I certainly didn't expect the Terps to be 4-1 at this point in the year. After the Middle Tennessee State loss, I figured that 2-3 was all we could hope for. Instead I found myself wondering about trips to Tampa in mid-December.
Quick hit thoughts:
- With a game next week against a terrible Cavaliers team, the Terps should be 2-0 in conference heading into a huge game against Wake on October 18.
- Chris Turner showed why he should have been the starter all year. He has proven that he can lead the team to big wins.
- I never would have expected a win with as bad as the running game looked all day.
- Clemson is underachieving again. At what point do the ACC journalists stop picking them to win the conference? And when does Tommy Bowden finally get blamed for this?
- Darius Heyward-Bey's 75 yard run on the reverse will probably impress a lot of NFL scouts (small point on the play: Before he got knocked out of bounds, he switched the ball to his outside arm. It's a little thing, but it proves he's not "just a track guy.")
- Testudo Times almost predicted this even after the bad first half
- Shell Games has a good recap of the game describing the incredible halftime turnaround
- Our girl Heather Dinich calls the Terps "fickle" but says they're one of the two teams to beat in the Atlantic division
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I made it up to the game today and after the first half, I thought the Terps were cooked. Clemson was awful the 2nd half!
Few things are more enjoyable than watching Clemson screw up in spite of gobs of talent. You know Clemson will be dominant at some point this year, the Terps are just lucky it hasn't happened yet.
After that first half, I was pretty upset. Not only did the defense give up 260 yards, but we couldn't convert either of the turnovers into TDs. Chris Turner looked awful... You have to wonder what Fridge said at halftime.
If this isn't enough to fire Tommy Bowden, what is? .
My long-standing rule about firing coaches is that you don't do it unless you know you can get someone better. Sometimes (Scott Linehan) you couldn't do any worse. Sometimes (Chan Gailey) the rules don't apply. In Clemson's situation, the only reason not to fire Bowden is if he's a magnificent recruiter. I can't imagine that's the case.
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