Was it Bill Gates, Ross Perot, or Dan Snyder. The answer is none of the above. The third most popular Professional Football Team in Maryland (Third to the Baltimore Ravens & Washington Redskins) was started originally in 2007 by Marty Johnson under the name Chesapeake Tide. The Chesapeake Tide played in the Continental Football League. However, halfway through the second season Messay Hailermariam took over the team due to financial mismanagement and players not being paid. With Marty Johnson out, Hailermariam said players were not being paid according to contract, “When I took over, they were playing because they loved the game and they wanted to stick with what they had started.’ The now defunct Tide gained steamed and resurfaced in 2009 as The Maryland Maniacs. They played in the Indoor Football League, which is a currently the largest indoor football league involving twenty-two teams. The Maniacs are co-owned by Messay Hailemariam, Alvin “Jerome”Nichols III, and David Yee. Alvin Nichols played high school football and most recently played professional football in the Washington area. The Maniacs use The University of Marylands Cole Fieldhouse as their home field. The Maniacs no longer play in the Indoor Football League and do not know if there will be a 2012 season.