There is a gleam...

Freekin ESPN U, what a crock. I can't justify spending even more $$$ to see what might be 3-5 games a year I care about. Waiting on a bootleg tape from Yanik or one of my other sources. With that said, listened to much of it on the radio and have spoken to those there...

First of all, for this one game, the stars were alligned. Terps coming of an embarrasing home loss, Tigers coming in defeated and getting then #1 Tar Heels next. Almost every gambling site/pundit had the Terps even giving 3.5 points. With that said, the Terps played well, and showed much more desire as evidenced by a 35-29 edge on the boards (though Clemson still got way to many (18) offensive boards). They also clearly practiced their shots since the Miami loss, big improvements there - only Osby at 0-1 was the only Terp below 50% for the game. Also only four 3-pointers taken in the game while Gist/Ibekwe go 13-18. Turnovers still high - 20 - and Vasquez/Hayes will need to value possessions against UVS, going into what looks like a very hostile atmosphere and up against a tough backcourt.

Good game, a must win especially with several road games on the horizon, at Virginia next.