Oregon of the East: Are These Maryland's New Football Jerseys?
by Ben Broman on Feb 24, 2011 5:57 PM EST
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PrintFor a lot of people, this probably isn't newsworthy, especially given Maryland just got a basketball commitment and is now floating on the NCAA Tournament bubble. But given my prior obsession with uniforms of both the basketball and football variety, I'd be remiss if I overlooked the day they finally came through with it.
The basketball jerseys leaked out a long time ago and have been in use all year; we knew some football ones were coming, too. We even saw a few low-quality pics of them. But now, for the first time, we have a real idea of what they look like, at least the gold and black varieties. (Via bloodwatermission in the FanPosts and Haroon Brown's Twitter:)
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I assume there are going to be four colors of jerseys - with white and red, looking much like these do - with the pants options to match.
The biggest departure is in the helmet, which is all black and now reads "Maryland" in block text as opposed to the classic script "Terps." There's no telling whether or not these are alternate helmets or full-timers, so the white and/or script Terps may still be around. There are two really cool touches on the helmt, at least if you ask me - the helmet stripe is actually the Maryland flag, and the back of the helmet bears the mantra "Fear the Turtle." Good combo.
Elsewhere, things are basic. I like the two-tone piping that's kind of reminscient of USF's jerseys. And I'm actually a big fan of the numbers in general: I like the font, plus there's the faint turtle shell overaly. I'm guessing you can find the overlay elsewhere on the jerseys, too.
I'm not a fan of the VT-esque gradients on the shoulder and back of the legs. Those are the things that look good on paper and terrible in practice. Hopefully they end up looking okay.
All in all, it's a mixed bag. Either way, Maryland seriously needed some uni upgrades, and these will do just fine. More importantly, though, they're also futuristic/different enough to make Maryland stand out, and I assume there will be 20 or so combinations, not including alternates. For publicity and recruiting, that's big. Just ask Oregon.
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Uugly
Looks like the Terps are playing in the Arena Football League.
That was my first reaction
Looks like we are in the UFL of something. But I made a call to a friend of mine who knows a current recruit who has seen them and the kid told him they were awesome. There are 4 different jersey/pant combinations and 3 different helmets. There are silk stitched turtle shell inlays in the lettering and numbers. In addition, the helmets have reflective hologram inlays in the paint that reflect a turtle shell pattern when you move them. I have not seen them nor has my friend. Just going on what he said, the recruits and players are raving about them and they look much cooler in person/up close.
how are these real
obviously these are just sketches, probably no where near the final product. Also, how does bloodwatermission have access to these, these could be just something someone drew up. Not really sold on these being our real jerseys
they were on Haroon Brown's twitter
i’m sure he snapped pictures of them when the new jerseys were being shown to the team/recruits. this isnt the first time i’ve seen these jersey sketches, i also saw a picture of the black jerseys in the background next to a picture of friedgen and an assistant coach, ill see if i can find that picture again
I'll miss the traditional red...
but this can only mean that UA is on the rise
I’m ready for a football arms race between Oregon and Maryland!!!!
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose!
smoke'em if ya got'em!
by Daniel Hamilton on Feb 24, 2011 6:06 PM EST reply actions
Sick
I think these look pretty awesome. Although they could use a more standard white or red, I think the Yellow would hurt my eyes if that’s the standard road unis. Always love the black unis though.
by The Burning Scheyer Jersey on Feb 24, 2011 6:28 PM EST reply actions
They’re too futuristic or something. That’s one reason I’m not a fan of Under Armour. Their jerseys always have too much going on; too many colors or too many designs. I’d prefer a more classic, reserved look – like the Colts or the Packers (just two quick examples off the top of my head.) But that’s just me.
I agree, but not really
I love the Colts uniforms, and Alabama, and thought it sickens me to say it, I like Notre Dame and Penn State’s as well.
But let’s be honest, part of the awesomeness of those uniforms is the tradition and name that comes with them. “Maryland” doesn’t have that cache. If we can sell recruits on being the “hot new thing” like Oregon has, I’m 100% in. I don’t like these any more or less than the ones we’ve had in recent years, but if we can make them “cool”, I’m good with it.
Helmet logo is bad
Sooo boring. Besides that I like the helmet stripe & Number font. Dislike the gradients. Change the Helmet logo and I’m sold.
like the new
uniforms. Im a student and I think they look awesome. Mainly the black one though, I think the yellow one needs different pants to go with it. I just hope we keep the black helmets all year and not just for special games.
They have been showing them to recruits
They are already done. There are also red and white unis and 3 different helmets. Not all the helmets have “Maryland” on them. A friend of mine is a PG County cop and TC member who lives in the same neighborhood as a current junior recruit. The kid told him about seeing the unis at Junior day last weekend. Said they are awesome and everyone was raving about how cool they were.
I think the blacks are awesome
Though i hope we don’t depart too much from red and white. Makes me think of how basketball doesn’t use red at all anymore.
These are an obomination of all jerseys
by Maryland Pride on Feb 24, 2011 7:44 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I was expecting more, especially with the UA hoopla.
Not impressed by much, except maybe the “Fear the Turtle” tag on back of helmet. This looks like the Ronald McDonald All Star Team Jerseys. I hope they look better in person, these sketches are weak.
Even though its a mockup...
Is it just me, or does #22 there look like a 10 yr old
by kryptonianjorel on Feb 24, 2011 9:24 PM EST reply actions
yeah
i could swear the dimensions for the model are really off, and it makes the whole thing look scrawny
Lets gooo Maryland
as long as teenage boys like them
i’m happy
by bloodwatermission on Feb 24, 2011 9:54 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
I'm down with the gold
I think the pants for both could be nicer. Maybe get rid of the flag on the hip and make the piping the flag, like the helmet. And what’s wrong with black and gold? They are our school colors from WAAAY back.
its not the colors
its how they use them…the saints uniforms use black and gold effectively…at least in my opinion.
these are pretty hideous and hope these aren’t the real deal.
by darthredskin on Feb 24, 2011 11:23 PM EST up reply actions
agreed
red and gold shouldnt touch, they just look weaker and orangish from a distance
use both but have them separated by black and it would look 100% better
Lets gooo Maryland
they look like
someone made them for their team on EA NCAA ’11 for XBox… I feel like if UA was presenting these, they would look much more detailed or just presented better.
Things are basic?
These uniforms are far from basic. The piping is arbitrary and multi-colored, the red gradient doesn’t fit in at all, the wordmark on the helmet is atrocious, and we really don’t need TERRAPINS across the butt.
Kill it with fire.
NO!
I love our current unis set. They’re classy.
We want our program to be like an Auburn or Michigan or Penn State…you don’t see those schools rolling out uni of the week each game. The uniform is part of the tradition. I thought that was what Under Armor said they were trying to create when they gave us this new uni a few years back.
I hate the monochrome look (dark top/dark pants…black on black/red on red)
Really hoping this isn’t what we’re going to see on the field.
i love the unis
and as long as the recruits like them then were golden
Total Agreement
The cursive Terps looks mad cheesy
by LowcountryTerp1 on Feb 25, 2011 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
Looks more
Like a bad virginia tech uniform,
by LowcountryTerp1 on Feb 25, 2011 3:31 PM EST reply actions
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