To say that the Atlantic Coast Conference is home to the Terps is a massive understatement. This should not come as too much of a surprise, either. The ACC was formulated in , with Maryland football being a charter member. As a result, they played in the league for approximately six decades, with little-to-no interaction with any Big Ten powers all throughout.
If Maryland were to return to their roots, they would give both their school and their fans more to fight for every college football season. Even if they would continue to struggle, a conference win would mean much more, as it would be over an opponent with whom the Terrapins have a deep history. Going back to competitiveness, the ACC only has one title contender as of right now.
Outside of that, just giving the Terps some halfway-decent coaching and recruiting would make the rest of the league fair game. I don't think college athletics is a business, or it shouldn't be, anyway. It's a sport that's turned into a business. So I guess I'm not upset. I'm not sad. Sad would mean I'd cry. I won't cry. But I am disappointed. That's the general consensus among fans as the end draws near -- disappointment has replaced anger, acceptance has taken over for frustration.
Looking back, even beyond the Lefty years, to the tremendous [] game against [NC State and] David Thompson with Len Elmore and you think, 'Those things won't be anymore and that's hard. Plus it's just hard to get in a lather about these things anymore because they keep happening. Conference divorces are about as common as Hollywood splits, and so if we haven't come to enjoy them, we've at least become numb to them. Syracuse left the Big East and the world kept spinning. Nebraska joined the Big Ten and lived to tell about it.
Maryland feels a little different because of its history. Like Syracuse, it is a founding conference member, but this foundation was built long before the Big East was a twinkle in Dave Gavitt's eye. This is almost like two long-married octogenarians suddenly deciding they need to see other people. The Maryland administration, at least, has been plain-faced in its rationale, not trying to hide behind insincere arguments of better academics and the greater good of all student-athletes because, no doubt, the annually top-ranked men's and women's lacrosse teams are really going to benefit from this.
Maryland is, if not broke, at least darned close, and the Big Ten with its television network offers a welcomed financial buyout. Just why the school is broke is subject to debate still -- the current administration insists it was because its predecessors spent lavishly and dug the department into a hole; other sources say the budget was balanced, but the current administration's decision to can Ralph Friedgen and throw a bank at Mark Turgeon undid the delicate ledger work.
I fear football will be a disaster. Best we can hope for is Minn, Northwestern like teams. Don't get drubbed by more than 25 a couple of times a year. Hoops, we should be top 3 in conference or better, and make NCAA tourney 3 times in a 4 year stretch. Need a President who cares about athletics or things will not improve. Why AD on sabbatical for 6 months? Just not good. We are just an after thought athletically in this conference. ACC reffing bad? See any b-ball game when we are playing an old time B!
G team and the game is close and we need a loss. Been a fan since the last time we beat State Penn at home. I'm afraid apathy is setting into the picture. I was for the move at the time and am still for it. As OldNewGuy said, Yow ran the program into the ground financially. They needed the money and the ACC everyone loved was not the same. I think when people think of leaving the ACC, they just think of how it used to be.
Unless we can get into a time machine and go back to the ACC of , I'm still fine with MD having taken the money to leave. As far as football and basketball, the teams just have to get better.
Moving conferences didn't make them get worse. They've just suffered through bad coaching. I like what Durkin is doing with football, but it takes more time to improve a football team. The basketball team would be better if Turgeon could coach half as well as he could recruit. I was fine with the move then, and fine with the move now. The rivalries and such would be better in the ACC.
But you had to move to where the money is. The Big Ten guarantees stability and a chance to keep up financially with the powerhouses to some extent. You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Paste as plain text instead. As another wave of athletic conference realignment continues through , these calls to bring Maryland back to the ACC and leave the Big Ten are growing. However, these calls for Maryland to leave the Big Ten are misguided. This becomes even more impressive when considering how Maryland sponsors 20 teams, while Michigan sponsors 27 and Ohio State sponsors With an increase in attendance comes an increase in revenue earned by the university and several College Park businesses, and perhaps no sport does this better for the city than football.
But therein lies the point: Maryland is able to fill more of the stands and make more money from hosting athletic events than it could in the ACC. In addition, being in the Big Ten Conference simply brings more money to the school through conference revenue payouts. Or, it could theoretically use the excess revenue to invest in new projects similar to the new dorms, academic buildings and urban revitalization currently occurring around the campus.
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