Ralph Friedgen Does Not Care For Your Maryland Pride, or His Alma Mater Anymore [Update: "Burned [His] Diploma"]
by Ben Broman on Sep 29, 2011 8:29 PM EDT
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PrintI don't listen to WNST, not because I have anything against them; I just don't live in Baltimore. (I've never heard it; I have no idea if it's worthy of listening to, even.) I say that to establish that I don't know the context of this quote, what question was asked, or anything else. But I'm having a tough time of thinking of a situation in which it doesn't come across as ... unfortunate.
Ouch.
[UPDATE 10:45: Just saw the entire interview transcript. The choicest bit:
Well, it's not painful because I watch it for the kids. I could care less about Maryland. I've burned my diploma. I'm flying a Georgia Tech flag right now.
To which I say: screw you, Friedgen. I don't even care if he's joking. That's just absurd, and disrespectful to the entire university. Updates to the post will be bracketed from here on out.]
Normally, there's no big surprise in a fired coach not liking his former employer, but Friedgen wasn't just an employee of the University of Maryland: he was a graduate. Friedgen played for the team, took classes in College Park, dedicated more than a decade of his life to serving it. I know it hurts to be let go, but I was one of the ones who thought (and hoped) he'd have too much support for the kids he recruited and coached, let alone the university from which he graduated, to turn his back on them. [And seriously, that's more than "turning his back." That's, like, sacrilege, or something. I'm serious.]
I guess not. Maybe he was having a sly smile at the Temple game.
I [guess I] understand where he's coming from - hey, he got fired, and by his own alma mater at that! And it happened after a successful year, just weeks after he had been given a public assurance as to his job security. He's not supposed to be happy. (Although that recap is ignoring several important factors in the process.)
But there's a difference between a) being upset with a situation and b) publicly turning your back and essentially critiquing said alma mater and team [oh, and burning your diploma]. He's never managed the alumni thing with grace, not when he was employed, not when he was being fired, and certainly not now. He seems to believe it bought him a longer rope, but forgot about it when he threatened to leave for the NFL to squeeze a pay raise out of a broke athletic department. This type of comment doesn't help that perception. [Nevermind about all that: It seems, at this point, that the alumnus thing wasn't particularly important to him - it was just a means to get him employment, apparently. if nothing else, it was insignificant enough for him to burn his diploma, so I have no idea why it's supposed to be important to Maryland.]
Messy, unfortunate situation. Sad, really, all the way around. Fridge is an important figure of Maryland football history; I would hope he'd remain part of the family, no matter how acrimonious his departure was. Perhaps it can be rescued, ala Lefty. Perhaps he's just waiting out Kevin Anderson's departure to become buddy-buddy with the program again. [Although I don't want him back anymore.]
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He got a raw deal in some ways...
but if this is how he’s going to be eff him
They must have done him real dirty
For him to say that. Maybe we don’t know the whole story or maybe he is just really bitter.
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by John Stephens on Sep 29, 2011 8:39 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
How can someone who receives millions of dollars
as a departing gift possibly be considered to have been done wrong?
I know I'd gladly take millions of dollars
But, it’s not always about the money.
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by John Stephens on Sep 29, 2011 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I blame Debbie Yow.
Dear Passionate fan, I know you are passionate, but please reply with a logical answer or I will ignore you.
by TerpsAllTheWay on Sep 29, 2011 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
that's why he took it harder
but being an alum isn’t everything, is it? We’re talking business here after all, right? Circumstance played a big part in this. The timing was the perfect storm for Fridge’s being let go. I hated to see it as some of you did as well – it’s just unfortunate….
"A new era has dawned in Maryland Athletics..."
by bball purist on Sep 29, 2011 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I know but still
For him to act like the University means nothing to him is ridiculous, it was his life for a very long time and to act like that doesn’t matter then fine. Sucks how he was treated, but he got his money and frankly it was his time to go.
agreed
we still had his back most of the way, like him or not
"A new era has dawned in Maryland Athletics..."
by bball purist on Sep 30, 2011 8:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Perhaps
if Edsall didn’t feel the need to take a shot at Ralph every time he needs an excuse to cover up for his and his staff’s shortcomings, Ralph wouldn’t feel this way. Edsall better learn that, while many people felt it was time for a coaching change, Ralph was well liked by all and is an alum. Keep throwing Ralph under the bus every time something goes wrong and Edsall will quickly find himself the most unliked person in CP.
Yeah, I've noticed that Edsall seems to have no problem taking these veiled shots at the previous regime.
Personally, I don’t blame Ralph for being bitter….
Heck, I’m still bitter…
Personally, I blame Ralph...
for leaving our football program in a shambles.
* Maryland basketball has been a sleeping Giant. The Giant is waking up.
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* If you think Greivis Vasquez is a better Terp than Joe Smith, you have impeached yourself and have no credibility when speaking of Maryland basketball.
by CharlesDriesell on Sep 29, 2011 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ralph was a good coach overall
considering the state the program was in before he arrived and the fact that we went to the orange bowl that early in his tenure (even though rex grossman annihilated us). the key word though is good. he was a good coach but not a particularly great coach. I think edsall is also a good coach, but again not a great coach. i just think this athletic department is trying to tout us as a great football program in so many ways even though there is no will to spend money to get a great staff and great recruiters.
by jmart21_terpalum on Sep 29, 2011 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
The team he inherrited...
was the best team he put on the field.
The he inherrited was an Orange Bowl team. It was all down hill from there.
* Maryland basketball has been a sleeping Giant. The Giant is waking up.
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* If you think Greivis Vasquez is a better Terp than Joe Smith, you have impeached yourself and have no credibility when speaking of Maryland basketball.
by CharlesDriesell on Sep 29, 2011 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly
people don’t realize those were Vanderlinden’s recruits in those three 10 win seasons… I wasn’t against the guy and he was at the helm for our best years since Bobby Ross but I mean he wasn’t exactly great or young and time for him to go…
by Joe Bradshaw on Sep 29, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
To counter your point
Vanderlinden had a terrible W/L record at Maryland. He may have brought in some talent, but he did nothing with it. I guess it is possible that, had he not been fired, he would have run off 31 wins in his next 3 years, but based on his record, that’s unlikely.
I was 100% behind the decision to fire Fridge, even if it was a bit cold-hearted. The circumstances warranted it. But to try and downplay his success (not saying you are) is an uphill battle. You have it right when you say it was his time to go.
The real question is whether it was Edsall’s time to come . . .
To counter your point...
We will never know what Vanderlinden would have done with a fifth year. He said when he was let go, that he was disappointed because he thought the team was on the verge. He was right.
Clearly Ralph didn’t build that team. Ron Vanderlinden did. We will never know.
Certainly we know Ralph wasn’t capable of BUILDING an Orange Bowl team. He had ten years to prove that, and he did nothing but take the team south.
* Maryland basketball has been a sleeping Giant. The Giant is waking up.
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* If you think Greivis Vasquez is a better Terp than Joe Smith, you have impeached yourself and have no credibility when speaking of Maryland basketball.
by CharlesDriesell on Sep 30, 2011 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Luv Ralph and I understand his feelings. I hope things can be patched because
Ralph was great for the U and brought the football program to national prominance. At least he isn’t flying iNCest St !
You make my pee-pee maker t-t-tingle.
and then watched it drop back out of national prominence....
by The Burning Scheyer Jersey on Sep 29, 2011 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I wouldn't exactly call ACC football...
“nationally prominent”.
‘Contrairiwise,’ continued Tweedledee, ‘if it was so, it might
be; and if it were so, it would be: but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s
logic.’ — Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll
by TerroristFistJab on Sep 29, 2011 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
The guy said
that he fucking burned his diploma. And you sit here still defending him. Football aside, THAT’S YOUR FUCKING SCHOOL HE’S DISRESPECTING! Seriously, do you have ANY pride whatsoever? It’s about your state, your school, being a part of something bigger than just yourself, being a member of a community…and this guy just pissed all over it…and you’re strangely ok with that.
And don’t ever call my alma mater “the U” ever again. Where the fuck are you from?
by wittcap79 on Sep 29, 2011 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL- lighten up Francis. The "U" will survuve.
By the way, This is not “about the state, school or something bigger than yourself” (whatever that means), it’s about one guy’s anger and his right to talk about and demonstrate it without physically hurting someone else. If you can’t dig that then go move to China.
You make my pee-pee maker t-t-tingle.
What does "survuve" mean? Is that French?
about the state, school or something bigger than yourself (whatever that means)
I guess we can safely assume that you’ve never been in the military or been part of an athletic team. It’s called loyalty. Not to the administration or the athletic department, but to the school. Criticize all day long, but saying “I burned my diploma”, that’s utterly disrespectful.
one guy’s anger and his right to talk about and demonstrate it
Or one guy’s anger and the balls to to shit all over the one institution that is essentially responsible for everything in his life; his football, his degree, his money, his wife and children, and his ONLY head coaching job.
He can be angry at KA all day, I’d have a lot more respect if he just said “Kevin Anderson is a fucking douchebag traitor.” Cool, whatever. But to say that about the school is absurd.
Again, it's his RIGHT to burn, use as a toothpick or toiletpaper, or smoke if he chooses to.
If someone exercising their freedom of expresion as written in the US Constitution bothers you so much, then move somewhere where freedom of expression is outlawed.
He can say whatever he wants and you can disagree with it. Great isn’t it.
You make it sound as id Ralph didn’t earn his scholarship, his football, his money, his wife and children and head coaching job. Ralph WORKED for everything he got, nothing was given to him!
You make my pee-pee maker t-t-tingle.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Ok man, yeah, “Constitution” and “Troops” and “Flags” and “God Bless America”. Before you go throwing the Constitution around you may want to turn that oh so inquisitive eye around and ask yourself, “what have I done to protect these freedoms I so readily throw in the face of others.” If the answer is “nothing”. I have advice for you, fuck off.
National Prominance?
LOL
The Military Bowl? Against 6-6 East Carolina?
LOL
* Maryland basketball has been a sleeping Giant. The Giant is waking up.
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* If you think Greivis Vasquez is a better Terp than Joe Smith, you have impeached yourself and have no credibility when speaking of Maryland basketball.
by CharlesDriesell on Sep 30, 2011 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Cant blame him
plus Edsall is being a dick
Two losses to MTSU…a 2-10 season in the 8th(?) year of his tenure…he has a LOT of nerve
by 7YearGrad on Sep 29, 2011 9:25 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
yeah, a 75-50 record with a 5-2 record in Bowl games, alot of nerve - NOT.
You make my pee-pee maker t-t-tingle.
When was the last time...
he actually played in a REAL bowl game? Not his last four, that’s for sure.
* Maryland basketball has been a sleeping Giant. The Giant is waking up.
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* If you think Greivis Vasquez is a better Terp than Joe Smith, you have impeached yourself and have no credibility when speaking of Maryland basketball.
by CharlesDriesell on Sep 29, 2011 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
75-50 is nothing to be proud of...60%...that's pathetic
by 7YearGrad on Sep 29, 2011 10:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Pathetic is the wrong word
Averaging 7+ wins per year at a school that hadn’t seen a bowl game in a decade isn’t pathetic.
The fact that the program had stagnated under Fridge was the problem—not his overall success. I also had a fanpost about this in December/January—his inconsistency was also a problem. Similar record to Clemson/Ga Tech during his tenure. But they were consistent 7 or 8 win teams. We were all over the map. Had we kept Fridge, we weren’t guaranteed 7 or 8 win years, we may have had 3 more shitty years, and then been in an even worse place when trying to hire the next coach.
by bshock on Sep 29, 2011 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Realy? Go check the program Ralph inherited and get back to me on his record is "pathetic". It might be bad for 'bama and FSU but not MD!
You make my pee-pee maker t-t-tingle.
With Ralph
we were going to continue to be decent but never great. At least we made finally decided we’d take a risk and try to get to the next level. It appears as though Edsall might not be the answer, but cmon, nobody wanted ten more years of being totally average like we were with Ralph. Dream Bigger!!!!
by TurtlePower88 on Sep 30, 2011 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree that Ralph didn't win a BSC title for us, but to say that Ralph was "average" when the history of UMD fball says otherwise is wrong!
I hope this utopian dream of UMD fball being akin to FSU or Bama or USC happens, but the odds and history are against it.
You make my pee-pee maker t-t-tingle.
But we can be like VT
Get a very good x & os coach with a good staff that can recruit and coach up players. I won’t make the presentation again (as BShoxk said, we went through this already). But VT has fairly high rated classes some years, but 25-35th other years, and still ranks in the top 20 every season. If Edsall can get the program to a Beamer like consistency, that would be terrific. We’d still get waxed in BCS games like Vt, but you have to be in it to win it.
"A new era has dawned in Maryland Athletics..."
by bball purist on Sep 30, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
My opinion
I was always slightly embarrassed that someone who is morbidly obese represented a program that places a premium on physical fitness. He blamed all of his losses on “not getting through” to the players, like they were profoundly retarded. It was time to turn the page.
Yeah,and Randy has taken the "blame the players" and "not getting through" excuse to the X level..
You make my pee-pee maker t-t-tingle.
If Friedgen were such a "hot ticket" he'd have gotten hired
by an NFL team or, perhaps, a major college program. What is he doing these days?
burned his diploma?
He probably ate it
by kryptonianjorel on Sep 30, 2011 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Even more so...
If Ralph had any class, he’d look for a job. But he knows if he gets a job this year, his salary from that school will be subtracted from the 2 million he’s milking the State of Maryland out of.
* Maryland basketball has been a sleeping Giant. The Giant is waking up.
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* If you think Greivis Vasquez is a better Terp than Joe Smith, you have impeached yourself and have no credibility when speaking of Maryland basketball.
by CharlesDriesell on Sep 30, 2011 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Underarmour is...
donating it maybe to the University of Maryland. But Ralph’s contract is with the University of Maryland. It is they who are paying the 2 million dollars. And the usual standard is, if you get a job during that last year, you subtract the difference.
* Maryland basketball has been a sleeping Giant. The Giant is waking up.
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* If you think Greivis Vasquez is a better Terp than Joe Smith, you have impeached yourself and have no credibility when speaking of Maryland basketball.
by CharlesDriesell on Sep 30, 2011 1:27 AM EDT up reply actions
10 years as Head Coach of his alma mater
and he doesn’t get to go out on his own terms. Big effn deal. Thought you were a professional Ralph. You should be INCREDIBLY thankful for the opportunity and success (sometimes) you had at MD. Don’t be a baby.
He's just a freaking moron...
1. Publicly blaming his own players for his own faults.
2. Twisted every arm he could to get top ten, to top fifteen money.
3. Promptly stopped producing top ten, to top fifteen teams.
4. Whined his entire time he was here.
5. Absolutely refused after a 2-10 season to renegotiate his “top fifteen salary” to a more realistic basis.
6. Thought going to the freaking Military Bowl against 6-6 East Freaking Carolina meritted some kind of “come back.”
Good riddance to you, you classless piece of shit!
* Maryland basketball has been a sleeping Giant. The Giant is waking up.
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* If you think Greivis Vasquez is a better Terp than Joe Smith, you have impeached yourself and have no credibility when speaking of Maryland basketball.
by CharlesDriesell on Sep 29, 2011 9:57 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
For once you and I are in total agreement
I defended ralph, and was pissed when they let him go and hired edsall (I still have faith though in Edsall I am not ready to give up after 3 games in a guys tenure) but this was the last straw. He has zero integrity. He had a chance to take the high road, when you have somone by the throat that is truly the time to be magnanimous. This is really petty and childish.
Maybe just maybe
Friedgen is a douche. Has it ever been thought of that he could just be a bad person.
by Terrapin Insider on Sep 29, 2011 10:01 PM EDT reply actions
Ouch...
I can understand the way Ralph feels because it was a raw deal in many ways, but hopefully he doesn’t forget the many fans that did like him..
by jmart21_terpalum on Sep 29, 2011 10:02 PM EDT reply actions
And as I recall...
Maryland paid EVERY CENT of his two million dollar buy out! Which was always the most important thing to Ralph. Making sure he got his top fifteen paycheck!
So, shut the hell up Ralph!
* Maryland basketball has been a sleeping Giant. The Giant is waking up.
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* If you think Greivis Vasquez is a better Terp than Joe Smith, you have impeached yourself and have no credibility when speaking of Maryland basketball.
by CharlesDriesell on Sep 29, 2011 10:05 PM EDT reply actions
Totally agree
100% spot on, maybe he is the reason the department is in such a financial mess. After these comments he is showing his true colors, he never had the program in his best intreats, he used his success his first year as leverage, by saying throwing the prospect of the NFL out there, to get $$$$ from the school he supposedly was all about.
i NEVER like ralph
granted I only became a terp fan about 3 years ago when i applied/ got accepted, but he always rubbed me the wrong way. if you cant take care of yourself, you cant run my football team
That's kind of silly, isn't it?
Ralp had a lot of faults, but struggling with his weight is nowhere in the top 5.
‘Contrairiwise,’ continued Tweedledee, ‘if it was so, it might
be; and if it were so, it would be: but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s
logic.’ — Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll
by TerroristFistJab on Sep 29, 2011 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
He will be back
Ralph will return to the fold but not until time heals his wounds or if Kevin Anderson gets fired first. I can understand Ralph’s bitterness but rooting for Ga Tech will get old for him fast. Ralph still has feelings for the Terps, just not KA.
There are still players...
on the team he coached. There is no place for his comments. Either have class, or just say no comment. What a piece of shit. Those players on our team were HIS kids. And now he disses them.
Go to hell Ralph.
* Maryland basketball has been a sleeping Giant. The Giant is waking up.
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* If you think Greivis Vasquez is a better Terp than Joe Smith, you have impeached yourself and have no credibility when speaking of Maryland basketball.
by CharlesDriesell on Sep 29, 2011 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Dude he coached at GaTech for so long bc MD was too stupid to make him coach in the mid-90's
“Go to hell” is a little much. He never called out his players he called out Maryland.
Football coaches are emotional. Edsall’s not though, but maybe you will like his results better. Or like it if MD fires Edsall, and he drives back to PA laughing all the way to the bank bc he never really cared about Maryland to begin with.
The moron...
said he burned his Maryland Diploma.
That is inexcusable. He’s crying all the way to the bank with his freaking 2 mil buyout.
I’m glad he’s gone. He has never acted like an alumni, and he sure isn’t acting like one now.
* Maryland basketball has been a sleeping Giant. The Giant is waking up.
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* If you think Greivis Vasquez is a better Terp than Joe Smith, you have impeached yourself and have no credibility when speaking of Maryland basketball.
by CharlesDriesell on Sep 29, 2011 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
CHUCKY!!!!
Chill out Bro. You’re going to have an aneurysm and you’re one of my favorites. I’ve said from day one, you don’t hire someone that is 200# overweight to be a disaplanarian. An “obese- athletic sports coach” is a oxymoron. He ran the football program like he managed his diet.
by TwerpsNoMore on Sep 29, 2011 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow! I butchered disiplinary....... It's late!
by TwerpsNoMore on Sep 29, 2011 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Or how about disciplinary?
Lol no worries… watch out for the grammar police though
by Joe Bradshaw on Sep 29, 2011 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I know, RIGHT!
As soon as I hit post, I looked up and….. damn! They were kind to me this time though. I’m old, it was late and I hadn’t taken my medicine, LOL.
by TwerpsNoMore on Sep 30, 2011 6:47 AM EDT up reply actions
No problem...
I’m just tired of RF’s act. It’s as classless as it gets.
A simple “I wish them well, but would rather not comment on that.” would have done well enough.
* Maryland basketball has been a sleeping Giant. The Giant is waking up.
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* If you think Greivis Vasquez is a better Terp than Joe Smith, you have impeached yourself and have no credibility when speaking of Maryland basketball.
by CharlesDriesell on Sep 30, 2011 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
feel for ya Ralph
but not smart at all
by bloodwatermission on Sep 29, 2011 10:56 PM EDT reply actions
Fwiw, Ralph still talks to some of the current players so its not like he just turned his back on them.
Now the school otoh, is a different story…
He's still...
cashing those checks no doubt. You know the ones? The one’s from the University?
* Maryland basketball has been a sleeping Giant. The Giant is waking up.
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* If you think Greivis Vasquez is a better Terp than Joe Smith, you have impeached yourself and have no credibility when speaking of Maryland basketball.
by CharlesDriesell on Sep 30, 2011 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Classless
No wonder his players lack discipline and aren’t taking to the change in culture.
he burned his diploma?
is this a fucking teen movie? get a life ralph. i guess he realized he wouldnt need a diploma cause he wouldnt have a job anytime soon
Not defending Ralph here, but...
WNST is far from a true news operation – usually ‘sensationalized’ driven and a basic ‘trouble maker’ outfit. Think supermarket tabloid!
by Terp2B on Sep 29, 2011 11:07 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Oh I’m totally out of the loop here and believe it as classless – and I want to reiterate that I’m not defending Ralph – as a matter of fact I agree with most all the above criticism – I merely wanted to add the perspective of what I know about that radio station.
by Terp2B on Sep 29, 2011 11:13 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The problem with WNST...
is it’s “founder” and self-appointed genius sports guy, Nestor. He’s the asshat behind the “free the birds” bullshit with the Orioles. Ask Stacey or Duck over @ CC about him. He’s a real piece of work.
‘Contrairiwise,’ continued Tweedledee, ‘if it was so, it might
be; and if it were so, it would be: but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s
logic.’ — Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll
by TerroristFistJab on Sep 29, 2011 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Absolute joke.
Complete disgrace and shameful to think that someone as old as him could act like such a child.
maybe hes acting like a baby
bc he just ate one
by terps3030 on Sep 29, 2011 11:14 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
the thing is
Ralph is no longer the football coach at the university of Maryland…whatever he does is his business and as of right now he is not associated with Maryland football so i could care less of what he thinks of Maryland… the most important thing is to support Edsall and the team cause that’s what really important right now
Fridgen does not equal Lefty.
Two totally different situations. Lefty was crucified. Fridge was not. Maybe vilified, but not crucified. Fridge had to see some merit to his being fired; for the empty seats alone if nothing else. He might be hurt, but he has no cause to play the ‘victim’ role. Lefty earned that role; Fridge has not.
Do you think Fridge's treatment even reaches...
vilified? I mean, bruh was fighting for Militart/SF Bowl games the past few years. He’s pushing old age. He had a nice year last year and got lucky that DOB was ready to run his offense despite being untested. For him to expect a multi-year contract out of all of this was pretty fucking silly. I mean, even Gary had been getting heat put on him from people and he ranks far, far higher in terms of coaches deserving to call their own shots.
‘Contrairiwise,’ continued Tweedledee, ‘if it was so, it might
be; and if it were so, it would be: but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s
logic.’ — Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll
by TerroristFistJab on Sep 29, 2011 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed, was just saying that Lefty came back into the fold after a few years
Pretty gallant of him to attend the few games he does, IMO.
From that interview...
with Bruce Posner, it was clear that Lefty was onboard with Maryland. He’s going to come to freaking practices!
Yes, Lefty was bitter, but he never, ever said anything coming close to what Fridgeasaurous said about “burning” a diploma! And as someone mentioned above, Lefty was scapegoated and villified. All that happened to Fridge was he got a pink slip. Mind boggling.
* Maryland basketball has been a sleeping Giant. The Giant is waking up.
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* If you think Greivis Vasquez is a better Terp than Joe Smith, you have impeached yourself and have no credibility when speaking of Maryland basketball.
by CharlesDriesell on Sep 30, 2011 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
The image i got when i read the burning the diploma part
Was of a teenager that just broke up with his/her significant other and burning every picture they can find of him/her.
by T Free on Sep 29, 2011 11:31 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
So Maryland is the only program in the fucking nation...
to give him a head coaching gig. The only program that paid him big time money despite never winning an ACC Championship Game (nor even making one), the only program that continued to employ him despite a mixed record after the Orange Bowl campaign.
I’m sorry Ralph, but you really have to check yourself on this one.
‘Contrairiwise,’ continued Tweedledee, ‘if it was so, it might
be; and if it were so, it would be: but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s
logic.’ — Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll
by TerroristFistJab on Sep 29, 2011 11:34 PM EDT reply actions
So many things here.
1. He was bitter that MD refused to even allow him to interview for the job twice before the job came open a third time.
2. He was hurt at being publicly disgraced and unceremoniously dumped after being told he was safe.
3. He was old school. He felt like he was working for his alma mater and that he should have been treated better – and I agree.
4. HOWEVER – from a professional standpoint (and this is a lesson all you young guys should take to heart), you must ALWAYS take the high road, and you must NEVER burn bridges.
WRT #4: How do you think that statement of his makes a prospective employer feel about what he might have to say about them if he gets let go? How likely is he to now find a head coaching job ANYWHERE? Just unprofessional. He’ll never be a HC again.
So, while I sympathize with him and understand where he’s coming from, a guy his age should know better.
On the flip side, Kevin Anderson should have had someone in the wings that was better than Fridge before letting him go.
Fear the Turgle!
Maryland wasn't the only...
school that didn’t interview him over the years.
And he wasn’t “publicly disgraced.” He had his contract bought out. As we speak, Ralph Friedgen is getting a PAY CHECK from the University of Maryland.
Heck, maybe there is a clause in his CURRENT contract, that runs out at the end of THIS season that he can be disciplined on because of these statements.
* Maryland basketball has been a sleeping Giant. The Giant is waking up.
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* If you think Greivis Vasquez is a better Terp than Joe Smith, you have impeached yourself and have no credibility when speaking of Maryland basketball.
by CharlesDriesell on Sep 30, 2011 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions
I meant he felt publicly disgraced.
How would you feel if you were let go and someone was willing to actually pay you to leave? That’s kind of humiliating.
Fear the Turgle!
I have 2 million reasons why I wouldn't feel totally humiliated - lol
"A new era has dawned in Maryland Athletics..."
by bball purist on Sep 30, 2011 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Come on Ralph
What purpose does this serve? It doesn’t help your reputation and it sure as hell won’t help your future. What were you thinking?
Dumb, dumb, dumb
What a shame.........
His thought processor was momentarily overwhelmed with hunger pains since he began his FATKINS DIET. For those of us that stuck by him even during the bad years, this is a slap in the face.
by TwerpsNoMore on Sep 30, 2011 7:12 AM EDT up reply actions
I wish we could burn the 2 million we sent him out with...
This guy was the anti-Gary. He never helped the University by helping out with alumni events to get the buzz going and help the financial situation. Gary for all the criticism was and is an constant spokesperson for the Universtiy.
Reality check, Ralph. You so were in the right place at the right time, Ralph. Like posted before, he never could recruit. He rode Vanderlinden’s recruits to the Orange Bowl (and got punked) and a fat undeserved contract which we would live to regret. Then he rode Franklin’s recruits to what he hoped would be another stupid contract. Thankfully KA knew better. He knew that recruits parent’s wouldn’t trust their kids in the hands of this walking heart attack. Think about it. You are lucky enough to have a child who can play D1 football and this very unhealthy looking 300lb+ tub of lard wants to control your son’s athletic future. I have spoken to those in the athletic department and this was a serious problem. KA knew that without Franklin, Ralph would again head toward a 2 win season. Now picture yourself with Edsell in the living room. Who would you trust your son with? Give him time and a defensive coordinator. As for Ralph, the fat lazy has sung a bitter sour grapes song. He should only know how lucky he really was!
by Righty Driesell on Sep 30, 2011 12:02 AM EDT reply actions 6 recs
can some one tweet this to svp
I’m curious what his opinion on this is.
me personally i think this is an absolute disgrace. Idk wtf he was thinking but you DONT burn your effin diploma. Your supposed to be a terp forever, fridge is not and frankly I’m glad. what a POS
give Friedge some credit...
atleast he has the balls to fire a few shots for getting snuffed out like he did…i’m sure he feels a little better now…everybody is freakin’ out about this it’s really no big deal he’ll come around…it’s not like there’s irrevocable damage to the University or something he just had to get some emotion out and he did…no big deal
It just shows...
how freaking unprofessional Ralph is. He will never get a Head Coaching job again. Period. It’s an unwritten rule that you don’t criticize your former employer like that.
As someone mentioned above, Ralph is old enough to know better. Huge lapse in judgment.
* Maryland basketball has been a sleeping Giant. The Giant is waking up.
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* If you think Greivis Vasquez is a better Terp than Joe Smith, you have impeached yourself and have no credibility when speaking of Maryland basketball.
by CharlesDriesell on Sep 30, 2011 1:29 AM EDT up reply actions
It's so funny how so many of you were all about "venting" after the Temple game
are so opposed to Ralph doing the same thing after being fired as COY with only 1 year left on his contract. If its alright for you hypocrites to say “fuck this team” after a bad loss, then what’s your beef with Ralph doing the same? The Fridge is a good dude, just ask his former players. I wish him and his wife well, he’s still Terp fam in my book.
HUUUUUUUUGE Difference
He was getting paid to do well, he wasn’t living up to expectations, so he was fired.
So, he’s got paid, got a buyout, and bitches, whereas us fans pay for results, and aren’t getting them. He has no reason to bitch; he was a bad coach and got let go, and laughed all the way to the bank. Screw him
by kryptonianjorel on Sep 30, 2011 1:27 AM EDT up reply actions
To each his own, but it's pretty tough to be "Terp fam" after someone says he burnt his diploma
That’s in addition to what jorel said – fans venting on a blog and what a former HC says on the radio are not at all the same and shouldn’t be treated as such.
Something is fishy or went wrong
How do we get to this point when his wife was just here a few days ago?
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/terps/tracking-the-terps/bal-friedgen-wife-visits-terps-20110928,0,7567405.story
Thank you!!!!
There are so many fake hypocritical Terps fans out there it’s sickening….and about 95% of them troll this site. These kids need to go back to New Jersey, Pa, or where ever the hell their from, and not try to sit here and talk about a team that they no about their past.
Mrs. Fridge still works here too
Can’t be THAT po’ed
"A new era has dawned in Maryland Athletics..."
by bball purist on Sep 30, 2011 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
friedgen got shafted
let him do what he wants. he burned his diploma? whatever. it’s his.
all of you are talking about how disrespectful it was for him to burn it? wait til Maryland fucks you in the ass, and then come tell me if it was an overreaction.
When did Maryland do anything like that to him?
Oh, you’re talking about how he was a shitty coach and left the program in a worse spot than when he came it, got paid big bucks to do it, and got upset when we decided to look for greener pastures. Yeah, sure does sound like some ass pounding
by kryptonianjorel on Sep 30, 2011 1:30 AM EDT up reply actions
I guess I just mean
He can say and do what he wants, same with us. Remember firegary? Nobody could stand what he had to say, but we let him say it, and we all hated him for it. Same thing applies
by kryptonianjorel on Sep 30, 2011 3:43 AM EDT up reply actions
LMAO!!!!
This is exactly what I’m talking about……he by NO mean’s left this program in worse condition then when he took over. Some of you are so fricken ridiculous about how little you know it’s sickening. He left this program with the ACC offensive player of the year still on it…..do you even watch football? go kill yourself you idtio.
It's his and he can do whatever he wants
Doesn’t mean we can’t react to it. I’m not trying to prevent him from burning his diploma. After it happens, though, I’m done with him. Just because its his doesn’t mean it loses all meaning.
And yeah, he didn’t get that raw a deal. You make it sound like some Leach situation where the university tried to get out of paying him a little bit more or something. They wanted to move on and hire someone new. They followed the contractual, legal steps to do that. Big deal.
by Ben Broman on Sep 30, 2011 2:27 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Maryland Has Fucked Me
But that doesn’t mean I’m going to burn my degree. that is fuckin absurd. Maryland is a world class institute.
*All Terp Everything*
whys that? you dont even know me
*All Terp Everything*
by asianterp on Sep 30, 2011 1:21 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
When UMD
fucks me in the ass by paying me $15M over the course of a decade…I’ll take it.
by wittcap79 on Sep 30, 2011 6:51 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
"Thank You Sir, May I have Another (year)" - lol
"A new era has dawned in Maryland Athletics..."
by bball purist on Sep 30, 2011 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Check Yoself Before You Wreck Yoself Ralphie!
Go diet for 3 years, get skinny, then kill yourself.
*All Terp Everything*
What if it was you?
So you and your college sweetheart go your separate ways after college. Eventually you run into her again, through work obviously, and start talking. You think about what could be and after a short courtship you decide to get back together AND get married. After a short honeymoon period (2001-2003) things start going sour. You two fight for two years as times get tough (2004-2005) but you two decide to stick with it and work things out (2006). You have your ups (2008) and downs (2007 and 2009), just like any marriage. Then, last year things go great. You’re buying her flowers, you’re getting along, things are peachy keen. But then you start hearing from your friends that she’s been hooking up with 1 or 2 (or 3) other guys behind your back. Her father (KA) and mother (DY) both tell you this is not the case and that they love you. Secretly they know they are telling you this because they need you to take her to some crappy wedding in DC and don’t want the drama and gossip of her showing up without you. So you go to the wedding, you kill it on the dance floor, and everyone has a good time. Then she gets distant, the "other guy(s)" rumors start flying again and she eventually dumps you.
Would you speak well of her?
Would you burn her pictures (diploma) or keep them on your wall?
Or would you go back the your first wife who you left but stayed cordial with?
Not saying what he did was ok…..but I understand.
And I certainly don’t say eff him.
Whiney Sell Out
What a bitter, miserable old man. RF is a grumpy sell out. He’s like some tool leeching off the system and then complaining how it isn’t fair. I had always heard the rumors about his attitude and until I met him recently I thought they were just that. But he is one angry, unprofessional sob, and this just further proves we made the right move giving him his walking papers.
by LowcountryTerp1 on Sep 30, 2011 8:32 AM EDT reply actions
Oh wow
Burned your diploma? That’s just childish
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
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Wonder what Boomer thinks about this
Ralph is a bitter old man who knows he is never going to get a job in major college football again. He had a good run but the last couple of years were painful. He could never recruit and his offenses became duller and duller over the years. I he wants to align himself with GaTech than too bad for them.
What does "either getting the job" mean?
“Friedgen: Well, they talk about Maryland pride. They didn’t show me a whole lot of Maryland pride, either getting the job or getting fired.”
If I recall correctly
And trust me, this could be wrong….MD only hired Fridge b/c no one else wanted the job. Even after they interviewed him they continued looking and he continued to plead his case and eventually convinced them. In short, they didn’t care that he was alum, they preferred someone else.
Maryland turned their back on the Fridge, why can't he do the same??
I’m not saying either one is right….BUT he was ACC coach of the year the year he got let go, like seriously, who does that? when has the ACC coach of the year ever been fired that same year? So Friedgen kind of has a decent gripe to be pissed off at the university. Not to mention we got torched by Temple and torched MOST the game by WVU, so Edsall obviously insn’t any better……I mean shoot, the Fridge could of done that. However, to be so public about his bitterness and hatred towards the school is pretty childish…..so their BOTH wrong, how bout that?
No
They’re not both wrong. A professional keeps these types of comments off of the front page. Maryland gave him a sweet deal in which they continue to pay him to sit around. It was time for a change and while RF fought it the decision was made to let him go. RF’s temper tantrum is pathetic and below a grad. and former athlete.
Now RF has no credit with Maryland and will always be remembered as the sad fat guy that burned his diploma and not the bowl winning ACC COY that we all cheered for when he walked out of RFK. The chant is now no longer "thank you ralph" but "get bent ralph".
by LowcountryTerp1 on Sep 30, 2011 9:31 AM EDT up reply actions
No
UMD didn’t GIVE Ralph a sweet deal….it simply covered the gauranteed compensation and benefits owed to him..
“The buyout is effective January 2nd, 2011, and will cover all of the approximately $2 million in guaranteed compensation and benefits owed to Friedgen through January 2nd, 2012.”
Dude your an idiot.....
did you even read my post? name me ONE other ACC coach of the year that got canned the year he won that award in the past 20 years? If you can do that, then I’ll agree with you. if that’s not bush league then I don’t know what is. Add that to the fact that were currently 1-2, and I see no significant change in being better from a year ago. I’ve been a MD fan my whole life, but these fake a$$ students who only started to “root” for MD and “follow” MD sports their freshman year, you just can’t argue with, and your making us true MD fans begin to hate being one. You no nothing, you weren’t around when MD football sucked big time before Ralph…..not to mention he put numerous players into the NFL, which was not happening before he got there. Maybe if you didn’t JUST start watching MD sports, you would know these things. Of course he got bought out, EVERY coach gets this so called “sweet” deal when something like this goes down. I’m not saying the man isn’t getting paid, I’m just saying he got screwed last year when he got let go.
Before you start calling people idiots
Maybe you should look back as to the reasons why Kevin Anderson made the decision to relieve Friedgen of his duties. Fridge was a lame duck coach. He had one year left on his contract. It was clear that Friedgen’s time was up at Maryland. 10 years as coach and only 2, MAYBE 3, seasons worth being proud of. Maryland football was suffering. The athletic department was broken due to poor leadership and decisions. Kevin Anderson was stuck between a rock and a hard place. No assistant coaches would come in under a head coach who only had one year left. The program was in dire need of refreshment. Kevin Anderson had no other choice but to force Friedgen out. Kevin Anderson had a job to do. He was hired for many reasons including turning the football program around. Friedgen provided more than enough evidence that under his oversight, the program was stuck in mediocrity.
Was it pretty? Certainly not. Was it necessary? Yes.
by kevinANGERson on Sep 30, 2011 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions
That's sounds pretty sweet to me
we are honoring our part and he is banking it. What a sad angry troll.
by LowcountryTerp1 on Sep 30, 2011 9:51 AM EDT reply actions
if you did not honor
the contract and pay him what he is due, this would be playing out in court. so it’s not like the athletic department is paying him out of the kindness of their heart.
Personally, I think Ralph underachieved in recruiting and never really had the players to run his offense which had been successful in the past. I think the Franklin experiment led to his ultimate demise as I think he was terrible as OC and poison in the locker room. All of this said, i graduated from College Park in 1994 and was thankful when we went to the Independence Bowl one year. That was our only bowl appearance during my tenure at school, and we TIED! awful.
Ralph had more sucess than any coach since Bobby Ross. He deserves our respect. Ralph should also respect us as alumni and the school and not be so childish.
and we all need to move on and concentrate on the future, not waste our time with the past.
Go Terps
Thank you...a TRUE MD fan.....
Coming from another true MD fan, I think the demise of Freidgen was Chris Turner. There was no denying that the Fridge’s offense needed a GOOD qb, and Turner was horrible. Look it…..when he first got there he had Shaun Hill (currently in the NFL, someone I’m sure LowCountry has never heard of), and we were awesome. Then came Scott Mcbrien (another solid QB and another person Lowcountry probably has never heard of), and we were dominating WVU left and right, it was great. After him Sam Hollenbach…..another great college QB and another great 2-3 years of being a solid team, and at this time the Fridge was still rolling and everyone loved him. Enter Chris Turner…..now the wheels start falling off. Watched that kid throw so many high balls and was just to innacurate and never won enough games….things went south quick and the chants for a new coach began. Fridge’s last year, what happened? we have a winning record, win a bowl game and he get’s ACC coach of the year honors…..but wait who did he have??? Danny O’brien, another solid QB. Would of been nice to see Fridge go one last ride with a good QB, but well, we all know what happened. And for the lack of talent he got in recruiting, he sure did bring the best out of his talent…..Look how many so called bad recruits he got into the NFL. If you need me to name off a list I will, but you sound like a true TERPS fan and I’m sure you know all about the players he got to the next level. Shoot, Costa, Barnes, and Wilson were all playing in the same game MONDAY night…..and oh look, is that Torrey Smith catching another TD. Those 4 are merely a fraction of the players Freidgen got into the pros, after being lightly recruited. Look people, you got to realize that this is a basketball school, and even then we don’t get all the solid recruits we want, why the hell would we ever get solid football recruits year in and year out? This is just not that type of school for football recruiting and probably never will be. Last time I checked….Edsall still has no 5 star recruit……top talent don’t want to come to UMD to play football and that’s just how it is…..deal with it. The only way the TERPS are ever going to be good is when we catch teams off guard and suprise them, alas 2001 when we went to the Orange Bowl…..but to think we should be a program that competes to go to a BCS bowl year in and year out, then your kidding yourselves and I feel sorry for you.
Thank you…a TRUE MD fan…..
I bet you’re a REAL AMERICAN too, while the rest of us are somehow “beneath you”. The guy basically said that UMD is shit, it means nothing to me, and I want to be rid of everything to do with it (even if he worked his ass off for it) and you still lick his balls. If some jackass from Duke came out and said, “the University of Maryland is shit, their degrees aren’t worth the paper they are printed on.” We would all be a) going ballistic or b) mocking them unmercilessly, just b/c Fridge happend to coach football here does not give him a pass for what he said in the interview. No matter what the circumstances are.
A TRUE M-A-R-Y-L-A-N-D fan would be loyal to THE SCHOOL, and not it’s former football coach.
+1
I for one want to see the program playing consistently for ACC championships. We have come a long way from the La. Tech game and RF did awesome things for the program. But we have moved on and the plan is to win ACC championships which will put us into the BCS realm. Top talent will come to Maryland and the area is ripe for the picking but you have got to hit the ground and make the contacts. The days of "surprising" people will come to an end with solid local pick-ups. Last week’s debacle hurt but I am hopeful that we are making the right moves. Although the Bradford situation is very suspect we have to move on. And having one of our recent successes trashes the program out of spite hurts as a committed fan.
by LowcountryTerp1 on Sep 30, 2011 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
agree
I too would like to see the football program be a success. But just because Ralph said something idiotic and out of anger does not mean he did not do anything for us. Would we be the flagship Under Armour school if we were still going 500 with Dufner as coach? i don’t think so. The $2mm buyout is peanuts compared to the potential he left the program with. and the whole argument that fat people should not coach is stupid and not based in fact (bill parcells and rex ryan are both obese and frankly are both pretty good).
Calling Ralph names and him calling us out are both a waste of air and energy. Edsall should concentrate on the now rather than blaming the previous administration for what he sees as problems. If you can’t take responsibility for getting blown out at home vs Temple, then we have bigger problems than whatever flag Ralph is flying down in Georgia.
UA
You think they would make us the flagship if we were still perennial losers? don’t think so. Plank is smart. His first ad with MD came in 2003, two years after Ralph was hired and was winning.
yes they would have been the flagship school. it’s plank’s alma mater. he puts a lot of money in the school. why? because he’s an an alum, former player and wants to do all he can for md. you talk like md has been losers for 100 yrs. the timing to put u.a. at md had nothing to do with how the program was doing. it fit into u.a. business plan to expand and expose their product.
Fans like these....
Alright im done…..not arguing with people who obviously just started to watch college football yesterday……you all are pathetic. If you all think Randy Edsall is going to make us a team that will consinstanly compete for ACC championships year in and year out then I got a bridge in Brooklyn I want to sell you. Yea, your that dumb and gullable……hahahaha.
Oh yea.....
And props to all you students who can’t go to the games, leaving all those empty seats and making games blacked out because of poor attendance…..yea, the current classes at UMD are REALLY awesome that they can only show up in big games in national television……the student body/fan base AT MD is a joke…….all the students that go there are a joke when it comes to supprorting that football team, and I think any honest MD student could agree on that.
Riggins drops 1 on Randy
Riggins is upset cuz he lost a bundle on the MD bet he made. He says Randy said he could do it all and now what? Beat a bummed up U, came back on a coasting WV and then beat up by the Owls who are really good. they’ll play Toledo this wkend. Well Johnny Boy Edsall said he is playing with what he inherited. What’s wrong with that? If u can’t beat the spread it ain’t because of the unis. I suppose u’ll say Turgeon can recruit but he can’t when before the ‘12 guys get here? Turg won’t be showing his talent and strengths until ‘13-’14 anyway. Jerk. Take off that wig already.
the success ralph had in his early years at college park was largely due to gary blackney and charlie taaffe his defensive and offensive coordinators. when those 2 guys left the program went downhill. ralph is acting like a spoiled brat who didn’t get his way. very immature and classless. md gave him a chance to be a head coach when no one else would. he made big money putting out average teams at best he made enough money to never go hungry again. o.k. there may not be enough money in the world to help feed his appetite. matter of fact if ralph went on a liquid diet for a week there would be enough food to feed the world for a month. how many people actually eat furniture for lunch?
for all you fans sticking up for ralphie
You have the right to do so. I respectfully disagree though. The circumstances for ralphs exit were not ideal and he did somewhat do good things on occasion, but let’s not put the guy on a pedestal. He shouldn’t have been coy last season. He went 9-4, and went to a crappy bowl (not marylands fault, they were robbed of a decent bowl game). Vs. Tech or fsu coaches should have won. He was inconsistent his whole tenure as hc. He didn’t recruit well in a fertile area and had some horrible seasons. The program stagnated. If you are cool with being mediocre with some decent years then Ralph is Ur man. The jury is still out on RE, but he is trying to instill a new culture which takes time. I’m sure if Turge has a bad record we will give him time. Why isn’t this the case for RE?
One other thing. You don’t disrespect you alma mater like that. Period. Ever. Just for that Ralph’s fat add needs to chill. I don’t care how you’ve been treated. That is totally classless and unprofessional.
*All Terp Everything*
by asianterp on Sep 30, 2011 1:34 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
The actual college of UMD blows and you all know it.....
The students/fake out fans are a joke to go along with that entire campus…….which is probably why it’s comprised of a bunch of out of towners and no body’s. All the REAL Marylanders know that if you want to attend a COOL college, you go to Salisbury or Towson……UMD is pathetic. What do you guys have? like 3 bars? hahahaha
Haha
I agree. I’m pretty harsh on Maryland. I still maintain that I had fun during my years in college “in spite of College Park and the University of Maryland, not because of it.”
But Salisbury and Towson? Really? You go to those schools for two reasons: (1) you couldn’t get into Maryland; and (2) you want to go to house parties with people you went to high school with.
Wait, this guy is the "true" MD fan?
Run along, troll.
by kevinANGERson on Sep 30, 2011 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
"There's a fat man, in the bathtub, with the blues...."
A fitting Little Feat tune you old school guys may recall….
Let your freak flag fly!
I write stuff From the Rumble Seat.
by BirdGT on Sep 30, 2011 3:15 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Right decision poorly executed
Maryland did the right thing in firing him and should have done it a year earlier after the 2-10 debacle but the buyout was too high. Unfortunately they handled the situation very poorly and I can understand Ralphie for being pissed but come on be a man about it and take the high road.
and check out the article on ESPN now:
http://espn.go.com/ncf/conversations/_/id/7039655/maryland-terrapins-former-coach-ralph-friedgen-says-burned-diploma
and the comments are hilarious
Too Bad Ralph
So living on the $2M from Maryland is ok? Had you had more than 1 decent season in the last 5 you would still be at MD. Your recruiting efforts were horrible; you couldn’t keep top notch assistant coaches; and you put yourself in a position of being let go. No way was MD going to renew you had you stayed one more season. Go screw you and have a nice time with your Bumble Bee Tuna.
so far, I am not impressed
with Kevin Anderson or Randy Edsall (who seems like a douche). I do not like that he has taken shots at Friedgen. If this was truly his dream job, he would respect the job Ralph did in resurrecting it. I for one do not blame Friedgen, I hope MD knows what it’s doing, b/c I do not like the track it is going down.
When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk - Tuco
by ravoriobulleterpitals on Oct 1, 2011 4:28 PM EDT reply actions
You actually believe all thet you read?
If I did that I would have committed suicide years ago. I respect Ralph. He did not sat all this BS!!
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