40 Random Thoughts on Maryland

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY SportsOn Friday night, the Penn State Nittany Lions traveled to College Park to take on the Maryland Terrapins. The Nittany Lions won in dominating fashion, 59-0. I have several thoughts, which are set forth randomly below.

Remember October 1, 2005?

I thought about that day a fair bit last week. That’s the day that Penn State beat Minnesota, 44-14.

Up to that point in the season, the Nittany Lions were about as unimpressive a 4-0 squad as you could get. They opened the season by scoring 23 points and winning by just 10 over a South Florida team that would finish 6-6 in the Big East. They followed that with wins against Cincinnati (2005 record - 4-7) and Central Michigan…