Duke Preview. Will It Be Jeckyl Or Hyde?

What’s going to happen tomorrow night?  Does anyone actually know?  Does Gary Williams know which version of the Terps will show up?  Would you be willing to bet one way or another as to which team will show up?  Will MD get blown out by 40 or will they punch their ticket with an emphatic [...]

A Reckoning

Moments like these beg the question:  is it better to be a fan or should we all find another hobby?
Maryland has never beaten an ACC opponent the way Duke trounced the Terps today.
41 point loss.  The Terps only scored 44 points.
Herm Edwards was ridiculed for telling the Chiefs they “could build on this!” after winning [...]

Gameday Thread: Maryland v. Duke

Maryland enters the first installment of its biannual dance with Duke at a crossroads.  At 13-5, the Terps desperately need a signature win to get back into serious contention for an NCAA berth.
Terp Nation is uneasy.  Clearly undermanned upfront, the Terps have played valiantly, yet they appear to be fatally flawed in a distinct way: [...]

Duke Football Revisited

This is a story I first wrote about over the summer, but I found this on YouTube; and it I just had to share it.
I’ll recap for you: The University of Louisville sued Duke University for backing out of its obligation to travel to Louisville for a football game. In the clip, Duke’s lawyer [...]

A Story That Makes Me Smile

With all of the crap Terp fans have endured lately; I hope this brings a smile to your collective faces. the Louisville Courier-Journal recently reported on a dispute between Louisville Cardinals football team and Duke Blue Devils football team. Apparently, Duke backed out of its four-game series with Louisville after just one game.
The [...]

Ugh. Maryland Loses. Dook Wins.

What can one say about tonight’s 12 point defeat at Cameron? Maryland played horrendously for the first 20 minutes. Maryland should have been down by 25 at the half. Vazquez kept us in the game, although his shot selection didn’t help matters.
We lost because Jim Gist was nonexistent. We lost because [...]

Terps Soaring Into Cameron

The Terps recent surge reminds of the 2001 team. I need not remind of you that season. The unspeakable loss to Duke (gone in 53 seconds) followed by the collapse at home to Florida State. Gary and Juan Dixon somehow resurrected that team and they crowned their comeback with a win at [...]

Why There Is Still Hope

I pretty much share everyone’s thoughts on the Terps loss on Sunday night. They gave the game away, literally, in the 2nd half. They could or SHOULD have been up more than 9 points in the first half if they had taken care of the ball. Duke is a good team and [...]

Maryland – Duke Thread

Pregame: 1:30 CT
The Gold Palace is preparing for a classic battle of wills this evening. The anticipation is killing me. I may have to go run on the treadmill to relieve the anticipation.
I have added the “chat” feature for this evening’s game. It’s at the bottom of the post on the left [...]

The Case Against Duke

Some years ago, I stumbled upon what I called, at the time, “The Anti-Duke Manifesto”. It was written by a brilliant young UNC Law student, named Brian Allen. His entire treatise has been republished for posterity on Truth About Duke. Allen has since published a book of his musings (you can find it [...]