Maryland Minute 8.19.09 - Vasquez Makes Wooden Watch List, ACC Gains a New Bowl

Vasquez Makes Wooden Watch List
As he deserves to. He has to be one of the top 15 or so candidates, right?

ACC Picks Up Sun Bowl, Denies Big East
Take that, Big East! No matter what they do, the ACC always seems to one-up them. The Sun Bowl, based in El Paso, will get the fifth choice from the ACC and fourth from the Pac-10. The Big East had offered 3rd, but they thought the ACC's fifth best team would be better.

Three Stars of Camp: Turner, Tate, Cannon - D1scourse
In order, apparently. All are good signs.

ESPN - ACC to Jump Into BCS Contention?
Unsurprisingly, Maryland isn't mentioned in the preview. I'm wondering why Randy Shannon champions the fact that the ACC "always [has] somebody in the Orange Bowl." Yes, we do, Randy, because we have a contract.

Hey, more questions about whether the ACC can get another team in the BCS
Stewart Mandel can't let Mark Schlabach have all the glory. So what dose he do? Answer the same exact question. The answer is pretty similar.

Running Back Power Rankings: Da'Rel Scott at #13
Sounds about right. And be ready: Jahvid Best tops the list.

Recruiting Report: Updated 2010 football recruiting rankings
Matt Bracken, doing work so I don't have to. He's compiled the updated rankings of all the three major services for Maryland commits. Good work, Matt.

ZAGSBLOG - Harris ‘Disappointed’ With RU Coaching Moves
Good news for the Terps? Not sure how seriously Tobias was considering Rutgers, but they were the first school to offer him a scholly, so the fact that he's disappointed in the coaching changes could be good news for Maryland.

Bob Novak — A Terrapin Through and Through– Passes Away at Age 78
I didn't know Novak was such a huge Terps fan. He was probably a big donor to the basketball program as well. Sad to see him go.