The Lions' Pride

I know some people will only look at this from a football perspective and say meh, but I'm excited about the addition in terms of basketball and lacrosse. Adds to a B1G conference that's arguably already the best bball league currently.

I know I definitely plan on making the trips!

As a 9-year Maryland resident, I approve. In a unique turn, Under Armour may be my next employer.

Two things ...

1) MD is a great fit for the entire sports program. They have fantastic traditional non-revenue sports (like soccer, lacrosse, field hockey) that will up the ante in the conference.

Not that anyone notices, but lacrosse (both mens and womens) is booming, and this really adds strength. Hopefully MD can get back some of the sports they recently dropped due to $$.

2) Byrd Stadium is not very big, and the pre-game and game experience there is lacking. PSU can sell out something big like Redskin Stadium for a nothing game against Indiana, but we'll be lucky to get many tickets for Byrd. Unless the Terp alumni want to go scalp for profit. It will be a tough ticket. And I refuse to tailgate in a parking garage.

But it will be so refreshing to drive 45 minutes to the game, rather than fight the six hour drive home this past Saturday.

Welcome to Penn State Alum and current Maryland Wrestling Coach Kerry McCoy.

Kerry probably has some mixed feelings about Maryland wrestling entering the Big Ten. His passion to build UMD and the ACC's national standing in wrestling will have to be redirected. However, the lifeline for cash-strapped programs at UMD may now be in place. Selfishly, it'll be fantastic to see PSU and UMD for a dual.

any ideas on what this may do to divisional alignment?

any chance they use this as an excuse to completely redo it again? They were obviously criticized for the names, and they were also criticized for splitting Michigan and OSU. I was wondering if they use this as an excuse to completely scrap and correct their mistakes.

I'd bet they don't do that. Its a payday, but you are basically giving up your home field edge. It would turn into a PSU home field. For the once in a while game, like if PSU rotated on the schedule, or a ND tour, maybe. But not for a routine every other year game. You may think it sells out every time, but I get sick at the thought of Snyder cashing in all the time.

It stays at Byrd. No info, just a guess, but i'd be willing to bet tickets on it.

I hope we can take over the stadium on gameday. Same with Rutgers. Sort of 2 extra home games MD/DC/VA is prob. our largest alumni base outside of Philly/Pittsburgh (maybe even more than Pittsburgh).

Thought the same 2 close games we can travel to. Went to Byrd Stadium few years back for a game got a program and looked at the top 10 attendances all time and I believe 4-6 were Penn State games in the past thought that was hilarious. I am a big Terp basketball fan and look forward to seek them play at the BJC.

Also, I hope we dont have to deal with many UMD fans on here. At least the ones in that cesspool on their 247 site. Those guys honestly are grade A looney tooney. They were near as bad as Pitt and OSU fans the past year with regards to PSU, and we really have no affiliation to them except we tend to take their best recruits from time to time.

However, I do encourage UMD fans from that 247 to come over if they can reasonably discuss athletics, and not throw backhanded compliments or try and be nice and then run back to their board with what we say like a little girl (see robobuckeye).