MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports We won’t have Matt Canada to kick around anymore. Wanna bet? Canada’s going to be kicked around every week the Pittsburgh Steelers even get a sniff of 400 yards of offense in a game, as less than a week after firing him as offensive coordinator, the Canada-less Steelers did, in…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports No, in the end, Saturday was not all that it could have been for Maryland football, but those same Terps fans and boosters who always seem to feel they’re entitled to more, as they did during the Ralph Friedgen years, should not take for granted all that is right now…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Anyone who was here remembers where they were 60 years ago today when they heard the news that President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated. I certainly remember where I was, even though to that point I don’t recall remembering or comprehending much of anything, as I was just 4 years…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Did you see Ty Johnson shoot himself from a cannon early Sunday evening on national television? Yup, that was Ty giving the Buffalo Bills an enormous boost with his 28-yard touchdown from quarterback Josh Allen, and as it was pointed out on X, formerly Twitter, it was likely the first…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports It was a significant but disappointing day in College Park on Saturday, and that it was significant for the eyes of a national television audience is no longer enough for Maryland football. The disappointment must be the story of this day for the sake of future days in College Park;…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Yes, it’s a sad day when a city loses its team. We know this because we’ve seen it happen close to home — Washington Senators to Minnesota, Washington Senators to Texas, Baltimore Bullets to Landover (now Washington) and Baltimore Colts to Indianapolis. We’ve also been on the receiving end of…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports The day after the Baltimore Ravens’ latest absurd loss, this one 33-31 to the Cleveland Browns after leading by 14 points in the fourth quarter, head coach John Harbaugh once more discovered his inner Clouseau in deducing, “If we finished strong in every game we’d be undefeated.” In the immortal…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports It’s easy to let the little picture gnaw at you when it comes to Maryland football, because in so many ways the little picture should never have been in the viewfinder to begin with. But the fact is, Maryland gave away winnable games to Illinois and Northwestern this season, both…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Meanwhile, in 2 Hours from Everywhere football, the Baltimore Ravens are suddenly 7-2, winners of four straight and in first place of the AFC North Division. The Pittsburgh Steelers, the last team the Ravens lost to are in second place at 5-3, while in the NFC East, the Washington Commanders…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports University of Maryland football came out looking like a hot mess, then proceeded to play like one in front of a sellout home crowd on Saturday in the latest embarrassing loss to Penn State, 51-15. The crowd of 51,802 was Maryland’s first sellout since 2019 when 53,228 fans sat in…
