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ColbertRepor said...
Ten years ago this week I had my room booked at the Fountain Bleu, a rt ticket to miami (really fort lauderdale) and tickets to an Orange Bowl to see my University play.
That entire season was magical, and ended with what can be described as one awesome party on South Beach. No matter where we went that week, we saw people in red. At some of south beach's famous spots, a random Let's Go Maryland chant broke out. Then walking into Joe Robbie (pro player i think then) Stadium and seeing all that red gave me goosebumps. It didn't matter we got our butt kicked, I walked out of that stadium with hope as a Maryland football fan.
Now it might not be fair to compare when Fridge came in with Edsall, but it's hard not too. Whatever problems we had last year, we still had a football team that won 9 games and knew how to win. At an early terrapin club event with Friedgen he was standing up and talking and said.....you won't see the same system we had at GT because we have different players. Charlie and Gary will put the current players in the best position to win. He put a great staff in place, and our players left the field at NC state that year with Oranges in hand. Now we know as the years went on some things soured with Ralph, and many here are no fans of his. However I will never forget that first year, and the pride he gave us to root for Maryland.
That staff ten years ago boosted up the players and made them believe they can win, our staff now called the current players worthless and hopeless. You see the difference in results. Now I am sure when Edsall gets more of his own players, he will prop them up more....but his worst offense to me is trashing a lot of good kids who wanted to and chose to be Terps. They are something he will never be, A TERRAPIN.
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spreT said...
Took my, then 7 yr old, son to that. Was an awesome time until a certain suspended QB came into the game. How come he didn't throw a ton of picks like he does now? The thing my son brings up first when I ask him what he remembers? Spending the night in the airport on the way home.
This post was edited by TwiggaTerp on 12/1/2011 at 4:00 PM
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TwiggaTerp said...
They had that winter storm right after New Years, I remember. We drove up 95 and my gf made me stop driving for the night because the other people on the road didn't understand how to drive when you have a snow dusting (slam brakes + cut wheel on ice = bad). We stayed the night in Georgia and ended up getting stuck for hours on 95 the next day because some tractor trailer full of tomatoes flipped over. Did anybody else get stuck in that mess?
Anyway, what a great, great year. Orange Bowl + Natty. Those of us in school at the time couldn't have been more lucky.
This post was edited by testudo02 on 12/1/2011 at 4:41 PM
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Ten years ago this week I had my room booked at the Fountain Bleu, a rt ticket to miami (really fort lauderdale) and tickets to an Orange Bowl to see my University play.
That entire season was magical, and ended with what can be described as one awesome party on South Beach. No matter where we went that week, we saw people in red. At some of south beach's famous spots, a random Let's Go Maryland chant broke out. Then walking into Joe Robbie (pro player i think then) Stadium and seeing all that red gave me goosebumps. It didn't matter we got our butt kicked, I walked out of that stadium with hope as a Maryland football fan.
Now it might not be fair to compare when Fridge came in with Edsall, but it's hard not too. Whatever problems we had last year, we still had a football team that won 9 games and knew how to win. At an early terrapin club event with Friedgen he was standing up and talking and said.....you won't see the same system we had at GT because we have different players. Charlie and Gary will put the current players in the best position to win. He put a great staff in place, and our players left the field at NC state that year with Oranges in hand. Now we know as the years went on some things soured with Ralph, and many here are no fans of his. However I will never forget that first year, and the pride he gave us to root for Maryland.
That staff ten years ago boosted up the players and made them believe they can win, our staff now called the current players worthless and hopeless. You see the difference in results. Now I am sure when Edsall gets more of his own players, he will prop them up more....but his worst offense to me is trashing a lot of good kids who wanted to and chose to be Terps. They are something he will never be, A TERRAPIN.
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Ten Years Ago