Official Maryland Terps Thread 2.0

[Dat2U]

Agree with Ruz, Terps football has been DOA since Edsall was hired. Even Under Armour can't save an ongoing train wreck of a program.

I guess I was one of the few that loved their alternate unis:

I love the unis. I love the Under Armour connection, but unfortunately you can't overcome institutional incompetence.

[doclinkin]

Agree with Ruz, Terps football has been DOA since Edsall was hired. Even Under Armour can't save an ongoing train wreck of a program.

I guess I was one of the few that loved their alternate unis:

I love the unis. I love the Under Armour connection, but unfortunately you can't overcome institutional incompetence.

Mebbe no. But these jonts put the azz in 'snazzy'.

[Dat2U]

Indeed doc. I remember looking online desperately to purchase one of those jerseys when they were first introduced.

[Wizardspride]

For all the selling of the Terp football soul to improve recruiting, they are still ranked dead last in the "Big 10" in football recruiting. Since they fired Fridge and hired Edsall, I've lost pretty much all interest in MD football. I gave Edsall a year, and he erased any lingering enjoyment I had left - this after being a fan for over 30 years. Enjoy... when they lose by 50 points a game to Big 10 schools.

MD is dead last in Big 10 recruiting because most their top targets are still on the board.

This post from another board describes the situation.

Out of the five uncommitted of the top ten, they lead for 2, 3 and 9 (Aniebonam, Johnshon and Ruble) and are presumed to be tied for first for 1 and 8 (Prince and Keihn).

Regarding DC (an extension of Maryland), they are also the favorite to land Jalen Tabor, a five star CB and have Will Ulmer committed, a four star QB.

[Ruzious]

WP, I like your updates, but wake me up when MD makes a bowl game... 20 years from now.

[Wizardspride]

WP, I like your updates, but wake me up when MD makes a bowl game... 20 years from now.

Well, it was only two years ago that they made a bowl game.


It just seems like 20 years ago....

[Ruzious]

WP, I like your updates, but wake me up when MD makes a bowl game... 20 years from now.

Well, it was only two years ago that they made a bowl game.


It just seems like 20 years ago....

Yeah, they didn't even have uniforms back then. It was barbaric.

[Wizardspride]

http://terrapinstationmd.com/2013/08/20 ... look-good/

New Rivals 250 Rankings Released; Terps Look Good


The biggest news is that 2014 CB Jalen Tabor of Friendship Collegiate Academy in Washington D.C., who has been eying Maryland for some time now and was recently at Saturday’s scrimmage, was bumped up to five-star status. He now finds himself ranked as the 20th-best player in the nation and the fourth-best DB for his class. Rivals seems to be higher on him than any other recruiting service, but that’s not a knock on them at all. For Tabor, it comes down mostly to Florida and Maryland, with Alabama and Vanderbilt pulling up the rear.

Meanwhile, OL Damian Prince of Bishop McNamara in Forestville, Md. is holding firm as the 11th best player in the country and second-best offensive lineman in his class. Prince, like Tabor, has listed Maryland as one of his top schools; the odds that he winds up a Terp seem to be getting better by the week. Florida State, Ohio State, and Alabama appear to be very high on his list. Offensive coordinator Mike Locksley is handling both his and Tabor’s recruiting process for Maryland.

As recently as today, defensive end Jesse Aniebonam of Good Counsel named Maryland the leader in his recruiting. Previously, he had named Maryland, Virginia Tech, UNC, Notre Dame and Clemson as frontrunners. Aniebonam comes in at #98 on the Rivals 250, and his also being recruited by Locksley for the Terps.

Demetrius Johnson, listed as a wide receiver/athlete from the Annapolis Christian School, finds himself as the 156th-best player in the 2014 class. Maryland is widely viewed as the favorite for his services, and appears ready to commit at some point in the near future. Johnson is currently ranked as a 4-star by Rivals, and defensive coordinator Brian Stewart is handling his recruiting.

Bottom line, if the Terrapins can manage to lock up these three players, they’re looking at a class which should easily be ranked in the top 25 nationally. But nabbing Tabor and Prince is still going to be difficult with a lot of other schools pursuing them heavily. Still, having them in your backyard certainly doesn’t hurt things.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

Those recruits can pick and choose any school. Maryland is making progress just being in the hunt. Tabor was talking of going to Maryland way back when he was in the 9th grade. I know. I've seen video on YouTube of him back then.

Yet, I'm starting to recall what happened with the Harrison Twins ...

They talked Maryland but they went to Kentucky.

With all the recruiting there are elaborate ways to buy the parents and steer the kids to another school. Just like there are baseball players and other athletes who enhance their training with assistance from guys like Tony Bosch and Victor Conte, many football recruits and basketball recruits are getting enhanced before they even get to a school.

I'm not saying the only reason those guys would choose another school besides the one the say they want to come to is $$$$$$. Some of them are playing all the schools against one another, getting what they can get for as long as they can get it. They tend to go to the highest bidder or whoever they're feeling on the signing deadline.

I am suggesting a great recruiter is going to have to compete to sign these kids. Gary Williams didn't even bother to recruit the DC area guys and local AAU programs hard. Mark Turgeon is just the opposite. I remember Old Lefty Driesell as a great recruiter, back in the day. I knew and for a time befriended one player who was a top recruit of his. I don't know of any violations but let's just say dude appeared to be living large back then. Lefty only loss even Moses Malone to the old ABA.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_high_school_draftees

In 1974, the NBA's rival, the ABA, drafted high school star Moses Malone. He was immediately signed by the Utah Stars and became the first player to go directly from high school basketball to a professional league.[9] He became an instant success, averaging 18 points and 14 rebounds per game in his rookie season. He played in the ABA until the ABA–NBA merger in 1976. He then played 19 successful seasons with 7 NBA teams. He won the NBA championship, along with the Finals Most Valuable Player Award, with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1983. His other achievements include 3 Most Valuable Player Awards, 12 consecutive All-Star Game selections, 8 All-NBA Team selections and 6 rebounding titles. He has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and was also named in the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History list announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996.[10]

They paid the guy more than he could have gotten for going to Maryland.

I enjoy Charles Barkley's phrase, "If you ain't cheatin' you ain't tryin'" when he explains how Auburn recruited him and others back in the day.

So, if Jalen Tabor doesn't come to Maryland, as with the Harrison Twins, I won't hate the player. I won't even hate the game. Tabor becoming a 5-star will get some kind of offers from schools like Florida. Anytime there are rich boosters in the game of recruiting, anything goes. Hell, if I was rich and the Terps fan that I am, I would have tried to pay Alex Len to stay another year--pay in a way that didn't hurt the program.

Then again, Ed Martin tried that with the Fab 5 at U Michigan back in the day...

[Wizardspride]

New Scout top 100 out today.

#28 Wiley

#33 Trimble

#85 Reed

#89 Nickens

[Wizardspride]

https://twitter.com/insidemdsports

Jeff Ermann ‏@insidemdsports

Breaking: Georgia 7-footer Trayvon Reed has committed to the #Terps.



Jeff Ermann ‏@insidemdsports

Scouting report on #Terps commit Trayvon Reed: No. 6 center in the nation. Measures nearly 7-2, runs like a guard.


Jeff Ermann ‏@insidemdsports

Trayvon Reed joins Melo Trimble, Dion Wiley, Jared Nickens in #Terps monster class. Ranked #3 2014 haul nationally.

[Wizardspride]

Video of Jalen Tabor.

http://www.usatodayhss.com/news/videos/ ... d711af0000

[Wizardspride]

https://twitter.com/JShankerESPN


ESPN 300 DE Jesse Aniebonam is committing tonight and his game is on ESPNEWS at 8:30. Maryland is the favorite http://espn.go.com/college-sports/footb ... yer/_/id/1

[Wizardspride]

https://twitter.com/insidemdsports

Jeff Ermann ‏@insidemdsports

Good Counsel vs. Gilman in 10 minutes on ESPN News. Jessie Aniebonam announcement and #Terps targets Kai Locksley, Melvin Keihn (Gilman).

[Wizardspride]

https://twitter.com/insidemdsports

Jeff Ermann ‏@insidemdsports

Done deal. Heralded Good Counsel DE Jesse Aniebonam announces for #Terps.


Jesse Aniebonam is a big score for the #Terps. Beat Bama, Ohio State, Florida & more for his commitment

[Wizardspride]

https://twitter.com/terpstationmd

TerrapinStationMD ‏@terpstationmd

Let me also add that the players Locksley is grabbing are foregoing the bright lights of the SEC to remain loyal. Talk about character


TerrapinStationMD ‏@terpstationmd

If Jay-Z didn't already have an album called The Takeover, you could name what Locksley is doing to the DMV as such. #Terps

[Wizardspride]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ter ... -maryland/

Junior college offensive lineman Larry Mazyck commits to Maryland


The saga of Larry Mazyck will end where it started, with a commitment to play football at Maryland.

The massive offensive lineman, once a Terrapins pledge who later latched onto New Mexico and eventually transferred to Iowa Western Community College, has once again committed to Maryland on Sunday, an individual with knowledge of the situation confirmed.

Listed at 6-feet-7 and 330 pounds, Mazyck played high school at Friendship Collegiate, where he initially committed to Maryland, and later took a prep year at Fork Union Military Academy. In Jan. 2011, Mazyck reneged on his Maryland commitment and reopened his recruitment, ultimately landing with the Lobos and current Maryland offensive coordinator Mike Locksley, then the head coach. As a true freshman in 2011, Mazyck played in seven games as a reserve tackle.

Mazyck joins a host of former Lobos who left the school after Locksley was fired, later playing at the same junior college that also held over wide receiver Deon Long for a season. According to 247sports.com, Maryland re-offered Mazyck on Aug. 13.

[Wizardspride]

https://twitter.com/jcshurburtt


JC Shurburtt @jcshurburtt

Talked to a recruiter that works DC/MD who said he thinks #Terps get Prince, Tabor and Ruble when all is said and done. @insidemdsports

[Higga]

Maryland Football will win at least 7 games this year and make it to a bowl game.

[Cramer]

Maryland Football will win at least 7 games this year and make it to a bowl game.

Dude, and I say this a MD guy......put down the pipe.