So, with the Illinois Illini coming to town on Halloween, they decided to raffle off free spring tuition to one lucky student… who stays in the stadium through the end of the game.
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Poor Maryland is 0-5 against BIG and P4 opponents and likely headed to dead last in BIG, so its a nightmare for them to get students to come, i am sure.
It is creative marketing, not embarassing at all
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The bottom falls out QUICKLY…
I guarantee you if UT had a run like we did with Applewhite & Holgy they’d have to start winning some games to get fans to return…
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Here’s hoping we get to test that theory!
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Oof.
But we’ve been there before… 0-11
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I still remember when Dimel said something like “We’d win, we just need to improve on offense, defense, and special teams” in a postgame press conference.
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Terps are also offering a “buy one ticket get two for free” promotion for this game.
I’m guessing Terp administration loves Big Ten cash but the fans miss 80+ year rivalries.
Similar to USC/UCLA. I haven’t met a single fan here who likes the Big Ten. They miss the annual Bay Area trips.
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Yeah Maryland always has been and always will be an ACC school at heart
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A raffle for a tuition break is a heck of a lot cheaper than spending the media advertising dollars for a team with that record. Playing the long game, building for the future. I like it.
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But…but don’t you get kicked out of conferences for this?
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I have a feeling Boise St. and San Diego St. would have have felt the same if the Big East debacle would have gone through. It just didn’t sound right at the time, even if they were football only.
That’s just a lie being spread by the ill-informed.
The one and only time I know it’s happened is when Temple was kicked out of the Big East. Even then, there were other reasons, such as lack of commitment and inadequate facilities, not just attendance alone.
UHRedCat is right. Temple is the only case of a power conference member getting kicked out.
HOWEVER…
Should there ever be a P2 breakaway, and the breakaway P2 decide to jettison any brands, I could see Maryland being one of the teams left behind.
You guys can take it up with the Friar. He knows more than you. He has a website.
Isn’t he the one with lung cancer?