Maryland Minute 2.09.10 - Notes on the Postponement
by Ben Goldstein on Feb 9, 2010 7:51 PM EST
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PrintTracking the Terps: A look at the decision to postpone U-VA game
And...so why was this decision made again?
"We needed to make a decision this morning because we needed to stop U-VA from traveling here, which they were about to," said Frank Brewer, associate vice president for facilities management.But it turned out Virginia had already arrived. Rich Murray, a team spokesman, said the Cavaliers came in Monday to beat the storm, spend the night, then turned around and went back on the bus this morning.
- Ben B.
My Take: I was a little surprised by the decision, as well. Now the Terps have to play three ACC games in six days. Fortunately, Duke is opponent number one.
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I haven't been to many other ACC college towns so maybe some other people can chime in here. CP is not one of the finer towns in America but are we really worse than Durham and Raleigh?
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It seems like..
Pretty much every local recruit on the 250 watch list has Maryland listed in their top 3 or 4. It seems as if Franklin is trying to keep his word and snag most of the local recruits.
Pat Forde's ratings are somewhat of a mystery
No doubt that the town of College Park needs a major overhaul. Zoning seems to be concept that the CP city council and business leaders haven’t grasped. However, the ratings for Altanta and Durham defy reason. I have been to Atlanta a few times. Sure the city has a lot to do and see like any city but its sprawl on a major scale. When I asked the concierge at the Peachtree Westin about walking the to GT campus, he responded by warning me about crime in the area. Duke has a nice campus but the town of Durham is definitely downhill from Chapel Hill.
Maryland
has the worst location/campus of any major college I’ve ever seen, coming from a fan.
CP the dumps?
Hardly. CP doesn’t need to be all that much with so much around it (unlike most of the other ACC towns). But it has its charms, in a way. You have to look at the total picture, which puts CP near or at the top, all things considered.
If CP was all we had, OK, it’s not much. But it is not all we have.
You've
definitely never been to another college town if that’s serious
CP is in a major metropolitan area...
With a subway system basically on campus. No other ACC school can say that.
by s.r.genovese on Feb 10, 2010 12:51 AM EST up reply actions
Still Upset
I thought by tonight I’d be over it but still just bummed that Maryland won’t be playing Virginia tomorrow night. Gotta make it to Saturday somehow for the biggest game of the year. At least its a 1:00 pm tip off
Well have some more pride.
D.C. is right here, there is a major media market, and the downtown scene is perfect for what any (normal) college kid might be looking for. Its not “quaint” like charlottesville or chapel hill, but whats does “quaint” do for a college student?
cp is not trash
pg county is, cp happens to be in pg county
my apologies
PG county is trash….the campus is very nice
PG county …“a livable community” hahahahha
by Bboydragon25 on Feb 10, 2010 1:30 PM EST up reply actions
I've always found that so amusing.
Yes, mankind can actually survive here. It’s a fact!
To say anything beyond that might be laughable, though. Because “livable” really might be all you can call it lol jk
CP isn't great
But Durham is an absolute poohole. I’ve never been on the Duke campus, which I’m sure is nice, but the outlying area is straight up ghetto. And I second what the guy above said about the GT campus area, although it is a plus having the MARTA system to get you around town and not deal with the Atlanta traffic.
These aren’t Forde’s musings, this was some kind of media writers poll. I guess it all depends on what you think makes up a college town. CP only has the small bar restaurant area on Rt. 1 and there isn’t a ton of stuff for kids to do locally. I have to imagine that whenever Gary or Ralph bring recruits in they show them DC and don’t focus on the CP/Hyattsville area too much. That said, I can’t imagine that little outposts like Clemson and Winston Salem have much going on.
CP is a dump, but...
it has one thing none of these other places has: a stop on the DC metro. Now, Chestnut Hill is OK, but the area of Atlanta surrounding GT is a hellhole. If BC and GT are going to get credit for public transportation access to a major city, then MD should too! On that basis, I’m willing to give the nod to Boston, but no way Atlanta is a better city for college students than DC. So I’d place College Park no worse than second.
On the other hand, if you limit the “college town” to the area accessible on foot without public transport, then I’d place CP at average or a little below in the ACC, but definitely not worst.
CP could use a facelift
but I disagree with him saying the campus is dull. I understand and agree with the description of the surrounding area, but I think the campus is nice.
He called it the Rendezvous Inn… it’s called Conerstone now. Doesn’t sound like he’s been to CP in the past 3 years.
Game reschedule:
Was there any thought of playing at UVa instead, and them coming to CP for the last game?
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