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Maryland, Illinois don't capitalize on 2001 momentum.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| September 01, 2002 | Kerkhoff, Blair | COPYRIGHT 2002 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

KANSAS CITY _ A few more weeks are needed to identify the nation's surprise teams, the Maryland and Illinois of 2002. But two teams are definitely out of the running.

Maryland and Illinois.

So much for building on the momentum of unexpected conference championships. The Terps and Illini proved in opening-game losses that there's a difference between having a great season and a great program.

Maryland fell to Notre Dame 22-0, while Illinois got thumped by Missouri 33-20 in two of the more eye-opening decisions of college football's first full weekend.

Only eight months ago, the upstarts were basking in BCS bowl glory. They lost those ...

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