like they both rubbed off on Durkin.
But you're probably right- especially if Durkin turns Maryland into a winner. The calls will come his way when big jobs open up, and McElwain's days at Florida are definitely numbered. Going 10-4/9-4 every year and back-dooring into the SEC CG by winning a weak SEC East and then getting their doors blown off by in-state rival FSU and then Alabama in the SEC CG is going to get tiresome for UF fans eventually. The rumblings are starting to happen already.
That's an elite job. Lots of guys will want that thing. Spurrier and Meyer showed what an elite coach can do with all that home-grown Florida talent. Not many jobs better than UF.
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Maryland can be just as elite, if the program decides to make football a priority, like we've been told it is, for all those reasons mentioned.
We just need depth.
More help is being recruited.
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Any talk of making the stadium bigger, or is it too early yet?
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Any talk of making the stadium bigger, or is it too early yet?
Too early, and it would be a nightmare.
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It's not a knock on Maryland. There are less than a dozen jobs where you can be confident they are career ending jobs, and even then the NFL is looking.
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Too early, and it would be a nightmare.
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If they could do that, they should have done it already.
They wanted to lower the field before adding the expensive box seats.
Problem was, there are some pretty big boulders under the stadium, and the cost to remove them was phenomenal....from reports.
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If Maryland expanded their stadium, all that would accomplish is allowing visiting fans of the top programs to buy even more tickets to further overtake their stadium when they visit.
I was in College Park two years, and Michigan fans had the whole upper deck. The same thing happened at Rutgers last year. I don't expect it to that extent this year, but I still expect Michigan fans will be at least 20% of the crowd.
As it is, I noticed that part of the deal with scheduling Texas is that the return game will be at the Redskins' stadium. I don't think there that many Longhorn grads/fans in DC or the Northeast as a whole, but I definitely suspect they'll have a strong turnout if their team improves over the course of the season to give them reason for optimism for next year and the fact that will be their first game NE of West Virginia (which is a tougher ticket) in a long time.
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If Maryland expanded their stadium, all that would accomplish is allowing visiting fans of the top programs to buy even more tickets to further overtake their stadium when they visit.
I was in College Park two years, and Michigan fans had the whole upper deck. The same thing happened at Rutgers last year. I don't expect it to that extent this year, but I still expect Michigan fans will be at least 20% of the crowd.
As it is, I noticed that part of the deal with scheduling Texas is that the return game will be at the Redskins' stadium. I don't think there that many Longhorn grads/fans in DC or the Northeast as a whole, but I definitely suspect they'll have a strong turnout if their team improves over the course of the season to give them reason for optimism for next year and the fact that will be their first game NE of West Virginia (which is a tougher ticket) in a long time.
LOL.
You think a Stadium expansion would be more seats for the opposing fans?
The whole reason it was like that for the past few years is because Randy Edsall didn't put a product on the field that was worth watching.
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Spent the rest of the holiday weekend at the lake, trying to recover from this gut-punch of a game. Ugh.
Congrats to the Terps on the win, and best of luck the rest of the season.
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Spent the rest of the holiday weekend at the lake, trying to recover from this gut-punch of a game. Ugh.
Congrats to the Terps on the win, and best of luck the rest of the season.
You too.
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It was Marylands first win over Tejas in four tries.
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Pigrome did a hell of a job today... much better than I thought.
I sure hope that he didn't do major damage to his knee today.
Kasim Hill came in and ran the offense but you can tell he's very limited and raw.
Wow, Pigrome done for the year with a torn ACL.
Jesse Anibonyam, who led the team in sacks last year is also done for the year with a broken ankle.
That's awful news after a great Saturday
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Very tough news.
Hill having to grow up in 2 weeks time.
Subbed 12 guys on the D-line during Texas game, so not as bad off there, but QB is a major issue.