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TM · 08-10-2009, 04:47 PM

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Gary Williams Q&A: Aiming for ACC title next season

They got a few wins down the stretch and ended up in the Tournament. There's been talk that Williams could be close to the end of his stay at Maryland. What do the Terps have to do this year for Williams not to be fired?

HB · 08-10-2009, 05:39 PM

They have to win the ACC championship or the conference for him to not get axed

coolpohle · 08-11-2009, 06:42 AM

They might as well fire him now then. Williams is a good coach, but for whatever reason he just can't get big name stars to go there anymore. They do return much of their team, but even at that I find it hard to believe they'll be any better than 5th in conference when all is said and done. Much of the ACC is filled with more talent than they have.

**Diable** · 08-11-2009, 07:17 AM

Thing is that has saved Williams is fund raising.He's apparently very good at it.You can lose games and keep your job.You can't lose the boosters and keep your jobs.Most coaches get fired because those people stop writing checks.As bad as it looks from the outside there really doesn't seem like there is a huge amount of pressure on Williams from the guys who really count.

To the contrary it seems that those people love Williams and hate the Athletics Department.If they decide to move him he could actually end up the AD.On the other hand it seems that Debbie Yow would like to drop the axe,but her job is more in jeopardy than his.

TM · 09-22-2009, 10:03 AM

I don't understand why they're doing this...

Williams gets 1-year extension to '13

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Williams' contract includes automatic extensions for achieving benchmark standards by the Terrapins, both athletically and academically.

coolpohle · 09-22-2009, 10:06 AM

They will regret it after this year...expectations are pretty high and they're going to be quite average.

TM · 10-16-2009, 07:56 AM

Underdog Status No Longer Applies

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"No, I think we're underdogs," Vasquez said Thursday at Maryland's media day at Comcast Center. "I'd rather feel like I'm an underdog. I don't want people to expect anything out of us. I want people to understand that we've got to earn every win. A lot of people are going to be, 'Oh, they're top 20 so they got to win games.' No. We have to work hard. We can't be comfortable because we're going to be top 25."

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