​01 October 2016: Maryland Terrapins players jump into the stands at the start if the game at Capital One Field in College Park, MD. where the Maryland Terrapins defeated the Purdue Boilermakers, 50-7.(Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Purdue Boilermakers take on the Maryland Terrapins in just over 24 hours. Well, I reached out to the kind folks over at the Testudo Times to get to know who Purdue will be facing. Maryland has had their problems this season, no conference wins, firing their coach, losing to Rutgers and so I don’t expect them to be in a great mood but let’s see! Dylan Schmidt from the Testudo Times answered my questions this week. Cards on the table, I lived in Maryland for over a decade, how much Old Bay and Natty Boh do I need to slip you to guarantee a Purdue victory? Honestly, I think Purdue is going to take care of business without any outside help. After losing to Rutgers, I don’t expect Maryland to win another game this season. The Terps have had chances to snap their six-game losing streak and secure their first Big Ten win in over a year, but they’ve consistently blown leads.Maryland collapsed in the second half against Rutgers, with a 10-point halftime lead disappearing. The Terps allowed Illinois to score 10 points in their fourth quarter, quickly erasing a 14-10 lead. Maryland has been outscored 105-23 in the second half of its Big Ten games and have a negative 35-point differential in fourth quarters this season.Things are not going great for Maryland football right now with the firing of their head coach mid season. How did things fall apart? The head coach firing was something that had been coming since last season after Maryland lost the final eight games. While the Terps beat Hampton and UConn to start the year, it felt like Michael Locksley needed to win a big game to save his job. He didn’t do that, and that resulted in his firing during the bye week.Those losses were mainly in blowout fashion. Maryland trailed Virginia Tech by 21 in front of a sold-out crowd, but scored a couple late touchdowns to make the scoreline appear closer. The Terps lost their next three games by an average of 35 points, including the UCLA 51-point beatdown. The defeat against Rutgers was the tipping point, sparking a coaching change.Maryland hasn’t won a game since September 12th against UConn though they’ve come close against Rutgers (lost by 7) and Illinois (lost by 3). Have you seen improvement these past two weeks and if so where? I think the biggest improvement I’ve seen, particularly against Illinois, is from the defense. Maryland was allowing 43.8 points per game over the final five weeks of Locksley’s tenure. That unit looked significantly better on Saturday, before the fourth-quarter collapse.The Terps also have been playing cleaner football — albeit they had two costly turnovers last week. Maryland won the turnover battle against Ohio State and R