UPDATE: Freshman attackman Travis Reed was suspended for the game. For more coverage, check here.

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To quote my esteemed colleague Greg Schimmel, ‘Well, that sucked.’

In this case, that was walking through Lot 1 beside Byrd Stadium about an hour and 20 minutes before the Terps game tonight against Navy.

I was definitely the only person in the lot not having any fun, and in my blue dress shirt and khaki pants, I looked as out of place as anything.

There was a good mix of students and alumni, and the Monster Energy Drink truck even made an appearance to toss out free product.

One group seemed to be having the most fun with about 25 people bouncing violently to blaring music in an impromptu dance party.

Some of the writers up in Tyser Tower have remarked how close some of Midshipmen faithful set up to the Terp fans and even wondered if things could get chippy by game time.

Over at the stadium, the mood is much different, so far.

As the clock started counting down, indicating an hour till game-time, my unofficial head-count yielded 71 fans, most of them sporting the white “Beat Navy” shirts being handed out to the first 1,000 in the door.

But it’s only a matter of time before the Lot 1 crew stumbles over here, and it should be interesting to see what the total attendance is. There was a lot of extra people on campus today for the big Spring Open House for Admitted Students, and surely, some potential students will want to stay around to see this game.

I’ve never been to a Terps’ lacrosse game against Navy, but if the weather holds out, it should be an electric atmosphere at Byrd tonight.

On Wednesday, I blogged about how excited the players were for this game. Apparently, the fans are just as pumped.

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