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Maryland Terrapins (official thread of the turdles)

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Since they don't yet have their own thread...

Maryland Sues College Football League on Penalty for Leaving

Maryland sued the Atlantic Coast Conference after the college football association took legal action to force the University of Maryland to pay $52.3 million in exit fees for dropping out of the conference.

The state said in a complaint filed in Maryland that the exit penalty is a violation of antitrust law. Maryland also moved to dismiss the ACC's lawsuit in state court in North Carolina, according to a statement from Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler. Maryland's suit was filed in Prince George's County Circuit Court.

"Our lawsuit calls the ACC's 'exit fee' what it really is -- an antitrust violation and an illegal activity," Gansler said in the statement. "Our motion in North Carolina will ensure that a Maryland court will rule on the case."

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Maryland attorney general moves to dismiss ACC lawsuit; ACC withholding revenue from U-Md.

In a telephone interview, Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler said the ACC has notified the University of Maryland that it has begun withholding shared revenue payments as ?collateral against the [exit fee].?

So far, the ACC has withheld $3,067,255.27 in Maryland?s ?respective share of the initial distribution of gross television revenues for 2012-13,? according to a letter from ACC associate commissioner Jeff Elliot to Athletics Director Kevin Anderson dated Dec. 14, 2012.

?They sent us a letter saying they are withholding royalties, the amount of money [the University of Maryland is] entitled to,? Gansler said. ?They?re doing this because the University of Maryland owes them $53 million.

?When they sent us the letter, that triggered the ability for us to bring a lawsuit in court, saying you owe us this money. That?s what we filed. We filed it for the money and for the antitrust implications.?

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...-receiver-deon-long-shines-in-maryland-debut/
Sunday review: Wide receiver Deon Long shines in Maryland debut

The first 10 minutes of practice were the worst. Maryland’s Deon Long, the gregarious, fast-talking transfer wide receiver clad in a yellow non-contact jersey, was forced into individual stretching while his fellow wide receivers plodded through drills. Trainers had given Long a six-week recovery period. He insisted on returning in two.

Long arrived from Iowa Western Community College armed with a five-star ranking, 100 catches at the junior college level and the expectations of playing second fiddle to Stefon Diggs, providing a hyper-athletic, downfield option to compliment Maryland’s all-ACC slot receiver. But a back injury derailed Long’s preseason progress. Doctors said he broke three bones in his lower back, the L2, L3 and L4 lumbar bones to be specific. They said recovery would take more than a month. Long wouldn’t hear it.

He returned to practice on Monday, working in a non-contact capacity until Thursday, when he returned to full contact. Saturday against Florida International, he led the Terps with nine catches for 110 yards and one touchdown.

“Felt good to get back out there, playing Division I football, showing what hard work can do,” Long said. “In my mind, I was cleared once I felt good.”
 
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Interesting bit here...

University of Maryland launched extensive PR campaign to change impressions about Big Ten move - The Baltimore Sun

COLLEGE PARK — The University of Maryland anticipated most fans would initially react "emotionally and negatively" to last year's decision to join the Big Ten Conference. So the school sought to influence the debate with a plan to lobby media pundits and plant positive comments into fan message boards.

Scores of documents and emails, obtained by The Baltimore Sun in response to a Public Information Act request, detail a public relations strategy that was as secret as the Big Ten negotiations themselves.

Maryland announced on Nov. 19, 2012, that it would depart the Atlantic Coast Conference after 60 years and join the Big Ten, effective in July 2014. It, as school officials predicted, led to fans expressing sadness and anger over losing popular ACC-related traditions such as facing rivals Duke, North Carolina and Virginia.
 
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NC Court Preserves ACC Lawsuit Over Maryland Exit

North Carolina appeals court is clearing the way for a lawsuit that could force the University of Maryland to pay a $52 million fee for leaving the Atlantic Coast Conference.
A Court of Appeals panel rejected Maryland's bid to dismiss the lawsuit filed in the ACC's headquarters city of Greensboro. The three-judge panel's unanimous decision means Maryland has no automatic right to a state Supreme Court appeal.

Entire article: http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/nc-court-preserves-acc-lawsuit-maryland-exit-20935201
 
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NC Court Preserves ACC Lawsuit Over Maryland Exit

North Carolina appeals court is clearing the way for a lawsuit that could force the University of Maryland to pay a $52 million fee for leaving the Atlantic Coast Conference.
A Court of Appeals panel rejected Maryland's bid to dismiss the lawsuit filed in the ACC's headquarters city of Greensboro. The three-judge panel's unanimous decision means Maryland has no automatic right to a state Supreme Court appeal.

Entire article: http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/nc-court-preserves-acc-lawsuit-maryland-exit-20935201

Wait, you mean 3 north carolina judges all agreed to have the state of maryland send them 53 million dollars. Im just shocked.
 
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