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Boom Goes the Bubble

March started days ago. The Madness started Wednesday night. On an evening where bubble teams could've punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament and boosters could've started humming bars of "One Shining Moment," teams turned down invitations like they were to a wedding without an open bar or the People's Choice Awards....

It's Self Before Team for Coach of Year

Even if you phrase it as carefully as a major leaguer testifying before Congress, ask Kansas coach Bill Self who he thinks should be the national coach of the year and you're likely to get about the same answer as if you'd just asked him to explain the economic stimulus plan. Which is to say a whole lot of stammering and...

Maryland, You Wanna Win Tomorrow? Stop the Run.

Tomorrow, Maryland and Clemson face off in Death Valley at high noon. Or regular noon -- one of the two. I think in Death Valley every noon is high noon. Both teams can help their chance to win the Atlantic Division of the ACC with a win. Clemson has been rolling until Virginia Tech rolled over them in Blacksburg last...

Does Ralph Friedgen Trust His Quarterback?

This question was in my head all game. This NC State game was really important for the Terps, and coach Ralph Friedgen kept it out of the hands of quarterback Sam Hollenbach as much as possible. This game was a running game through and through. They ran 41 times and threw nine times. Hollenbach ran 11 times, which is two...

Maryland Goes Old School to Beat NC State

Today was a nice blast from the past for the Terps. For the first time since they were good, they beat NC State. And for the first time all year, they dominated a team. Don't let the close score fool you, this was Maryland's game from start to end. The most surprising part? They did it on defense. For the last two weeks,...