MARYLAND's 21-14 loss to Oregon State in the Emerald Bowl saw the Terrapins begin with a bang (14 first quarter points) and end with a whimper (67 total yards after halftime)... what went wrong out west?
-inability to run effectively...granted, the Beavers are ranked 2nd in the nation in stopping the run--but the senior backfield of Lance Ball and Keon Lattimore combined for 21 yards on 16 carries. This forced Chris Turner into 3rd and long repeatedly (10 of the team's 11 third down situations were by six yards or longer)... resulting in a 2 for 11 conversion rate (one coming on an OSU penalty).
-inability to stop the run...the Beavers gained 275 yards on the ground--giving a banged up Beaver passing game (quarterback Lyle Moevao left the game with a sprained ankle in the first half) plenty of room to operate. While Sean Canfield passed for under 100 yards in relief, he wasn't forced into making big plays and OSU operated from a position of strength.
Back to the drawing board for the 6-7 Terrapins--who play at Virginia Tech and host North Carolina next year in their ACC cross-over games...plus a non-conference game at Cal...
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