New VT helmets

These were worn against BC this past weekend.  All white, with a new Hokie bird on one side, TV numbers on the other.  I don't mind the look if the rest of their set was non-traditional, but with the classic look, the helmet looks 1)stupid 2)out-of-place and 3)trying too hard/ripping off Boise State.  If you're going to rock the UCLA stripes on the shoulders and the same stripes down the pants, go ahead and put those same exact stripes on your helmet.  If you want to go psycho, go all in, like Maryland or Boise or Oregon.  Don't class up the joint with a suit and then wear a neon trucker hat.  All class or all psycho.  And I would like to see the numbers on the helmet match the numbers on the jersey.  Alabama doesn't so not a huge deal though. Grade: C-

Source: Nike Blog

Virginia Tech Camo Unis

I posted a sketch of their camo jerseys earlier, but along with the white out/turkey celebration, VTech is doing their usual salute to the military by wearing a special uni as well this year.  Here are the pictures of the uniform.



I really don't hate them.  I wouldn't mind if they used camo shoulders as well, but it's a clean look, I like the jersey design with sleeve numbers, and the helmets are fine.  For camo unis, I give this a B+.

Source: Uni-Watch

New Virginia Tech White Helmet

This popped up over the weekend, I was actually laying with my daughter in her bed when I saw the pic on my phone, but this is the helmet the Hokies are going to wear when they "white out" against Austin Peay on September 8th..  Looks like they are taking a tracks of their mascot and putting them on the helmet.  Ok then.  I wonder with they will have a special turkey track uni like Oregon did with their catroon duck...once again, cool to have, but not to wear, you're trying to hard hokies.  Stick with your UCLA stripe throwback forever and your other white helmet with the orange stripe flanked by maroon.

VTECH Camo Jerseys

These are the camo jerseys the Hookies will wear this year at home.  They are pretty "boring" for a camo set, but with the maroon trim and the camo numbers (sleeve numbers a huge bonus), along with wearing white at home, I love the look.  It's rare for Nike to go the other way when introducing new uniforms, so this is a nice, classic, clean tribute to those who make it easy to watch the game we love on fall weekends. 

Source: Nike Blog