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ArtBest23
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 Posted: 01/22/16 2:08 pm ::: Maryland games vs MSU and PSU postponed |
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| Just said on the news that Maryland's home game with MichSt scheduled for Saturday has been moved to Monday, and its Tuesday game @PSU has been moved to Wednesday. All because of the blizzard of 2016.
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ripleydc
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| Posted: 01/22/16 3:00 pm ::: |
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I wonder if Spartans flew in this morning. Given the forecast for snow into Sunday morning, getting a flight in that day is not guaranteed. But if they're already in CP, they can just play in the snow this weekend with everyone else in the DMV.
I like this schedule change. I was afraid MD would have to squeeze in another game just before their road match-up at tOSU. This is better.
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ArtBest23
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| Posted: 01/23/16 12:04 pm ::: |
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| I wonder if that Monday game will happen. I think they just said on the news that the university is closed Monday.
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Durantula
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| Posted: 01/23/16 12:15 pm ::: |
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All over the east coast games have been re-scheduled. A few were played on Friday and after the George Mason-Duquee game Duquesne got stranded on the PA Turnpike overnight, but it sounds like they are making the most of it and having a good time.
http://www.si.com/college-basketball/2016/01/23/duquesne-basketball-stranded-snowstorm-bus-update
The team left at roughly 4:30 p.m, before getting stuck in traffic on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. And the blizzard blanketing the Mid-Atlantic region did the rest of the work. According to their official Twitter account, the team has been stuck in the same spot ever since. Ferry and guard Micah Mason have done live SportsCenter hits in the meantime to keep the public updated.
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ripleydc
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| Posted: 01/27/16 9:44 am ::: |
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Game is now scheduled for Friday, February 5th in College Park.
This is exactly what I was afraid would happen.
Now Terps must play 3 games in 1 week, on the road against a good Purdue team, then at home against a very good MSU, and finally on the road against the Buckeyes. Last time they faced OSU, it was at the end of a 3-game week (which included UConn) and Maryland was flat. I so wanted to see how they would perform in Columbus with adequate rest. Now that's not gonna happen.
Nobody's fault but the storm's. Oh well, still disappointing.
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Fighting Artichoke
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| Posted: 01/27/16 11:29 am ::: |
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| That's a very difficult week, as they may be the 3 biggest challengers to the Terps in the B1G. And 2 on the road. Yikes.
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| Posted: 01/27/16 12:03 pm ::: |
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| Don't expect much sympathy from Gopher fans. While your team has taken this break, my team has just played 3 games in 7 days.
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Fighting Artichoke
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| Posted: 01/27/16 12:23 pm ::: |
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| Shades wrote: |
| Don't expect much sympathy from Gopher fans. While your team has taken this break, my team has just played 3 games in 7 days. |
But not 3 games like these:
@Purdue
Mich. St.
@ tOSU
Your 3 games were:
Northwestern
@Wisconsin
Illinois
Notre Dame just finished 3 games in a week, but their 'gauntlet' wasn't anything like the Terps will face. First of all, they were all in South Bend:
Tennessee
Syracuse
Virginia Tech
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| Posted: 01/27/16 12:42 pm ::: |
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| That Illinois game was something else. I watched it....well, the second half....and it was rough-and-tumble for sure!
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| Posted: 01/27/16 1:06 pm ::: |
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| I wish the Purdue and Ohio State games were flip-flopped. Purdue would have a much better chance vs a Maryland team coming off games vs Mich State & Ohio State. Being the first, they really don't have much of a chance. I don't think Purdue matches up well with Maryland.
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Shades
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| Posted: 01/27/16 1:06 pm ::: |
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| Fighting Artichoke wrote: |
| Shades wrote: |
| Don't expect much sympathy from Gopher fans. While your team has taken this break, my team has just played 3 games in 7 days. |
But not 3 games like these:
@Purdue
Mich. St.
@ tOSU
Your 3 games were:
Northwestern
@Wisconsin
Illinois
Notre Dame just finished 3 games in a week, but their 'gauntlet' wasn't anything like the Terps will face. First of all, they were all in South Bend:
Tennessee
Syracuse
Virginia Tech |
So? They've had a break and they're ranked #5. Are fans worried they won't live up their ranking? I can't relate but maybe you can. My team just beat comparable teams in that 7 day stretch.
The Gophers finish the season tough with MSU, OSU, and MAR all in a row, but we're not ranked #5 so not really worried about it.
What's the use of fearing competition? If you're not good enough, you're not good enough. If you think you're worthy of being ranked #5, you shouldn't be worried.
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ripleydc
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| Posted: 01/27/16 1:12 pm ::: |
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| summertime blues wrote: |
| That Illinois game was something else. I watched it....well, the second half....and it was rough-and-tumble for sure! |
I watched last night, too. I didn't realize that Gophers were playing their 3rd of the week. That may explain why UM, and Banham in particular, got off to such a slow start. I doubt they would've come back like they did in the 3rd period, against Purdue, MSU or OSU. Lucky they were playing at home against the team with the worst record in the conference.
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| Posted: 01/27/16 1:40 pm ::: |
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| ripleydc wrote: |
Game is now scheduled for Friday, February 5th in College Park.
This is exactly what I was afraid would happen.
Now Terps must play 3 games in 1 week, on the road against a good Purdue team, then at home against a very good MSU, and finally on the road against the Buckeyes. Last time they faced OSU, it was at the end of a 3-game week (which included UConn) and Maryland was flat. I so wanted to see how they would perform in Columbus with adequate rest. Now that's not gonna happen.
Nobody's fault but the storm's. Oh well, still disappointing. |
Michigan State was originally scheduled to host Michigan on Thursday, February 4th. In order to accommodate the MSU @ MD game change, the U-M @ MSU game was moved up a day to the 3rd. This means Michigan State will have one day to recover while traveling to College Park. That's tougher IMHO (and I'm not a MSU fan..).
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| Posted: 01/27/16 1:47 pm ::: |
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P.S. Then the Spartans have a Sunday matinee at Iowa.
1/31 at Wisconsin
2/3 vs Michigan
2/5 at Maryland
2/7 at Iowa
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ripleydc
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| Posted: 01/27/16 1:58 pm ::: |
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| mzonefan wrote: |
| Michigan State was originally scheduled to host Michigan on Thursday, February 4th. In order to accommodate the MSU @ MD game change, the U-M @ MSU game was moved up a day to the 3rd. This means Michigan State will have one day to recover while traveling to College Park. That's tougher IMHO (and I'm not a MSU fan..). |
This snow-related rescheduling is creating some very tough situations, MSU and MD both. The beneficiaries are the teams not affected. In Maryland's case, OSU gets MD with 4 days rest at home. Iowa gets MSU at home at the end of the Spartans' grueling week.
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| Posted: 01/27/16 3:29 pm ::: |
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P.S. Then the Spartans have a Sunday matinee at Iowa.
1/31 at Wisconsin
2/3 vs Michigan
2/5 at Maryland
2/7 at Iowa |
Wow. This is very tough for Sparty especially with 3 of those games on the road.
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Fighting Artichoke
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| Posted: 01/27/16 4:04 pm ::: |
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| mzonefan wrote: |
P.S. Then the Spartans have a Sunday matinee at Iowa.
1/31 at Wisconsin
2/3 vs Michigan
2/5 at Maryland
2/7 at Iowa |
That is a ridiculous schedule! Four games in 8 days and 3 on the road. Yuck.
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