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I think anyone who has any understanding of how teams get selected for the NCAA Tournament will be able to take one look at Maryland’s resume to this point and understand why they are on the outside looking in at this point.  They just haven’t done well on the road.  Sure they took won at [...]

Today the ACC released the 2013 Football Schedule.  Traditionally this is a time of great excitement for me.  But with the sad realization that this is our last trip through the ACC, I can only describe the feelings this year as bittersweet.  I mean seriously, is this really happening?  No more UVA, no more Clemson?  [...]

When your a fan of a team and you have some free time on your hands, sometimes you start to think (usually irrationally) about how your underdog team can pull off an upset over a power.  This week the Terps had it all come together for once.  They were coming off the worst loss of [...]

More to come on this one in the morning, but wanted to leave you with this for the night.   IMG_0336   Enjoy it tonight.  We will discuss it tomorrow. Good night Terp Fans!    

I don’t know what’s worse, the performance of the Terps yesterday or my reaction to the loss.  As big of a game that was, as much as it was a chance to really get serious about making the NCAA Tournament, as much as I cheered every basket made down the stretch.  After about 2 minutes, [...]

This was a huge game.  One that would have had all us Terp fans salivating all week waiting for you know who on Saturday, if they would have won.  Instead, they played one of their worst games of the season, certainly worst home game.  UVA came in the hungrier, more motivated team, and it showed. [...]

It is hard not to feel good about Maryland after yesterday.  I can understand being apathetic in the morning, but by nightfall you had to be a little giddy.  The Terps made a huge jump over the course of the day landing 3 important uncommitted kids. Though a lot of this is speculation, and in [...]

It is Signing Day Eve across America.  A day before we learn our official class of 2013.  If there is one constant reminder that you are getting older, it has to be the birthdates on these incoming athletes.  This year we’ll see kids signing LOI from….1995!  Well give or take, but still!  I was in [...]