D1SCOURSE Archive: July 2008

• Life's great mysteries

  Or why Maryland will go five years between games against Duke. Fans --- and Ralph Friedgen --- want to know how that happened. Published July 24 2008

• Bucknell lands on Maryland's basketball schedule

  It turns out that punching in "basketball schedule" and scanning the results won't yield every single schedule released this summer. Published July 24 2008

• Johnson's take on his successor

  Published July 24 2008

• The wisdom of Paul Johnson

  Here's a sampling of the former Navy coach's wit and wisdom, a staple in Annapolis over the last six years: Published July 24 2008

• Ralph talks Portis

  Published July 23 2008

• Thems the (scheduling) breaks

  One of the consequences of a super-sized conference is a league schedule that can lead to serious imbalances. Published July 23 2008

• Preseason all-ACC team released

  The reason I love preseason all-conference teams in football --- especially those voted upon with a couple representatives from each school in attendance --- is to see just how many of the players who were brought to the event wind up on the top of the ballot. Published July 23 2008

• Congressional Bowl follow-up

  Published July 23 2008

• Back from Georgia

  Published July 23 2008

• Crunching numbers with Ralph

  Published July 21 2008

• Clemson favored in preseason poll

  Published July 21 2008

• Scary situations

  Published July 21 2008

• Maryland's Williams hits the links

  With a title like that, there's probably a few people who thought this would be a mention of a certain basketball coach. And those people would be wrong. Published July 21 2008

• More ACC predictions

  he ACC preseason player of the year will be announced later today, and chances are Clemson's Cullen Harper will be a runaway favorite. Published July 21 2008

• Navarre finds a new fit

  Jeremy Navarre ... defensive tackle? Make no mistake, the Maryland senior is ready to make the switch. Published July 21 2008

• Top of the morning

  The sun is shining brightly, and many of the folks down here for the ACC Kickoff are off playing golf. Meanwhile, you're stuck with me at my laptop. Published July 21 2008

• ACC preseason picks

  It seems like everyone has a preseason pick for how the conference standings and player of the year awards will shake out. Published July 20 2008

• Making a case for Hakeem Nicks

  Published July 20 2008

• More on Smalls, Whitmore

  Published July 20 2008

• Yep, it's football season

  Lots to discuss in depth over the next week or so (when you bring six tape recorders, there's a lot to listen to). Published July 20 2008