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Terps' helmet decals

Fridge had told me before the season that he was kicking around an idea to reward players' achievements with Terps stickers to display on their helmets.

So what do we think of them?

I was looking at them during the Virginia game. I'm told by Maryland that "one is for completing your academic requirements for the week and one is for grading out well in a win."

Sure, it's a little Ohio State-ish. For years, I've associated helmet decals with Buckeyes "pride stickers," as they're often called.

But I give Fridge credit for making academic performance part of the criteria. I'm told you can lose your decals if you perform poorly.

Posted by Jeff Barker at 7:00 AM in Terps football | Permalink | Comments (7)

Comments

what do the helmet decals looks like?

NOTE FROM JEFF:

Mike, from what I could see from the Scott Stadium press box, they looked like little yellow and red Terrapins. But my wife insists I need glasses.

Posted by: Mike From Dundalk | October 8, 2008 8:30 AM

Then everyone should get a sticker for a win.However,how often is that going to happen for the rest of the season?Man,I think us fans needed a bye week,too,right now.

Posted by: Dan R. | October 8, 2008 9:56 AM

Whatever motivational tool Fridge can use to get his team to play smart and hard for 60 minutes against EVERY opponent, I'm all for.

Incoporating academic performance is a nice PR move, too.

Posted by: Will | October 8, 2008 10:05 AM

If you can lose them for poor performance, there should be quite a few less for the Wake game. The real problem is what do you take away from the coaches?

Posted by: Frank Jordan | October 8, 2008 10:08 AM

After the Virginia game, I would give every player a helmet decal in the shape of a goose egg.

Posted by: cmr | October 8, 2008 1:48 PM

Ralph's helmet would look awfully empty

Posted by: ryan | October 8, 2008 4:58 PM

From what I could tell it wasn't actually the terrapin, but an off-centered profile illustration of the Testudo statue...the same one they rub for luck on the field (and across campus).

Posted by: Dan | October 9, 2008 10:42 AM

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About Jeff Barker

Jeff Barker has been a Baltimore Sun sports writer since 2004, handling stories and projects including Terrapins basketball, the NFL, sports economics, congressional steroids hearings and youth coaches who run afoul of the law. Before that, he covered news -- including the 2002 Beltway sniper attacks -- and politics for The Baltimore Sun, the Washington bureau of The Arizona Republic and The Associated Press.