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It's been very disappointing to learn, in the wake of his firing, that Ralph Friedgen was skirting the rules in recent years at Maryland. No one is saying he was doing what they did at Ohio State or in the SEC, but the recent revelations that they were violating practice and meeting rules certainly don't help his legacy.  The new coaching regime under Randy Edsall has lost practice time because of that, and add that to some academic issues under the Fridge's tenure that cost the program some scholarships, and you have to say the black cloud surrounding his departure has now added a black mark.  Maybe it was the pressure he was facing under Debbie Yow, or maybe it was a measure of desperation, but it's a shame that these kinds of issues were going on at Maryland.

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