Iowa @ Maryland on FS1 at 8pm tonight! Who ya got?
Some decent games tonight but one in particular has my eye. Maryland is on Michigan's schedule late in the season and many of us believe that game to be a trap game of sorts as it is sandwiched between PSU and OSU. Plus Maryland's offense looks to be legit, especially that passing game. Taulia Tagovailoa leads the Big Ten in passing yards, touchdowns, and only has 1 interception on the season. They only beat Illinois by 3 but I watched that game and they moved the ball up and down the field on that team but kept shooting themselves in the foot with mental errors or turnovers. They could have and should have won that game by more than 3 points.
Anyway, my point is I'm smelling an upset tonight. Iowa might be the weakest top 5 team in history and this game a home game for the Terps. Right now the line is -3 to Iowa and if I were a betting man I'd put all my money on Maryland for the win.
Am I too excited for a Friday night Big Ten game? Probably. Do I care? No. I think it's going to be a good game with a great atmosphere and I'm going to watch as many of those kinds of games as I can this year since last year was so dreadful in that regard. Lets go Terps!
October 1st, 2021 at 8:52 PM ^
So many damn commercials even on a Friday Night game. Damn.
October 1st, 2021 at 8:53 PM ^
Maryland’s stadium only seats 51,000 yet the opponent’s fans always take up half the place.
October 1st, 2021 at 8:55 PM ^
Really? They need to upgrade. They are in B1G.
October 1st, 2021 at 9:02 PM ^
They already upgraded a decade ago just to get up to 50,000. Their athletic department said they would like to expand to 60,000 if they can consistently sell out their luxury boxes…but they can’t. So there’s no addition plans in the foreseeable future.
October 1st, 2021 at 9:00 PM ^
Unless it’s basketball season, Maryland doesn’t give a fuck.
October 1st, 2021 at 8:56 PM ^
That leg looked nasty. Damn
October 1st, 2021 at 8:57 PM ^
? that’s awful. Poor kid.
October 1st, 2021 at 8:58 PM ^
OMFG I cant rewatch that replay that dudes leg.....
October 1st, 2021 at 8:58 PM ^
Drink every time Kevin warren says student athlete
October 1st, 2021 at 9:02 PM ^
I noticed that. I understand many of them may not go further to NFL, but the layout is changing. He could have just avoided saying that.
October 1st, 2021 at 8:59 PM ^
I never watch replays of bad sports injuries. My luck was just changing the channel and seeing that. OMG, prayers to that young man
October 1st, 2021 at 8:59 PM ^
That’s rough for the kid. But Iowa continues to get absurd turnover luck.
October 1st, 2021 at 9:01 PM ^
Game after game IOWA keeps getting turnovers. Is it luck or they just scheme for it. Lucky bastards
October 1st, 2021 at 9:06 PM ^
It’s not just Iowa. It’s MSU, OSU, Penn State, Notre Dame, etc. So many asshole teams get handed tons of turnovers every damn game.
But Michigan’s opponents? They turn the ball over about 3% of the time. If an opponent ever fumbles the ball away to us at their own 5 yard line like Maryland just did, I’ll eat my shoe.
October 1st, 2021 at 9:08 PM ^
Here’s hoping you eat multiple shoes tmw!
October 1st, 2021 at 9:01 PM ^
Is there anything more Iowa than double play-action?
October 1st, 2021 at 9:03 PM ^
Close to punt for opponent's 40 yards or less
October 1st, 2021 at 9:06 PM ^
Literally what just happened...a cover-2 tipped interception.
October 1st, 2021 at 9:03 PM ^
Turnovers are killer. One thing we've really done well this year is not turn the ball over.
October 1st, 2021 at 9:15 PM ^
This one aged well.
October 1st, 2021 at 9:06 PM ^
How the hell did Iowa get that back?!
October 1st, 2021 at 9:07 PM ^
October 1st, 2021 at 9:10 PM ^
I mean, if that dude ripped it away from the other two guys with one arm, well... kudos.
October 1st, 2021 at 9:07 PM ^
Well, Maryland is still Maryland.
October 1st, 2021 at 9:07 PM ^
How did IOWA got that ball with two MD guys fighting for it. IOWA gets turnovers all the time. We just can't get one.
October 1st, 2021 at 11:16 PM ^
Other than the huge forced fumble to seal the game last week…I get your point tho, how many INTs have we just barely missed on this year?
October 1st, 2021 at 9:08 PM ^
Definitely a charmed Iowa season.
October 1st, 2021 at 9:09 PM ^
Every 3 years or so Ferentz does a well-above average season. Almost like clockwork
October 1st, 2021 at 9:08 PM ^
Well, this is quickly going south for the Terps
October 1st, 2021 at 9:09 PM ^
The good news is I talked myself out of taking Maryland. The bad news is I took the under.
October 1st, 2021 at 9:10 PM ^
I don't know. That is a foul?
October 1st, 2021 at 9:13 PM ^
Didn’t really look like it, but is there a rule where you can’t tackle QBs below the knees?
October 1st, 2021 at 9:14 PM ^
That could be it. He barely touched him.
October 1st, 2021 at 9:17 PM ^
right, and it’s not like it was late or anything, but I might also be confusing that with NFL rules or something
October 1st, 2021 at 9:12 PM ^
Iowa smelling blood already
October 1st, 2021 at 9:12 PM ^
Iowa isn't the fifth best team in America, but they're at least 14 points better than Maryland.
October 2nd, 2021 at 8:45 AM ^
I was going to say this didn't age well, but you said "at least."
October 1st, 2021 at 9:13 PM ^
Jeez their OL has gotten some serious push on the two goal line runs.
October 1st, 2021 at 9:13 PM ^
This site (Brian included) loves to mock Ferentz for punting and whatnot, but the dude just plain wins, despite being located in a state that produces little talent. I can see why Lloyd wanted him here.
October 1st, 2021 at 9:16 PM ^
Lol. Yeah. I can see that. MGoBlog would be very different about punting from 38 yards.
October 1st, 2021 at 9:34 PM ^
he's obviously been a solid coach for a long time; and one of the highest paid. but i wonder how many fewer wins he would have if he were in the BIG east vs west.
October 1st, 2021 at 9:39 PM ^
He’d be facing tougher schedules, but he’d also have better talent to work with. As it is, he’s managed to beat the big boys in our division a few times with Iowa players.
October 1st, 2021 at 9:47 PM ^
why would playing in the east give him better players at iowa?? unless you mean if he were the UM coach or something.
October 1st, 2021 at 9:53 PM ^
Well yes, that was the point of the discussion. Lloyd wanted him to be our coach and this community has (bizarrely) ridiculed that idea ever since.
At a bare minimum, we can assume he would have done a lot better than RichRod and Hoke.
October 1st, 2021 at 9:16 PM ^
A top 3 Iowa team would be nice to kill in the B1G championship for a playoff berth.
October 1st, 2021 at 9:17 PM ^
You mean Michigan as the other team. One can dream..I sure hope you are right..
October 1st, 2021 at 9:32 PM ^
Yes, this is our year. I'm assuming we're coming out of the East.
October 1st, 2021 at 9:16 PM ^
The luck Iowa gets is insane.
October 1st, 2021 at 9:19 PM ^
To lead the nation in interceptions over the last five years with their level of talent can’t be all luck. It’s not like they recruit a bunch of Woodsons.
October 1st, 2021 at 9:40 PM ^
it helps to go against Neb QBs every year.