Maryland's been good to ESPN (and vice-versa)

Being one who's read/written a lot on the history and corporate culture of the mecca of sports journalism, ESPN, I've noted certain trends. Not surprising is the correlation between the network and the frequency with which it hires talent from the nation's major journalism schools (Missouri, Northwestern, the Ivy League (particularly Cornell)), but I was really surprised to discover this morning how many anchors, reporters, analysts and contributors come from the U of Maryland.

Fear the Turtle, indeed.