They Said It: National Reaction to Maryland Football's 2-0 Start
9/10/2019 10:19:00 AM | Football
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Included on Kirk Herbstreit's "Top Performances of Week 2"Our first Rewind Monday explores one of the biggest shockers of Week 2: #Maryland's exploding offense.
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) September 9, 2019
How have the Terps scored 142 points in 2 games? It involves drives on I-81, #Bama's scheme, late-night film sessions, #Syracuse loading the box & morehttps://t.co/lpQgkMPdA4
More from Herbstreit...My top performances of WEEK 2
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) September 9, 2019
Teams
1-@LSUfootball
2-@USC_Athletics
3-@TerpsFootball
4-@CUBuffsFootball
5-@CalFootball
Coaches
1-Blake Anderson Arkansas St
2-Steve Ensminger/Joe Brady LSU OCs
3-Clay Helton/Graham Harrell USC OC
4-Brent Venables Clemson DC
5-Ryan Day Ohio State
"The most surprising [result] probably was how dominant Maryland has looked in two weeks. They, of course, had a nice win to open the season to kind of get things started, but from what we saw last week, we thought, 'OK, Syracuse might potentially be going to GameDay up at Syracuse for the big Clemson game [this weekend]. They battled Clemson the last couple of years. But before that they've got a tussle with Maryland that they've got to take care of before they get to that.' And [Maryland] just went out and dominated that game... "So I think the way Maryland has played in these first two weeks -- I think they scored 79 in the first week, I don't even care who you're playing. The next week they come up with 63 against Syracuse."
Herbstreit's Podcast Co-Host Adnan Virk on the Terps...
"That was the most surprising thing to me, how dominant they have looked. I don't want to jump the gun, but Maryland is a sleeping giant, especially with that location and the talent they can bring in. And it feels like injuries have cost them the past couple of years.," Virk said. "They've got five or six guys when you look at options and weapons, that could play on Sunday."
Another "Top Performance of Week 2" List...
"I think the story of the year so far, is Maryland" - Glen MasonTop Performances of Week 2@BadgerFootball - 0 pts allowed in 2019@LSUfootball - @Joe_Burrow10 👀👀@CUBuffsFootball - Flea-Flicker from own 4...yep@JalenHurts - 9 total TDs in 2019 and 7 incompletions@TerpsFootball - 79 pts backed up by 63...boom@OhioStateFB - Dominant D!
— Joel Klatt (@joelklatt) September 8, 2019
"I think the story of the year, so far, is Maryland."
— Maryland On BTN (@MarylandOnBTN) September 8, 2019
Clearly, @BTNGlenMason likes what he's seen from @TerpsFootball. pic.twitter.com/MfuWcxdRNv
Maryland's 63-20 win over #21 Syracuse was the largest margin of victory in a win by an unranked team over a ranked team in 20 years...
Nice time to be a Terp!This week's deep dive into my @AP_Top25 ballot, including changing thoughts on Michigan and a historically lopsided win for Maryland over Syracuse to launch the Terps to their best ranking in 13 yearshttps://t.co/8mPZxVJXkZ pic.twitter.com/DutQKiRi55
— Matt Brown (@MattBrownCFB) September 9, 2019
Dusty Dvoracek saw the Terps beatdown of #21 Syracuse first hand...This year @TerpsFootball so far:
— Mike Hall (@BTNMikeHall) September 9, 2019
- 142 pts in back-to-back games (team record)
- 63 pts vs a ranked team (team record)
- 55+ pts in back-to-back games (team record)
- ave 335 rush yds/game = #4 in USA
- new home nickname "The Shell"
- its a nice time to be a Terp @notthefakeSVP
""The ability for them to expose these matchups and find ways to get their athletes in space has led to this offensive explosion." - Joshua PerryImpressive start to the season and the Mike Locksley era!! Congrats on the AP top 25 ranking. Much deserved! https://t.co/XZvuchBgu8
— Dusty Dvoracek (@DustyDvoracek) September 9, 2019
Lastly, a quote from the 18 year NFL head coach Hue Jackson...Two games, 142 (!) points.
— Maryland On BTN (@MarylandOnBTN) September 8, 2019
How's @TerpsFootball doing it, @RIP_JEP?
"The ability for them to expose these matchups and find ways to get their athletes in space has led to this offensive explosion." pic.twitter.com/xd0bzEMY3p
"I've had the opportunity to spend some time at the University of Maryland with Mike Locksley who I think is a tremendous football coach and is going to do a great job there. I was really impressed by the structure and what that looked like. It was fun to see and be able to compare it to the National Football League."
