Maryland Football - 2015 Season Preview

Today on Red Shell Radio, CT, Dan, Eric and Matt deliver a monstrous 2015 Maryland Terrapin football preview podcast. In this preseason primer, the guys let you know what to expect from both sides of the ball this season, breaking things down unit-by-unit and running through the schedule. 
 
This is another in-person show recorded to kick off the season. If you have yet to do so, listen to last week’s “The Maryland Draft” show, where the Red Shell guys assembled teams with various Terp-related institutions, such as the Maryland Flag, Under Armour and the Gary Williams fist pump.
 
Red Shell Radio will return next week to talk Richmond Spiders, the opening weekend of the college football season, basketball news and speculation, tailgating and much more.
 
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Go back and listen to the Maryland Draft episode from last week
The plan is to preview the 2015 football season, going through unit-by-unit and doling out hot takes
Eric wants to fast forward to 2016
Most of the guys agree the Rutgers game still stings, 8 wins would’ve been nice, Matt disagrees
Every gives their general feelings on the team this year, overall strengths, concerns
First and foremost, the quarterback battle is discussed, Oklahoma State transfer Daxx Garman brought in to compete for the starting job
Dan and Matt think Caleb Rowe is Randy Edsall’s guy — That’s the first official hot take of the pod
The offense is going to look much different with whoever is playing quarterback than it did with CJ Brown last year
Rowe is a GUNSLINGER and Perry Hills is the GRIT
Moving onto the running game, Brandon Ross and Wes Brown are battling to be the no. 1 option
Last year’s running game was atrocious, CJ Brown was your leading rushing
It’s imperative that Maryland figures our a way to be successful running the ball
Dan presents his research on the offensive line, we’re going to start seeing some of the talent Randy has accrued in the past few years, average offensive line weight jumped 10 pounds
Big losses at receiver from last year, but the cupboard remains stocked with talent
Eric is worried about the group is mostly unproven
The guys are bummed about losing Juwann Winfree and Marcus Leak
Shifting over to the defensive side of the ball with a bit of review from last year 
Keith Dudzinski replaces Brian Stewart, implements 4-3 defense
The secondary could be lockdown this season, safeties are strong upperclassmen and the cornerbacks could be the best in the Big Ten
It’s redemption time for AJ Hendy, Matt says to look out for Denzel Conyers, Anthony Nixon took his lumps on those early bad Randy teams, but now is primed for a breakout
Will Likely is the most important player on the team, obvz 
Sean Davis will play cornerback full time this year, is a prolific tackler
Alvin Hill is back from injury as well
All four of Maryland’s starting linebackers graduated, but, like with the wide receiver position, there is talent
Maryland loses Abner Logan in camp
Defensive line is the biggest question mark on this team
Quinton Jefferson is back from injury, Yannick Ngakoue has moved to defensive end
Dan wants to do see Kingsley Opara and his cardigan on the field 
Reflecting on Brad Craddock’s greatness
The Terps could be in a lot of close games, and a good special teams could be the difference maker
Matt hated Nate Renfro last year, thinks he’ll meet seven people that night in D.C. that are better than Renfro
Can Craddock punt?
Likely is a king punt returner
The guys move on to running down the season
CT is missing the home opener, Michigan, possibly Penn State
At West Virginia is the first real test of the season
If Maryland could win one of West Virginia/Michigan, they’ll be in good shape
CT will be in San Francisco during the Ohio State game, Dan runs down CT’s recent travel spots
Penn State in Baltimore is the biggest game of the year
There will be guests abound this season, so stay tuned
Eric is worried about injuries by the time we get to the Iowa game
Wisconsin and Michigan State stand to be back-to-back losses
Terps could close the season strong with wins over Indiana and Rutgers