Let's not forget these folks...
Here are holiday-time greetings to:
--Jordan Steffy, the fifth-year senior who was named the starting quarterback but was injured almost immediately. He's a smart, ambitious and thoughtful guy who will do well in the "real world."
--Kevin Barnes, the senior cornerback who fractured his shoulder blade against Wake Forest and missed the rest of the regular season (and will miss the bowl game). He asked to travel with the team to Boston College and joined his teammates on the sidelines.
--Punter Travis Baltz. The fans paying the closest attention know what kind of season he had. Maryland led the ACC in net punting, which says a lot about Baltz but also about his teammates on punt coverage.
---Gloria Friedgen, Ralph's wife, who plays a big role holding the team (and her husband) together.
Comments
Maybe they should make Gloria the motivational coach, God knows that every year Ralph says over and over again that he can't get through to his players or that he dosen't know how to. I seem to remember Ralph's 1st or 2nd year as HC when his players were about to riot because of HARD practices, Ralph told his players to "stick with me and this would all pay off" They did and were rewarded with a 10 game winning season. Ralph knew how to get to them once so what happened? It's time to go coach shopping because things are not going to get any better in the future....Just my opinion!!
Posted by: Tom | December 5, 2008 2:04 PM
I know I was critical of the O line coach for the last two O line performances, but overall, I got to be thankful that he has been a superior coach and recruiter at MD. His coaching produced probably three guys who get looks in NFL camps yet again, and three guys who made at least honorable mention All ACC. He is often mentioned by prospects as being the recruiter who gave the H.S. player a sense of confidence that UM was the right choice. Ok the last two games weren't stellar but, there has to be some adjustment to a new offensive scheme.
Posted by: Pterp | December 6, 2008 2:30 AM
I've been a season ticket holder since Ralph's second year. I thought we would be an 8-10 win program but we are just a 5-7 win program. Selling 64 skyboxes could be tough for a middle of the pack team
Posted by: Steve | December 6, 2008 9:02 AM