Hoyas added to Old Spice
The folks at Disney found an eighth team -- Georgetown -- to replace Memphis in next season's Old Spice Classic.
If you're a Maryland fan, do you want the Terps to play the Hoyas in the Thanksgiving week event in Orlando?
Given that Maryland is one of three teams in the field not to play in last season's NCAA tournament, it seems likely that the Terps will be matched up with Georgetown, Michigan State or Tennessee.
The Hoyas lost Roy Hibbert and Jonathan Wallace, and also saw Vernon Macklin announce his plans to transfer, but are bringing in two quality big men in Greg Monroe and Henry Sims (Mount St. Joseph).
Just from a standpoint of a good local story, I would love to see Maryland play Georgetown, something that hasn't happened during the regular season since 1994.
That's when the Terps were supposed to get run over by Othella Harrington and the Hoyas at the Cap Centre. You know the rest of the story. Joe Smith introduced himself to the college basketball world, and the Terps won.
Too bad Gus Gilchrist won't be eligible for a similar coming-out party.
Editor's note: Vernon Macklin was misidentified when this post was first published.
Comments
I'm pretty sure it was the day after Thanksgiving, 1993.
Posted by: Drew | April 29, 2008 4:14 PM
It is hard for me to worry about who we might play when we barely know who will be on the team at that point.
Posted by: matt | April 29, 2008 4:42 PM
Any true Maryland fan would want the Terps to play Georgetown any place, any time!
Posted by: John | April 29, 2008 6:47 PM
Hoyas, Terps, two great programs. Lets get it on .
Posted by: Vince Horsley | April 30, 2008 9:17 AM
Maryland fans know that Georgetown doesn't like to play us. They have been getting most of the local blue chip recruits and have more to lose if they get beat. I think the Terps have enough talent to give the Hoyas all they want! It would be a great early season matchup giving all the locals something to brag about.
Posted by: Flynn | April 30, 2008 10:51 AM
Love to see the Terps play the Hoyas. It would be great to have them on the schedule every year. John Thompson, Jr. has revitalized their program. If you want to be the best, you should play the best. The Old Spice Tourney will give the Terps an idea of where they are by playing these nationally ranked programs.
Posted by: bob b. | May 1, 2008 9:23 AM