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Big Ten · 2026 season

The story so far

Maryland fans spent the first two weeks bracing for heartbreak, then watched a six-game skid turn their focus into a relentless campaign to get Locksley fired. With Locksley gone and the record at 2-6, they feel numb, see the same mistakes under the interim coach, and are looking ahead to basketball.

From Reddit fan threads · through Wk 9 · Oct 26–Nov 1 · 2-6

Season misery
84Despair
Worst week
97Wk 7 · Oct 12–18
Best week
32Wk 2 · Sep 7–13
Wk 2 · Sep 7–13: misery 32 (Content) · 1-0Wk 3 · Sep 14–20: misery 92 (Despair) · 0-1Wk 4 · Sep 21–27: misery 96 (Despair) · 0-1Wk 5 · Sep 28–Oct 4: misery 96 (Despair) · 0-1Wk 6 · Oct 5–11: misery 96 (Despair) · 0-1Wk 7 · Oct 12–18: misery 97 (Despair) · 0-1Wk 9 · Oct 26–Nov 1: misery 77 (Miserable) · 0-1Wk 0Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9
Weekly misery, Monday to Sunday. Above the line is miserable; below is happy.

Storylines

what fans talked about, week by week
Season-long
  • Grumbling about conservative calls became full-throated firing demands after the VT loss, built through buyout worries and AD Jim Smith doubts, and ended with Locksley gone but his mistakes still lingering.

Kept coming up

angry / anxioushappy / hopefulsplitbigger dot = louder

  1. 77Wk 9 · Oct 26–Nov 10-1›
  2. —Wk 8 · Oct 19–25
  3. 97Wk 7 · Oct 12–180-1›
  4. 96Wk 6 · Oct 5–110-1›
  5. 96Wk 5 · Sep 28–Oct 40-1›
  6. 96Wk 4 · Sep 21–270-1›
  7. 92Wk 3 · Sep 14–200-1›
  8. 32Wk 2 · Sep 7–131-0›
  9. —Wk 1 · Aug 31–Sep 61-0›
  10. —Wk 0 · Aug 24–30