The wolves are out and the vultures are circling in Garyland The DC Sports Page Reported. Many Terrapin fans would like Gary to leave one way or another so winning can resume at Maryland. It's interesting to assume that by replacing Coach Williams will instantly bring back winning. It may take decades with such a decision, so why the rush and why not allow the man responsible for much of what the athletic department has achieved a chance to succeed.

How soon everyone has forgotten what losing is really like. I mean real losing. Real losing isn't just getting embarrassed by a highly ranked Duke team, but being embarrassed night in and night out and watching "our" beloved Terps give it everything they have only to fall way short. The Terps haven't finished with a below .500 record and have been eligible for post season games. It's hard to know what you have until it's gone. Just ask a wolf pack fan. NC State is still waiting for someone to restore the university to glory since Bobby V. passed away. Virginia had Ralph Sampson, but since then the Cavaliers have been wondering in the desert.

Every Terps fan would like to see UNC type players not just recruited by Gary but playing in a MD uniform, but as a co-worker mentioned recruits line up to play at Duke & UNC. No one lines up to play at MD. This isn't likely to ever change in the foreseeable future so having an excellent coach matters. Could recruiting change and is it part of being a head coach - yes, but what's more rare is finding a truly talented head coach that can coach.

When Gary arrived not only were scholarships reduced, post season games restricted, games broadcast on TV after midnight, but he willingly chose to repair an ailing program and mired deep in financial problems at his alma mata. A sign would hang at Cole Field House reminding students how much more money was needed for the stadiums. Gary returned a program to national prominence and brought home a national and ACC Tournament title. He's the closest to Gibbs or Lombardi at Maryland.

All that the Maryland Athletics has right now can be traced back to Williams. As he rebuilt the program, Gary's winning helped pay for and renovate Cole Field House, build Comcast Center, enhance Byrd Stadium, and more importantly showed potential football recruits that Maryland was a viable option for athletics. Without a strong winning program to show recruits what was possible, Vanderlinden may not have recruited the players that Friedgen inherited and took to the BCS Orange Bowl. Without the revenue generated from eleven straight NCAA Tournament appearances, how quickly would a nice soccer and lacrosse field been built or the luxurious football facility that Friedgen now enjoys be built?

Feinstein's Article couldn't be more correct. The recent quarrel between Yow and Williams in the media could have easily been avoided. The Athletic Department has been partial to Friedgen like a parent favoring one child over the other. Today's successes are paved by the hard work and dedication that Gary has demonstrated by restoring Maryland athletics to national prominence.

A lack of respect has been given to Williams. Isn't it Business 101 that if an employee remains loyal, grows revenue for the company (being Univ. of Md), represents the company well, and makes the supervisor look good because they're a shining star that the rule is "KEEP THIS PERSON HAPPY!"? If it's not a rule it should be. For an individual to give so much it appears strange that it's not Gary 1st when it comes to sports at Maryland.

When Terps fan started to grumble when Friedgen hit a rough patch, Maryland's athletic department came out to support him. Whether Gary has been winning or not he's always had his detractors. It's difficult to recall the athletic department supporting the head coach of Maryland Basketball that helped Maryland when the university needed him the most. It seems odd that the last real boast of confidence to the basketball program or support was from former athletic director Geiger.

Wouldn't every Terps fan want to give Gary a chance to improve the team over the remaining few years of his contract? He's given so much back to Maryland it's time for Maryland to give him the opportunity to return to the NCAA's with the remaining years of his contract and give him their full support. Gary rebuilt the program from the worst set of circumstances and should be given the chance to take the team back to the NCAA's with far less obstacles this time around.