Fear The Turtle

Although the earthquakes registered relatively insignificant seismic activity, Maryland was still unable to avoid a disaster. Scientists may tell us otherwise, but the University of Maryland was certainly an epicenter as the Terapins, in partnership with Under Armour, unveiled new football uniforms. If you haven't seen them yet, there's a lot of great info, images and videos over on SBNation: http://dc.sbnation.com/maryland-terrapins/2011/8/22/2377783/maryland-football-uniforms-new-under-armour-randy-edsall. 

In an effort to maintain what little following my blog has, I'm not going to say much about what can only be described as not walking the fine line between radical innovation and sheer hideousness, but stomping on it. Like them or not, the one thing you can say about Nike's Pro Combat series is that typically you only have to stare at them for one game, not an entire season. I suppose you could have applauded Maryland's willingness to try something radically different if they had been the first, but now that we've already seen two seasons featuring Pro Combat uniforms, really they're late to the party. There's the obligatory BFBS monochrome look, complete with black helmets and then an additional all-white look as well (sorry, no fancy uni-term like WFWS yet).  There's so much to hate about these uniforms and not a whole lot to love. If I find the time (and patience), I'll hope to have a more detailed breakdown in the near future.