Terps possibly moving to Big Ten ? what ?

[downhome]

Who knew Dave Cottle was so sentimental? Hahahahaha.


The ACC had 4 lacrosse teams, no AQ for a billion years....this moveis no big deal at all from a lacrosse POV.

If anything is strenthens the Big 10 conf...acc is fine with it's tradition lawless thug programs like Duke and Uva.

Don't agree. With the growth of the sport it is unlikely you'll see two ACC teams getting an at-large berth. (Agree about the "thug" programs)

[demopublican]

What is so thuggish?

[slapshot]

But if they had done this transparent and are honest now it would not have been derailed. Instead they openly violated the open meetings act and blind sided most of the stake holders. This says nothing of how the GA might seek some retibution!

Spot on correct.

In today's Metro Section of the Post:

http://thewashingtonpost.newspaperdi...er/viewer.aspx

See article, "Vote on Big Ten in Legal Doubt"

[Brohan]

What is so thuggish?

Beating a girl to death? Nice touch by The University for giving their dirt bag coach an extension the same day his player is convicted of murder.

Typical.

[jgdomino]

Duke does. They're the high class private school of the ACC.

Of course the best privates in the ACC are better than the privates of the Pig 10. Just as the publics in the ACC are better than the publics in the Pig 10.

I weep for UMD for lowering their standards.

Go look at the rankings buddy, this is 1000% wrong.

[jgdomino]

Spot on correct.

In today's Metro Sectopn of the Post:

http://thewashingtonpost.newspaperdi...er/viewer.aspx

See article, "Vote on Big Ten in Legal Doubt"

The article is uninformed and incorrect. MD Taxpayers will not be paying a dime, the buyout is being funded by the big 10. The move does not have to be approved by the Board of Regents this was just a courtesy extended to those members and really would have had no bearing on the move. It was the correct move for the University of Maryland in the long term. Everyone will miss the Duke game but if thats the only reason you are a MD fan then good riddance.

[slapshot]

The article is uninformed and incorrect. MD Taxpayers will not be paying a dime, the buyout is being funded by the big 10. The move does not have to be approved by the Board of Regents this was just a courtesy extended to those members and really would have had no bearing on the move. It was the correct move for the University of Maryland in the long term. Everyone will miss the Duke game but if thats the only reason you are a MD fan then good riddance.

Not sure what article you read, but I was not referring to that.

As per the "legal experts" cited in the article, they say that the secret meeting, and I quote, "may have violated the Maryland Open Meetings Act".

No idea about the legality of all this...just pointing to the article. Nothing to do with the buyout, or what's best for Maryland, etc.

[atomic]

The article is uninformed and incorrect. MD Taxpayers will not be paying a dime, the buyout is being funded by the big 10. The move does not have to be approved by the Board of Regents this was just a courtesy extended to those members and really would have had no bearing on the move. It was the correct move for the University of Maryland in the long term. Everyone will miss the Duke game but if thats the only reason you are a MD fan then good riddance.

Taxpayers do not pay any money for sports. It is a surcharge on students bills to pay for it. When I went to college it made me very angry to pay this surcharge. I was basically paying money so I had no shot to make the basketball team.

[Eastside Terp]

Taxpayers do not pay any money for sports. It is a surcharge on students bills to pay for it. When I went to college it made me very angry to pay this surcharge. I was basically paying money so I had no shot to make the basketball team.

that's not the only source .......

the terp club, m club, etc. pay for scholarships .......

[Arslan]

Tom McMillen states his opposition to the Board of Regents's decision to join B1G:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio...y.html?hpid=z2

[kudzu]

Lol. So says the child who acts like a 5 year old, who is so upset at the news, he's gonna "piss on his Maryland memorabilia"...

Classy.

For someone who claims to be a professor at a major national university, you seem to have less than a full grasp on the use of hyperbole.

In case you're not smart enough to decode that: I did not actually piss on my UMD stuff.

We've interacted on other Sun forums. Very pleasantly, as I recall. Didn't realize you'd get so stupid when it comes to college sports.