Wishful E-mailing From UMD Ticket Office

Today, the Division I NCAA and NIT men's basketball tournaments began, and for the first time in 18 years, the Maryland Terrapins are not participating. The Terps didn't expect an invite to the NCAA tournament but were thinking one would come from the NIT. That didn't happen and they turned down an invite to the CBI tournament.

Right now, they are probably wishing that an inadvertent e-mail sent to Maryland students was true as opposed to a mistake. Saturday night, the Terrapin ticket office mistakenly sent the following e-mail to the student body:

From: studentgametickets@umd.edu <studentgametickets@umd.edu>
Subject: Ticket Notification
To: XXXXX
Date: Saturday, March 12, 2011, 7:10 PM

This is just a reminder that the Request and Claim period for student tickets for the 2010-11 Men's Basketball game vs. Virginia on 3/15/2011 will begin shortly online. Please check the student ticket website for exact schedule information.

Did someone accidentally let the cat out of the bag about when the Terps were playing in the NIT? The Maryland Athletic Department told NBC Washington that it was an old message with a typo. Maryland did play Virginia on March 5. So, why would this e-mail be sent to Maryland students? Early Sunday morning, six hours after the first e-mail, the Terrapin ticket office sent an e-mail telling students to disregard the previous e-mail:

From: studentgametickets@umd.edu <studentgametickets@umd.edu>
Subject:
To: XXXXX
Date: Sunday, March 13, 2011, 1:09 AM

Dear Students,

Please disregard the previous email regarding the request phase that was sent out to you on Saturday, March 12. The email was mistakenly sent and had incorrect information. 

We expect an announcement on the possibility of a postseason men's basketball bid to be made on the evening of Sunday, March 13. An email will be sent to students with complete and accurate information on Monday morning.

Thanks.

The Terrapin Ticket Office

Well, Sunday night came and went. The Terps were not chosen for the NIT. Now, that mistakenly sent e-mail is salt in the wound.

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