(01-22-2023 01:17 PM)bryanw1995 Wrote:  

(01-21-2023 10:10 PM)esayem Wrote:  

(01-21-2023 09:00 PM)bryanw1995 Wrote:  

(01-21-2023 02:34 PM)esayem Wrote:  

(01-21-2023 02:13 PM)bryanw1995 Wrote:  If only it were possible to schedule a hated rival OOC every year. Oh, wait, UF-FSU, USC-Clemson, UGA-GT...it IS possible! Cool!

We weren't there with Texas, but in another 5-10 years we would have started playing them annually I suspect. Our hate for LSU and bama is strong, but the hatred for Texas runs deep.

I get you’re trying to be contrarian and that’s cute and all. That’s sort of been your MO towards me since you joined. But those games meant a lot to the ACC standings and the ACC tournament. AFAIK, that can’t be scheduled OOC. Unless you in your almighty wisdom know better?

I just call it like I see it, and I often find myself disagreeing with things you post. Rather than be rude and abrasive, I think that humor with a bit of sarcasm is more called for on this board.

You didn't mention the ACC standings in your earlier post, and I doubt that Duke had much of a negative impact on anybody's standing in the ACC (football). I know that I sure miss playing some of our old SWC and big 12 "rivals" for the easy W.

So what exactly were you disagreeing with? It seems to me you simplified and reduced the importance of what I said, which is a true gripe amongst many Maryland fans, not just my close friend. You shrugged it off as if there aren't complex inner workings behind the scenes and schools will just schedule one another like nothing happened.

All I was saying was that it's not an insurmountable obstacle for Maryland to schedule Duke every year in football if both schools desire it.

I just looked up "Maryland Rivals" and came up with West Virginia, Pitt, Virginia and Navy. No mention of Duke.

I understand you don't follow the ACC, which is fine. If you did, you would understand the deep-seated hate in the Maryland-Duke hoops rivalry I was referencing. The football rivalry hasn't been relevant since the two were top 10 programs in the 50's.

Maryland has a historical game vs Penn State and WVU, I don't know about Pitt. Their Navy game was put on ice because Navy found them to have a dirty program, which was pretty well publicized back in the day. When they were in the league, I'd say their biggest ACC football games were Virginia, NC State, and Clemson.

Like Quo said, most Maryland fans miss the basketball side of things and could care less about their football schedule.