Uniform News: Duke has a new look for the VT game in 2 weeks

By: Alum07
🦃 LEG KING 🦃
on October 20, 2016, 2:58 PM | 38 comments

So they're going to commemorate the 75th anniversary of hosting the 1942 Rose Bowl against VT on November 5th, and in part of doing so, they'll be debuting the following Battleship Grey helmets....

No word on if VT will break the Foghorn Leghorn helmets out of mothballs to help complete the matchup...

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VPIhokieME's picture VPIhokieME
'_'
| 9 years 8 months #

maybe hokiestone?

Onward and upward

USMCHokie's picture USMCHokie | 9 years 8 months # ^

If the blue devil wasn't on there those helmets would be pretty sharp

Semper Fi

jhnbrynt's picture jhnbrynt
TURN UP THE WICK
| 9 years 8 months # ^

So a plain grey matte helmet?

MVhokie69's picture MVhokie69
| 9 years 8 months # ^

I honestly would appreciate the simplicity. I like the MV7 era jerseys so much more than what we have now.

"Hokie religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid." Han Solo

BetaEta576's picture BetaEta576 | 9 years 8 months #

I would laugh hysterically at this if we didn't have those god awful foghorn leghorn helmets on our resume

maxm5's picture maxm5 | 9 years 8 months # ^

Can someone PLEASE get me a picture of the foghorn leghorn helmet. A bunch of different pictures come up when I google it and I'm young so don't hate me for not knowing!

Of course I talk to myself, sometimes I need expert advice.

Alum07's picture Alum07
🦃 LEG KING 🦃
| 9 years 8 months # ^

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

BetaEta576's picture BetaEta576 | 9 years 8 months # ^

Chris's picture Chris
TEEMING WITH INTEL
| 9 years 8 months # ^

Foghorn Leghorn steroid hokie would whip that stupid looking blue devil's ass.

HokieCustoms's picture HokieCustoms | 9 years 8 months # ^

I've never found these to be as egregious as the Hokie Tracks helmet that looks like a cross between candy corn and a fresh poo.

01010010's picture 01010010 | 9 years 8 months # ^

For comparison:

VTMaroonOrange's picture VTMaroonOrange | 9 years 8 months #

So if I am looking at this correctly, the blue devils will hand us the W...

GoKartMozart's picture GoKartMozart
SET THE TONE!
| 9 years 8 months #

WTF is that thing?

hokieman32's picture hokieman32 | 9 years 8 months #

Since it's made to look like an image actually used by the 88th ID, its kind of a cool way to honor them.

Alum07's picture Alum07
🦃 LEG KING 🦃
| 9 years 8 months # ^

There are much, much better ways to have executed this...

What they ended up with just looks.... it looks very, very amateur.

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

HokieCustoms's picture HokieCustoms | 9 years 8 months # ^

Agreed, I love all things uni related and this is up there with the Louisville cardinal sketch helmets...just. bad.

BetaEta576's picture BetaEta576 | 9 years 8 months # ^

There are much, much better ways to have executed this

Like, say, simply making this the logo on helmet

Vtkey's picture Vtkey
| 9 years 8 months # ^

Exactly. The logo looks great as a whole.

HorseOnATreadmill's picture HorseOnATreadmill
| 9 years 8 months #

I the helmets are so light it feels like they're wearing...

nothing at all.

8300A_Hokie'12's picture 8300A_Hokie'12
🏝NO BAD DAYS🏖🤙
| 9 years 8 months # ^

STUPID SEXY FLANDERS!!

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lizardkingvpi's picture lizardkingvpi | 9 years 8 months # ^

Dammit. Beat me by 40 minutes

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H_ighlander_okie's picture H_ighlander_okie | 9 years 8 months # ^

Ahh, so close

Amateur superstar and idiot extraordinaire.

Beamer's Auto Garage's picture Beamer's Auto Garage | 9 years 8 months #

Must have dropped the helmets off at the intro to art class with a bunch of sharpers.

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2HokiesIn1's picture 2HokiesIn1
PICK 6 BIG SHOOTS
| 9 years 8 months # ^

dropped the helmets off at the intro to art class

Yeah, at the local middle school. The dimensions of the pitchfork alone makes me cringe.

A decade on TKP and it's been time well spent.

daveinop's picture daveinop
| 9 years 8 months # ^

Marvel Comics

804VTHokie's picture 804VTHokie | 9 years 8 months # ^

I'd like to think Elmer's school glue was used to stick the logo to the helmet.

ThatOneGuy's picture ThatOneGuy
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| 9 years 8 months #

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These helmets remind me of the mascot of the Syracuse Chrunch(AHL), The Crunchman

I remember a picture of the older version of the mascot in the same pose as the blue devil on the helmet but it was probably 15 years ago and I can't find it so use your imaginations.

Alum07's picture Alum07
🦃 LEG KING 🦃
| 9 years 8 months # ^

This one?

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

ThatOneGuy's picture ThatOneGuy
SILENT LURKER 👀
| 9 years 8 months # ^

Yeah, that version of the mascot, but I remember a picture with him in the same pose as the blue devil on the helmet only with a hockey stick instead of a pitchfork. I used the new logo because outside of that pose the newer version looks more like the blue devil

KopHokie's picture KopHokie | 9 years 8 months # ^

Here's his boss

laurenbvt07's picture laurenbvt07 | 9 years 8 months #

I saw this and instantly thought of The Tick. Just me?

804VTHokie's picture 804VTHokie | 9 years 8 months # ^

The Tick is immediately what came to mind for me too. +1!

jobushokie's picture jobushokie | 9 years 8 months #

Who is in charge over there?

Musky's picture Musky | 9 years 8 months #

No word on if VT will break the Foghorn Leghorn helmets out of mothballs to help complete the matchup...

I don't think they are allowed to use leather helmets anymore.

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Vtkey's picture Vtkey
| 9 years 8 months #

My initial reaction wasn't favorable, but i like the ideal it represents.

97VT540's picture 97VT540 | 9 years 8 months #

It kinda looks like a superhero from a SNL sketch, but I'm not sure wich it's supposed to be, Ace or Gary.

KopHokie's picture KopHokie | 9 years 8 months # ^

Definitely Gary...that's the toughest name there is

Too Druck to Funk's picture Too Druck to Funk | 9 years 8 months #

Maybe the light isn't right. They'd look better in here.

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