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Maryland Gridiron Network Gets on Board for Terrapins' Travel Arrangements

Jarrett Carter
Aug 20, 2009

Well, I took the Maryland fans to task for allowing the football and basketball teams to fall back on travel arrangements, and they responded. Likely not to me, but in general.

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Maryland football supporters have raised about $46,000 so the Terps can fly round trip to games at Wake Forest and North Carolina State instead of taking the bus one way.

โ€œItโ€™s nice knowing there is the possibility of making a difference,โ€ said Larry Grabenstein, chairman of the Maryland Gridiron Network, a booster group that raises money for special football projects. โ€œMany universities are experiencing these types of fiscal pressures for the first time in a while, and itโ€™s because of the nature of the recession.โ€

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Shout out to the Maryland Gridiron Network for coming through in the clutch. Now, if they could only work to keep All-Americans in state to play for the Terps, they would be one step closer to being like other power conferences who make money with bowl games, tournament appearances, big-time sponsorships, etc.