The past is full of longtime stalwarts who helped build his program, and the future is filled with the tantalizing possibilities of sparkling facilities and blue chip recruits.
But on a drab Monday morning, Maryland coach Randy Edsall touted the present.
In what could be seen as a transitional year after a wealth of experience and talent left, and before a potentially-loaded recruiting class arrives in College Park, Edsall made it clear in his season-opening news conference at Maryland's media day that the Terps are planning to build on their first back-to-back winning seasons in more than a decade.