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Our next formidable opponent- Maryland
The archive of great Maryland football seasons is so short and the list of indignities so long that it’s pretty difficult to affect the sensibilities of this fan base. Even if there’s rarely overwhelming joy, Maryland fans are fully capable of enjoying a good year where you win the games you're supposed to win and go to a nice bowl game.
But Mike Locksley’s program is struggling to even deliver that because of its penchant for starting seasons fast before falling apart. In 2021, Maryland was 4-0 before losing six of its next seven. Last year, Maryland was 6-2 before dumping three in a row. And this season, the Terps weren’t just 5-0, they were crushing people in a way that suggested this might be the best Maryland team in 20 years.
Now? It looks like the same old story. Maryland’s October nightmare has included a 20-point loss to Ohio State (OK, no big deal), a three-point home loss to Illinois (not good) and now a 33-27 road loss to a Northwestern team that was 1-11 last year and has an interim coach (five-alarm fire time).
With Penn State and Michigan still to play, plus road trips to Nebraska and Rutgers, Maryland is probably going to be an underdog every game the rest of the way. That’s not something fans could have or should have envisioned when they were undefeated just a month ago.
Our next formidable opponent- Maryland
The archive of great Maryland football seasons is so short and the list of indignities so long that it’s pretty difficult to affect the sensibilities of this fan base. Even if there’s rarely overwhelming joy, Maryland fans are fully capable of enjoying a good year where you win the games you're supposed to win and go to a nice bowl game.
But Mike Locksley’s program is struggling to even deliver that because of its penchant for starting seasons fast before falling apart. In 2021, Maryland was 4-0 before losing six of its next seven. Last year, Maryland was 6-2 before dumping three in a row. And this season, the Terps weren’t just 5-0, they were crushing people in a way that suggested this might be the best Maryland team in 20 years.
Now? It looks like the same old story. Maryland’s October nightmare has included a 20-point loss to Ohio State (OK, no big deal), a three-point home loss to Illinois (not good) and now a 33-27 road loss to a Northwestern team that was 1-11 last year and has an interim coach (five-alarm fire time).
With Penn State and Michigan still to play, plus road trips to Nebraska and Rutgers, Maryland is probably going to be an underdog every game the rest of the way. That’s not something fans could have or should have envisioned when they were undefeated just a month ago.
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