Those Maryland uniforms might possibly be the worst ever

[1gobluedem]

I can barely look at them.

[Condem]

1. They have to do something, 1go.

Their Maryland, for god sakes. Big East or ACC?

[madinmaryland]

8. It's "they're" not "their", Condem. nt

[Condem]

10. Thanks, mom. n/t

[elleng]

19. ;-)

:thumbsup:

[LisaM]

2. I can't even look at them.

Worse, the Big Ten Network is supposed to be showing a replay of the Michigan game (which we missed because we were out of town) and instead, it's Ohio State.

[Condem]

3. What a Saturday, Lisa. You didn't even finish your game.

I've never sat through rain like that at Kinnick. Checking the record books to see if the delay has ever happened. We're doubtful. When play resumed, MAYBE 5,000 fans. It was wonderful. Like a scrimmage. You could hear everything from 50 rows up. 30 years from now it will be like Hendrix at Woodstock. 70,000 Hawk fans will claim they saw the whole deal.

[LisaM]

4. You could tell from the pictures Coach Hoke didn't mind the rain

but lightning is nothing to mess with.

[Indianademocrat91]

17. I just went onto ESPN and the

front page was UM's uniform front and center, almost gave me a seizure. Title of article was "Quite The Clash" I think they hit the nail on the head with that one even if it was unintentional.

[Elwood P Dowd]

5. I thought it was a tie between Oregon and Georgia for the ugliest uniforms in modern football

history, but then Maryland might just top those two.

[hughee99]

6. Yes, they say there's no such thing as bad publicity

but they made a point of mentioning that Under Armor designed them.

[Condem]

11. If you're the Terps, this a great point, hughee.

They get no publicity. For fuck's sake, even Lebron has weighed in on them.

[hughee99]

14. Good PR for the Terps, not good PR for Under Armor.

Much like the rain gear Sun Mountain made for the Ryder Cup team. Yes, it got people talking about the Ryder cup, but didn't help the manufacturer.

[Iggo]

7. Worse than Oregon?

This I gotta see.

Off to Google-landia...and...okay! Which one?

[HuckleB]

39. Yes.

[Ohio Dem]

9. From Wikipedia

I'm on my phone, and I'm not really sure how to provide a link, but it's on the page for Maryland's flag, under "Cultural Impact."

"The University of Maryland and Under Armour combined both parts of the flag into the ugliest uniforms ever worn in college football, which debuted on September 5, 2011."

[KamaAina]

12. I figured that people not from MD wouldn't get them

they're from Under Armour, a Baltimore company, and are based on by far the best of the 48 coterminous state flags:



Any Marylander gets it in a split second. :thumbsup: Now if only they could stop gagging to a scrub defense in the red zone. :eyes:

[Ohio Dem]

13. I got it immediately.

It is a cool flag, but that doesn't excuse those uniforms.

[HuckleB]

40. That doesn't mean they're not ridiculous.

[a la izquierda]

15. I was watching the game...

and when the Terps players moved I thought I was going to have a seizure.

[LisaM]

16. And why are they wearing white uniforms at home?

I don't care if it's a state flag. I'm no fan of Michigan State, but I can't imagine that they would decide to plaster the blue and gold state flag of Michigan on half their helmets.

[KamaAina]

18. Same reason the Cowboys do?

It's the home team's choice.

[Iggo]

20. Oh yikes! I just saw them on ESPN.

It looks like the Maryland flag barfed all over some football players!

Horrid.

[SpiralHawk]

21. A pic of the uni

There you have it:

[Auggie]

26. Reminds me of a Medieval Fool

[SpiralHawk]

27. "I pity the fool." - Mr. T

[underpants]

41. I thought they were great. In fact I sort of called this last Friday

a co-worker said that they would have Terrapin skin design on their helmets and I said - "They should just put the state flag on their uniforms. It would be awesome" and they DID!!!

[madinmaryland]

22. Huh? I like them a lot better than the horrid uniforms of U of Michigan.

:puke:

[jakefrep]

23. They're great.

Why be just like every other team with similar colors? Good for UnderArmour for coming up with something original. I don't get why so many prefer bland football uniforms.

[Kingofalldems]

24. I like them.

Oh and Maryland wins.

[trotsky]

25. Maryland & Baltimore seem to have the "middle child" syndrome.

Lost in the rest of the bustling East Coast, there they are jumping up and down screaming "LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME!"

So in that context, the uniforms are perfect. In terms of watching football, they distract from the game. And that's bad.

[Lasher]

29. The uniforms are part of a winning stragegy for Maryland.

While the other team is laughing at their uniforms, they sneak in for the score.

Congrats to De Turdelz for a big win over Miami, and well deserved.

[Scurrilous]

28. Miami Hurricanes Fall to Renaissance Fair Jesters

http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2011/09/miami_hurricanes_fall_to_renai.php#more

:rofl:

[KamaAina]

31. You laugh and you scoff.

Yet the official state sport of Maryland is -- jousting. Seriesly.

[Lasher]

32. I did not know that interesting fact.

Thanks.

[madinmaryland]

34. The Renaissance Fair is going on through October outside of Annapolis.

Lots of jousting. Pretty cool to watch!

[rocktivity]

30. Just got a glimpse of them on Pardon The Interruption

TAXI!!!!

x(
rocktivity

[Awsi Dooger]

33. Imagine when the younger generation gets full control of decisions like this

It will be unimaginable atrocities, no such thing as simple and classy. Right now at least there is a counter tug.

[SpiralHawk]

35. Hmmmm?

[El Supremo]

36. Drew Litton didn't like them. >>

"Ugly. Hysterical. Foolish. Clowns in Cleats. That’s just a few words to describe the new uniforms the Maryland football players are being forced to wear. And those of us in Denver thought striped socks were embarrassingly bad. Nothing to compare to these ridiculous uniforms."

[madinmaryland]

38. This coming from a guy that is a fan of a team that plays on blue astroturf!!

:rofl:

Good luck against Toledo next week!!!!

[Chan790]

37. If they'd went with a simpler helmet, they'd be not as terrible.

I mean...it's the state flag...Marylanders are used to that abominable high-contrast patterning. The helmets though. Ouch.

I think if they wanted to go with that uni...they should have chosen two colors (one from the Red/White, one from the Black/Yellow maybe) to use on a simple helmet design.

I think they'd look good with a plain black helmet with red details. Or even just a plain black helmet. I like the jerseys. Not so much the cleats or armpads.