Terps Takedown the South Florida, Previewing the Mountaineers, Tailgate Talk

Talking Terps

English - September 22, 2015 11:50 - 43 minutes - 41.2 MB - ★★★★ - 7 ratings
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Today in the SVP Lounge, CT, Dan, Matt and Eric convene to discuss Maryland’s victory over South Florida, preview West Virginia and talk a whole lot of tailgating.

Topics discussed include:

The guys reunite for the South Florida football game, first time they’ve been together since recording the preseason pods
Everyone weighs in salt and vinegar chips
The tailgate is solid, CT forgets to buy beer the night before, gets iced by Dan
BBQ Ben gets mad after CT eventually buys Heinekens and dreams about packing the car up perfectly for tailgating
The guys give their general impressions from a 35-17 victory over the Bulls
Good to see Caleb Rowe moving the offense, but he was "boom or bust” as he threw good passes and backbreaking interceptions
Both Levern and Taivon Jacobs played well, as did Avery Edwards snagging two touchdowns
Offensive line appears improved or at least improved by default, still unclear on how good or bad they actually are based on the competition thus far
The guys like seeing more of Damien Prince
Dan repeats CT’s stat that the offensive line has yet to allow a sack
The guys feel confident in the defensive line, Matt and Eric thinks Yannick Ngakoue, Jesse Aniebonam and Quinton Jefferson could all play in the NFL
Sean Davis played much better than last week against Bowling Green
South Florida is bad, the West Virginia game will be the true litmus test for this team
Other assorted notes on the game
Terps are 16.5 underdogs to West Virginia
The Mountaineers are untested, a little bit unknown, defense is supposed to be strong suit
Matt and Eric are headed to Morgantown
From here on out there are no more soft game, need to perform well
CT gives a rundown of the Mountaineer team, drops knowledge bombs on his cohosts
Thoughts on the play calling in the South Florida game and looking ahead to the West Virginia game, Rowe in there changes the playbook
Everyone leaning toward a Maryland loss
Heralded freshman defensive end Adam McClean leaves school due to an eligibility issue
Could come back next semester or be ready for next fall, Dan sets over/under on snaps taken at Maryland at 1 snap
CT runs down the other Big Ten scores
Eric asks if he should be afraid of Mountaineer fans