Maryland@CAL

Most remember LY game between these two schools and/or they notice the fact that Maryland is from a BCS conference and they are afraid to lay the points.  But they fail to realize this isn't the same Maryland team from a year ago and they will be the bottom feeders of the ACC.  They return a total of 8 players (5 offensively & 3 defensively)....8 starters will be underclassmen!  They will be lucky to win 5 games this year.  To put things in perspective on how bad this team will be to give people an idea, Maryland hasn't been dogged by 21+ points since 2000....yes, 9 years!!!  And we all know what they are dogged the very first game of the 09-10 season. 

And this plays right into the hands of CAL.  This time around CAL will not be traveling 3K miles for a 9AM start.  This time CAL will not be traveling period where they were an awful 2-3 ATS.  Nope, this time around the terps travel 3K miles to play the Bears in what will be a "Blue Out" nationally televised night game.  Maryland was also terrible on the road going 2-4 ATS.  But what's even more daunting for Maryland is that the Bears were 7-1 ATS at home LY and 3-0 when facing a 21+ pt spread.

We all know about Best, but bottom line, this game will be won at the line.  CAL's d-line will dominate the terps O-Line and Turner will be on his back a lot.  The terps o-line features 3 new faces.  This inexperience will not fair well to an o-line that was already terrible to begin with.  The terps ranked 79th in sacks allowed, which spells trouble for Maryland since CAL returns their entire d-line who ranked 14th in sacks.  

As much as the Bears proved they can cover big spreads LY, Maryland has proved they can lose big with a 0-31 loss at Virginia and a 3-37 loss at home to Florida St.  I will be surprised if Maryland scores over 17 in this game.  I just don't see one advantage that Maryland has over CAL.  If anyone can give me any advantage that Maryland has please provide the ingo because this game has blow out written all over it.  Give me CAL minus the points.  Also, I want to add that I may have bet 2-3 CAL games LY....even faded them in the bowl game so this isn't a homer pick.

Oh and by the way, Jahvid Best is playing and he will be on National Television (Heisman watch) going up against a defense with 7 new starters. This defense was also 44th in the nation in points allowed.


GL all

I am a Bama homer, and bet them frequently because I know them better than any other team.  I did a huge write up on Bama last year before their opener against Clemson. Bama was about a 4-6 point dog going in, and I said in the write up that not only would Bama win the game outright, I predicted it wouldn't be a close game. I also predicted Bama would beat Georgia straight up last year.

I'm sure I had 100 people accuse me of being a homer on those 2 games in particular. I was also correct when I told people to take Ole' Miss and the points when they played in T-town last year. In fact, the only Bama game I missed last year was Bama +10 against the Gators in the SEC Championship Game. The tide eventually lost by 11 in a very close and tough game.

So just because someone is a homer doesn't automatically discredit their pick. In fact I agree with CB on this game 100%.

Lastly, if I steer you to a side on a Bama game this year, you'd be well advised not to go against it.

 

What's shocking is another useless post by nc1capper.  I swear you are probably the most uninformative members on this site.  Well if you didn't catch it, towards the end I stated I only bet maybe 2-3 CAL games LY and one was a fade in the Bowl game.  If this was a typical "homer" pick it would have simply stated CAL will blow out the Terps and that's a lock or something to that nature.  But that is not what you read...if you in fact read the post...instead I give you reasoning and stats. 

BTW please give me some reasons I should consider Maryland.  Or is that too much to ask?

 I agree with the call..............Cal has been schitzo over the past few years, but I'm comfortable with this.

Thanks for the input and GL to your Tide Jimmy

GL to KSU....you should be safe with that play.

GL to you Mugg.  BTW what are your thoughts on the LSU/WASH game?

I'm pretty sure Maryland is going to hang in this game if not exchange leads up until the very end and lose by 7-10. You guys should know better than to fade Ralph Friedgen as a dog, especially as a dog of 3 TD's +.

WR, I lived in Northern Virginia for almost 30 years, and the Terps are the local team there. I really like Friedgen as I coach. I think he's done an outstanding job at Maryland because, honestly, I don't see why any decent recruit would want to go there.

Friedgen, however, has a propensity to get off to very slow starts, but then usually rebounds to be one of the premier teams in the ACC by season's end. Moreover, teams making coast-to-coast trips historically don't fair well.  Cal's trip to Byrd Stadium last season is a perfect example of this (if my memory serves me correctly, Cal was favored by 2 TDs or so). So was Tennessee's trip last year to lowly UCLA.

This game sets up nicely as a huge revenge game for Cal. Three TDs is obviously a huge number to lay, but I honestly think the Bears will get it done here.

I think MD have already travel out west before to play a few game, they should know the time change and will adjust to it and be ready for Cal.  3 TD is a lot of pts for Cal to cover. I'll take MD on this one.

MD has not traveled west on the last 5 years, before that isn't relavent.  I think this is a 17 to 21 point game, so where the line is now is a no play.  I might take the Maryland team total under if it is 17.5.  Cal's defense is very good this year.

Friedgen nor the Terps have ever been dogged by 21pts or more since 2000...Friedgen took over the program in 2001.

In recent time...last 10yrs...they have not traveled to the west coast to play a team at their home.  But that is besides the point, there are just way too many mismatches that the Bears have.

No worries...BOL nc