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After the disaster that was me picking a Kentucky Derby winner, you would think that I would wise up.  Well that isn’t the case.  Just like the Captain of the Titanic who stood at the wheel as the waters poured in around him, I will also go down with the perverbial ship.  I said I [...]

Not much going on with the Terps, other than the Maryland and Syracuse Men’s and Women’s Lax games coming up this weekend, so I figured I would throw out the big items covered at the ACC Annual Meetings over the weekend. First off the Men’s coaches unanimously voted to keep the conference schedule at 16 [...]

Or maybe I should call this entry the John Deere “ACC Bowl Tie In Blog” brought to you by Dell Computers.  I swear this sponsorship stuff is getting out of hand.  Anyway, the ACC has announced the bowl tie ins for the 2009 season.  Not much new, but there are some shake up’s near the [...]

Maryland Men’s Lacrosse put on an impressive display today in South Bend as they totally dominated the Irish.  They advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament thanks to a smothering defensive effort and 9 saves by Goalie Brian Phipps.  Jeremy Sieverts and Joe Cummings gave the Terps a 2-0 lead early in the [...]

Happy Mothers Day!  Actually based on our probable demographic, it might be better to open with “Don’t forget today is Mothers Day”.  So if you are a mom and reading this, have a great day, you’ve earned it (I have a better appreciation for this holiday now than I did two years ago!), and if [...]

Starting Sunday the ACC Men’s Basketball Coaches will be holding their annual meetings.  According to ESPN’s Andy Katz, one big item up for discussion is an 18 game conference schedule for the 2011-2012 season.  A decision would have to be made before the conference negotiates it’s new TV contract at the end of the 2010-2011 [...]

Maryland Football is adding players very quickly this Spring.  Matt Bracken reported earlier that NJ DE Ian Evans committed last week.  He is a 6′-3″ 230 pounder who plays for Hammonton HS, and was a Cape Atlantic League American Division All Star as a Junior.  He also had interest from Syracuse and Vanderbilt.  Evans made his [...]

This past week the Terps Football team got their fourth commitment for the class of 2010.  It is very interesting to me as this may be one of the smaller classes for the Terps as there are only about 16 Seniors with scholarships, and the class seems to be filling up fast.  The latest commitment [...]

Just as one of our bloggers is bashing the state of Maryland Baseball, this guy is going to write something positive about the program.  Former Terp Brett Cecil (Dunkirk, MD) made his major league debut today for the Toronto Blue Jays.  Cecil earned a no-decision as the Blue Jays offense didn’t wake up until the [...]

This has really bugged me for quite a while and I’m not sure why I’m just now getting around to writing about it.  Maybe it is because I’m away at a training for work and I get a free USA Today each morning.  But looking at the NCAA Baseball Rankings, I’ve got to thinking, why [...]