The biggest surprise from this past weekend was the fact there were no major surprises-- believe it or not the highest ranked team to lose was #17 North Carolina. With a handful of weeks left (2) before the conference championship games we're treated to a slew of "rivalry games"--as the Big Ten wraps up most of its play this week. Why? There are still two more weekends before the BCS wraps up...and if the last two years have taught us anything--it's that the extra time off between the regular season finale and the bowl doesn't really help (thank you Ohio State for being a test case). The Pac Ten and Big East have extended their schedules into December...I'm not saying the Big Ten should do that, but couldn't they consider playing the Saturday after Thanksgiving?
MARYLAND needed a last-minute field goal to keep its ACC hopes alive...a 17-with 15 victory over North Carolina returns the Terps to the top 25. TERRAPIN TRIUMPHS--Da'Rel Scott led the way with 129 yards rushing while Davin Meggett added 86 on the ground...allowing the offense to control the ball for over 40 minutes...the defense held the Tar Heels to 1 of 11 on third down and tallied two takeaways...TERRAPIN TROUBLES-- two big plays almost ruined an afternoon of dominance: a longsnap that sailed over the head of punter Travis Balz resulted in a UNC safety and a 56-yard pass from Cameron Sexton to Cooper Arnold for a Tar Heel touchdown...Maryland has been burned by the big play more than once this year--and Saturday it almost cost them.
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