Win or Go Home
That is the Terps motto going into their first ACC Tournament game tonight. Tonight's game against Georgia Tech was a must win regardless. However, with today's game so far seeing # 1 UConn go down to bubble-team Syracuse, and George Washington losing to Temple, the Terps at-large hopes are nearly shot.
The George Washington loss is particularly excruciating for Terp fans hoping to an at-large bid. Had GW won the tournament as expected, the Atlantic-10 would be a one bid league. Now, with GW getting an at-large and the conference tournament winner getting the automatic berth, that is one less spot for the Bubble Teams.
At least Syracuse was a Bubble Team to start the day. There was a decent chance that the Orangemen were in, even though it would have been a questionable choice. There is no chance now that the committee will deny a team that beat the # 1 team in the country, regardless of the fact that the same team lost to DePaul by 39 a few weeks back.
So for the Terps; win, or go home. As long as Terp fans recognize that if they do not make it, it is their own fault.
The George Washington loss is particularly excruciating for Terp fans hoping to an at-large bid. Had GW won the tournament as expected, the Atlantic-10 would be a one bid league. Now, with GW getting an at-large and the conference tournament winner getting the automatic berth, that is one less spot for the Bubble Teams.
At least Syracuse was a Bubble Team to start the day. There was a decent chance that the Orangemen were in, even though it would have been a questionable choice. There is no chance now that the committee will deny a team that beat the # 1 team in the country, regardless of the fact that the same team lost to DePaul by 39 a few weeks back.
So for the Terps; win, or go home. As long as Terp fans recognize that if they do not make it, it is their own fault.
posted by Brian Griffiths at 2:37 PM
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