Terps Retain Fridge

The University of Maryland Terrapins has decided to keep Head Coach Ralph Friedgen around. This seems to be best for the team on a number of fronts. For continuity, as we discussed months ago, the Terps have already named Offensive Coordinator James Franklin as the successor. This season's bad record can be blamed on the bad offense, so the change would either cost the University double in dead contract costs or leave the team with pretty much the same scheme. The second is the cost. In this bad economy, asking members of the Terrapin Club (which of full disclosure, I am a member of), to pay for Fridge's contract when he's not working for the team seems in bad judgement.

We know this is has not been a season to remember, unless you want to point it out as the worst season ever for Maryland football. But Friedgen has been the only reliable coach the team has had in quite a bit of time. One bad season should not sink him. Of course, Maryland has not been stellar in his tenure, but it will take much longer than the few years he's been coach to build the team to a national powerhouse.