Maryland-Nevada: Terps Hit Roady's Humanitarian Bowl Running

MARYLAND 42, Nevada (Wolf Pack, 11,962 students, Reno, NV) 35 Evidently it was too cold to play defense... Talk about incentive. What say we play a little better next year so we get invited to a bowl game where the weather is a wee bit warmer? Who’s with me? Yesterday’s Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl on the Smurf Turf in Boise, Idaho was played in temperatures in the high thirties. By way of comparison, the temp at game time in Tampa, FL was a balmy 72 degrees... Having said that, host Boise State must have left some of their mojo on the field, as the Terps and Wolf Pack generated 77 points and 940 yards of offense. Giddyup! Now mind you, had the Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl been played in a warmer, more exotic location than Boise, who knows how many Terps would have jumped curfew, gotten busted, and been subsequently benched like starting running back Da’Rel Scott? Even in Boise, Scott (No. 23) and six other potato lovers found the temptations of Idaho just too ... (link)