Happy Veterans’ Day to all the actual soldiers out there.

The Entire Nike Pro-Combat uniform collection, sloganized. A must have for every jersey whore. We took a look at the Hokies’ “Good Guys Wear White” inspired duds yesterday and we stated it could’ve been worse. We were right, click the link and check out LSU, FSU and Miami.

Eye-Gouging revisited. Tomahawk Nation busts out the video and still evidence of Clemson’s Andre Branch digging into David Spurlock’s facemask with what looks to be an attempt at the eye-rake. We didn’t agree with the Brandon Spikes’ suspension and we don’t agree with FSUncensored calling for Branch to be shelved. Take it away Willy Mac.

Ok, yes. It’s very obvious that Branch was being a dick and getting a little extra in after the play. That wasn’t eye gouging though. He may have tried, but it didn’t happen. He was definitely ripping at his neck, but that’s very common for a fumble scrum. Football is a mean, nasty game. And guess what? To play it at that level, you have to be a mean and nasty person to get by. Branch is a mean and nasty person. So is Spurlock. They wouldn’t be starting if they both weren’t this caliber of player.

Agree. In the words of Ron Cherry “giving him the business” is as much a part of football as the hand off or forward pass (or in Virginia Tech’s case the screen pass). If it’s called during the game, that’s fair, because it was obvious. Unless an eye popping out goes unnoticed let sleeping dogs lie.

We all have high definition televisions in our living rooms so why don’t the replay officials in the SEC? Perhaps they aren’t early adopters, or they’ve already budgeted all that $2.25 billion from ESPN…

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On Saturday, Nov. 14, the Virginia Tech football team will take the field wearing the Nike Pro Combat uniform, a new system of dress and the lightest football uniform Nike has ever created. Virginia Tech will be one of 10 elite football programs to debut the Nike Pro Combat uniform this month before they are officially introduced at the start of the 2010 season.

Reasons why I hate them:

1. If you haven’t already noticed take another look at the calf design. What logo of our sworn enemy is formed like Voltron when a player stands tall? Give up…
   
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2. The “I just figured out my first Photoshop effect” gradient on the numbers.
3. Acceptable names are: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia Tech or VT. Nike you’re embarassing yourself with putting ‘VA TECH’ on the back. And yes I know it’s just a mock up.
4. The big deal surrounding the unveiling distracted and took time away from our struggling team.

Reasons why I’ll tolerate them:

1. As Furrer4Heisman said, they could’ve done worse.
2. Contrary to Box, I like the white helmets. But I agree, they can’t carry the jock of the throwback helmets.

Reason why I love them:

1. The cleats are the fucking shiznit. “UT PROSIM” is written inside them.
2. VT being spelled inside the gloves when the hands lock together is phenomenal.
3. Overall they look sleek.