No Joke a Big Game in the ACC

I really wanted to crush Carly Simon some more today.  You know that old bag who is so vain she thinks she can make us give a damn about her stupid 38 year old song. My other idea was to talk about the stupid father, who took taking your son to work a little far.  You see he's an air traffic controller at Kennedy Airport and he let his kid give some directions to pilots. Not a College or High School kid, no, no, his kid is in elementary school.  So in about 10 years we can read about this kid going Todd Bridges and holding up a CVS for drugs because he lost his mind after he got his old man fired.

Anyway, back to the topic I was strong armed (thanks Jon) into writing about Duke and Maryland tonight at Comcast Center.  It is the second best rivalry in the ACC (sorry its still UNC/Duke, they f-ing live next door to each other). However, in this mediocre season of ACC play (thank you UNC) it is the best the conference has to offer (#4 v. #22).  It is like 2001-02 all over again or at least the Terps hope so. They can move into a first place tie with a win over the Blue Devils. It also will likely decide Conference Player of the Year, Scheyer v. Vasquez. In what has been a real mediocre year for The ACC as a national power this game does have some zip.  I have liked Maryland all year even after the loss to William and Mary, of course the CAA rocks, and ACC teams should continue to avoid playing powers like the Tribe, George Mason, and of course Old Dominion (the Harvard of the south). 

As for Duke they are putting together a typical Duke year.  Wonderful at home, tough, smart, gritty, and not very athletic (ok real white).  Coach K love him or hate him and I know Terps fans hate him, he is still among the best on the bench in College Hoops.  So is Gary Williams by the way, you know Maryland fans, the guy you want to replace with Mike Brey.   Anyway, Duke is essentially a three man show Scheyer, Singler, and Smith, and the other guys just fill their role.  It has worked to the tune of 25-4, but unless you went to Duke, root for Duke, or are related to the Coach, or live in New Jersey or New York, you know that this team will not be in Indianapolis for the Final 4 without a ticket.  Duke is hardly worth storming the court over these days, but we know if Maryland wins, they will. 

Maryland has a lot going for them tonight home court, confidence, athleticism, Vasquez, and of course Gary.  Enough of the x's and o's b.s. here is what every Maryland/Duke Game boils down too (or at least in Terps Fans minds).  How will it be called?  Which scares the hell out of the Terps Fans. You know how well Coach K works 'em (see picture above) and how well they sell the charges (or flops/fainting goats).  One of these teams is going to deal with foul trouble and that could spell trouble for them.  For the record I like Maryland's depth better.  Too much youth off bench for Coach K and this will be first real hostile environment (sorry Heels fans).  This is the Terps best shot at Duke in several seasons and they need to take advantage of it and if they do let the looting begin!