SBNation.com User Blog: Aaron Beard

WTF Kentucky at it again

Aaron Beard — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:49:43 -0000

WTF Kentucky at it again

Dang, with all the competition you wouldn't think Kentucky would land another guard... but then again what do I know... See for yourself

GT Fires D Coordinator

Aaron Beard — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 03:18:20 -0000

GT Fires D Coordinator

Not sure but this may be good news for recruiting.

Could be worse

Aaron Beard — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:54:55 -0000

Could be worse

With all the sadness surrounding today's events, I give you something to lift your spirits.

It could be worse.... You could have one of the top high school players in the country suspended. Just ask Mossu

Na'ty Rodgers has MD moving up his board

Aaron Beard — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:07:58 -0000

Na'ty Rodgers has MD moving up his board

According to ESPN (I don't know if someone has already reported this) Naty Rodgers now has MD = to South Carolina...
The article is behind a paywall so I just linked his bio.

Cockerille moves up to a four star

Aaron Beard — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 23:57:44 -0000

Cockerille moves up to a four star

Cockerille is now the highest rated MD recruit according to ESPN. He has a ranking of 82 and four stars.

Cockerille Added to Ellite 24 QB Competition as the 25th Pick

Aaron Beard — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:55:51 -0000

The 24 QB's moving on to the next round were added but Dilfer made an executive decision and decided to add a 25th, which was Cockerille. I wonder if this will improve his rankings and add a star ??? I guess it will depend on whether or not he makes the cut of 11.

Below is the link to the article and video

http://espn.go.com/high-school/football/events/elite-11/2012/story/_/id/8080879/a-look-final-elite-11-invites

Below is the link to the article and video

http://espn.go.com/high-school/football/events/elite-11/2012/story/_/id/8080879/a-look-final-elite-11-invites

Cuse leaving early

Aaron Beard — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:52 -0000

Cuse leaving early

Looks as if Syracuse will be leaving a year early.

The BIG TIME!

Aaron Beard — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 05:46:11 -0000

I am not usually one to create fan post but the fact that I would make two in one night is even more rare. I saw this article on ESPN and I had to share. The link below is an ESPN article about Maryland's new pride uniforms for basketball.

Big Time!

It seems that Testudo Times has hit the big time and is now being referenced by ESPN, which includes a link to the sight and a name drop/quote from Ben in the article. Also, the site has become so big that rumors started on this website now have to be addressed by the school as well... Congrats to everyone who follows and contributes to the site!

Or... Espn has become so lazy that they don't do any real reporting and simply surf the free blogs for real news and gossip. Just a thought.

Big Time!

Or... Espn has become so lazy that they don't do any real reporting and simply surf the free blogs for real news and gossip. Just a thought.

Education Scores

Aaron Beard — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 05:00:39 -0000

It seems we will no longer be docked three scholarships in football thanks to improved grades. See Here

I am not sure who gets credit for the improvement but hey its good news for the program especially if we are hit by the injury bug in the coming years like we were last year. This may also mean that current walk-ons will have an opportunity to receive an open scholarship. The article also describes how programs such as cross country and swimming received perfect scores and will be canceled shortly... One of RE's biggest goals when he first arrived to MD was to make the players better people on and off the field and while its hard to pin this increase on him, it does show that there is improvement. Hopefully improvements will continue off the field and on the field.

***So... I think the season the NCAA is referring to was actually the RF's last season. Well at least we receive three scholarships back.

Something to think about: We were docked 3 scholarships for academics but hasn't there been far greater violations by larger schools who received smaller penalties?

It seems we will no longer be docked three scholarships in football thanks to improved grades. See Here

***So... I think the season the NCAA is referring to was actually the RF's last season. Well at least we receive three scholarships back.

Something to think about: We were docked 3 scholarships for academics but hasn't there been far greater violations by larger schools who received smaller penalties?

Ohio State Decommit

Aaron Beard — Sat, 05 May 2012 12:17:50 -0000

Ohio State Decommit

Haven't had a chance to read the complete article but the kid is from PA. Maybe we can snag him!

Undecided Juco Pg.

Aaron Beard — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:08:01 -0000

Undecided Juco Pg.

This kid is 6'4 and has a massive wing span. His averages are pretty impressive. Seems to have some mid major interest so far but he says he is wide open. Turge, if you are reading this then check him out. Also click the title of the post and it will take you to the article.

Ricardo Young

Aaron Beard — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:35:57 -0000

I noticed on another website that Ricardo Young's former coach is confirming he is going to transfer to Maryland.

Manster!

Aaron Beard — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:24:17 -0000

I just want to start off by saying the guy is a class act! Not to mention the guy is still sharp as a tack. I live in the DFW area and today Randy White came to my place of employment to sign autographs.

I just happen to be at the right place at the right time and ended in the front of the line. I walked up and placed my old school Terps logo down on the table for him to sign and told him “Hey I’m from Maryland and there is no way I am going to have something from the Cowboy’s in my house.” He laughed and I asked him if he still followed the team. He told me about doing fundraising in York with Edsal and how he had high hopes that Edsal could turn things around. I made the comment about keeping the local recruits at Maryland and he basically said he couldn’t agree more. He was basically saying how we need to get things turned around and was hoping that with events unfolding around the area... things looked favorable. The man was extremely nice and even asked if I wanted to get a picture with my phone. Not to mention he put his hand out for a handshake. As I was leaving the table he said something to the effect of (and I am not going to quote him) we need to make the headlines and not just because of our uniforms. Couldn’t agree more!

For a man that has his own show, in the HOF and owns a chain of BBQ joints he is very humble and down to earth. The guy is a legend and even though he played for the Cowboy’s I still respect the man and can’t say enough about how friendly he was.

Poll

Best Maryland Football Player of All Time?

YES

162 votes

NO

51 votes

213 votes | Poll has closed

Mike Sherman

Aaron Beard — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:50:15 -0000

Mike Sherman was fired by A&M and I was thinking that he would make a good O coordinator. I live in Texas and Aggy fans are a little too high strung and think that they deserve to win every game. I thought Sherman did a good job of putting together a tough team. And although they recruit from Texas it is very difficult for them to get good recruits considering UT, TCU, Tech, Baylor and all the out of state schools such as OU and LSU. While there season was a bit disappointing considering all the 3rd quarter failures, I think if the ball would have bounced their way a little more they could have easily have been 9-3. It seems with all the 24 hour sports networks and the blogs coaches aren't given the opportunity to build a program anymore. People want a winner right away but we sometimes forget that there are really only 60 competitive football programs in D-1, and of those teams there are 10-15 elite schools that have what it takes to actually compete at the highest level on a year to year basis. With all the millions of dollars floating around football programs are becoming very cutthroat about getting their share of the money.

I realize I was rambling a little there, but I think "yall "(the new found Texas in me coming out) get my point. That is that we need to look at Mike Sherman and we really need to stay consistent with our coaching and let the Under Armor edge work its magic. I am not saying coaches shouldn't be held accountable but bringing in a whole new system every three years like A&M will never get us anywhere. We need to stay the course, expand the fan base and figure out how to get the kids from the DMV to bleed Maryland colors. Until then we will be just another ACC basketball school.