Maryland Ters Football to Hold Scrimmage at Dunbar

[BJC]

I've told that the Terps will hold a scrimmage at Dunbar's field next season...any confirmations been given yet?

[eaglesinsider]

I've told that the Terps will hold a scrimmage at Dunbar's field next season...any confirmations been given yet?

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/201...football-coach

This article mentions the possibility spring scrimmages in the Frederick area and Baltimore. Unless they want to avoid utilizing other college venues, I don't see why they'd use Dunbar over Morgan State or Towson. I think Poly has more seating than Dunbar as well. I don't know why they wouldn't just use M&T Bank honestly.

I really don't know where they'd go in the Frederick area. Unless the Keys stadium can host football, outside of Linganore there is no college venue lined for football or HS stadium of any size that has turf, because I assume no HS would let a college scrimmage tear up their grass.

[BJC]

Im hearing Dunbar

[gillytech]

That would be awesome and Plank would clearly be the bridge that makes it happen, but I would imagine that UMD would want to get some $ at the gate so I would think they would do it at M&T. For a number of reasons, I don't think there's any way they would ever scrimmage Morgan, Towson or any other college.

[meth007]

It will be at Dunbar and the stadium will be finished. When the stadium is complete it will hold close to 4,000 seats. The stadium is about 35% finished.

[bwlewis1964]

Maybe Maryland want to advertise their product in Baltimore City?

[gillytech]

That exactly what the article said they want to do, but they can accomplish that goal at M&T while packing in more fans and chanrging admission.

[eaglesinsider]

That exactly what the article said they want to do, but they can accomplish that goal at M&T while packing in more fans and chanrging admission.

I imagine Kevin Plank is the sole reason this scrimmage is at Dunbar instead of M&T. His flagship university football program holding a scrimmage at his flagship high school football program in a stadium his company built. Can't get much more press than that. Also a great way for UMD football to showcase their product to HS players in one of the most talent-rich areas of the state.

UMD definitely wants to grow their brand within the state, there are very few non-alums in Baltimore, or MD as a whole, that really identify with UMD as "their school." It's not like most other states where the flagship universities have huge non-alumni followings. As UMD moves forward into the Big 10, I think you will see many more events, scrimmages as well as regular-season, centered around the football, basketball and lacrosse teams that are being held outside of the College Park area.

I wouldn't be surprised to see another spring football scrimmage in Western MD, an area that has long supported WVU over UMD. I think one at Greenway Avenue in Cumberland or at North Hagerstown HS is a real possibility as soon as this spring. I also wouldn't be surprised to see them play 1 home game a year at M&T or FedEx, either against WVU, Navy, or 1 of the bigger name Big 10 schools (most likely Penn State in a renewal of that long defunct, PSU dominated rivalry.)

[gillytech]

1 game at M&T/year is pretty much guaranteed from here on out.