Andy Katz gives UMD some love in his "Weekly Watch."

He puts the Terps as contenders for his team of the week.

Maryland: The Terps made sure Wednesday's game at Duke is relevant to the ACC title. Maryland came back from 15 points down to beat Clemson and then won in double overtime at Virginia Tech. The Terps could get a piece of the ACC title if they beat Duke.

General Greivis is under the "Rest of the Rotation" section, the after player of the week

Greivis Vasquez, Maryland: Last week's player of the week made another case to be the ACC player of the year. He scored 41 points with 7 boards and 6 assists and went 10-of-10 at the free throw line in the double-overtime win at Virginia Tech. He scored 15 points and had 13 assists (4-of-4 at the line) in the win over Clemson.

And finally, Katz lists College Park as one of his places to be this week.

College Park, Md., Wednesday: Maryland has a chance to turn back the clock to 2002 and challenge Duke for the ACC title by beating the Blue Devils.

The buzz is building...

Dr. Saturday has a little quiz up for his readers that all WVU fans should enjoy. Based on the facts below, is this team bowl bound?

• I started fast with a 3-1 start in September, but didn't win back-to-back games again for the rest of the season and dropped three of the last four in November.

• I began the year by allowing 52 points on 444 yards rushing in my first game against a I-A opponent, and ended by allowing 52 points on 517 yards passing in the season finale, both road losses.

• I produced a 1,000-yard rusher for the fourth time in five years and once produced two separate 100-yard rushers in the same game despite an injury to the starting running back, but finished in the bottom half of the conference in every major offensive category.

• I was outscored by 3.1 points per game, and outgained on average by a little more than 37 yards.

• I failed to finish in the top half of the country (60th or better) in any major statistical category except scoring defense (59th), sacks (60th) and sacks allowed (60th).

• I fired my head coach at the conclusion of the regular season for failing to produce a winning conference record in five years at the helm, after his predecessor finished at least two games above .500 every season.

So ... am I a bowl team?

 

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Everyone's favorite Mountaineer legend, Owen Schmitt, was sadly arrested last night on suspicion of drunk driving. The Seattle Times has the story:

Schmitt, 24, was pulled over by Black Diamond police around midnight for speeding. He was subsequently arrested for drunken driving after his blood-alcohol content was measured at .151 and .161, according to State Patrol records. The legal limit in Washington is .08.

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"I sincerely apologize to the team, the NFL, the fans and my family and friends for my actions and my poor judgment," Schmitt said. "I fully understand the seriousness of this matter, and I am disappointed in myself. I am committed to earning back the trust of everyone affected."

Clocking in with a BAC at .151 and .161 you'd have to wonder how a man child like that could be so intoxicated the police would pull him over for suspicion of drunk driving. Then again, I guess even Chuck Norris has his bad nights.

It's truly a shame that his has happened but after giving the automatic athlete response after being arrested for this offense, I think all Mountaineer fans would like to believe he will take the steps to get this problem taken care and put behind him. Especially when he's the projected starter at fullback this season.

The Runaway Beer Truck miiiight not be the best name for him at the moment anymore but lets not that cloud our memories of the epic run he had in the Fiesta Bowl or anything else he did for WVU.

We're all pulling for you Owen.

5. West Virginia -- Sorry, West Virginians. You lose Pat White and your prospects don't improve. White was one of the Big East's best-ever players and perhaps the best player in West Virginia history. The slippery quarterback cannot be fully replaced, but Jarrett Brown will give it a shot. The senior gets his shot to start in his final season. The 6-foot-4 Brown is more of a physical dual-threat quarterback. What Brown can't do, tailback Noel Devine can. After rushing for almost 2,000 yards in his first two seasons, this could be Devine's breakout year. A Heisman run wouldn't be surprise. The Mountaineers will have to win at least nine again to make it happen. That could be a struggle.

Dennis Dodd posted a blog entry featured on the front page of CBS Sports with his picks for the Big East this upcoming season. He puts WVU at the number five spot with Rutgers at number one. Really? Rutgers at number one? He must have actually used darts before he wrote this article.

Besides the fact that he's clearly been fooled by Fake Greg Schiano and his hysterical hype of Rutgers football, the man gives no nod to our defense which only looks to improve off of a surprisingly strong season last year. The race for the Big East is obviously wide open and there is no clear front runner, but how could you pick a team with an offense with huge question marks at quarterback, running back and receiver (Good O-Line though, too bad they have no one to block for) that might just average the same amount of points this year as it did in 1869? (3 points for the stat keepers)

Then again, I guess there was a more embarrassing option.