If you haven't been to College Park in, say, a decade, this is what Cole Field House looks like.
No, really, for the most part, it does. But ... how could that happen, you ask? Simple: Once Comcast Center debuted in 2002, Cole Field House became something of an athletic relic. It is still a stage for sporting battles, as you can see, but now they get only as must-see as inter-fraternity soccer games. Not exactly Maryland-Duke.
But with Maryland Madness moving to Cole Field House for Friday's unofficial season kickoff, the Terps' old home is getting the extreme makeover it deserves (and needs, too, I suppose). Out went the artificial turf. In came the hardwood. Out went the indoor-soccer goals. In came the basketball hoops.