blackdog
- Champaign
Agree completely. It's a strange place. They had an inferiority complex for decades in the ACC v. Duke and Carolina (and even Virginia). Gary Williams was a great coach but, as you note, that class he had that won the NC was truly special and one-off. The sense of entitlement they have is baffling. I make the same point about Turge and his performance in the BT to Terp fans I know, to no avail.
It doesn't help that, despite Maryland being literally on the border of DC, Duke and UNC got way more love than they did. Growing up in DC there was one kid in my HS class that was a Maryland fan and he always got ripped on by everyone else. This despite the fact that it wasn't even 5 years after they won their title.