I was there in November of '93 at the Cap Centre, the last time these 2 teams met in the D.C area. I was a Gtown fan at the time (before I attended UMD). That game was the beginning of an era for the Terps...Joe Smith's first game.

It was also George Butler's first game for the Hoyas, too bad the Gmen didn't have him for 4 years. That guy was a stud.

I would love to see this game happen every year, but it won't. Gary is too stubborn about having the next one be at Comcast Center because the previous one was at the ole Cap Centre. On the surface, it seems like a legitimate point. But if you were at that game back in 93, you'd have seen that at least 75% of the fans there were Md fans. It wasn't a home court advantage for Gtown by any stretch of the imagination.

Come on Gary, you know this is true.

To add to Barno's point, Maryland was also given half of the gate in the '93 game. Despite being played on Georgetown's home floor, it was by no means a home game for Georgetown.

Besides, if Gary's request was merely that the next game be played at Comcast, I'm sure the deal could get done. Gary is insisting that any deal be a 3 year deal, with two of the games at Comcast. He figures that Georgetown owes him one, which is laughable.

Of course, the development of this non-rivalry has changed a bit in the last couple of years. Maryland would need this game a whole lot more than Georgetown does.

it gets down to conferences big east has way more depth and also when was the last time the terps were in the AP top 10? its a no brainer gtown romps in a head to head matchup!!!!

Wait...is that Terp bashing? On the Sports Bog? Gee...there's something new.

All the local head coaches with national championship trophies, please raise your hand. Oh, sorry JT3.

I get the feeling Gary isn't hugely involved in the details of negotiating the games. Sure, he probably gets a "yes" or "no", but he is busy doing things like, ya know, coaching. Debbie Yow and her staff are there for the detail work.

If you don't think that a head coach at a major university has total control over a schedule, you are quite mistaken.

Would love to see Gtown play Maryland in the regular season. I think Gary needs to stop whining about the game he's "owed", but I'd also be happy if GU's athletic dept showed some class and gave him the game.

I'd love a yearly GU/GW showdown at Verizon too. Sure, the Hoyas would essentially be giving up a home game (it'd be a home game on paper but not in reality). Great way to promote local ball though, and nice preparation for the tournament (high major vs. midmajor on a de facto neutral court).

Whatever the reasons, Georgetown has been severely lacking in local rivalries recently. Playing American this year was a good start, but we need to do more of that, either by joining the BB&T clasic or setting up some home-and-home series.

Oh wait, so back to back Final Fours aren't so easy?

Sincerely,

Terp Fans

It does not take a degree from Georgetown to know that a game played on a court where you play all your home games is a home game for you...

I'd like to see George Mason, Georgetown, Maryland, and either American or GW in the BB&T Classic every year. (Dream on.)

I don't think Gary Williams is the one holding up this game from happening. If anything I think he'd be screaming for it because right now Gtown gets every single local recruit with talent.

I also don't think Gary Williams is the guy the does scheduling for the Terps. In fact I don't even think he gets a yes or no as someone else on this thread seems to think.

If anything I think that both schools are wary of taking on nonconference foes b/c the Big East and the ACC are both so stacked that both Athletic Departments prefer cupcakes...

This will only happen if the coaches publicly call each other out.

While I am an avowed Terp fan I don't really want to see this game happen because I think at least this coming year Gtown would stomp on us and it wouldn't be pretty much like the UCLA-MD game this past year.

Still, Gtown hasn't had the same type of recent (past 10 years) success that MD has had. Quit attacking Gary, like other posters have said, we have back to back final fours and a national championship. Thats gotta count for something

How AMAZING would it be.... I KNOW .. I KNOW .... this is fantasy....but ...

If Junior Fienstein and his Bank Cronnies could get some kind of area tourney together...

Maryland
G'Town
Geo Wash
UVA
VaTech
Howard
American
George Mason

(you could sub VaTech with James Madison or ODU or whomever)

I know the politics will NEVER let that happen...but ...how much fun would that be !!!????!!!??

Even if the local tourney was all "lower tier" teams...how about an 8 team tourney of

Geo Wash
James Madison
Howard
Old Dominion
American
Towson St
George Mason
UMBC

i don't know...insert local schools here_______________________.

TONS OF FUN !!!!

The BB&T has lost a whole lot of luster. It's not even a tourny anymore. Just a two game borefest. Let's get MD, GU, GW, GMU in, and play till a winner is decided. In the meantime, I'll take the Old Spice... And a GU loss.

if i remember correctly, the big prob was fan behavior. i don't think this has po 2b better, but seriously worse. I'm a Terp fan and realize win or lose could get rowdy. its a shame the selection process has cut down on matchups, but thats the deal. here's hopeing they meet in the tourney.......NCAA

Big John and his Hoyas duck Terps for a decade. Then after Gary and Terps Agree to all G-Town conditions ....???? . Gary has got plenty of issues but he is not responsible for this one..UMD should get the Hoyas @ home. I Like Big John , but this was a product of his schedueling practice for decades (soft before b-east and no exposure for other local teams..

D1 coaches make their schedules. That's a fact. They have ultimate control. To suggest that Gary doesn't have control over his schedule is laughable.
I've been in the room to hear JTIII say that Gary wants two games for one at Verizon, and he credits that as the reason for there not being a game. I have not heard Gary's reason, which could very well be different.
I can see how a game at Cap Center is seen as a Gtown home game, but how much of a home game was it if tickets and revenues were split 50-50 (as I understand they were)? Doesn't the split crowd and gate revenues make that a neutral court game, or do physical building and surface make it a Gtown home game? I have a pretty hard time buying that, but I fully admit that I was not there and don't know all the facts.

I think a 1 & 1 - with the first at Maryland. Would be fair.

Did Cleveland have home court advantage last year at Verizon when all the Wizards were injured in the playoffs?

Hey Dan: All head coaches who have done anything in the last six years raise their hands: Not so fast Gary. Can you prell underachieve?

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