I'm remain miffed that the Terps moved to the Big 10 in 2014. Yes, we've made a few more Dances by being a B10 member, but I miss the old Tobacco Road days when fans of Maryland and Virginia would complain about the Greensboro-area control of ACC Hoops.
I recall Jim O"Brien , Len Elmore , Tom McMillen etc from the days of less televised games . How about Coach Lefty Driesell stating boldly that MD was the UCLA of the East?
This week I've been fascinated the ACCN show aired on ESPN and caught myself wondering why are they talking about Pitt and Syracuse.
Yes, I keep up with current Sports news and go to BTN to catch the latest on my Terps.
Anyone recall Mick Jagger's tune "old habits die hard" ?
July 8, 2020
However, I don't miss Dean Smith's, the former UNC HC, four corners offense.
July 14, 2020
While reading Loose Balls, a book about the ABA, I was surprised to learn that Bones Mckinney, a former Wake Forest Head Coach and former announcer of ACC games on Raycom Sports , had a stint as HC of the Carolina Cougars of the ABA.He was okay in the booth and didn't irk Terps fans . We directed our anger at Billy Packer, who rarely had a kind word for MD and UVA. BTW, Billy son Mark is a co-anchor on the ACCN.
July 21, 2020
Mark Packer, ACCN co-host, sounded like his dad Billy yesterday when he
was praising Dean Smith's four corners offense , particularly when Phil
Ford was the UNC point guard. We Terps' fans would scream at the TV,
Ford is carrying the ball and taking a half dozen steps. In other words,
Ford should have been whistled for traveling.
July 22, 2020
Terps had a great trio of guards, John Lucas, Brad Davis, and Mo Howard, in the 1970s, who went on to so-so NBA careers.
Aug 20, 2020
C J Spiller, the 2009 ACC POY for Clemson and a decent NFL player, is joining the Clemson football staff. He's from Lake Butler, FLA and will be a plus for recruiting in football-rich Florida.
sept 5, 2020
Ernie Graham, a kid from Baltimore,had a 44-point performance in a 124-110 Terps win over N.C. State in December, 1978. EG was erratic at times in his college career but often came through in big games and later had a brief NBA career.
sept 19, 2020
NC HHS will allow two family members per player to attend live football games
up to 350 people. Fred Demarest, spokesman for NC St' athletics department. “We
will be giving 250 to our player parents and providing 100 for Wake
Forest.”
Sept 20
Those fans saw a he!! of a game . NC St 45 WF 42. Deacons O didn't miss Newman.
Sept 30
Last night I bumped into a guy from my old Belair-Edison neighborhood in Baltimore, and he started telling soccer stories, particularly about his one season playing for MD, and a loss to Clemson 1-0 in 1973 ACC title game.
Oct 27
Virginia at the bottom of the ACC, and Terps got crushed by Northwestern in B10 play. Tua's brother threw three picks against NW. Terps/UVA used to be the ACC regular season final game in a border war matchup.
Jan 3, 2021
Despite an 0-7 bowl record, I still miss the Terps being in the ACC. I watched snippets of the Kentucky win over NC St yesterday, and the announcer's chatter about UK football records started me thinking about how Jerry Claiborne left his job as the MD HC to return "home" to UK in 1982. Also how cool it was when Bear's Bama team made a rare trip to College Park , MD in 1974 and beat his former Asst coach Claiborne 21-16. The loss wasn't cool but the we rarely got visits from the football powerhouses.
Feb 16, 2021
M.J. Walker scored 17 points for Florida State(12-3, 8-2 ACC) in an 81-60 rout of Virginia(15-4, 11-2 ACC). It was the Cavs largest ACC defeat since losing 65-41 at UNC on Feb. 18, 2017. VA Tech sits in third place with an 8-3 conference record.
March 9, 2021
3/9/74: Brutal Terps OT loss to NC St in the ACCT final that prompted the NCaa to expand the Dance from 32-48 teams since it was one ticket per conference then.
The Wolfpack had David Thompson, Tom Burleson, Monte Towe and Phil Spence and beat UCLA for the national title.
Terps had John Lucas, Tom McMillen, Len Elmore, Mo Howard, Tom Roy, and Owen Brown.
Lefty Driesell rejected an NIT bid, but UM Eastern Shore (MEAC) won a game in the NIT in 1974.
April 6, 2021
No surprise that UNC stayed in house and promoted Hubert Davis to replace Roy Williams. They stayed in house when Dean Smith retired and were erratic between Smith and Williams. Bill Guthridge (1997–2000) then Matt Doherty (2000–2003).
April 22,2021
Terps hired Danny Manning, ex Wake Forest HC, yesterday for an assistant coach position, and I kept thinking it was an intra-conference move. One day I'll accept MD is in the Big 10.
June 3 , 2021
Scheyer to replace Coach K in 2022. K got the wins .However the notion that Duke was/is "above it all" and an honorable program continues to rile me. K is a nasty piece of work who's been given a lot passes by the media. Signed an ACC Terp fan😉
Sept 14, 2021
Shaky weekend for ACC football. Jax St (1aa) beat the Noles. Miami barely survived APP St (Sunbelt).
Against the P5: Pitt beat Tenn(SEC) and UVA beat ILL(B10) but Cuse lost to Rutgers(B10) and NCST lost to Miss St (SEC)
BC was cruising against UMass, an Independent that's headed to 1AA or no football, and gave up 28 points in the second half in a 45-28 win.
Dec 4, 2021
When the Terps hired Turgeon, a Midwesterner with a Big 12 and MVC background, in 2011 I was skeptical. MD moved to the B10 in 2014. He's been solid overall with some ups and downs in ten years so I was a bit surprised to hear that he's out as the HC, and Danny Manning is the HC for the remainder of this season. Terps are 5-3 this season.
Dec 30, 2021
I'm 62 and was stunned when I turned on the Pinstripe Bowl and the Terps blowing out VTech(ACC). Baby Tua had a solid game, and we ran a punt back for a TD. Brent Fry, the new VT HC in 2022 faces a daunting task, and he's keeping JC Price, the interim HC, who looked like a deer in the headlights yesterday, on his staff.
Who knows maybe S.Carolina can snap the SEC losing streak and beat UNC(ACC) today?
BTW, Clemson(ACC) beat Iowa St last night.
May 8, 2022
A few years ago Maryland football agreed to a two-game series with Charlotte(CUSA) with games to be played in 2022 and 2023. No matchup history of these two teams.
I started thinking about the 1977 hoops Dance when UNC(ACC) lost to Marquette in the Final, and UNCC(as Charlotte was known) lost to UNLV in the consolation game. Cornbread Maxwell was the big name for Charlotte who represented the SunBelt.
May 31, 2022
The undefeated Terps won the 2022 national lacrosse title defeating Cornell 9-7. It's their second national title as a Big 10 member. 4 NCAA T Titles– 1973, 1975, 2017, 2022
In men's baseball MD is hosting a regional for the first time and, of course, the NCAA includes an ACC team, Wake Forest.
#2 Wake Forest (40-17-1) vs. #3 UConn (46-13)
#1 Maryland (45-12) vs. #4 LIU (37-19)
July 17, 2022
I was scanning sports stories about the Chicago area and found a recent obit on Nick Trifunovich who went on to play at NC St for coach Press Maravich, a fellow Serb. He stayed at NC St when Press left for LSU to coach his son Pete in 1966.
Trif was one of four Serbian kids born in displaced persons(WW2) camps on the East Chicago-Washington HC varsity team in 1964. He attended St. George Serbian Orthodox Church.
