DURHAM, N.C. — Apparently, the Cameron Crazies got word that the Terps’ graduation rate has been struggling.

On the coveted cheer sheets handed out before the game, one of the jabs at Maryland talks about the graduation rates. Directly from the sheet, here’s what it says:

“Of all the scholarship basketball players who arrived at Maryland between 1997-2000, not a single one of them graduated within 6 years (no typo: 0.0% graduation rate). Included in that group of “student”-athletes were all the major contributors on the Terrapins’ 2002 national championship team, and the trend has continued with players arriving since 2000. Even current players are following suit – Neal had to take the SATs several times just to reach the minimum score allowed by NCAA eligibility rules.”

Many of the Duke students have come dressed as graduation students, wearing a blue cap and gown. Pieces of paper with a big “0″ have been handed out, and there have already been multiple chants of “Fear the classroom” directed at the Terps during warm-ups. One fan brought a sign that read, “If you can read this, Gary Williams won’t recruit you.”

As far as the other jabs on the cheer sheet, it’s your usual “Sweat Gary Sweat” first on the list, followed by Cliff Tucker’s quote about how much he despises Duke. There’s also a jab at the Terps’ losses to American and Ohio, but nothing overly creative.

It looks like the graduation theme will be the Dukies’ main theme tonight.

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