tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992272584755113776.post6335530029036725642..comments2024-03-28T12:14:33.801-05:00Comments on Adam's WI Sports Blog: MarylandAdamcwishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17089289786921330613noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992272584755113776.post-52749768197521849662015-12-01T19:34:00.126-06:002015-12-01T19:34:00.126-06:00I pretty much agree with Anon. I am a hater of Mar...I pretty much agree with Anon. I am a hater of Maryland in the sense that I didn't want them in the conference and think they can just go to hell, plus Diamond Stone and that stuff. But I don't consider myself a hater in the sense that I think they actually suck. It's pretty clear they were overrated, and for pretty obvious reasons. Chorlton's argument is "well, someone's gotta be #2", and that's fine. I didn't even really object to that. what I thought was silly was how they were UNANIMOUS preseason pick to win the Big 10. Can they win the Big Ten? Definitely. Will they? Probably not At this point I don't even think they're the favorite. I was a bit annoyed at how everyone just assumed that since Wisconsin was so awesome last year there'd naturally be a just-as-awesome team to fill that slot this year. Not gonna happen.<br /><br />Okay, enough rambling.Bart Torvikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661031240106200076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992272584755113776.post-30504323350199399062015-12-01T14:05:57.890-06:002015-12-01T14:05:57.890-06:00Much as I’d like to, I can't make a good argum...Much as I’d like to, I can't make a good argument against Maryland, other than that they keep absurdly winning every close game they play in. At some point either the law of averages will catch up to them and they’ll start losing some, or they'll play in fewer close games because they're just that good.<br /><br />I'm just not ready to anoint Maryland, because they haven’t proven anything. Maryland is a Frankenstein team, cobbled together with weird, unfamiliar pieces that may or may not fit together. Absolutely talented, but a team that strikes me as no more than the sum of its parts. When Wisconsin achieved its lofty preseason status last year, it was because Wisconsin had proven its talent and proven its chemistry from the year before. Maryland has not, and hasn’t wowed me so far this year. They’ll have an opportunity tonight and many more this season. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com