Matt Modderno is back with another Fear the Podcast to preview the Terps' season opener against Coppin State. He provides the storylines to be aware of, who are the players to pay attention to on Coppin State, the state of their program, and their likely strengths and weaknesses.

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Bryce Hendricks, an assistant coach at Big Bend Community College & co-host of the Upside Swings podcast, joins Matt Modderno on Fear the Podcast to get into the weeds on what Maryland is going to run under Buzz Williams. If you're curious about what his offensive and defensive systems look like, this is the episode for you. Will they run a motion offense, ball-screen continuity, or spread pick-and-roll? Does Buzz use a no-middle defense, play the pack-line, and can you expect to any zone defense? Tune in to find out!

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A short-handed Terps team narrowly escaped UMBC, 82-81. Maryland was led by Pharrel Payne with 26 points and 9 rebounds, Darius Adams with 19 points and 7 rebounds, and George Turkson with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Matt Modderno has a full breakdown of the game after being there in person.

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UMBC head coach Jim Ferry joins Fear the Podcast to help preview their upcoming exhibition game against the Terps on Monday night. Ferry talks through his team's style of play, what will be the same and different about this group compared to previous seasons, how they went about building their roster, key newcomers, and key returners. He also explains their process for preparing for a matchup like this against a Big Ten team. UMBC should be one of the best teams in the America East so this is a great early season test for both teams!

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Adam Hammer (@adamhhammer) of the BlueBlooded college basketball podcast joins Fear the Podcast to rank all 18 teams in the Big Ten. Then he and Matt Modderno each draft five teams that they think will win the most games in the 2025-2026 season and NCAA Tournament. At the end of the season they'll tally up how their teams did and compare. Plus, some updates from Maryland's not-so-secret scrimmage and injury news.

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On this Fear the Podcast, Matt Modderno goes through his projected minutes per game for each player on the Maryland basketball roster, what their stats per game will look like, where the team will finish in the Big Ten, and their NCAA Tournament chances.

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Matt Modderno is back for another Fear the Podcast, this time to discuss the blatant disrespect for this Maryland Basketball program from Big Ten media. The Terps land at 13th in the preseason poll and had no players on the first or second team. Darius Adams received a few votes for Freshman of the Year and Pharrel Payne was one of many to receive a vote but fall short of a Big Team preseason team. But that's it for the Terps! Did the media get it right or are they sleeping on this team? Plus, some news on 2026 four-star recruit Latrell Almond as Maryland makes his final five after locking in his final official visit.

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Matt Modderno go throughs the top freshman campaigns in Terps history on the latest Fear the Podcast! Who would be on your Mount Rushmore of top Terps freshmen? Plus, he gives out some names who could be the next players to make this list.

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With Maryland football on the verge of its biggest game in a while, the IMS Radio crew breaks down the Terps' chances against Washington. How far would a win go for the program and the fanbase? Will the Terps break their bye week and big-game slump?

Also, the latest on a bumpy stretch in basketball recruiting, and five-star Maryland football commit Zion Elee names the one question that he's sick of hearing.

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Adama Tambedou, an athletic four-star forward, recently committed to Maryland and head coach Buzz Williams. Adama joins Fear the Podcast to discuss his style of play, who he models his game after, how he started playing basketball, what he was looking for in a school, his visit to College Park, "the vibes" with Buzz Williams, and why he ultimately chose Maryland.

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