Some games mean more than others, and this is certainly one. Before you get your feathers ruffled about my title, let me clarify that title. I don’t just hate the u of md, I hate the whole state! OK, Annapolis is pretty cool, but that’s about it. I do have many good friends that are from, or live in, maryland, but that’s all I’m giving them.
Before I start picking on the turtles, let’s look at this state. What’s it known for? Crabs. Lots and lots of crabs. Crabs from the sea, crabbie people, and well… you know. Go to a Ravens game. The #1 fashion trend?
Purple camouflauge pants. Yes, purple camo. That’s like wearing a pink muscle shirt (next md fashion trend?). And let’s not talk about the fact the Colts just left them for… Indianapolis! What a fun city that is.
Anyone else almost get up and walk out of the theater when the jerk in Wedding Crashers said, “Crab cakes and football. That’s what maryland is all about!” I’m sorry? Football? The Ravens have one title…
whoop-dee-doo! Then there’s twerps football. After 15 mediocre to horrible seasons, they have 3 good years under the fridge, followed by 2 losing seasons, and 1 average year this year in a horrible ACC. Yeah. What a football state.
So let’s roll with more about why I hate the turtles:
1) No rival – they hate west virginia, but wvu’s rival is pitt. They hate duke in bball, but duke’s rival is unc. They hate uva but uva’s rival is unc (at least that’s what the hoos say).
2) Obnoxious fans that don’t know jack – They aren’t as obnoxious as wvu fans, but at least wvu fans know something about their program. I was in an argument about VT a few years ago and he was saying VT would never beat md in basketball (we had just beaten them at the Cassell). Then he made fun of the NIT (they had played in it that year, too). At a tailgate last year, a md student made fun of us for not having a national title in football. I asked when there’s was and he said 195x. Uh, I’m sorry, but you can’t talk trash about something that happened before you were born, let alone attended that school.
3) Profane fans – OK, so VT had the “sit down, you suck!” thing any time an opposing basketball player went to the bench in the ’90′s. But md still plays the “Hey” song by that child molestar, and yells, “We’re gonna beat the $%!% out of you!” before the game. The whole crowd does it. Hard to see the line where md ends and wv starts. And let’s not forget the looters they have, too! Act like you’ve been there when you win something.
4) Back-stabbers – When the ACC expansion fiasco was going on a few years ago, md’s AD (Debbie ‘Lil Bow’ Yow) had the nerve to go on a local radio show and say she hoped VT would make it in the ACC some day. She had voted against our admission that day! Maybe that was a good time to make it happen? And md’s football coaches showed up the next day at a Nike Camp at VT. How our coaches kept from spitting on them, I’ll never know.
5) Fear the turtle – Um, ok.
So, to summarize, this one means more to me on Sunday. Had we lost to unc or duke, I’d have shaken it off. But being a NOVA guy and having to deal with these turtles all the time, this one is for blood! Go Hokies!
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We are undefeated at home in the ACC against Maryland. Look for that trend to continue.
Quick story….we were tailgaiting behind derring in the public lots last fall. We usually have a few dogs out with us. A little kid from the next spot over was playing with the pups, and when one took a crap, he asked his dad what was coming out of the dog. His dad said, “son, thats a maryland fan.”
That old hokie immediatly became my hero, knocking Niemo out of the top spot.
Good stuff. The only thing I hate more than MD is Jimmy, and we all know what happen to Jimmy, so I guess MD now tops my list.
I forgot to mention we should all ban UnderArmour! Proceeds go to u of md, since the founder played football there. I punish kids that wear underarmour on the sports teams I coach.
I got this from a buddy and thought it was worth sharing (hope you don’t mind). Let’s just call him T Loke… no, that’s too obvious… Tone L…
“As someone who actually works in Maryland, I have to say that Merlin fans are the vilest, most inconsiderate and obnoxious people I have ever met. Sometimes I can’t sleep at night knowing some of my MD bosses are making money off of me and quite possibly donating said money to MD. Luckily I have some Tech bosses too, so when the pain becomes too much, i have people to get drunk with. Why would anyone go to maryland? Its a shite hole. I guess nobody notices its such a shite hole because it is still better than New Jersey and its as far south as half of them have ever been.
I was thinking about how much I hate Maryland the other day. I don’t want to go overboard here, but here is my ranking of hatred (least to most).
Honorable mention: Penn State, Ohio State, Free Shoes U, Notre Dame
5. WVU – eh, I’m kind over them
4. UVA – I hate them in a cute, irrelevant, and unthreatening way.
3. Duke – ever since our first ACC game in durham, these cheaters have become enemy #3. truthaboutduke.com is an awesome website.
2. Maryland – they think they are gods gift to….everything. and they are loud, but not in a hilarious hokie way.
1…….Rutsgers….this stems from a trip to New Brunswick for a football game back in the BigEast, but my hatred really blossomed this year. Found myself rooting for WVU….
Ok, sorry for the long email. The point was supposed to be that I hate MD more than UVA…and of course to take a shot at rutsgers.
Beat Merlin.”
Leave it to a Hokie to comment on fashion trends. Coming from the school that brought you those stupid superman #7 jerseys and whose fans adorn turkey branded t-shirts, that’s a laughable slight. Sure, I hate Maryland as well. Their fans are obnoxious and Gary is a whiner. However, I have to cry foul when a a Hokie talks about obnoxious and/or profane fans not to mention this nonsense about having no rival.
And by the way, the cute irrelevant team swept you last year. In fact , you lost to the Hoos 3 times. In the past 10 years you are exactly 2-11 against your “rival”. That’s not a rivalry, that’s our recent football history, only reversed.
You may have the best backcourt in Virginia but you have a long way to go.
As usual, Mr. Go Hoos, you are correct. If you knock us out of the ACC tournament again this year or start beating us more than once every five years in football, maybe I’ll start to hate you more. I doubt I’ll ever hate you more than Maryland though. Sorry.
While the 11-2 record against us is impressive, it is nowhere as near impressive as the brilliiant UVA infiltration of our basketball program. I can remember watching the flawless and efficient Stoke’s teams of the past in disbelief that the crafty Hoo’s had tricked us hokies again.
I have started an email campaign to Casteen trying to convince him to hire Billy Hite as Groh’s replacement. Most Hoos could see through a shallow hokie attempt such as this, but he is starting to listen…….
Thanks for beating Maryland. We should have some good games this year. Just remember to keep all dogs and small children away from Leitao.
While some may Fear the Turtle, I tend to fear Daulton down at the Double Deuce. Go Hokies.
And lets not forget that the worst drivers on the beltway are ALWAYS from md and not VA.
Re: To Brad Wesley’s comment…
Wesley, I thought you were dead, guess I was wrong. I bet you think you’re funny….adding a “U” to my name and all. I’ll keep your joke rolling…if “U” show your face in the Double Deuce again, I’ll tear your throat out.
Go Hokies! F_ _ _ the Turtle. Fear Dalton.