Tuesday, September 30, 2008

CRUCIAL CLEMSON VICTORY!


Ask and you shall receive. Well, I asked for a victory in Death Valley and I received one. Although things did not look promising after the first half where the Terps looked left for dead going into halftime down 17-6. The defense allowed close to 200 yards rushing and Spiller and Davis looked "un-tackle-able".


Things turned around though, was it a pep talk by the coach at the half? Was it a veteran leader stepping up and getting his team riled up? Or perhaps it was the realization that there was still a chance to steal a game on the road and set the tempo for the ACC season.


Heyward-Bey ripped off a 76 yard sprint to shift the momentum and countless receivers contributed with 6 different guys getting into the action. One interesting thing to note, Heyward-Bey did not account for a reception in the game.


What exactly happened to the Clemson offense in the 2nd half? They had zero points and did not pose much of a threat after halftime. I know for one thing for sure though, the Terp's d showed some heart and passion. Personally, I love the linebacking group that lines up every game. The secondary has it's moments as well.
Who deserves the gameball for this game? Well I think it has to be split between Chris Turner for showing poise and accuracy and also the defense for stepping up to the challenege in the second half and slowing down a dyanic running duo.
Now let's carry on this momentum to an inferior team, the Wahoos of Virginia or whatever they call themselves these days.

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Gary Sick of hearing of GUS

Just a quick note to pass along, in a recent article in the Post, Gary Williams was talking about the new freshmen Steve Goins who was cleared to play early in the week. Steve Yanda was reporting on the the story and asked about Gus Gilchrist.

When asked whether Gilchrist's departure had anything to do with Goins' decision
to come to Maryland, Williams replied thusly: "This has nothing to do with Gus
Gilchrist. I'm tired of hearing about Gus Gilchrist. He was never here. Steve
Goins came here because he wanted to play basketball at the University of
Maryland."


It seems that Gary is a little sensitive about the whole Gus Gilchrist situation. A situation that I am still unclear of what exactly took place.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Fast Start in the ACC is CRUCIAL

So here we are, the start of the ACC season for the Terps and what should we expect? Well for one, a lot of balance. The preseason favorite, Clemson was ranked #9 in the preseason polls and was just as quickly knocked out of the rankings by 'Bama. Other perennial teams like Virignia Tech, Florida State and Miami aren't going to scare anyone this season. Wake Forest looks like the strongest of the bunch at this point.

So what does this all mean? Well a FAST start in the ACC is CRUCIAL. Convienantly enough the Terps ACC season starts with the orange and purple of Clemson in Death Valley, the preseason favorite. So what better way to prevent the 1-4 ACC start of last season rearing its ugly head once again this season than to defeat Clemson in Death Valley.

The key to the game will be to slow down the combo of Spiller and Davis, while getting Green and Scott rolling for the Terps.

In my opinion, The Terps ACC schedule is pretty friendly outside of the Thursday night clash in Blacksburg against the Hokies of VT. The ACC is definitely up for the grabs and if the offense that appears against CAL and Eastern Michigan appears more than the offense that was present for Delaware and Middle Tennessee State, then the Terps should do just fine. However, if it doesn't it could be a long season.

Once again, a fast start is crucial especially against preseason favorite Clemson.

-Steak

Steve Goins officially Joins Terps!


Steve Goins, the 6'10'' Chicago native have officially been cleared to join the Maryland Men's basketball team for the upcoming season, as reported by the Diamondback.


Goins will be the 12th player under scholarship for the Terps, leaving one spot open for the upcoming season. It has been rumored that Korean player Jin Soo Kim will be that player once he is also cleared for eligibility by the NCAA.


Steve Goins averaged 14 points and 11 rebounds in his final high school season. Goins will be listed as the tallest player on the Terp's roster and will have to help bolster a depleted frontcourt. Braxton Dupree and Jerome Burney figure to get the majority of the minutes.
Goins is thought to be a raw talent as of right now, but the Terps will definitely need some minutes from the big guy.
It will be interesting to see how the Terps starting lineup shakes out as of now. If they want to go small, I could see the lineup looking like this:
C Braxton Dupree
F Lance Milbourne
F Cliff Tucker
G Greivis Vasquez
G Eric Hayes
Or if they want to go bigger:
C Braxton Dupree
F Jerome Burney
F Landon Milbourne
G Greivis Vasquez
G Eric Hayes.
Stay tuned for more Men's Hoops news!
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Curry on the Cal Game

If you have been listening in on the Steak Crab and Curry Show then you know all three of us talk about the fact that the Terps always play to the level of their competition. Saturday's game against California was no exception as the Terrapins beat the Golden Bears 35-27. Maybe it was the noon game time (which is 9 am in California) or maybe it was just a good team finally finding their identity; either way the Terps looked good taking care of the 23rd ranked team in the nation. Maryland's two running backs Da'Rel Scott and Davin Meggit chewed up the Cal defense for 169 yards and 3 td's. Chris Turner who threw 3 picks against Middle Tennessee State last weekend did not commit a turnover on Saturday while going 15/19 passing with 156 yds and a td. But it was the Maryland defense that really surprised people including myself. They held RB Jahvid Best to just 25 yards rushing after he ran for 311 yds in Cal's first two games. They also sacked QB Kevin Riley 5 times and forced him to throw an interception.

I cant be happier for the players and coaches of this team especially after the dissapointing loss to Middle Tennesse last weekend. This just goes to show that we have a very tough team that is willing to go toe to toe with anyone in the country. With a balanced offense that doesnt turn the ball over and a defense forcing turnovers and sacks I really feel that the Terps have a good chance of being ACC Champs. One thing that has been worrying me is our kicking game. Egekeze has not made a field goal all year and when the Terps get to conference play, every point counts and could be the difference between win and a loss. I don't know who Coach Friedgen can turn to for field goals; maybe a soccer player on the bench or someone else but this needs to be taken care of asap.

Im looking forward to the game on Saturday against Eastern Carolina because it gives Maryland a chance to build off of this past weekends win. For once in my collegiate career I want to see our football team absolutely decimate an opponent; blow them out of the water by 50 points. Saturday will give us an opportunity to do just that and hopefully our team is up for the challenge.

As always...GO TERPS

Kevin Barnes Unleashed!

Kevin Barnes made a name for himself last weekend against Cal...just ask Jahvid Best about it.




And the conclusion to this play...




Well that was pretty gross.

Monday, September 15, 2008

Top 10 Terrapins of All-Time


SI.com recently put together a top 10 list of all-time Terrapins. You can check out the article here.


Here is the run down of the list:


10. Scott Milanovich – Football QB – 1993-1995

09. Len Bias – Basketball – 1982-1986

08. Stan Jones – Football – 1950 – 1954

07. Jen Adams – Lacrosse – 1998-2001

06. Renaldo Nehemiah – Track – 1978-1980

05. Boomer Esiason – Football – 1981-1983

04. Crystal Longhorne – Basketball – 2004-2008

03. Joe Smith – Basketball – 1994-1995

02. Randy White – Football – 1971-1974

01. Juan Dixon – Basketball – 1999-2002
Do you agree with this list? Comment below!

Da'Rel Scott and Coach Friedgen

Note: Game reactions to the CAL game to come. Sorry for the lack of posts recently. We will up the ante shortly.

Some news to pass along to begin with, Da'Rel Scott is listed as questionable for the upcoming tilt with Eastern Michigan. Scott has a sprained AC Joint in his shoulder and will be limited to non-contact drills this week leading up to the game. Against CAL, Scott ran 19 times for 87 yards and 2 touchdowns. Scott has been the anchor of the offense early on in the season and will counted on for the rest of the season.

Coach Ralph Friedgen also did admit that he is considering a kicking change, with Obi Egekeze 0 for 5 so far, Friedgen will look at other options.






Coach Friedgen on Sportscenter this past weekend.

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Tim Kurkjian to Join the SCC Show


TIM KURKJIAN IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR ON THE STEAK, CRAB & CURRY SHOW ON ITS OPENING SHOW.


KURKJIAN WILL JOIN THE SHOW AT ABOUT 8:30 PM ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10.


AS ALWAYS YOU CAN HEAR THE SHOW ON http://www.wmucsports.com/.


IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR TIM, POST THEM IN THE COMMENT SECTION.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Crab's Picks

Crab's 2008-09 Playoff Picks

AFC

North- Pittsburgh Steelers
East- New England Patriots
South- Jacksonville Jaguars
West- San Diego Chargers

Wild Card- New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts

NFC

North- Minnesota Vikings
East- Dallas Cowboys
South- New Orleans
West- Arizona Cardinals

Wild Card- Green Bay Packers, New York Giants


AFC Champions- Jacksonville Jaguars over the Indianapolis Colts in an AFC South showdown.

NFC Champions- Dallas Cowboys over the Minnesota Vikings


SUPER BOWL CHAMPS- Dallas Cowboys over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the year that America's team returns to the top after 2 years of being overrated and a disappointment in the playoffs.

Steak's NFL Forecast

Let me roll out my forecast for the upcoming season and get these picks written down so I can brag about how good they are (or bad) in January:

NFC EAST: Dallas Cowboys
NFC NORTH: Minnesota Vikings
NFC WEST: Seattle Seahawks
NFC SOUTH: New Orleans Saints
NFC Wild Cards: Philadelphia Eagles & New York Giants

AFC EAST: New England Patriots
AFC NORTH: Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC WEST: San Diego Chargers
AFC SOUTH: Indianapolis Colts
AFC Wild Cards: Jacksonville Jaguers & Denver Broncos

NFC Championship: Minnesota Vikings over New Orleans Saints
AFC Championship: San Diego Chargers over Indianapolis Colts

Super Bowl: San Diego Chargers over Minnesota Vikings

MVP: LaDanian Tomlinson

Curry's Predictions

Curry's NFL Predictions (just peeking into my crystal ball)

AFC

East- Patriots
North- Browns
South- Colts
West- Chargers
AFC Wild Card- Jaguars and Steelers


NFC

East- Eagles
North- Vikings
South- Saints
West- Seahawks
NFC Wild Card- Cowboys and Giants


AFC Champion- Chargers
NFC Champion- Saints

Superbowl Champion- Chargers
MVP - LaDainian Tomlinson

Steffy Out 3 Weeks


Well the QB controversy just got a little more injury because of Steffy's injury to his right thumb. Whether you believe it or not, Turner will almost certainly start with Portis contributing significantly.


Coach Ralph Friedgen confirmed through an ACC conference call today that Jordan Steffy was out indefinitely. According to the WMUC Football blog, Portis and Turner both took 1st team reps. You can read that blog here.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

THE SCC SHOW RETURNS

The Steak, Crab, & Curry Show will be returning to WMUC Sports airwaves on Wednesday, September 10, 2008.

The Show will run every Wednesday for the Fall semester from 7-9 PM.

As always the show can be heard on www.wmucsports.com, you can call in at 301-314-9979, or IM us at wmucsports, OR e-mail back to this account steakcrabcurry@gmail.com.

Of course you can also read our blog at
http://steakcrabcurry.blogspot.com/ for all of your up to date banter!


We look forward to another great semester with some great guests, debates, lists, and all-out awesomeness.

Pass along the word about the show!

Dre Moore Released

With NFL rosters being trimmed to 53 players this past Saturday, a lot of Terp undrafted free agents did not fair to well.

- The Washington Redskins cut Andrew Crummey and TE Jason Goode, however Crummey was resigned to the practice squad

- The Green Bay Packers released '07 free agent Conrad Bolston and TE Joey Haynos, Haynos was re-signed to the Packer practice squad

- The Dallas Cowboys released running back Keon Lattimore

- The Jags waived corner back Isiah Gardner, but he was also able to land a gig on the practice squad

- Lance Ball was able to make the St. Louis Rams' practice squad after a successful training camp

- 4th Round draft pick, DT Dre Moore was cut by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after showing up overweight to camp and never really grasping the playbook. There was also a rumor that Moore was never really on the good side of coach Gruden.

- In some good news, undrafted rookie linebacker Erin Henderson has appeared to have made the Minnesota Vikings and join his brother and former Terp, E.J. on the team