The Maryland basketball team hasn’t traditionally been known for fashion. There are no headbands, no knee socks, no crazy kicks, no over-the-top tattoos. And the same goes for hair. No ponytails, no massive blow-outs, no monster cornrows. Wispy sideburns (coughvasquezcoughcough) and the high-and-tight are the looks of choice for the Terps.
But you know what? That could be changing. With the alternate uniform craze in full swing, Maryland has attracted some attention for being the only D-1 school with four team colors and, therefore, uniform possibilities. It’s been an incredible ride. I can’t go anywhere without seeing one of those French’s yellow gold unis. It’s like the school got a license to print money.
Anyway, now this newfound sartorial pizzaz may be taking hold in the player ranks. Well, maybe not. But one man, at least, has decided to keep it interesting from a follicular standpoint. No, it’s not the Sean Mosely mini-fro or the Jin Soo Choi Asia-Balti. It’s Eric Hayes. After keeping it sharp at first, he has recently let the mane go wild at times. WILD, I tells ya! Last year he cut it (drastically) short before the TV ACC season. Hopefully that doesn’t happen again. But in any event, I now give you…..the many looks of Eric Hayes. Please enjoy.
The Blake
The Big Ten (The Blake + some tentative sideburns)
The Diggler
The Private Pyle
Once again...The Diggler
And now for this year…
The Hangover
Thank you, Eric Hayes. You’ve made a slow news day a little less slow.
(Photo credits: The Baltimore Sun and UMTerps.com)
Hayes plays his best ball while sporting the Blake, so you might see that make a comeback before the ACC schedule begins. I would love to see Blake grow a holiday beard. We could call it the Galifianakis. I guess that’s synonymous with The Hangover. I digest.
With five looks and four unis, does that give Blake 20 permutations? Could Shell Games come out with a Steve Blake dress-up doll? The possibilities are endless. Or there’s 20 possibilities. I’m not sure of the math on that.
Do you realize you started calling him Blake about halfway through your comment? You know, I still have yet to see them in the same place together.
You mean that’s not Steve Blake?
Is it a coincidence that the Portland Trail Blazers NEVER play the Terps? I think not.
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