Indifference has replaced bitterness – with surprising swiftness given the initial sense of betrayal. There’s little talk anymore in ACC circles of the Maryland Terrapins, who arrive at the Smith Center Tuesday to face North Carolina in the headline matchup of this year’s 17th Big 10/ACC Challenge.
Less than 2 years have passed since Maryland, a founding member in 1953, made its final basketball appearance in conference competition, losing to Florida State at Greensboro in the 2014 ACC tournament.
In a move every bit as stunning as the body blows the ACC delivered to the Big East via expansion, in November 2012 university president Wallace D.