What makes the NCAA Tournament so great is what also makes it so heartbreaking. Only one team gets to end the season with a win and cutting down the nets at the Final Four. If you're not that team, it means your season comes to an abrupt end, like someone pulling the plug on your television out of the wall. In the blink of an eye, the careers of players are over as that season's team leaves the court together one final time.
On Thursday, Maryland lost to Kansas in the Sweet 16, sending the Terps back to College Park after what was the most successful NCAA Tournament run for the school in over a decade.