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[Pedro Cerrano]

Testudo Times is reporting this on twitter.

[JeremyStrain]

Well that didn't take long.

[Mackus]

Awesome.

Somehow this must be Edsall's fault. Certainly is his fault that Brown was the starting QB in the first place and not Danny O'Brien.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Just crushing.

[BobPhelan]

What are the other options? Maybe someone will step up and surprise.

[JeremyStrain]

Awesome.

Somehow this must be Edsall's fault. Certainly is his fault that Brown was the starting QB in the first place and not Danny O'Brien.

Was actually trying to spin it that way, but it took too much thought. ALTHOUGH, it wouldn't be a problem losing Brown if DOB was here instead of Edsall...just sayin.

[Oriole85]

What are the other options? Maybe someone will step up and surprise.

My thoughts, wasn't too impressed with him last year to begin with so I'm not going to overreact to this. Don't get me wrong it's not great news at all.

[DJ MC]

Since I wasn't expecting much, this doesn't really change my outlook for this season.

[Oriole85]

Since I wasn't expecting much, this doesn't really change my outlook for this season.

I knew when this broke there would be lots of overreaction. This is a 2-9 team and it's not like CJ was some Heisman Trophy candidate. Anyone who says, "there goes the season" is crazy. There wasn't much hope for this season to begin with.

[BSLChrisStoner]

I knew when this broke there would be lots of overreaction. This is a 2-9 team and it's not like CJ was some Heisman Trophy candidate. Anyone who says, "there goes the season" is crazy. There wasn't much hope for this season to begin with.

They had the potential for anywhere from 3 to 8 wins. Losing Brown tilts the odds further towards a lost season.

The offense had been built around him for months, and there were plenty of reports of him being improved as a passer. Considering what is behind him, it is not overreaction to say this will impact the team.

We will see how much the rest of the roster can grow from now, through Week 1.

[JeremyStrain]

Having Edsall tilts the odds towards a lost season.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Having Edsall tilts the odds towards a lost season.

Another lost year, will make it very hard for Edsall to return, Maryland's lack of athletic department funds be damned.

That said, for as bad as last year was on and off the field for the Terps and Edsall; he should not be regarded as the total joke he is by many Maryland fans. What he did building UConn from nothing to a Top 25 caliber team, was impressive.

Spoke to a fair amount of College analysts last year when he was hired, and publicly and privately they all had glowing things to say about him. Which made Edsall's propensity for shooting himself in the foot last year all the much harder to understand.

[Oriole85]

They had the potential for anywhere from 3 to 8 wins. Losing Brown tilts the odds further towards a lost season.

The offense had been built around him for months, and there were plenty of reports of him being improved as a passer. Considering what is behind him, it is not overreaction to say this will impact the team.

We will see how much the rest of the roster can grow from now, through Week 1.

8 wins? Sorry this is the first place I've seen that. I saw maximum of 6 and likely 4 wins.

Obviously losing your starting QB will impact the team. What I'm saying is it's different when it's a winning team versus a losing team. I just can't get too upset when a losing team is going to be worse.

All this being said, injuries happen, need a Plan B.

[DJ MC]

They had the potential for anywhere from 3 to 8 wins.

That's like saying, "The Orioles had the potential for anywhere from 65 to 95 wins."

[BSLChrisStoner]

8 wins? Sorry this is the first place I've seen that. I saw maximum of 6 and likely 4 wins.

Obviously losing your starting QB will impact the team. What I'm saying is it's different when it's a winning team versus a losing team. I just can't get too upset when a losing team is going to be worse.

All this being said, injuries happen, need a Plan B.

Before today, I had MD beating W&M, UConn, Wake, and Boston College for 4 wins.

I thought Temple, UVA, NCST, Georgia Tech, and UNC were toss-up type games. I would have taken 3 of those 5, but could have seen 4 as possible.

I'll reevaluate and see where my predictions change.

The predictions for MD have been too low. There is good depth on the D-Line, talent at LB. Better talent than advertised at RB, WR, and TE. Secondary could be passable, and STs figure to be at-least ok. The primary questions were O-line (particularly depth), what Brown would provide at QB, and the overall depth of the entire roster.

[BSLMikeLowe]

Wow. Hope he at least can come back next season.

This was a 3 or 4 win team with Brown. Maybe a 1 or 2 win team now. Watching Danny O'Brien play for Wisconsin now is going to be even more painful.

The Sun confirms:

http://www.baltimore...0,4797723.story

[BSLMikeLowe]

Another lost year, will make it very hard for Edsall to return, Maryland's lack of athletic department funds be damned.

Actually, it gives Edsall and Anderson a built-in excuse for poor results this season. Even though losing Brown will probably only amount to 1 or 2 more losses than they would have had anyway, IMO. Still, Brown could be an exciting player to watch at times. Seeing either of two kids starting at QB who have only been on campus for a couple weeks....not so much.

[DJ MC]

Actually, it gives Edsall and Anderson a built-in excuse for poor results this season. Even though losing Brown will probably only amount to 1 or 2 more losses than they would have had anyway, IMO. Still, Brown could be an exciting player to watch at times. Seeing either of two kids starting at QB who have only been on campus for a couple weeks....not so much.

Excuses don't hold up well against pitchforks and torches. That's what they'll be seeing if the team finishes anywhere short of a bowl, and the fewer wins the more they'll see.

[BSLMikeLowe]

Excuses don't hold up well against pitchforks and torches. That's what they'll be seeing if the team finishes anywhere short of a bowl, and the fewer wins the more they'll see.

It was more of a prediction of how they'll spin this at the end of the season. Not suggesting that anyone would, or should, buy it.

[JeremyStrain]

Excuses don't hold up well against pitchforks and torches. That's what they'll be seeing if the team finishes anywhere short of a bowl, and the fewer wins the more they'll see.

One can only hope. It was a dark day in MD Sports the days those guys got hired.