As usual, our day began early this morning setting up the tailgate. As fans and friends have slowly begun to arrive and talk college football, I have been left wondering what our chances are against our ACC foe. 
We are certainly facing a lesser opponent, no doubt, than the VA Cavaliers from last year. However, few would argue that our own team is in a lesser position based not only on graduation but also on injuries. Just how do our Blue Raiders stack up against the Terps? To answer this I have looked around the web for answers rather than write my own analysis since I was a bit off last week...
Here is what I found:
The Tennessean does not paint a pretty picture for the Blue Raiders HERE or even HERE or HERE. Whether it is pointing out that we are 30+ pounds lighter and 3 inches shorter on the line or that we are "craving" a big home win, our local rag just does not give me the feeling that they like our chances too much (even if they write an article about our near win last year against Virginia).
Maryland fans are pretty sure the game will be over by halftime HERE on the Scout.com message boards. As well, they don't like our town HERE.
The Washington Post feels that the Terps will take advantage of our youth and (lack of) size in this Terp Insider article.
This all leaves me feeling very empty. Kind of like when I went to California to have a discussion with Jack Woltz about giving the lead role in his next big movie to Johnny Fontane and he told me that Johnny "ruined" his most prized starlet. Of course, I think he got our point the next morning and Johnny got that role. Anyway, I think I actually like our chances better this week than last. Troy is a tough game, no matter what. Our first game of the season is typically poorly played. We have a nice history of making improvements for game two and that might just be the case tonight.
We'll see. It sure would be nice to score a win. If not, I still think I'll show up for the next home game...
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