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I don't have a Twitter account so I can't do this. But I propose that everyone tweets at Matthew Sams and asks him why Billdozer didn't win even though he clearly had more votes.
Well no one knows what anything is until they are shown it the first time. The cartoon Hokie Bird isn't a universal constant embedded in conciousness from birth. Some designer created it in the 90s.
Every VT fan recognizes Hokie Stone the second they see it because, after their first day on campus, they saw it everywhere and learned about what it was and why it was unique to VT. But they didn't always know what it was, they had to see it first.
So when VT trots out of the tunnel wearing these people are going to say "what the hell is that?" and then they will know once the announcer explains them.
I like option 3
Nope...I'm right thur with ya....
This makes me ashamed to be a Hokie and affiliated with this athletic department. Why even have the contest if you were just going to chose whoever you wanted anyway? This honestly disgusts me. So much so that I'm not even going to make a Weaver meme about it. What a stupid thing to mislead/lie about. This might be the most un-Ut Prosim move I've ever seen.
Yep, I totally agree. They would be bad ass w/ all maroon everything.........if we ever get to see those again...
Only because I want to actually put a number to how many people like this and how many don't, please use my upvoting and downvoting to share your opinion on this design. Upvote if you like it, downvote if you dislike. I'll start by downvoting myself.
Since this is happening, the big question is if we will wear a special uniform with it. Here are some concepts:
Again, I completely agree with you about changing things every so often. But its like you said, things get changed way too often and more often than not, they're terrible. This has lead to our entire fanbase cringing whenever they hear about a change coming before they even see anything. The fault falls on the shoulders of whoever has been giving us the unis. I still try to have an open mind though, regardless of how hard they make it (I did not like the grey unis. at. all.)
Like last week, I expect our DB's to shut that shit down on the outside and our DL/Blitzes to get all up in Cato's grill.
Offensively.....eh....maybe the defense will score?
And only 2 W's behind Syracuse, and 11 behind WVU.
I agree with HOAT and what he says below about how this has potential. I think the idea of a single stone and a chiseled look could work. The design that is featured above? Not so much. I understand where you're coming from in regards to Bama having that pull and not changing their unis and with Oregon and how they always have an "O" on the helmet somewhere. Yes I think VT should always be on our helmets and I'm sure this helmet will get a VT somewhere on it....
I would love to have new uniform designs every so often....IF THEY WERE ACTUALLY GOOD DESIGNS. The problem is that we haven't had a really good uniform design lately so I don't have confidence in trying out new things anymore. Not until we get somebody else in charge of selecting/approving the designs.
This is actually the second design I'm pretty sure. The first one was terrible. When I saw it in person, it looked kind of cool. We just have to wait to see what uni will go with it. That is what will make or break the helmet.
beer coat my good friend beer coat, and a lot of it, the thursday night game against fsu was pretty rough too
I anticipate Exum in playing in at least 8-games this season; 6 regular + 2 post-season. I also expect him to warp from cav-WR-to-cav-WR confusing them greatly into a panic-stricken rout, this November at Scott Stadium.
I agree with you about sticking to one design, nothing beats #ALLMAROONEVERYTHING, but honestly Im getting tired of wasting my energy bitching and moaning over terrible unis when we really have no say in the matter. I mean lets be honest, these arent the WORST helmets we've ever worn. That award goes to the foghorn leghorn helmets from last year with the hokie tracks being a close second. As long as a VT logo ends up on the helmet, Im fine. Then its like we're emulating Oregon; they have a shit ton of helmet designs, but they ALWAYS have an "O" somewhere on the helmet. Ive also come to notice that what football players and recruits seem to like is usually the exact opposite of what the fans like (See Maryland circa 2011, the players loved them). If it makes the players happy, fine. And finally, we dont exactly have the pull that Alabama does where when people ask why their unis never change, all they have to say is "because we're Alabama." They've been winning national championships for years. If changing things up gets recruits in the door, so be it. (It just damn well better have a VT on it somewhere)
People know who the Hokie Bird is though. Did we think they looked horrible? Absolutely, but they were easily recognized without having a VT on there. Nobody would think these were VT if this is what we used.
Unlike a lot of people it seems I actually kind of like them. HOWEVER, I also liked the military appreciation helmets but thought the uniforms were just plain awful. Thus I can only assume the uniforms for these will also be pretty bad.
At least no more hokie track or cartoon helmets are showing up.
Will be watching this on my phone, fortunately the dashes on HMMWVs prop phones up against the windshield nicely.
Hope for a [more] complete game from the offense, and for the defense to force a lot of turnovers.
What I want to see is the direct snap to Sam Rogers, or the 'Wild Norris' set.
Once the ball is snapped, the opposing team will drop to the ground in fear.
I won't deny that the idea has potential...but based on the initial design and the track record of whoever seems to be designing our unis, I don't have a lot of confidence that we'll get a good helmet out of this. We should just stick to what we know.
If it ain't broke, don't break it.
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I'll never know how those dudes at the '07 Miami game pulled that off for the whole game, guess it was some of that Wild Turkey "liquid warmth."
first of all...I don't think you can downvote yourself. Secondly, I refuse to use the downvote unless absolutely necessary (like if someone says something tasteless or offensive)...therefore I won't be downvoting you but consider this as my vote. (I won't upvote you, if that makes you feel better)