It remains to be seen whether the two-year deal between Maryland and Georgetown leads to a more permanent resumption of the long-ago rivalry between the region's two biggest college basketball powers, but the excitement surrounding Tuesday night's early-season showdown at Xfinity Center should push both schools in that direction.
There has been plenty of time for everyone to think about it. The Terps and Hoyas had not faced each other in a non-NCAA tournament game since1993 and this was the first time Maryland hosted Georgetown since 1973.
The reasons for that are well known among the local basketball intelligencia.