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

[BRAVEONAWARPATH]

There are "rumors" that Larry Johnson Sr. might be on the way as well.

Another great recruiter.

[The Brave Little Toaster Oven]

I cant wait to see what big whitey from Ukraine brings to this team...as it stands right now, our current white forwards are major disappointments to white bball players everywhere

Nick Faust is shaky with the ball. Pankey looks good. Mosley definitely provides leadership, his blocks were awesome and the result of hustle.

I dont expect much from this team this year, but as long as they hustle and play hard, I'm fine. Maybe they'll surprise us?

[abdcskins]

We could surprise as long as we hustle and limit turnovers. Len will for sure help down low and Howard will help with bringing the ball up and running the offense. Faust is excellent at dribbling into trouble so far. He is not good on the ball, needs to play smarter. Pankey looked good tonight, he has good size and energy. Parker has flashes where he drives to the bucket excellently, I'd like to see more of that. And Stoglin is a baller no doubt but he forces some dumb shots when he gets frustrated. He should pick his spots better. Mosley makes some great shots then misses some by 3 feet. I'd like to see him lead as a senior and play smarter.

Right now I see us as one of the first 5 teams out. If we can get a couple quality wins and beat the teams we should then there is a possibility we can get in. Gonna take a big effort but it's possible.

[BRAVEONAWARPATH]

http://www.footballscoop.com/the-scoop

Maryland: We continue to hear more changes coming later this week. We'll keep you posted.

[ixcuincle]

The offense wasn't really an issue

The defense was

Until MD fixes that defense things won't get better

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@JNewbergESPN
Jamie Newberg

If Mike Locksley goes back to #Maryland u better believe the kids from that area will take a good, long look at #Terrapins. #greatrecruiter

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@JNewbergESPN who do you think is goldman fav????


@JNewbergESPN
Jamie Newberg
@DaRealFayFisher Hard to say. Right now I would say #Bama, #FSU, darkhorse #Canes... Locksley to #Maryland - all bets are off.

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Click on the link to read the rest.
http://www.testudotimes.com/2011/12/...ve-coordinator

Recruiting

Simply, Locksley is the best D.C. recruiter in the game. He's Dalonte Hill. (Probably better than Dalonte, which I might get into in a later post.) He's the type of guy who makes Maryland an instant player for every highly-regarded local still on the board, and probably some that aren't, too.

Let's start at the beginning: remember the whole "Friedgen won with Vanderlinden's players" meme that started to circulate in the mid-2000s? Well, it would've been more accurate to say "Friedgen won with Mike Locksley's players." It was Locks - a running back and recruiting coordinator at Maryland from 1997 to 2003 - who landed the majority of the base of that 2001 Orange Bowl team, for instance. (And Lamont Jordan, which is a different point.) He was also the point man on the recruitment of Shawne Merriman and Vernon Davis, two of the most purely-talented players to come through Maryland in the past decade.

He left for Florida in 2003, where he landed five-star, top-10 defensive end Derrick Harvey, a native of Greenbelt. And lest you say "Oh, it's so easy to recruit to Florida": Harvey was the Gators' only five-star that year. It is easy to recruit to Florida, but it was a lot tougher with Ron Zook in 2004 instead of Urban Meyer in 2009.

He left for Illinois with Zook in 2005, but his recruiting successes didn't stop; in fact, they took off. His most publicized conquests were Arrelious Benn and Reggie Ellis in back-to-back years; Benn a five-star wide receiver, Ellis a four-star defensive end, both arguably the best player to come out of DC in their respective classes. Both chose to go to Illinois over a host of high-profile programs, including Florida State, Notre Dame, Miami, Michigan, Penn State, and, yes, Maryland.

Added to those two is a litany of high-profile recruits on which he was the point man: Juice Williams (a top-100 QB from Chicago) and DC locals Vontae Davis (yes, Vernon's brother and a future first-round draft pick), Travon Bellamy, and Nate Bussey, among others.

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http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/...litz-6567.html

*A darkhorse candidate for the Jaguars job is Maryland coach Randy Edsall. It may be tough to hire a coach who is coming off a 2-10 season, but there is some sentiment in the Jaguars offices that Edsall would be a fit. Edsall coached Jaguars defensive backs for four seasons and is respected by members of the front office. He is a Tom Coughlin disciple who coached under the former Jaguars coach at three stops, and also played for him at Syracuse.

[mjah]

A darkhorse candidate for the Jaguars job is Maryland coach Randy Edsall.

Please, God...

[D'Pablo]

Edsall's approach is much more tailored for the pro game than college. He at least has contracts and money to bind players. At the college level, there are suspensions, but players can leave for greener pastures (as has happened).

[The Brave Little Toaster Oven]

please Goddddddddd, take Edsall!

[StillUnknown]

Edsall's approach is much more tailored for the pro game than college. He at least has contracts and money to bind players. At the college level, there are suspensions, but players can leave for greener pastures (as has happened).

I highly doubt a grown man with millions in his bank account is going to respect, let alone listen to, a hard edge coach coming off a 2-10 season in college ball.


I hope for MD football's sake that he gets the job though.

[TheDoyler23]

If I could do a mind weld with Jax ownership.....

"just look at that square jaw....he's a young Tom Coughlin....you want him...... oooooooooooohhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm"

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@chism22
Cameron Chism

Just seen coach Locksley up here at the complex. I guess he really is a Terp now!

[Skins4Life6388]

Hopefully they make it official soon. They're starting to make me nervous.