My Fellow Maryland Fans

On December 29th the Terps will be facing Purdue in the Champ Sports Bowl from Orlando.Personally I am surprised of how this season has gone down and no matter what happens(we damn well better win!)this season will never be forgotten by me.At the beginning of the season I was uncertain.We only beat William and Mary by 13 and just got through Middle Tennessee State(Who then turned around and lost 59-0 to Oklahoma).Then we got killed in Morgantown 45-24(more about WVU and their fans later).During the trip to Florida I watched the Florida International game on some local channel down there and I was just stunned about how bad we performed.I mean this is the 0-12 Florida International Team we're talking about and we only won 14-10.

It was at that moment I believed that we were going to get killed in the ACC.On the night BHS's Homecoming we played Georgia Tech I didn't give us a chance until I saw the score during another game I was watching.Since it wasn't on TV I had to follow it via ESPN's realtime sports player.I watched stunned as we led 23-14 only to lose 27-23.I was upset but gained SOME confidence in the team.The next week they played Virginia in Charlottesville and out of nowhere rallied from being down 20-0 to win 28-26 in what was the beginning of the "Greatest 5 Weeks in Maryland Football History" as I call it.

At Maryland's homecoming we faced NC State and pulled off a 26-20 edge.At that moment I decided that I wanted to go to the FSU game.On October 28th at Byrd Stadium I witnessed as we defeated Florida State 27-24 courtesy of a blocked kick and I practically jumped out of my seat and onto the field with everyone celebrating with my fellow Maryland fans.We became Bowl Eligible but I couldn't see us getting to 7-2 but the next week the team stunned me again.We went to Clemson,South Carolina to play Clemson(duh!).

In what was a huge upset(I predicted Clemson to win the ACC)we beat em 13-12.The "5 Week Miracle" ended on November 11th with a 14-13 win over Miami.I thought we could've(and should've) won the ACC but we blew it,IMO.We got blown out 38-16 against BC then lost on Senior day to eventual ACC Champs,Wake Forest 38-24(Worst.Weekend.Ever).So now I'm concerned.Can we beat Purdue?Are we/were we for real?

I've seen Purdue play only twice(against Indiana and Notre Dame)they beat IU barely but lost to the Fighting Irish.As always I make my bowl picks and for this one I'm picking.......MARYLAND OVER PURDUE! I personally look forward to the game and hope we can win and keep the bowl win streak alive.As for WVU fans,I've had enough with you guys taking shots at Maryland.Yes,you did kick our ass at Morgantown but look at the keyword:MORGANTOWN.

Next year we play you guys in College Park and I know we won't be having our seniors and will have a new QB but I will look forward to the game because I'm sick of the Maryland bashing I've been getting and to put in how I feel about WVU I'm picking Georgia Tech to beat you guys in the Gator Bowl.

Now to change topics.Basketball season is here and frankly I'm happy about both Men's and Women's teams are doing so far.The Men's team lost to Notre Dame on Sunday but we rebounded tonight with an 79-59 win over Fordham and if we continue playing well than I can't wait until the February 11th game where we get Duke at the Comcast Center.As for the ladies team they're the No.1 team in Women's Basketball right now(9-0)they just beat Northern Iowa 77-33 and I look forward to the January 13th showdown against who else but Duke.

If anything that game is the rematch to look forward to in the ongoing Duke/Maryland basketball rivalry.The next Men's game for Maryland is Sunday at Boston College at 6:30 check your local listings or Comcast Sports Net.The next women's game is Sunday at Temple at 2pm it will most likely not air but check your local listings for channel.Finally,the Champ Sports Bowl will be on Friday,December 29th at 8pm on ESPN.I look forward to it