In this exchange on Twitter, it looks like Whit is suggesting something many of us would love for the game against Miami on Thursday night, 10/23:
@TwitterData @WhitBabcock You were thinking Hokies-Miami Thursday night game, huh?— Hank Kurz Jr. (@hankkurzjr) July 9, 2014
@hankkurzjr close second! Wear Maroon!— Whit Babcock (@WhitBabcock) July 9, 2014
@hankkurzjr I have inside info.— Whit Babcock (@WhitBabcock) July 9, 2014
This man gets it, and we love him for it.
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In Whit we trust. Hes giving hokienation what they want.
Are there new uniforms this year? I thought I remember reading that Whit saw the uniforms for this season and liked them?
If I remember correctly, before Whit took over the uniforms for this year had already been ordered, so whether or not Whit liked them he was already stuck with them. I believe they are the same style as last year
Whit, I salute you sir
I knew this man got it the second he dropped a "ALLMAROONEVERYTHING" (direct quote) when referring to the uniforms he knew we wanted to see this upcoming season (after being asked about the Foghorn Leghorn and HokieTracks clown costumes of the past).
#Whitness
YES!!
Funny guy.
Beat me to it.
Short, concise and to the point.
LOL.
Found this hilarious as well. He doesn't just have the inside info, he makes the inside info. #Whitness
If there is #ALLMAROONEVERYTHING on a Thursday night against Miami, I will stroke a check. Nothing will show Whit gets it more than this.
As one of Miami's colors is Orange, I am not surprised we are going to go all Maroon.
Miami might wear their throwback prison issued stripes.
As per the recent news, it would be appropriate.
I bet a check won't be the only thing you stroke. *bada bing*
Mommy said #ALLMAROONEVERYTHING on Thursday night ohh boy!
I'm going to have to take a vacation day that Friday to recover from the Thursday night, all maroon, Miami beatdown so that I can be refreshed and ready for Brew Do that Saturday. That weekend has a big circle on it on my calendar.
And as we all know and bare#WHITness to, #ALLMAROONEVERYTHING automatically equals more Ws
Not to dampen the excitement, but the Thursday night game is already the Maroon effect game, which is probably what Whit is talking about. Clearly Jim Gaffigan, I mean Hank Kurz, didn't look through the promotions schedule. Though, with the amount of fan support #ALLMAROONEVERYTHING has, it wouldn't surprise me if they do end up doing it that game.
And just for good measure, I'll throw these up there as well.
Worsham looks good all decked out in maroon
Drinking a Monster Tea instead of coffee this morning and FULLY DIPPED!!!1!!!1!!!
LETS GOOOOO!!!
Almost jinxed the whole thing by grabbing an orange shirt first. Thankfully I noticed and put my maroon effect on
CRISIS AVERTED.
Looks like I need to run a quick load of laundry when I get home from work. I only have orange VT shirts left at the moment. I am ashamed of my poor planning and lack of foresight.....
@VTFBequipment in response to "when will the uniforms be revealed":
Someone not on mobile needs to embed it, but they just tweeted a picture of a maroon jersey+helmet, but didn't show the pants. Bastards!
The uniforms for this season were ordered by Weaver prior to our fortunate hire of Whit. Extremely early in his tenure, Whit mentioned that maroon pants were part of the uniform package, and would not say whether or not they would be used, but he did mention the Maroon Effect game being scheduled against Miami at that time. Whit also said that he MUCH preferred traditional style uniforms, but that this season would be one of transition in terms of uniform style.
This is the Maroon Effect game. We have maroon pants available. We need to make an impact while on national TV. It doesn't get more obvious than that. Keep in mind, though - Play on the field will determine the final score. Enthusiasm is great, but execution determines first downs. We need execution by the team. Fan enthusiasm is always welcomed. I'll be wearing my maroon Hokie polo tonight. I will expect the team to execute well enough to win the game.
In honor of the glory days of beating the U, I'm going 2000 #7 jersey for the game. It just feels right.
But they were our only loss in 2000...
And by fan enthusiasm you obviously mean students losing their absolute shiznit on a Thursday night. I would say that's pretty important.
By fan enthusiasm, I mean 60+K fans. There will be 15K students & 45+K boosters. We need more than the 18-22 yr old crowd to be enthusiastic. They all will be, regardless of age.
You can go ahead and wear your polo. I'm going to wear my maroon hoodie.
I'll be driving home so I can't wear my bourbon warm jacket tonight.
So maroon equals maroon. And?
I'll be watching on TV, since I gave my tickets for this game to family members.
polo versus sweatshirt.
He can keep warm with bourbon tonight, I can't, thus, sweatshirt.
I was lamenting the lack of bourbon and what I'll need to do to compensate for partial impact.
Pic angled to hide the pants. Whit keeps the tease going a little longer!
EDIT: changed tweet to one that'll embed the picture
OHHHHH THOSE BASTAGES, THEY'RE GOING TO DRAW THIS OUT OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY
Next up: shoelaces!
I bet they are orange and Whit has been effing with us this whole time.
WHAT. A. PRICK.
I am guessing we are not gonna find out till they are out on the field warming up. Unless we are just going to go with a bold new look.... NO PANTS!!!!
#TEAMNOPANTS
That had better not ever become a thing...
FIGHT THE PANTS!!!!!!
In terms of an more modern identity on offense, there could be something to #TeamNoPants. Once one of our players gets the ball, no one from the other team is going to try to tackle him. Nothing but explosive plays!
I think we all hope for explosive plays when we have no pants on.
#TeamNoPants FTW
The only acceptable alternative to #allmorooneverything: #TEAMNOPANTS
I like it
Along with our Maroon Out we can also have a Wang Out
It's a good thing Fullwood isn't here yet or things could get dangerous and embarrassing.
That's only embarrassing in the case of #TEAMSWEATPANTS or #TEAMGYMSHORTS.
Or #TEAMSLACKS
Its the pleats, I swear
We might see very few snaps for Brewer from under Center and a lot more Pistol and Shotgun though if we had #TeamNoPants and Fullwood.
Also,
I see what you did there
Pistol... Shotgun.... Hehehe
Dangerous? You bet. Embarrassing? Never. Be proud of what you got.
Well our players may need to seek medical attention depending on the length of the game. Some of them have lasted over 4 hours this season and that's problematic.
My guess: MAROON PANTS! Whit gets it!
I think he does too. I think he just wants us to be surprised tonight
when they run out of the tunnel in #ALLMAROONEVERYTHING!!!
It would be better if they came out during warm ups and stretching in white pants, then after Enter Sandman...BOOM, maroon pants!
I was contemplating if this was feasible. Do they have enough time to change pants? Can they change pants after getting taped/braced up?
I am all for it, I'm just not sure if it can happen.
I think UGA did it a few years ago except they changed the entire uniform from red/white to all black.
Clemson did before we destroyed them one year, right? Switched to all purple.
So it can be done. Awesome. I would bet we might get a surprise tonight.
I'm all for #ALLMAROONEVERYTHING, but I hope they don't do anything that takes the player's focus off of the game.
That's what makes Whit SOO superior to the defectiveness that preceded him. Weaver would have used the opportunity to call in from his recliner to remind people to be respectful and obey to the pregame lecture about Hokie Respect by some non-revenue athlete. Oh, and NO FREAKIN' SUGAR COOKIES! THEY'LL COST US THE SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD! I just can't express how grateful I am for Whit and his modern concepts of marketing & sports promotion.
YOU THINK THIS IS A GAME?
I just want to point out the number of grown-ass people flipping out over the pants color of a collegiate uniform.
That said, I am totally wearing my new gameday kicks:
#TEAMNOPANTS gives "stick it in" a whole new meaning.
Easy there, Jameis
#TeamNoPants will really get after ya - ifyouknowwhatImean
So far, so good. I was secretly hoping for a maroon logo (with just orange out line)...something a little special...
Can't imagine at this point that we'd do anything but #ALLMAROONEVERYTHING - they'd have a riot on their hands.
Not like a real, WVU/UMD riot mind you, just a lot of bitching on Twitter and perhaps more paper airplanes than usual.
The pants will be white, not maroon for this game.
#Sources?
I wouldn't be surprised if they warmed up with white pants on and then went back into the locker room and change into maroon pants before Enter Sandman
That is a possibility CaptKirkVT10 but all I know is that they will at least initially come out in white pants.
Sources?
sauce?
I hope they don't change pants. I mean, Goddang... we've got enough to worry about besides stage production wardrobe changes.
did you just walk inside the athletic dept. building and look at the mannequin or something? lol
If this is a huge troll job by VT Football Equipment, someone needs to be fired.
Don't play with my emotions.
:(
Everything is terrible and I'm sad.
Ohh man that doesn't look like maroon to me. Maybe they didn't want to show the pants due to all they hate they would receive
Miami is wearing All white?? Maybe we warmup in white then throw on all maroon??
wow.
i'm just going to assume that they threw white pants on the model as a part of their grand trolly scheme.
Trollololololololololololololololololol
Y u do dis? :(
I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THIS!!!!! THEY JUST PUT WHITE PANTS ON THE MANNEQUIN TO MESS WITH US!
well thats a letdown
DOWNVOTE THIS MAN
Don't shoot the messenger.
I actually really hope they come out for warmups in white pants and the first time we get to see AME is during Enter Sandman
VT Equipment doing some trolling??
The one thing I do NOT want us to do is to come out in white, then change to maroon. Why? That means we're WAAAY too focused on the uniforms and not on the game. All maroon is great, but winning is greaterer.
Cue the focus cliches...
I agree 100% with this sentiment. No changing pants right before the game shenanigans. Just put on the damn pants you're given and go to work!
You all really honestly think there's a way they aren't in AME tonight?
The Equipment twitter account was already having fun with it, and they're just doing the same now with having the pants white on the mannequin.
Playing along is fun.
Yeah, I think they are just messing with us.
ha oh man i hope youre right, i cant see them not doing it with as much as whit has listened to fans. this is the one thing that people have been asking to happen for years. considering the instagram for the football team also didnt show the pants i hope theyre just having fun with it keeping everyone in suspense
What if they took the pants off the mannequin and posted a photo with #TeamNoPants?
I would laugh and immediately empty my checking account into the VT athletics department.
NOVA Hokie said that picture was tweeted yesterday. So that gives a little more hope.
Edit: explanatory/appropriate gif
Yep he just tweeted back to me that's not a photo from today. Phew.
The plot thickens...
At this point my heart says #ALLMAROONEVERYTHING will happen. They just want to act like it is some sort of surprise ha.
They didnt showed the pants in the picture because they didn't want people to freak out just because the mannequin is in white pants. We will have on maroon pants
Who to belive.... Zack or Tyler?
bet you a turkey leg that both accounts are whit and he's just messing with us
Calm down everyone, that picture from the NoVA Hokie Club was taken yesterday.
EDIT: And mstrawther beat me to it
RABBLERABBLERABBLE!!!!
RIOT!!!!!!
CRAP! I wore my gameday-only orange pants to work with my maroon polo. I am going to have to shower when I get home to wash off any residual juju and toss on the maroon warmups. AME on my maroon couch with my beer in a maroon koozie and Woodford nearby just in case we start out slow.
I have to stop at the ABC on the way home from work because I used up my emergency bourbon last Thursday....
What happens to me after I hammer my emergency bourbon during stressful Hokie Thursday Night games:
Every time I look at this it makes LOL (for the record I hate using that, but I have no other way to describe it). I'd like to hang out with that gentleman for a few mins..... after he took a shower of course.
I hope they wear maroon pants, but if for whatever reason they come out and play like they did last week against Pitt, then they might want to change to their brown pants asap. Here's to not changing to their brown pants!
ALL MAROON EVERYTHING
Could this be beyond fully dipped and into the land of double dipped?
Perhaps we will soon arrive at Nerd Magic, or perhaps even Geek Magic:
#AME bumps us up a level, then night time in Lane is another, so yep Geek Magic.
Hokie Nation right now.
#ALLMAROONEVERYTHING is my........
Ugh.
They're trolling us. There are maroon pants in the lockers.
Double troll?
this got me so excited I gave any post I could see turkey legs. made it rain turkey legs Andrew ford style
#ALLMAROONEVERYTHING makes me feel like this.......
Conspiracy!
I recall several years ago the entire team warmed up in white pants, then returned in all maroon when taking the field (90 vs LOLUVA I believe) so let's not give up hope yet
I don't like these shenanigans!
I have a feeling that hokie nation will collectively flip their shit if #allmarooneverything doesn't happen
Why don't we have a game day thread yet?
IT'S BEAUTIFUL!
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