I have long contended we went to the University of New Jersey, College Park, Maryland branch. Maryland has a huge alumni base in New Jersey. Feeney and I know every one of them. And most of that student-body base, frankly, hasn't been seen recently at Byrd Stadium for Maryland football games. If Patty Hearst were still on the lam, she would hide at Byrd Stadium on autumn Saturday afternoons.
Irish fans are everywhere.
It's going to be a Notre Dame crowd, Deb, no matter how you cut it, not to mention, likely, a great day on the field for the Irish. Still, that's over a year away. And no matter what happens, it's going to be a great day for Maryland as well. Mike Burke is sports editor of the Cumberland Times-News.