University of Maryland New Football Uniforms Draw Mixed Reviews
EmailWhile rarely touted as fashion forward, college football has taken the style spotlight for a potential faux pas this season.
The University of Maryland’s Terrapins took the field Monday night against the University of Miami in new garb: white Under Armor pants and a top with shoulder pads and helmets split down the center, each side reflecting half of the university’s logo.
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Maryland won the game but could not avoid scorn in the blogosphere for the clash of gold, black, red and white that adorned its uniforms.
ESPN’s Paul Lukas called the Terrapins “bonkers.”
“The good news: No team can possibly go further around the bend than this,” he wrote. “The bad news: Sure they can.”
Former Redskins defensive end Phillip Daniels — who played for the University of Georgia back in the day — panned then flayed the team’s fashion on Twitter, capping off several disparaging Tweets with: “Afraid to go to sleep. #Terps uniforms might get me. #Scary”
But as is often the case, popular opinion flies in the face of the media. In an online Washington Post poll posted after the game, 47 percent of viewers voted in favor of the change saying: “It’s a look no one else has.”
That’s for sure.
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I think that the University of Maryland’s new football uniforms actually look pretty cool. It may not be a typical uniform but so what. Everyone is going to have an comment about them the only thing that truely matters is that they like them and they play hard and enjoy the game.
Posted by: Emily | September 7, 2011, 9:02 am 9:02 am
I LOVE the new uniforms. Everyone needs to stop dising them. If it were your states flag you would love it. People don’t realize that it is a one time uniform. They only wore it for the first home game of the season. So everyone that hates them just chill out.
Posted by: Emily | September 7, 2011, 12:52 pm 12:52 pm
I think the Md. uniforms are actually pretty cool. What’s not to like, it’s the Maryland flag broken up in pieces with all 4 of it’s colors, and well done. Whoever came up with the idea is very clever. And contrary to what Lara Spencer said about ‘they should do like Penn State does and not have the names on the back of the uniforms’, well they don’t. She needs to do her homework (or someone should have informed her). That’s o.k. that Md. stole that idea from the Nittany Lions! WE ARE!
Posted by: Robin | September 7, 2011, 9:13 pm 9:13 pm
I think they look great! The MD flag is the best one in the States so I think U of MD should wear it proud!!!
Posted by: Soraya | September 16, 2011, 3:58 pm 3:58 pm
Not a fan of the new uniforms.
Posted by: Franklin | September 22, 2011, 12:17 pm 12:17 pm