Posts Tagged ‘Maryland Terrapins’

Besides shoveling snow again today. Seriously, all this fresh air and exercise and not eating out is starting to make me healthier.
Anyway, when you’re too tired to clear the latest foot of snow, my Washington Examiner column talks of options around town now that football is finally done.
Football is over? Now what

When I returned to the Maryland beat in 2003 for a couple seasons, there were two people who were always at football and basketball games — Robert  Novak and Jack Heise. Novak passed away recently and Heise died on Monday. They leave a void.
Heise, 84, was a 1947 Maryland graduate who was inducted into the [...]

National columnist Bob Novak died today. Certainly, he was an newspaperman’s icon.
Novak was a die-hard Maryland Terrapins fan, traveling with the team for men’s basketball and football games. He rarely missed one for many years.
When leaving the Redskins beat in 2003 for health reasons while still with The Washington Times, I was fortunate [...]

Ralph Friedgen lost 105 pounds and looked as skinny as someone who’s still 300 can, but I admire anyone at age 62 who can do that without surgery. The Maryland coach will really roar with that new energy.
My Washington Examiner column details the trials of inexperienced lines may have on the Terps this season.
Friedgen, Terps [...]

I’m right once in a while. Maryland is a No. 10 and American a No. 14 as expected.
Warning to those filling out their brackets — that’s about all I ever get right.
My Washington Examiner column on Monday discusses the two teams’ bleak chances to survive the first weekend. AU faces Villanova in Philadelphia, which is [...]

This actually happened at Maryland during halftime of Tuesday’s Maryland-WakeForest game at Comcast Center. Who knew the Terps were up for such antics?
Anyway, I don’t normally post seven minute videos, but this is worth it, especially since it’s local. I’m not spoiling the fun. Just watch.

Maryland assistant James Franklin will succeed coach Ralph Friedgen when the latter retires.
Smart move.
The Terps are calling a presser today to announce the succession plan. Why do it? First, it keeps a very promising assistant coach from taking a job elsewhere. Second, it gives fans unhappy with Ralph something to look forward to in three [...]

My Washington Examiner column today is probably the only high school topic I write annually — recruiting. The seniors signed yesterday and Maryland grabbed a fair share of local talent. Not anything that turns the Terps into a national powerhouse, but at least Penn State didn’t sign all the good ones for once.
I’m not big [...]

Charlie called me last night. Every few months the friendly voice finds me.
“How you doing,” he says.
Charlie Wysocki was a great Maryland running back during the Jerry Claiborne era. Just a battering ram up the middle. But, he lacked the speed for the pros and left Dallas’ training camp after a few days. He just [...]

Maryland athletic director Debbie Yow essentially apologized to Terps basketball coach Gary Williams yesterday over her staff’s recent comments that sparked a major civil war last week between the two. OK, she didn’t say she was sorry, but by giving her full support at his press conference, it was a concession and mea culpa if [...]

Maryland receiver Darius Heyward-Bey wil skip his senior year to enter the NFL draft. It’s the right decision.
Heyward-Bey has done all he can at Maryland. He was a two-time All-ACC in an offense that doesn’t feature receivers. The key is Heyward-Bey would be in an offense next year minus its offensive line. Chances are the Terps [...]