The Terps ran onto the field in Chapel Hill with 2 wins needed to go to bowling. They left Carolina a relieved team. Check out the Diamondback's David Selig with his report from UNC:
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/11/14/43785741686df

Posted by at 01:27 AM on November 15, 2005
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By Stephen Whyno
Even though the Terrapin football team never came out of its shell last on national television against Virginia Tech, the game set the tone for a whole new idea for fans.
As the Terps ran out of their red tunnel following red flags onto a field with red painted letters, their black uniforms drew deafening cheers from a student section – which itself was a sea of darkness.
What was called “Byrd Blackout 2005” was the best idea students, fans and the athletics department has come up with since Fear the Turtle. The black was menacing, ‘cause turtles are scarier in black at night.
Talk about fearing the turtle.

The game that night turned into a blowout, but he blackout was something that needs to continue—and I’ll even take it to an extreme so Maryland can plant a new tradition where so few ones remain.
There’s a sea of red at Georgia, blue and white at Duke, maroon and gold at USC—why not make black the color for the Terps? It’s original and it’s something that’ll unite students, alumni and fans.
Terp fans should blackout the arenas and stadiums for every night game, turning fans scattered throughout Byrd and Comcast into one solitary group. The red seats and silver bleachers will look so much better behind walls of black.
Now don’t think I’m gothic and against Maryland’s white, red and gold, but there’s something special that can be created at nighttime with black for Terps sports.
I mean, after Rock and Roll Part II was banned and the clock was turned back on Midnight Madness, Maryland is grasping for any thread of tradition it can find.
Don’t let this one get away.

Posted by at 06:22 PM on November 01, 2005
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This sign reads "Marcus Vick Failed D.A.R.E."

THE STUDENT SECTION SUPPORTING THE "BLACKOUT"!!!!

Fans holding up a "Hell In A Shell" sign in the "blackout" student section!!

Posted by Fayne Cohen at 12:57 AM on October 26, 2005
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Posted by Fayne Cohen at 12:50 AM on October 26, 2005
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By Matthew S. Ray

Why does it seem that people at this campus are so surprised that the Terps lost last night?

This is the problem and beauty of sports all at once. Each game, hope springs eternal, but more often than not that hope yields to chilly reality.

The somewhat unrestrained, unrealistic hope of the thousands who packed Byrd to see the Terps fall to the Virginia Tech Hokies 28-9 was that the Old Liners would be able to pull off an upset of a top-5 team for the second straight year. That's fine. What do sports fans have if not hope? Why would there be any interest in following a mediocre team if that possibility of victory each week didn't exist?

But let's be fair to ourselves, folks. Those autumnally clad Hokies entered Curley Byrd Stadium with a 6-0 record and a number three ranking. Virginia Tech is the real deal. The Terps aren't. Terrapins supporters may wake themselves up each week thinking they are, and that's fine. But a healthy dose of realism is the necessary tonic to avoiding disappointment.

I'm not trying to say that Maryland is a bad team. Last year's version was a bad team. This year's has some hope. Two more wins and we'll be talking about a bowl game for the Terps. All right, so it won't be Peach, Gator, or Orange, but you've gotta start somewhere.

As the season winds to a close, keep your support level high and your emotional safeguards higher. The Terrapins have a very difficult road to hoe through the final stretch: a top 5 team in FSU, a top 15 team in Boston, and two road games in Carolina. Each week, be a fan. Get up, put on a Terrapins shirt and say confidently into your mirror "I can and I will win today's football game!" Just remember, games aren't played in our fantasies.

Hope springs eternal every Saturday. Let it spring this fall. And if you feel disappointment following a loss, well, there's always next week.

Matt Ray co-hosts two radio shows on WMUC Sports at the University of Maryland. "The Greatest Show on the Radio" with Matt and Mark Butman can be heard at www.wmucsports.com Tuesday nights from 9 to 10:30 pm. "Midweek Mayhem" with Mr. Ray and Nick Verderame is on www.wmucradio.com , wmucsports.com and 88.1 FM in College Park from 2-4pm Wednesdays.

Posted by at 09:41 PM on October 21, 2005
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If you are interested in a job in sports then join the Sports Business Society! Our first meeting is Wednesday September 28th at Heritage Hall in the Comcast Center! We have many speakers at our meetings about once a month, and we have social events, and attend sports business conferences. It's a great way to meet and make contacts for possible jobs and internships in the sports industry! To get put on the e-mail list to learn about upcoming meetings and events send a message to FSC92@UMD.EDU or ALASKY@UMD.EDU

Posted by Fayne Cohen at 02:36 PM on September 21, 2005
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Posted by Fayne Cohen at 08:35 PM on September 20, 2005
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Posted by Fayne Cohen at 08:28 PM on September 20, 2005
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Check out this article on the Terps' struggles at Byrd Stadium in The Diamondback, by David Selig:
http://www.diamondbackonline.com

Posted by at 08:52 PM on September 19, 2005
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