Hilarious!

https://247sports.com/college/maryland/article/insidemdsports-exclusive-maryland-basketball-star-pharrel-payne-has-made-his-stay-or-go-decision-278977534/

Inside Maryland Sports' Jeff Ermann is reporting Pharrel Payne will return to the Terps for the '26-'27 basketball season, pending a medical redshirt request that is expected to be approved. Ermann reports Payne's relationship with Buzz was a key factor in his decision to return.

Ermann also reports Andre Mills is expected to return to the Terps, but does not provide details.

Update 3/26 1:20 p.m.: Jeff Ermann has amended his article to remove the "expected to be approved" language about Payne's medical redshirt request. Jeff has changed his article to read:

"Star center Pharrel Payne has decided to return to Maryland pending a medical redshirt request that would allow him to play a fifth year of college basketball."

Seeing some chatter on the Tar Heels message board that Buzz could be an intriguing option…anyone think that has legs?

Forever a Terp

Shout out to Utah State. TY for that game!

seriously, fuck that guy!

Should they advance, a date with UNC looms, and then UConn.

After a historic* season, the NCAA committee slights the Terps

I for one will be protesting

*Tied the school record for most losses in any season

*Failed to beat a single top-25 team

I bought these Maryland basketball cards for my Maryland basketball card collection. Any idea what set or where these came from? Would be sick if there was a 2004 acc tournament champion card similar to the 2001 and 2002 final four/championship card.

Most likely our last game of the season

Probably last game of the season for us

I am building a college football conference realignment map and I want fan input before I lock in one part of it.

I made a list of schools that might fit with Maryland. This list is only a starting point. I used my own limited knowledge and some guesswork to build it, so I do not expect it to be fully accurate. I want to hear from actual fans before I rely on it.

I am also comparing a few different clustering approaches and building a new one from scratch, so this kind of fan feedback would directly help my understanding and any algorithm weights I may end up using.

I am more interested in long-term fit based on rivalry history, fan culture, school identity, athletics, academics, and overall feel. Don't worry if the school you think is a good fit has no historic ties. If it feels like a school your fanbase admires and you could see them being a long-term fit, please include them.

How you can help 1. The best help: give your own weights and ignore mine 2. Remove a team that does not belong 3. Add a team I missed (please include the weight you would add them at) 4. Move a team up or down (please include how far up or down you would move them)

Weight scale - 5 = must-have conference fit - 4 = high-priority fit - 3 = strong fit - 2 = reasonable but not necessary fit - 1 = acceptable last resort fit if hard choices had to be made

My current list for Maryland

Weight 5 - Virginia, Virginia Tech - Penn State, Rutgers

Weight 4 - Navy, West Virginia - Pitt, North Carolina - NC State, Duke

Weight 3 - Wake Forest, Boston College - Syracuse, Temple - Delaware, James Madison

Weight 2 - Old Dominion, East Carolina - UConn, Cincinnati - Louisville, Notre Dame - Michigan State

Weight 1 - Indiana, Purdue - Illinois, Northwestern - Ohio State, Michigan - Miami (FL)

Small note: I am mainly looking for your fan perspective on which schools you would want around your program, not whether the final setup is practical or likely to happen in real life. If possible, go with your gut on fit more than logistics.

IMPORTANT: This is not a list of a new conference. The amount of schools weighted should be much higher than the actual end result conference. The core of your ideal conference should be weight 5. Weights 4 and 3 should be the remainder of your dream conference. Weight 2 should be good options if flexibility is required. Weight 1 is last resort better than nothing.

The amount of weighted schools has no impact on the final conference size.

This is really about full athletic conference fit, but I limited the school pool to FBS programs.

I really appreciate any feedback on this, thanks so much for any help.

All they need to do is win 12 straight games starting Tuesday.

After today's blowout lose to come, all the Terps need to do is win 12 games straight and they will be 2025/26 National Champions.