Maryland Basketball (some football) recruiting news (Shaq, Layman Commits!)

[mjah]

Fridge's buyout was much, much smaller than Edsall's would be, thanks in part to Anderson including no buyout clause whatsoever in the contract.

I don't think there's anybody in the nation with the combination of desire and readily burned cash to buy out Edsall at the moment. Plank would come closest but he isn't ponying up that kind of cash.

[shuler74]

Locksley rumors a buzzing

[Skins4Life6388]

Locksley rumors a buzzing

I'd love it if only for his recruiting prowess. I'd be surprised if Lord Edsall would bring him in bc of the allegations in Locksleys past

[The Brave Little Toaster Oven]

Locksley rumors a buzzing

is that a good thing? he is 2-26 as a head coach

i assume you mean Mike Locksley

[Skins4Life6388]

is that a good thing? he is 2-26 as a head coach

i assume you mean Mike Locksley

From what I've read he's a pretty good coordinator with a pro style offense which is great for DOB. more than that locksley is a phenomenal recruiter, especially in this area

[The Brave Little Toaster Oven]

From what I've read he's a pretty good coordinator with a pro style offense which is great for DOB. more than that locksley is a phenomenal recruiter, especially in this area

I dont think anything is going to change until we get rid of Captain Dip**** leading the team into the ground.....and General Dip**** Kevin Anderson too

We could have had Mike Leach!

[Skins4Life6388]

I dont think anything is going to change until we get rid of Captain Dip**** leading the team into the ground.....and General Dip**** Kevin Anderson too

We could have had Mike Leach!

Unfortunately I agree with you but I'm trying to be as optimistic as possible what's another team I like sucking, I've been dealing with the Skins doing so for as long as I can recall

[shuler74]

Geez give the man some time......let the guy bring in his recruits ( 6 big timers may follow in the next couple of days could be more, talking big time recruits )

[BRAVEONAWARPATH]

Geez give the man some time......let the guy bring in his recruits ( 6 big timers may follow in the next couple of days could be more, talking big time recruits )

I hope so because he's losing players at an alarming rate.

[Skins4Life6388]

Geez give the man some time......let the guy bring in his recruits ( 6 big timers may follow in the next couple of days could be more, talking big time recruits )

God I hope you're right, and you were about coaching changes and Locksley before it broke in twitter and testudotimes. Hopefully one of thos big recruits is Eddie Goldman, Noah Spence, diggs, or good god all three.

[shuler74]

Scratch Noah...but all will be well

[Skins4Life6388]

Scratch Noah...but all will be well

Haha alright...I'm believing you! I need something positive for my sports teams

[BRAVEONAWARPATH]

http://www.testudotimes.com/

Reports: Maryland Hires Local Super-Recruiter Mike Locksley as Offensive Coordinator

It's getting around, so we'll go with our friends at InsideMDSports. Long story short: sources are indicating that Mike Locksley is about to get hired at Maryland as the offensive coordinator to replace Gary Crowton.

This is right in the middle of the basketball game, so that's obviously the focus right now and we'll expand more on it later. Locksley was my ideal hire, and you can read more about him in my earlier post on the offensive coordinator situation.

For now, know that he's probably a "good-enough" offensive coordinator in the Xs-and-Os scenario. Not much in his history indicates that he'll be a cure-all for Maryland's offensive woes, though I do think he'll be as good as Crowton and quite possibly better. He'll likely introduce a pro-style offense, which should be a better fit for the Terrapins' personnel, so if nothing else he'll hold onto the ball more.

The real story, though, is the recruiting impact. In short, Locksley is a DC-area super-recruiter. He's like football's Dalonte Hill. He's not only one of the nation's elite recruiters, he's hands-down the best in this area. He got Arrelious Benn out to Illinois, for Juan's sake.

He will have a massive impact in recruiting. Massive. Mostly in the 2013 class, but also in the 2012 short-term. His addition should at least give Maryland a fighting chance at the elite locals, particularly Eddie Goldman but also Stefon Diggs and potentially Ronald Darby as well.

More later, including on his very public faults (punching an assistant, anyone?).

[mjah]

I didn't expect to have any good news until 2015 or so. What a pleasant surprise.

Will this have an immediate impact on wins and losses? Well, it could hardly be worse, so hooray!

[shuler74]

It should have an immediate impact on recruits, with wins we shall see