Official Maryland Terps Thread 3.0

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

Maryland does not play today.



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They play Ohio State tomorrow...

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Former 4 star OG Richard Merritt.

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I do not know the backstory.

I know Dwayne Haskins is playing at Ohio State. I know Stefon Diggs' little brother Trayvon Diggs just got a championship ring for being part of Alabama's team. (That is not necessarily any kind of bad mark on Maryland. Remember the other night in the national championship football game. There were Ridley's on both Georgia and Alabama. Both of them great receivers apparently).

DJ Durkin seems like a really nice guy and I believe he is a much better coach than Randy Edsall.

However, if he is going to lose prized recruits and have a bad record for a long time I just have one name, Kevin Sumlin. I don't know if Sumlin is a better Coach than DJ. I just know he has had some success coaching Johnny Manziel and coaching in the SEC. Dude beat Alabama! DJ Durkin can't say that.

I do know that the coach of Penn State, James Franklin, sure has had a lot of success with his team. I believe Maryland interviewed Franklin before he selected Penn State. Who you hire makes a big difference in the success of the program.

I am concerned about Durkin his record and his ability to keep recruits

****(I am very happy that Damien Prince is staying. I want Coach Durkin to succeed).****

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Merritt has weight issues and hasn't been able to get on the field.

Maryland's O-line recruiting has been very good so it's not a big loss.

As badly as the Terps line play is and was, if that's the case and the real issue then...

I pray that DJ Durkin gets fired.

Not playing a lineman for HEALTH ISSUES...I UNDERSTAND.

Not playing a LINEMAN WHO YOU RECRUIT FOR WEIGHT ISSUES...WTF. How stupid can a coach get?

Play the guy. He might lose weight or might not. Who gives a fucj? In Hawaii there are high school kids that are 300-plus even 400 lb playing football. On the very same feel they are guys as light as 130 to 140 lbs.

There are girls that play varsity football.

Trying to discipline a player and say that he is undisciplined because he's overweight is just fat shaming of the worst degree

Expecting everyone to have a body like Dwayne Johnson otherwise known as The Rock is b*******

If this kid is transferring because the coach didn't like his weight he is just as stupid is Mike Shanahan was when he went all in on fat ass Albert Haynesworth.

Shanny made that guy run forties and training camp which is the stupidest thing I've ever heard of.

Haynesworth was already an established good player but all they did was start fighting from the jump.

Now if you're going to say that Haynesworth play fell off because he gained weight yada yada yada that's a different story.

Merit transfer is due to weight issues really????

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[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

So basically we recruited guys that look pretty so it's no great loss to lose you is the culture that we're trying to establish here?

I have a 17 year old son and he was 197 pounds when he was 13. He was too big to play Pop Warner football. He played with the kid that was about the 6-3 and 250 back then. My son was only about 5 5 nd 197 4 years ago.

Kendall told me dad I think I can take him.

He may or may not have been able to but I know one thing my son was the hardest hitter on the damn team. My short some people call fat but no they really called him gorilla nobody called him fat

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[Ruzious]

So basically we recruited guys that look pretty so it's no great loss to lose you is the culture that we're trying to establish here?

I have a 17 year old son and he was 197 pounds when he was 13. He was too big to play Pop Warner football. He played with the kid that was about the 6-3 and 250 back then. My son was only about 5 5 nd 197 4 years ago.

Kendall told me dad I think I can take him.

He may or may not have been able to but I know one thing my son was the hardest hitter on the damn team. My short some people call fat but no they really called him gorilla nobody called him fat

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Some of the best nose tackles have been only around 6' tall. It's all about leverage. And Niko Marley was one of the better preseason players for the Skins - playing LBer at maybe 5'8 200 lbs. Good luck to your son on and off the field. Having his father on his side - he can't lose.

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Don't write-off Melo just yet, the dude has put on some muscle and he is draining ridiculous shots Arena's style

[Wizardspride]

I do not know the backstory.

I know Dwayne Haskins is playing at Ohio State. I know Stefon Diggs' little brother Trayvon Diggs just got a championship ring for being part of Alabama's team. (That is not necessarily any kind of bad mark on Maryland. Remember the other night in the national championship football game. There were Ridley's on both Georgia and Alabama. Both of them great receivers apparently).

DJ Durkin seems like a really nice guy and I believe he is a much better coach than Randy Edsall.

However, if he is going to lose prized recruits and have a bad record for a long time I just have one name, Kevin Sumlin. I don't know if Sumlin is a better Coach than DJ. I just know he has had some success coaching Johnny Manziel and coaching in the SEC. Dude beat Alabama! DJ Durkin can't say that.

I do know that the coach of Penn State, James Franklin, sure has had a lot of success with his team. I believe Maryland interviewed Franklin before he selected Penn State. Who you hire makes a big difference in the success of the program.

I am concerned about Durkin his record and his ability to keep recruits

****(I am very happy that Damien Prince is staying. I want Coach Durkin to succeed).****

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Merritt has weight issues and hasn't been able to get on the field.

Maryland's O-line recruiting has been very good so it's not a big loss.

As badly as the Terps line play is and was, if that's the case and the real issue then...

I pray that DJ Durkin gets fired.

Not playing a lineman for HEALTH ISSUES...I UNDERSTAND.

Not playing a LINEMAN WHO YOU RECRUIT FOR WEIGHT ISSUES...WTF. How stupid can a coach get?

Play the guy. He might lose weight or might not. Who gives a fucj? In Hawaii there are high school kids that are 300-plus even 400 lb playing football. On the very same feel they are guys as light as 130 to 140 lbs.

There are girls that play varsity football.

Trying to discipline a player and say that he is undisciplined because he's overweight is just fat shaming of the worst degree

Expecting everyone to have a body like Dwayne Johnson otherwise known as The Rock is b*******

If this kid is transferring because the coach didn't like his weight he is just as stupid is Mike Shanahan was when he went all in on fat ass Albert Haynesworth.

Shanny made that guy run forties and training camp which is the stupidest thing I've ever heard of.

Haynesworth was already an established good player but all they did was start fighting from the jump.

Now if you're going to say that Haynesworth play fell off because he gained weight yada yada yada that's a different story.

Merit transfer is due to weight issues really????

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What I'm saying is Merritt (because of his weight) couldn't/didn't perform well enough to see the field.

In Walt Bell's (OC) system the lineman need to be super agile and from everything I've heard/read Merritt really struggled with his conditioning.

Didn't mean to give the impression that I don't care about losing Merritt cause I do.

I'm just not devastated over it. And you shouldn't be either. Durkin is quickly getting UMD recruiting to the point where landing 4 star O-lineman should be expected.

Merritt was 4 star in the 2016 class. Since then Maryland has landed Marcus Minor T/G 4 star, Jordan McNair T/G 4-star, TJ Bradley T 4 star, Jaelyn Duncan T 4 star, Evan Gregory G 4 star. And that's not even including the high 3 stars he's landed.

So yeah, we'll survive.

[Ruzious]

Yeah, I'd call it being out of shape - whether it's from being over-weight or whatever other reason. And that could cause health problems. You can't play Big Ten football if you're not in shape. It's bad for everyone - including Merritt. I hope he gets his act together and maybe even returns to Maryland after a year or 2.

[Wizardspride]

Boy, I forgot to post anything about National Signing Day (football).

Well here goes.

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HUGE LOSS

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[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

So basically we recruited guys that look pretty so it's no great loss to lose you is the culture that we're trying to establish here?

I have a 17 year old son and he was 197 pounds when he was 13. He was too big to play Pop Warner football. He played with the kid that was about the 6-3 and 250 back then. My son was only about 5 5 nd 197 4 years ago.

Kendall told me dad I think I can take him.

He may or may not have been able to but I know one thing my son was the hardest hitter on the damn team. My short some people call fat but no they really called him gorilla nobody called him fat

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Some of the best nose tackles have been only around 6' tall. It's all about leverage. And Niko Marley was one of the better preseason players for the Skins - playing LBer at maybe 5'8 200 lbs. Good luck to your son on and off the field. Having his father on his side - he can't lose.

Rohan Marley, IIRC, was one of Bob Marley's and he was only about 5'8". Played at Miami.

Thanks for the encouragement, Ruz. Of course the battle is a spiritual, emotional, psychological one. Mom says bad stuff he's with her several thousands of miles away. He feels loyal; that IS his mom. Boys side with mom a lot of the time. So, I'm here for him but cannot walked through closed door. He doesn't even want to talk more than half the time.

You can only hope those who will receive it.

It is what it is.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

HUGE LOSS

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DAMN This sucks!!!!!!!!!!

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

Merritt has weight issues and hasn't been able to get on the field.

Maryland's O-line recruiting has been very good so it's not a big loss.

As badly as the Terps line play is and was, if that's the case and the real issue then...

I pray that DJ Durkin gets fired.

Not playing a lineman for HEALTH ISSUES...I UNDERSTAND.

Not playing a LINEMAN WHO YOU RECRUIT FOR WEIGHT ISSUES...WTF. How stupid can a coach get?

Play the guy. He might lose weight or might not. Who gives a fucj? In Hawaii there are high school kids that are 300-plus even 400 lb playing football. On the very same feel they are guys as light as 130 to 140 lbs.

There are girls that play varsity football.

Trying to discipline a player and say that he is undisciplined because he's overweight is just fat shaming of the worst degree

Expecting everyone to have a body like Dwayne Johnson otherwise known as The Rock is b*******

If this kid is transferring because the coach didn't like his weight he is just as stupid is Mike Shanahan was when he went all in on fat ass Albert Haynesworth.

Shanny made that guy run forties and training camp which is the stupidest thing I've ever heard of.

Haynesworth was already an established good player but all they did was start fighting from the jump.

Now if you're going to say that Haynesworth play fell off because he gained weight yada yada yada that's a different story.

Merit transfer is due to weight issues really????

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What I'm saying is Merritt (because of his weight) couldn't/didn't perform well enough to see the field.

In Walt Bell's (OC) system the lineman need to be super agileand from everything I've heard/read Merritt really struggled with his conditioning.

Didn't mean to give the impression that I don't care about losing Merritt cause I do.

I'm just not devastated over it. And you shouldn't be either. Durkin is quickly getting UMD recruiting to the point where landing 4 star O-lineman should be expected.

Merritt was 4 star in the 2016 class. Since then Maryland has landed Marcus Minor T/G 4 star, Jordan McNair T/G 4-star, TJ Bradley T 4 star, Jaelyn Duncan T 4 star, Evan Gregory G 4 star. And that's not even including the high 3 stars he's landed.

So yeah, we'll survive.

No, WP, I didn't think you didn't care. Wasn't mad at you.

I just hate (because I went to 3 different undergraduate schools myself) to see a kid fail.

I'm a big guy and I'm very reactive to what appears to be discrimination or fat/shaming. When a guy doesn't get PT it COULD BE JUST LIKE BROOKS with Satoransky. A bias could have held him off the field... until he saw game action is discretion of coach. Not lack of performance. I don't buy the "guy didn't practice well".

More than likely he didn't meet conditioning goal somebody else established.

Whatever, it's done. Time to move on.

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HUGE LOSS

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DAMN This sucks!!!!!!!!!!

Watson was averaging 13.8 (2nd leading scorer) and shooting 44.1 from 3pt range.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

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Don't write-off Melo just yet, the dude has put on some muscle and he is draining ridiculous shots Arena's style

We could use some good news.

Blair Watson was my favorite player on this overachieving team.

Terps are getting spanked. I'm not watching...trying to figure out what happened to Bruno Fernando.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

Glad I didn't waste time...

[80sballboy]

Fernando was under the weather. Not sure it would have mattered much. So much for the Ohio State letdown. Maryland's defense against quality teams on the road is horrendous. Starting to think that 11-7 or 10-8 is not going to happen in the B10. That's their only shot of making the NCAA.

[Ruzious]

How is Keita Bates-Diop not on any mock draft I've seen? I guess none of the mock draft guys have seen him play this season - or they dismiss soon to be 22 year old seniors. That guy is 1st round pick quality and even plays defense.