I have a lot to cover since I have taken the last couple weeks off. First the Terps have been able to secure two very big wins coming off an embarrassing loss to UVA. The win two weeks ago over Wake Forest was impressive because the Terps played a complete game.
Their Offense was able to put points on the board and their Defense managed to shut out Wake Forest, who has given them a lot of problems in recent years. To be fair to Wake Forest, their Offense did put them in position to score a couple of times; but with their All-American kicker Sam Swank out of the game they had trouble cashing in on field goal attempts. This win allowed the Terps to stay in control of their own destiny.
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I still don’t think I am ready to talk about the Terp’s game last Saturday, but I will give it a shot. The Terps did exactly what I thought they were past. They came out against an inferior opponent and managed to play worse. There is no excuse for losing to Virginia. Not only did they manage to lose, but they were embarrassed. As far as I am concerned an offense that contains playmakers such as DaRel Scott and Darius Heyward-Bey should never be shutout.
Armchair coach is going to be a little bit different from now on. I will still talk a little bit about the NFL but I have been asked to switch gears a little and cover NCAA football.
My article for week three of the NFL got a little lost in cyberspace, so I apologize to anyone who missed it. Week four continued what has been a crazy season in the NFL. Parity is back. For proof of this you need to look no further then the division leaders after the first quarter of the season. Nobody could have predicted that the Bills, Titans and Broncos would lead their divisions. If the Ravens had been able to pull out the OT victory in Pittsburgh the AFC would be a perfect four for four in surprise division leaders.
The big news to start with from football this week has to be Maryland’s big win against Cal. The Terps may have put on the most complete performance I have ever seen from them. The Defensive line had not been in the backfield so much since Shawn Merriman left for the NFL. Kevin Barnes is looking like the next Maryland DB to have a future in the NFL; he has shown the ability to make the big interceptions and the big hit. He hit Heisman trophy candidate Jahvid Best so hard he threw up on the field. Chris “Big Game” Turner played an unbelievable game; now only if he could play halfway decent against the non-ranked teams.
Well, week one of the NFL season is in the books. After last week the only thing that I am certain of is that the NFL is unpredictable. Week one provided plenty of surprises some because of unexpected performances and some because of injury. I think the best thing I can do is review some of the surprising things that happened.
For the past two weeks many of us have watched the Olympics with great interest. I am sure many of you, like myself, have been paying attention to the race with China in the medal count. The USA finished the games with more medals than China 110-100. Unfortunately the USA was unable to keep up with China in the gold medal count, with China winning 51-36.
