I will be honest here – I am so inured to the culture of corruption, and Monty Python’s Black Knight caliber of willful and idiotic denial…I didn’t think anything UNC scandal related could shock me anymore. Then I read this, and you should as well: Prepare to be disgusted. Horrific doesn’t even begin to describe [...]
ACC files lawsuit against Maryland
This is going to be fun! Link The ACC filed a lawsuit against Maryland in North Carolina state court after the Terrapins announced last week their intentions to join the Big Ten conference. The case was filed in the Greensboro courthouse Monday, a state court clerk confirmed to The Chronicle. The lawsuit, which the clerk [...]
The day after Maryland – how should the ACC respond?
There are some great articles and discussion related to the big changes in the ACC that we wanted to elevate from our message forums to the front page of the blog this morning. Those of us who are ‘ACC purists’ are still bewildered by the decision and the speed at which our northernmost founding member [...]
Maryland to the B1G
It is being reported here. Props to Swofford! Sweaty Gary’s take (The Washington Post): “Anybody that has been connected with the ACC will say there have been great moments,” said Williams, who led the Terps to the 2002 NCAA championship. “Up until they expanded in 2003, we were by far the best basketball coach in [...]
Sunday Expansion Thoughts
I’ve long-believed expansion/re-alignment wouldn’t end until there were four 14- or 16-team superconferences controlling the football universe, i.e., TV/BCS revenue. The proliferation of college football on TV over the past 20 years has shifted the landscape such that traditional cultural and geographical alliances simply don’t matter, and conference names have little to do with affiliated [...]
Pack beats Terps 20-18!
It wasn’t pretty, and if you saw it you probably used a lot of profanity in the second half, but State finally caught a break in College Park and after a wild final 5 minutes, goes home with TOB’s first-ever division road win and still in control of the Atlantic Divison. Box Score Go Miami [...]
Pack v. Terps
Carolina is our most-hated rival, sure. But for the past decade, Maryland has been our bugaboo. Somewhere out there SFN member Codebrown is crouched in a corner, quivering at the very thought of having to watch this game. A few notes: *Maryland is the only undefeated ACC team in conference play. ACC! ACC! ACC! *In [...]
Pack Wins 56-41; bowl game awaits (updated Sun AM)
Question: What’s the opposite of NC State Sh**? Follow up question: Can NC State Sh** happen to other teams? Because if so, that’s what happened to Maryland today at Carter-Finley. Perhaps things really are going to change around here. For those who missed it, we saw the second HUGE comeback of the week today. State [...]
Q & A with TurtleDroppings.com
Chris over at Maryland fan blog TurtleDroppings.com contacted SFN this week about exchanging a Q & A about Saturday’s season finale. We were glad to oblige. Below are the SFN questions (bold) that Chris answered (unedited). Go here to see the questions SFN answered for Chris. Talk about those uniforms. The uniforms have been an [...]
NC State vs. Maryland – The Last 10 Years
As Wolfpack fans still savor the sweet victory over 7th ranked Clemson 37-13 on Saturday to end a 7 year losing streak to the Tigers, the team’s focus has now shifted onto the other arch nemesis, Maryland. Forget the crazy Under Armour uniforms. Forget that Ralph Friedgen is no longer coaching the Terrapins. Forget that [...]