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| Maryland's season got off to a rocky start with new uniforms. It's hard to say whether the uniforms were punishment for Miami's Shapiro-gate or just a well-devised distraction to help the Terrapins get a season-opening win over the Hurricanes. |
After an offseason full of arrests and scandals, the college football season finally kicked off this past weekend – for better or worse.
Much like the offseason there were some bumps and bruises. Auburn nearly tripped out of the gate against Utah State, the Fightin' Irish of Notre Dame didn't put up much of a fight against Skip Holtz's South Florida squad and the ol' alma mater struggled against Miami (OH).
Then there were the were teams like Ohio State – crushing Akron without five members of its team and quarterback Terrelle Pryor. Or Oklahoma State dismantling the Ragin' Cajuns of Louisiana-Lafayette with Brandon Weeden and Justin Blackmon.
But perhaps the most shocking event of the weekend came on Monday night. Miami has already been through its toughest offseason ever, with Nevin Shapiro's atomic bomb. Turns out they were served their punishment when they saw Maryland go from bad to worse in their jersey selection. One can only hope things will get better for the Terps and their 38 uniform combinations.
Speaking of uniforms, hopefully you were able to adjust your television sets back after watching the Boise State-Georgia game. It's fine that Boise State wants to join the likes of Oregon as Nike U, but Georgia should seriously consider burning those uniforms given the tradition surrounding the program and the SEC.
There were definitely some winners and losers in this first week. Not all the winners won their games, and not all the losers lost. But if there's one thing we've learned, it's that we have a long season ahead of us.
And it could be made even longer if someone doesn't stop the Under Armour-Nike train that is running rampant across college football, turning once traditional garbs into nothing more than high school uniforms.
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