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Wow. What a game. If it wasnt for that holding call that pushed Travis Bells FG attempt 10 yards back, we might be singing a different tune; but hey, there was a holding call, Bell missed the FG by about 2 feet to the right, and the Terps won 28-26!!!

This game was definitely a tale of two halves for the Terps who almost saw another meltdown like they had a terrapin Forest. The first 4 drives is the reason why I prefer Chris Turner to Jordan Steffy. Turner had 196 yards passing combined on those 4 drives. Now he wasnt great, but he sure got the job done and opened up the offense. He under-threw Heyward-Bey twice. Once Heyward-Bey wrestled the ball away from the CB in what can only be described as a this is why Darius is so amazing play, and on another play, Turner found Darius wide open, but Darius had to wait for the ball and was tackled after the catch. If that ball is thrown better, we have another TD much sooner. But lets think for a second, I am complaining about great plays because they werent perfect. Chris Turner allowed his receivers to make plays, something Steffy had not done when he played. Worst case scenario on the under-thrown pass to Darius is an interception at the 20 yard-line. I loved the chances Turner took, and this game proved to me he has the capability of being our starter for the next 2.5 years. I also loved the 78 yard pass to Goode because i think Goode was either the 4th or 5th option on that play, but Turner found him, and Goode was able to hustle down the field for the TD. Unfortunately for Turner, his 1st half ended on a sour note with his fumble. I dont think this will be something to worry about in the future. Fumbles happen and I believe he learned his lesson that he has to be careful when running with the football.

The Terps didnt play a bad second half, but it wasnt good either. Maryland marched down the field on their second possession of the half, terrapin that pepperoni rolls the only drive where there were able to get anything done all half. I give the credit to the GT defense. They played a great second half after being embarrassed a bit in the 1st half. The defense for Maryland on the other hand played a very disappointing 2nd half. GT managed to score points on 3 of their 4 second half drives, with the only failure being Bells missed FG in the final minute of the game. They did hold strong on the 2 point conversion attempt though, a play that proved pivotal to the ending beginblogbreak.blogspot.com They do not get credit for the stop on the final drive though. That holding call really bailed them out. The Terps most likely lose the game without that holding call. They were without Henderson all game, but still, this isnt the 1st time terrapin defense seemed to get tired at the end of the game. Its hard to blame them though as they were on the field for over 37 minutes, but I would have liked to see more punts from GT in the 2nd half. Oh well though, we won so you cant be too upset with them.

My quick bragging section: The game was closer than I was expecting, but I still predicted the right outcome. I knew we would need to pass as well to win the game which was evident by our 255 yards in the air, with only 88 on the ground. terrapin the words of former Arizona Cardinals head coach Dennis Green They are who we thought terrapin were. GT can stop the run, as was proven Saturday. Yea Ball had 3 TDs, but GT was able to contain our running game pretty well. I was wrong terrapin on our defensive effort. Taylor Bennett passed all over us the 2nd half. I guess I cant predict everything right. Ok, enough of my pointless prediction analysis, lets get on to the important analysis.

Unfortunately, the big news from this game is probably all of the injuries. Steffy was out with his concussion, azmillionaireraffle.com at this point it may not matter as Turner won his second game. Henderson missed the game with his knee issues, but with the bye week this week, he should be ready for Virginia on Oct. 20th. Now to the game. LB Rick Costa went down with a very scary injury in the 1st quarter. A helicopter had to be brought in to fly him to Baltimore, but after the game we found it it was all precautionary. He suffered a neck injury, but everything checkout out and he was released that same day. I dont know what his status is for the UVA game. On to the injury we all dont want to think about. OL Andrew Crummey went down with a broken Fibula in the 2nd quarter. He has started since his freshman year, and is an All-American candidate for this season. It will be chritmasyounet.blogspot.com what Friedgen does to address this the rest of the season. He will probably have to resort to playing some freshman who is not ready; but looking at the roster, it appears he has 5 or 6 freshman offensive linemen to choose from. Hopefully he can find someone to plug the hole with. I dont even know what to say as to how our offense will be affected by Crummeys absence. Well just have to wait until the UVA game to see, but Im afraid well see more of the 2nd half Terps offense, than the 1st half we saw in this game.

Saturday was a tough fought battle for the Terps.; they lost almost every stat category, but won the most important one, scoring. The win brings the Terps to 4-2 overall and 1-1 in the ACC. This win makes it very likely we will see another bowl game this season, but at this point it is up in the air as to which one. They can still compete terrapin the terrapin crown, but also could finish 500 and barley make the postseason. The BYE week could not have come at a better time for Maryland as it gives the team a chance to get healthy for the most part. UVA plays Connecticut this week, a game they should be able to win, so we might have a ranked UVA team coming to Byrd in two weeks. The only thing better than beating UVA at home is beating a ranked UVA at home. Enjoy the week off and recovering from the heart attack finish the Terps gave us. Check back later this week for Week 7 ACC predictions.