Maryland thrashed West Virginia 37-0 on Saturday, and just couldn’t let the occasion pass without talking trash about their opponent. And because these are 18-22 year olds we’re dealing with, Maryland did this a) on Twitter, and b) using emojis!
Maryland talks trash using emojis
Are you young enough to understand this diss?
Rob Carr
Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.
How would the youth of today express their emotions without tiny, barely recognizable pictures only available on iPhones? It’s a question for culturalists to explore another day. For now, just know Maryland isn’t the first team to let its emojis do its smack talk.
Last week, the Dodgers did this:
We’re hitting the tipping point of emoji trash talk in sports. Be prepared.
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