College football's bowl season is upon us, and I'm glad I don't have a stepson on my staff here at Redskins Radio. Maryland meets Oregon State this evening in the Terps second ever visit to the state of California and first to the San Francisco area...
By the way, one of the first albums I remember as a kid was the Jefferson Airplane's Surrealistic Pillow-- as a teenager I saw "Starship" in concert during the "We Built this City" tour-- talk about bait and switch...it's amazing how much a group can slide when everybody leaves but Grace Slick. What's more amazing is my inability to get that song out of my head once I typed it.
"someone always playing--corporation games..."
The Beavers are far from a mid-level Pac Ten team; having won 6 of 7 (the only loss coming to USC) to finish the regular season 8-4.
"who counts the money--underneath the bar..."
Offensively can Chris Turner handle the Beavers' blitz packages and will another threat emerge across from Darrius Heyward-Bey? It will be interesting to see how well the offensive line has healed--and if they can generate running room for seniors Keon Lattimore and Lance Ball against one of the top run defenses in the nation.
"Marco he plays the bamba-listen to the radio..."
Defensively the Terps will be tested on the ground--Yvenson Bernard gained over 1000 yards for the third straight season (despite missing two of OSU's last four games)...the Beavers' 20 interceptions throwns is rather misleading; quarterback Lyle Moevo has only tossed a pair of picks since replacing the injured Sean Canfield--and the sophomore has run for two touchdowns and passed for a pair of scores during the Beavers' 3 game winning streak.
"it's just another Sunday--in a tired old street..."
(actual story: I had a friend in high school who instead of playing air guitar or singing along, waited until the DJ part-- and delivered it verbatim)...
Special teams will shine as always in Ray Rychleski's final game on the sidelines for the Terps (he leaves for a similar post at South Carolina); while the kicking game didn't lose any games for Maryland this fall, it didn't win games like last year- when each week some element of the punt or kicking game directly led to a close victory. How about a kickoff return for a score by DaRell Scott to send coach Rychleski out in a blaze of glory?
"we got a beautiful day out there on that Golden Gate Bridge... I see bumper to bumper traffic..."
Although they're playing a hotter team and on the opposite coast from which they're accustomed, Ralph Friedgen has a knack for preparing his team well come late-December; maximizing their divided attention between exams and the holidays-- TERPS 26, Beavers 21.
next week--Virginia-Texas Tech, Virginia Tech-Kansas, and Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up"...
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