College football, the only sport where I don’t like how the champion is determined, begins a new season with a slate of games beginning on Thursday with the immortal matchup of Presbyterian against Wake Forest. That matchup, and many others similar to it, can be found all over the sport’s opening weekend, which is filled with five days of FBS football games. The FBS universe as we know it was on the verge of imploding over the course of a few days in the summer, as teams either made plans to move, made threats to move or planned or announced moves to different conferences. At the end of the shakeup, only a few teams moved, with those moves set to take place (for the most part) next season. So, as we begin to enjoy the last season of FBS football as we know it, a few thumbnail previews of some of the more interesting matchups of the first weekend of the season:
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The battle of the trenches on both sides of the ball is crucial to playing well and winning football games. Last year, Maryland struggled on both sides of the line. I have already covered the Maryland offensive line and today, we are gonna get started on the defense with the defensive line. Last season, at the beginning of what became the last season for Bobby Bowden as head coach of the Florida State Seminoles, Bowden was asked at ACC media days why the ACC has not been a factor recently in the BCS National Championship chase. Bowden replied in essence that the conference, while competitive from top to bottom and balanced, wasn’t going to have a team challenge for the national title if there wasn’t one great team that could compete at the highest level of FCS football. I don’t know if any of you remember the commercial for Wendy’s from the mid 80s but with the As the basketball season is winding down and the Lakers and Celtics play for the title, teams turn their eyes to free agency and the draft to improve their teams. Of particular interest for Terps fans are the prospects for Greivis Vasquez. Of course, before we can go into teams that Greivis might fit into we have to know some of Vasquez’s strengths and weaknesses. As Terps fans and college basketball fans in general can attest, Greivis Vasquez exudes passion for basketball. Some of the other things Chad Ford, ESPN’s draft insider, states are that he thrives on drives to the hoop, solid passing which can be helpful to play some point guard in the NBA. Some of the weaknesses are his athleticism (in terms of leaping and speed) and his mid range jumper along with needing to bulk a bit. Scouts also can’t figure out what position he would fit best at whether it would be as a true point guard or as a combo guard. With all that said, Greivis figures to grade out as an early to mid second round pick. . . . → Read More: Are Greivis Vasquez’ NBA Draft Dreams Realized in Motown? As Maryland is still feeling the pain of the last second loss against Michagan State six weeks ago, they received a bit of bad news this week. Assistant coach Driesell has been named head coach of The Citadel. Just as the coaching staff was creating some chemistry, another coach gets plucked from the Gary Williams coaching tree. . . . → Read More: Maryland Assistant Driesell named Head Coach of The Citadel Another strong showing for Maryland lacrosse, with 4 teams making the 16 team NCAA tournament in Maryland, Loyola, Johns Hopkins, and Mount St. Mary’s. It’s hard to imagine an NCAA tournament without JHU, and they just managed to make the field, likely aided by their reputation as one of the great programs in college lacrosse. On the women’s side, the University of Maryland took the #1 seed with Towson and Navy also making the cut. With such a host of teams to root for, there is no question that Maryland is still the heart of lacrosse country. . . . → Read More: Maryland Teams Well Represented in NCAA Lacrosse Tournaments Check out Marylands 2010 Football Schedule starting with their renewed rivalry with Navy. It’s no news Maryland had tons of trouble protecting the Quarterback last year and we have a breakdown of all o-linemen competing for starting jobs. Latest scrimmage news with Da’Rel showing no ill effects from last year’s broken wrist. . . . → Read More: Terps Football Roundup It’s the 25th episode of the Birds On The Wire and the celebrate Jeff and Zach have a jam packed show full of Orioles, Ravens and Terps greatness. The guys break down:
All that and so much more, it’s the quarter century mark of BaltimoreSportsReport.com‘s official podcast, Birds On The Wire. . . . → Read More: Birds On The Wire – Episode 25 BOTW - EP 25: Play Now | Play in Popup
As thrilling as the 2009-”10 basketball season was for the University of Maryland, Terps fans cannot help but look forward to next season with a great sense of uncertainty. The Terps lose 3 seniors in Greivis Vasquez, Eric Hayes and Landon Milbourne who have not only performed to the best of their ability on the court, but also provided great leadership and effort. And when you consider that Vasquez was both and all league performer and the heart and soul of the squad, you realize the losses will be great and the outlook is not very rosy. So what is next for the Terps? Can the returning players step into the void created by the departing ones? Will all five members of the incoming recruiting class be ready to contribute as freshman? Does Gary Williams have it in him to undertake another rebuild at Maryland? Are the ’09-’10 Terps any better than a bubble team? . . . → Read More: What’s In Store for the Terps For Greivis Vasquez, Eric Hayes and Landon Milbourne, last Sunday’s loss to Michigan State had to be doubly heartbreaking. When you come so close to making it to the Sweet 16, only to have it snatched away by a last second shot; and to have that game be the last you will ever play . . . → Read More: Saying Goodbye To The Seniors BSR has had the pleasure of talking with Fox Sports 1370′s Gabe Pinkney, who traveled out to Spokane Washington to cover the Terps run through the NCAA tournament. On Saturday, Gabe gave us an great preview from an insider’s perspective. On Sunday night, he’s given us inside access to the Terps after a shocking last second loss to the Michigan State Spartans. He’s been inside the locker room after the game, seen the tears of the Terps, talked to Gary Williams, Greivis Vasquez and Tom Izzo after the game and now he’s talking to us. . . . → Read More: Gabe Pinkney of Fox Sports 1370 analyzes Maryland’s loss from Spokane Gabe Pinkney analyzes MD's defeat against Michigan St.: Play Now | Play in Popup
The fourth-seeded Maryland Terrapins used a furious comeback to go ahead of Michigan State 83-82 with just six seconds to go. Then Spartans’ guard Korie Luscious hit a three as time expired, ending Maryland’s season abruptly. This game wasn’t Maryland’s best, as they struggled to rebound the ball and stop Michigan State from making three point baskets. Michigan State was 10-18 from behind the arc, incuding 6-8 from Durrell Summers, and shot a total of 55.2% from the field. . . . → Read More: Spartans defeat Terps at the buzzer 85-83 Today we have Pete Rossman from the Michigan State fan blog- The Only Colors. Were you surprised that after finishing tied for 1st in the Big Ten regular season that the committee only seeded the Spartans as a 5? I felt that MSU should’ve been a 4, but with the unimpressive way they closed out the season, I really can’t complain about the Spartans falling to a 5. What was disappointing is that they ended up in the Midwest bracket, with one of the worst possible draws – against a hot Maryland team on Sunday, and a possible matchup with Kansas in the Sweet Sixteen… . . . → Read More: Scouting the Spartans Despite the Terps’ long trek out west for the NCAA tournament, Fox Sports 1370′s Gabe Pinkney is out in Spokane Washington to deliver the latest on Maryland basketball. BSR had a chance to catch up with Gabe and discuss Maryland’s feelings after defeating the Houston Cougars and how the Terps plan to move forward with a tough game against Michigan State. . . . → Read More: Gabe Pinkney of Fox Sports 1370 talks Terps from Spokane Gabe Pinkney gives us the latest MD from Spokane: Play Now | Play in Popup
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