Maryland’s championship miracle gets a deep rewind

It's April 4th, 2006. We’re in Boston for the 2006 NCAA final between a school with a powerhouse reputation that you might be surprised to hear has never won a championship, and a school you might not be surprised to hear has never won a championship. The first one’s Duke, and the latter is Maryland in case I’m being too opaque. Terps have the ball, down three, with 12 seconds left.
To understand just how surprising it is that Maryland is this close to winning the title, and how annoying that must be for Duke, we gotta rewind.
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Directed by Ryan Simmons
Additional graphics and editing by Tyson Whiting
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[@JoelDJohnson1986]

I'm from Maryland. Back in the day, these were fierce rivals in the ACC. When they met in a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, things were really intense. I didn't have cable then, so I listened to the whole thing on the radio believe it or not.

[@ellis7622]

Hell yeah bro, the early 2000’s was a fun time to be a Terps fan.

[@barryswigart1432]

This was my intro to women's basketball as a teenager. Partially why I still love it to this day.

[@jakestanley52]

Clara doing a story on Maryland was a spoiler even if you didn't know the outcome

[@watonemillion]

She'll install cheats on your computer when you're not watching, beware

[@TBiggums9]

As a person from Baltimore. There were 10 years where Maryland-Duke was the fiercest college basketball rivalry. Male and female

[@elbowgang9715]

No lies. That made Duke UNC an after thought

[@Dunkacccino]

not reallly.. umd-college park blew a huge lead to Duke at home.. Trash tier school

[@adamkane4217]

Clara remains the king of these. Great ep!

[@Enthusiast230]

Bro called a female a king

[@adamkane4217]

Bro just referred to someone as “a female”

[@Bigedub101]

Queen sir

[@torachan23]

​@adamkane4217 let us know when Clara finally responds to your DM bro

[@adamkane4217]

Huh?

[@fiiiftyfour]

New Clara banger rahhhhhh

[@stonecoldku4161]

The 2008 National Championship. Kansas vs. Memphis. Mario's Miracle deserves a Deep Rewind.

[@pavlenovovic6430]

Dear Clara and SB, thanks for giving us back faith in quality sports journalism!

[@chrisuncleahmad]

For as dominant as Duke men’s basketball was….. the women’s Blue Devils were snakebitten If they didn’t have bad luck, they’d have no luck

[@nicholaskatsikas4904]

I have a feeling all that is about to change for the women’s team. Kara Lawson is the truth

[@markjackson6431]

Rewinder: 2006 Orange Bowl 3OTs Beef History: Lindros vs Flyers Organization Overlap: Greatest College Football Coach (Saban) and the Greatest NFL Coach (Belichick) coaching in the same division Beef History: Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas Beef History: Phil Jackson and Pat Riley Untitled: Reggie Miller Untitled: Tracy McGrady Untitled: Ken Griffey Junior Untitled: Carl Yastrzemski Untitled: Ted Williams Untitled: Jim Kelly Collapse: Early 90s Bills Prism: Steph Curry and all those mid major players Rewinder: The Catch By Willie Rewinder: Wide Right I, Wide Right II Rewinder: Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds breaking the respective HR record(s) Untitled: Don Nelson

[@JWickyJr13]

Duke MBB fan here, I miss having Maryland in the ACC. Miss the rivalry. Loved watching this and seeing the WBB rivalry was as intense.

[@markjackson6431]

Clara Morris…..a Maryland alumni 👀

[@johnmaring7056]

Yeah, Go, Turps, Clara! 🤍❤️🖤🧡🐢💛🖤❤️🤍

[@TheRetroWoman80]

Maryland women's basketball had a rich history in the late 80s with Vicky Bullet. But even before then, they were in the final four or elite 8 I think 2 or 3 years in a row, right when the women's NCAA basketball came into being and AIAW ended in 1982. This was when schools like USC, La Tech, Tennessee and Georgia were the main schools making noise.

[@marioaustin9312]

This ones personal for Clara😂

[@RileyJane7]

This must've felt so good for Clara to record

[@tallbianca]

This was one of the few games I got to watch that season. I spent most of the fall and winter stabilizing my life and figuring out my future after Hurricane Katrina had hit. Women’s hoops was in such a good place even then, or maybe I’m biased because this era was the era of my peers, but there was still a lot of “LOL NOBODY WATCHES WOMEN’S SPORTS” pushback to contend with. Both LSU teams made it to the Final Four, but then both were ice cold from the field in losses. I almost didn’t watch this championship game, then it wound up being one of the best games of the season.

[@Angeliserrare]

So I guess you could say the Terps put the Friese on Puke and shell shocked the Blue Devils. Much respect to Friese and Gary Williams. The early-mid 2000’s was their time to shine.

[@greencm7142]

Very good work on this episode!

[@KD555]

Maryland was 6-0 in OT games that year. Even before the that final, the fans had "Overtime is our time!" banners.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

We need a deep rewind on Artest’s 2010 Game 7 three pointer

[@gotmusic0915]

Not a single baseball or hockey video yet this year… hyped to see women’s sports stories being told but I wish y’all would step outside the football/basketball bubble more often

[@nazoo4615]

I remember. Good, and refreshing doc.

[@kapowjam3462]

What a game! Good night and good game.

[@pandoralover21]

Being a Minnesota Duluth Bulldog, its always weird to hear UMD and have it not refer to my school

[@RoastedPheasant]

As a Terps fan since I was a week old (we lost, they got baby me crying on camera), I'm so hype you're finally covering us! Even as a primarily Men's bball fan, we all followed Frese's terps. They were absolute monsters, and Frese was a huge part of that. Our offense was crushing. Our defense was beastly. And she's still going to this day! As for our rivalry with Duke, it's actually a pretty big reason that we left the NCAA for the Big 10. In one of our last years in the conference, the big guys of the NCAA decided to introduce a "rivals game" program to drum up ticket sales. UMD wanted Duke, because by then we had a lot of history with Duke and those were always our biggest home games of the season. But our beef with Duke had always been pretty one-sided: we would all come out to watch the game and get mad at referees for calling Duke's 5th charge in a row a foul by us, Duke would probably win, but every shot we made against Duke tore the roof off. But Duke already had a rival- UNC and their Tar Heels, so instead the office assigned us some team we barely knew. That disrespect, combined with an absurd check from the Big 10, pushed us to leave the NCAA entirely within a few short years.

[@fikipilot]

I want to watch you everyday, Clara! Good morning, Good afternoon, and Good night. Oh, yea, Great game! MVP of sports journalism. Clara Morris everyone!

[@waltercai]

I think I'd watch just about anything from Clara

[@burnzy116]

I remember watching this game it was wild!

[@TreeFried]

Shoutout to Clara Morris. She mentioned in another video she’s from Maryland and now she’s showing us some love. Keep up the hard work Clara. And GO TERPS

[@jump1414]

I feel like no matter what the subject is, I always get goosebumps at the end of these videos, even if I already know the outcome!

[@bharrisonmartin5118]

Confident, daring and also actually competitive. Add tenacious as well.

[@blazeforprez]

Love you guys content. I'm also very good friends with Crystal Langhorne I was so happy for her cause in jersey she got criticized for going to UMD over uconn which she was gonna go to originally and people out here Said she ruined her chances at getting a college ring and getting drafted into Wnba and she did both!!! She's such a genuine humble person to!! Can you guys do a video on the 2015-16 syracuse men's basketball team. That team went on a crazy run and malachi Richardson went insane vs Virginia if he stayed the following year they'd won a chip

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

I'm a simple man. I see Duke and I puke.

[@ethanjberman1628]

I’m late but thanks for posting this

[@beniverson3777]

More of Clara Morris please

[@rexpresto]

I hate to be “that guy”, but…Are any Jon and Alex Dorktown videos in the works? It seems lately that SB is just a lot of Rewinders, Beef Histories and the occasional Prism any more.

[@demitremorekis8550]

The last series they released was about the Minnesota Vikings. It was phenomenal. I'm listening to 4 part series about Dave Stieb again this weekend. It is one of my favorites.

[@JazzyJeff910]

I still remember watching this with my late grandmother. We were Tar Heels fans in which I still am today. Women’s basketball was truly at its peak then. I used to have a crazy crush on Lindsey Harding. lol

[@SometimesCompitent]

That UNC team seemed unbeatable that year. The fact that the terms beat them twice is the most impressive part for me.

[@QuitaLovesSports]

OMG I remember watching this!!!

[@tB-zq2db]

being born in 93 and going to lady terps games, THIS WAS MY FUKING ERA!!!!

[@DavidBaruffi]

You should do an episode on the 1996 Olympics, the Women's Gymnastics Team Finals!

[@shifty1927]

Go Terps!!!

[@M0v3rsandSh00t3rs]

I remember that shot like yesterday

[@kennysgamesandtoys]

I got chills

[@johnhousholder2347]

please do a rewinder about the shot from the 2017 women’s final four

[@drphot6050]

Fear The Lady Terps... I miss being in the ACC!

[@joshuanichols5468]

How long do we gotta wait to see a rewind of John Tavares finally getting the Leafs put of round one for the first time in almost two decades?

[@churdle92]

“Even if I were really tall…” So…five foot flat? (Just messing, Clara. Great work as always!)

[@kalstonii]

We need a rewind for ray rice’s 4th and 29, in honor of him being inducted in the ravens rimg of honor

[@fredobasquiat8200]

Both of Clemson national championships needs a rewind

[@jeanpoincelet225]

This should have more views

[@lucassprague5292]

GO TERPS

[@JPFRANCHISE87]

Kristi Toliver, from Harrisonburg High School!!

[@showtimesportsmedia6906]

This is when I fell in love with Kristi tolliver and her game loved her in college and in the league she was also a steady force at point

[@mackielunkey2205]

As a Canucks fan, you really need to do a beef history between the Avalanche and Canucks leading to Todd Bertuzzi destroying Steve Moore’s career. It’s one of the biggest incidents that happened in the NHL.

[@noah22h]

Shoni Schimmel and Brittney Griner time in college was something different I’d enjoy a video on that

[@russellst.martin4255]

The best part about this one is I had no idea what actually happened

[@raywill2007]

Watching Maryland beat Duke in any capacity always makes me feel good.

[@alastairchong4824]

8:22 same Clara same 😣

[@daREALtruestory]

Before there was Steph, Harden Luka or Caitlin this was the first original step back 3 seen and heard across the world lol

[@jpmnky]

This is the only women’s National Championship I watched. It was a great game. Can’t believe it was 18 years ago.

[@yaboidev9143]

My sister played with Laura Harper in high school.. she could seriously hoop super tough

[@CaptainCapital8]

Maryland said: NOT THIS TIME. I was so happy when the women took home the NCAA title..

[@urbz100]

That 3 was disgusting toliver

[@deonlepharaoh]

Personally my favorite women's ncaa basketball game ever

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

LFG

[@rohinm.]

go terps baby!! audi crooks had us in hell last night though 😵😵

[@billbosconovitch752]

My name is edzander dale kalulu and i live in central African Republic

[@joeyriston6190]

Clara Morris is the goat

[@michaelsokol5065]

30 points on 92% fg shooting wtf

[@michaelhall5429]

Sir donald bradman please sb

[@17Se7enteen]

Maryland duke is a much missed rivalry

[@coachmcguirk6297]

The last jon bois video was over 6 months ago. This is my 9/11 only worse.

[@goonie6610]

Muahahaha I remember this!!!

[@Evs78101]

lol 😂 anyone but duke

[@joshuacooper6573]

I think Kristi Toliver is older than I realized 😅

[@josephdegroot3946]

Clara is easily my favorite, by far!!!

[@JL-nx8ve]

mike tomlin meme:

[@Tropicool]

410

[@RolandBullock-ej8wl]

Go Maryland.....Montgomery County.....QOHS! All day.....F Duke!

[@katiepatrick425]

More women's sports stories. Please.

[@olipehrberg]

hell yeah womens basketball!!!

[@TechySpeaking]

first

[@msolec2000]

Nice one. But what made Donovan McNabb finish his career Untitled?

[@MyselfTheThird]

Donovan McNabb did. Eagles fan here, btw

[@msolec2000]

@@MyselfTheThird I'm also an Eagles fan. But I'm in Europe, and here we get little coverage. I want to understand what happened, and I know Secret Base can explain it well. :)

[@DerbyGhost]

I love when y’all do women’s sports. And seeing Duke lose. Keep up the amazing content!

[@whatjake7898]

Lol lies!

[@DerbyGhost]

@@whatjake7898 Are you saying that I individually don’t love when they cover women’s sports or love seeing duke lose? Because that is shocking news to hear considering they are both my opinion

[@alexandersson1869]

Please just quit feud and rewind...do more untitled

[@whatjake7898]

Lol no one cares about this. This did NOT need a rewind 🤡