Another rainy day for Terps

Will the Terps turnovers ever end? Will their losses stop accumulating? Will it ever stopped raining? Actually, it did stop raining as soon as the Terps busses departed from Duke. No joke. The sun even briefly came out. Here are some notes and analysis. Some of this will appear in my updated game story but I wanted to get it to you now. *Maryland can't run. The Terps rushed for 67 yards. Seeking a spark, the Terps started true freshman Caleb Porzel at tailback. Porzel finished with 15 carries for 28 yards. “I thought we’d get more out of Porzel. I don’t know if the field was a problem or what,” coach Friedgen said. Of course, Porzel was running behind an injury-depleted line. The injuries forced offensive tackle Paul Pinegar to play guard against Duke. *The conditions were abysmal. But Duke quarterback Thaddeus Lewis – who had completed 40 of 50 passes against N.C. State in his last game – nevertheless managed to complete 30 of 43 passes for 371 yards. Du...