If you may remember, we questioned whether the University of Maryland was regretting the decision to plaster Terrapin “Do You Fear the Turtle?” ads all over certain metrorail stations, like here at Gallery Place-Chinatown, when they lost early on in the ACC Tournament and didn’t even qualify for the Big Dance. (But the Terps did make it to the final four of the NIT, which is nothing to be ashamed of, depending who you ask…

George Washington University will make their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 1999 tonight when they take on the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets at 9:40 PM in Nashville TN. Credit head coach Karl Hobbs and his tireless recruiting for getting the Colonials back on the national basketball map. GW was 12-16 in Hobbs first year but has steadily improved since then, including a trip to the NIT last year. Understandably, Hobbs was less than…

>> The nation’s capitol is abuzz with all the local teams picked by the NCAA to make it to the Big Dance. Wait, what’s that you say? Maryland didn’t make it? OK, fine, what about Georgetown then? NIT bound you say? Then how about your Atlantic 10 Champions over at George Washington? You better believe they were packing their bags after winning their first every conference tournament title 76-67 over St. Joeseph’s. The win…

>> Shhhhh…that sound you’re hearing might be Maryland’s already precarious NCAA Tourney hopes going down the drain after this weekend’s disappointing 86-76 loss at Virginia Tech. The Terps have dropped their last three contests to leave their conference mark at 7-9. Only a strong showing in this week’s ACC tournament can save the Terps from missing the Big Dance for the first time since 1993. Sound familiar Terp fans? Maryland faced a similar situation…