The hype machine received an easily-unwrapped gift last weekend when both Boston College and Maryland advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship.
The two teams met in last year's national championship game, and they staged an instant classic won by the Terrapins, 16-13. Gifted that rematch, it's easy to call it the second round of the two teams' newly-minted rivalry or the "third half" of a high-stakes game.
That's a good message, but it's easily dispelled by the Eagles.
"(We are) just a totally different team," BC head coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein said.