WELCOME TO THE MARYLAND TERRAPINS SEASON PREVIEW!
IT IS THE ONLY EDITION OF THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL 77 IN 77 THAT I’M WRITING IN ALL CAPS! NO, MY LAPTOP ISN’T BROKEN. AND NO, I’M NOT YELLING AT YOU. THE MARYLAND TERRAPINS PREVIEW IS IN ALL CAPS TO HONOR MARYLAND STUDENT REBECCA MARTINSON.
YOU REMEMBER BECCA- SHE’S THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SORORITY GIRL WHO WROTE THAT INSANE RAMBLING EMAIL CALLING OUT HER SORORITY SISTERS. IT WAS FILLED WITH LOTS OF ALL CAPS! IN ORDER TO DENOTE THAT SHE’S SCREAMING AT YOU! SHE WAS ANGRY!
IT WAS OFFENSIVE AND CONDESCENDING ON NUMEROUS LEVELS. THEN WE SAW HER NOW DELETED TWITTER ACCOUNT, FILLED WITH RACIST AND HORRIBLY INSENSITIVE TWEETS. REBECCA MARTINSON MADE NATIONAL NEWS AND PRETTY MUCH EVERY WEBSITE DURING NFL DRAFT WEEK. MY PAGE VIEWS FOR BECCA POSTS WAY OVERSHADOWED MY PAGE VIEWS FOR MY NFL MOCK DRAFTS. AND EVENTUALLY, SHE HAD TO RESIGN AS SORORITY PRESIDENT.
THEREFORE, THIS PREVIEW IS DEDICATED TO BECCA! IN ALL CAPS! WELCOME TO THE BIG TEN! FEAR THE TURTLE!
ACTOR MICHAEL SHANNON READS THE REBECCA MARTINSON LETTER (VIDEO, LANGUAGE NSFW)
MARYLAND TERRAPINS REASONS TO GET EXCITED: THEY CAN’T GET ANY WORSE ON OFFENSE. THE TEAM SOMEHOW WON 4 GAMES DESPITE HAVING THE WORST OFFENSE IN ALL OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL. THEY WERE 120TH IN SCORING AND RANKED IN THE 100S FOR PRETTY MUCH EVERY MAJOR CATEGORY. IT’S ALSO AMAZING THE TERPS WON ANYTHING AT ALL WITH FOUR QUARTERBACKS GOING DOWN TO INJURY.
YES, FOUR QBS WERE ALL INJURED FOR THE SEASON. THE MARYLAND TERRAPINS HAD 10 PLAYERS IN TOTAL LOST FOR THE SEASON. NOW THEY’RE ALL HEALTHY AND RESTED, SO THIS TEAM WILL HAVE DEPTH. AND COACH RANDY EDSALL HAS HAD TWO DECENT RECRUITING CLASSES. THE SCHEDULE IS BEYOND EASY TOO.
MARYLAND TERRAPINS REASONS TO BE WORRIED :( DID I MENTION THEIR OFFENSE WAS BEYOND TERRIBLE LAST SEASON? WATCHING THEM TRY TO RUN THE BALL WOULD MAKE YOU WANNA DROP BECCA’S TRADEMARK CATCH-PHRASE: “CUNT PUNT.” AND HEY, SHE WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT HER SISTERS SCREWING UP IN CHEERING FOR TERPS SPORTS TERMS. THE ACC IS A LITTLE BIT STRONGER THIS YEAR . SPECIAL TEAMS ARE NOT STRONG AND WILL BE A CAUSE FOR CONCERN.
OTHER THAN RUN DEFENSE WHAT DOES THIS TEAM ACTUALLY DO WELL?
MARYLAND TERRAPINS KEY GAMES: THEY REALLY SHOULD BE 3-0 WHEN THEY HEAD TO CHARM CITY TO PLAY WEST VIRGINIA ON SEPT 21ST. THAT SHOULD BE A DE FACTO HOME GAME. OCT 12 VS VIRGINIA AND OCT 19TH AT WAKE FOREST WILL BE CRUCIAL EARLY LEAGUE GAMES. WINNING THOSE WILL BE IMPORTANT FOR MOMENTUM.
MARYLAND TERRAPINS BOTTOM LINE: 6-6 OR MAYBE EVEN 7-5 WITH AN APPEARANCE IN A FOURTH TIER BOWL. NOTHING REALLY TO GET EXCITED ABOUT, BUT A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THEIR SCHEDULE IS VERY CONDUCIVE TO A WINNING SEASON. WR STEFON DIGGS IS A PLAYMAKER. THE DEFENSE SHOULD BE OKAY, AND THE OFFENSE SHOULD BE…WELL CHANCES ARE THEY WON’T HAVE A SCOUT TEAM LINEBACKER RUNNING THEIR OFFENSE AGAIN THIS YEAR, WHICH MEANS IT WILL BE VERY MUCH IMPROVED.
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