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Virginia Tech Hokies Unveil Nike Pro Combat Uniforms for the Maryland Game


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What a joke. Not pictured above are the white helmets we'll be sporting against the Terps. I can only imagine what these abortions would look like if we were playing a home game and Nike was given more liberal use of orange and maroon.

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And the thing is, these are almost pretty good uniforms. If it wasn't for the crap on the shoulders and the gradient on the numbers and stripes, I would be pretty thrilled with these. But Nike had to make little additions here and there so you KNEW the jerseys were made by the boys in Beaverton. The swoosh is enough.

Just like with FSU and Ohio State's one-time only Pro Combat jerseys, these are almost really good uniforms. But the gradient kills it completely, in my opinion. I'm not a big fan of white helmets, either.

I get the feeling VT and Florida State are getting the jerseys Oregon said "no" to.

Update: More images and video from Nike's Pro Combat Web site. The helmet appears to have one thin orange stripe and one wider maroon stripe down the middle. Supposedly the helmets have a gradient as well, but I haven't seen a good photo of them yet. This could have been a lot worse. Look at what's being forced upon TCU this weekend.

It appears that 12 teams will be wearing the Pro Combat unis at some point this year. So far the three that have been announced are VT, FSU and TCU. Texas and Ohio State throwback jerseys utilizing the Pro Combat technology have also been leaked elsewhere on the series of tubes.

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These are hideous.

Lose the gradients on the legs and shoulders and the funky color in the numbers … wear these with your maroon helmets, and these are solid. As they stand now, I agree. Looks like you are getting Oregon’s rejected ideas.

That being said, with the addition of the Oregon duck feathers on the shoulder pads, I’m surprised Nike didn’t go with the turkey plume on the shoulders.

by Brian @ BCI on Nov 9, 2009 2:06 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

These are hideous.

Lose the gradients on the legs and shoulders and the funky color in the numbers … wear these with your maroon helmets, and these are solid. As they stand now, I agree. Looks like you are getting Oregon’s rejected ideas.

That being said, with the addition of the Oregon duck feathers on the shoulder pads, I’m surprised Nike didn’t go with the turkey plume on the shoulders.

by Brian @ BCI on Nov 9, 2009 2:06 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Actually I think they look good

especially compared to the ugly orange/maroon unis you guys usually wear. ;)

Dunno about a white helmet though.

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by DrB on Nov 9, 2009 2:17 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Love the pants

Hate the shirt, but the base layer looks cool.

by NatP0wers on Nov 9, 2009 2:50 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Great job, Nat

You can see they put the gradient at the tail end of the helmet stripe. That’s really overkill with the gradient. But that’s the trend with Nike. They take something that could be cool and then hammer you with it until the whole uni looks gross.

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by furrer4heisman on Nov 9, 2009 3:06 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

After watching the Nike video ...

This pro combat uniform movement seems like the swimming debate during last year’s Olympics where certain outfits give you an unfair competitive advantage over the opponent. 37% more lighter? Wow.

That being said, not sure you really need an edge to beat the Twerps …

by Brian @ BCI on Nov 9, 2009 4:40 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Check out the interactive Nike site

http://www.nike.com/nikeos/p/usnikefootball/en_US/rivalries09?school=vt

Only complaint: “Good guys wear white” … really? Could we have come up with a stronger tag line here? Pretty weak if you ask me.

by Brian @ BCI on Nov 9, 2009 4:53 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Missouri's

will be “Beast Mode”

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by furrer4heisman on Nov 9, 2009 5:09 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

i like em ..

all but the arm stripes, even the gradient.

by BeerControl on Nov 9, 2009 5:16 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

If y'all wore these with the regular helmet...

….I think it would look pretty good (though the gradient/fade on the sleeves is kind of lame).

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by Todd on Nov 10, 2009 10:25 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Gradient=bad, other stuff=good

I actually like these if they got rid of the horrendous gradient. Dont care for the helmets but i love the individualization of each team with the “beamer ball” in the neck and “Ut Prosim” on the pants.

Although, one last complaint: what in hell is that squiggling on the shoulder

by Casey Richey on Nov 11, 2009 8:27 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Sweeeeeeeeeet...

I’m impressed that the VT brand has produced something aesthetic yet original. The gradient is money. The helmet asymmetric is hot. Finally, something better than the "can’t-think-of-anything-better" throwbacks PLUS the players’ names on the back. Trust me, 6-4 255 lb linebackers will be lining up to don these beauties. Now, if we could just hire an offensive coordinator that was as bold and dynamic.

What’s next, quality VT school commercials? Let’s hope so. Nike where ya at?

by ALA444 on Nov 17, 2009 3:32 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

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