It’s pne thing to look at a schedule and say you will be 4-0 , but it’s another thing to be 4-0. Well done Terrapins.
Let me start off by saying that I thoroughly enjoyed every second of the contest. As I expected Defensive Coordinator Brian Stewart dialed up a prssure run stopping defense that confused and stifled the Mountaineers. Six turnovers did WV in.
After a fumbled punt by WV that was recovered by Maryland, the Terps ran a brilliant reverse that resulted in an 18 yard run by Deon Long that set up a 1st and goal. Dave Stinebaugh caught a deflected 6 yard TD pass and shortly after AJ Hendy returned an int to the house. 14 zip—Game essentially over.
Brad Craddock had a superb game nailing 3 FGs from 50, 36, and 30. Almost every kickoff went into the end zone. Craddock gave all credit to his tutor and mentor Matt Stover.
CJ was 16-25 for 217 yards and 1 TD. Brandon Ross gained 88 yards on 20 carries. Perhaps the player of the game was Deon Long who had 6 receptions for 98 yards.
Most of the 2nd half was played in a blistering downpour that stopped most of the offense success. 55,600 attended the game. Obviously the walk up ticket sales were hampered by the predictions of miserable weather.
Some post game comments from Coach Edsall:
Opening Statement:
“Before I get into talking about the game, I just want to thank the Ravens and the organization for hosting us here today. It was great working with them and they did a tremendous job for us here today. We’re very appreciative of their efforts and their hospitality and everything they did. I want to also thank Under Armour for their continued support and I mean those uniforms, what can you say? They just hit another home run.”
On fan support:
“The fan support that we had here today in Baltimore was outstanding. With the way the weather was and how they stood around and got behind us, it was neat. It was a lot of fun.”
On the win:
“Any time you win it feels really good, but to be able to shut somebody out is extra special. The thing that I liked about today is it was a total team effort. I thought the offense really did some good things. I thought defensively we really did a super job. When we turned the ball over on offense, the defense ended up getting turnovers right back to us. And then special teams. The special teams were good. We started off a little slow, and then that punt really changed things around.”
On being undefeated:
“Here we are a third of the way through our season. We’re 4-0. We can’t be better than that. But as a coach, there’s still plenty of room for improvement and we can get a whole lot better. Again, I think anytime you get your kids to play hard and play every play like it’s the last play they’re ever going to play, you’ve got a group of guys who really care about each other and love one another and you win a turnover battle and you can get physical, you’ve got a chance to win. I’m very happy that we’re 4-0 right now.”
Place kicker Brad Craddock
On if it was easier to kick in the light rain:
“I don’t know that’s the first time I’ve ever kicked in rain before so the ball felt pretty heavy to me, especially that kickoff after the extra point at the end; it felt like kicking a brick. It might be a little easier but I’d prefer it dry.”
On how he felt about his kicking before the game:
“I’ve been feeling pretty confident all year so it was the same as last week and the same as the week before. It’s just doing that same routine and same structure every week and it’s feeling pretty good.”
On if he talked with former Baltimore Ravens kicker Matt Stover before the game:
“I talked to Matt twice this week, talked to him last night which was good. I talked to him about the wind in the stadium and everything. He’s helped me a lot. I’m truly blessed to have him around to give me a hand.”
Tight End Dave Stinebaugh
On what the win today meant:
“It was definitely good to get off to that 4-0 start. It’s been a long time since Maryland has done that so it shows how much a camaraderie the team has right now. Defense is playing lights out, offense is playing pretty good, too, so it’s definitely a good start for us to be 4-0, especially going into ACC play.”
On his difficult touchdown catch:
“Nothing is really easy for me so I just kept my eye on the ball and went up, made a play and came down with it.”
On playing at M&T Bank Stadium in hit hometown:
“You can only work on certain things; you can only hope it goes a certain way. I couldn’t expect or ask for a better way for the game to turn out. To be here in Baltimore, the hometown, and get my first touchdown catch, it was definitely a good outcome.”
West Virginia Head Coach Dana Holgorsen
Opening Statement:
“Give Maryland a lot of credit. They whipped us on all three sides of the ball. It’s 100 percent on me. Offensively, we’re as inept as we can possibly be in college football. I accept the responsibility for that. Defensively, we competed. We had some chances in the first half to make something happen. We’re far from a suffocating defense, but I do think we competed. We didn’t compete offensively.
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