First-year Virginia football coach Mike London will debut the new Nike football uniforms the Cavaliers will wear during the 2010 season Friday, April 9 at 3:30 p.m. in front of the McCue Center. The public is welcome to attend the unveiling event that will include members of the Cavalier Marching Band and spirit squads.
Several Cavalier players will be on hand to model the new uniforms that will feature multiple possible color combinations on game day. The uniforms are part of Nike’s new Pro Combat Uniform series and will be unique to the Cavalier program. Also set to debut Friday will be a redesigned helmet the team will wear starting in 2010.
The ceremony will also feature Virginia’s new team equipment truck. Painted orange and blue, the 53-foot trailer features Virginia football signage and logos. The 18-wheeler is provided by former Cavalier Charles W. McDaniel, president of Hilldrup Moving and Storage.
Hilldrup Moving and Storage has provided transportation and moving services to the Cavalier football program since 1998 using a vehicle half the size of the new model. This truck will be in service by Hilldrup Moving and Storage during the week providing the Cavalier football program very noticeable exposure across the mid-Atlantic region.
Take a look at the Nike Pro Combat uniforms that debuted last season: BANG IT HERE.
I really like the unis Nike put together for Miami, Oklahoma, LSU, Ohio State, Mizzou, VT, and Florida State. The TCU and Florida unis are fairly horrendous. So by my rough math, that's about a 75% success rate.
I'm really hoping we can avoid the shoulder stitching that looks like feathers. I love the numbering on the Miami and VT uniforms, and the unconventional color scheme in the Missouri version. I'm really hoping that they integrate the sabre into our uniforms, like they integrated the feather into the FSU version.
I'm a big uniform dork... so I really can't wait 'til Friday!
If anyone wants to join me at the presser and unveiling on Friday at 3:30, let me know!
For those interested - for the last few days the new truck has been parked next to the Color Copy Services store on Rio Rd inbetween Berkmar and 29.
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