Maryland basketball vs. Virginia Tech: talk about the game Good afternoon. Maryland and Virginia Tech tip off Saturday afternoon, with both teams in a bit of a rut entering the game at Comcast Center (TV: WTTG-5 in the Washington area, WNUV-54 in Baltimore). The Terrapins have lost three straight, while the Hokies" lone win in six games this calendar year came last Sunday against No. 19 Virginia. The Terrapins say they got a boost from the riled-up crowd that attended Wednesday's game against Duke. For the Hokies, this year's game at Comcast Center will have a different feel now that Malcolm "worst fans ever" Delaney and Jeff "Maryland fans are No. 1" Allen are gone. Record: 12-7, 2-3 ACC. RPI rank: 102 Strength of schedule rank: 90 Ken Pomeroy rank: 157 Record: 12-8, 1-4 ACC. RPI rank: 77 Strength of schedule rank: 36 Ken Pomeroy rank: 51 This is your open thread. Feel free to offer up predictions, reactions, celebrations, etc., in the comments.