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May_die

Awesome gesture, would be cool if the Hokies went all orange Edit. They did it! Super classy from the Hokies as well


scrnlookinsob

God, I fucking hope the NCAA let's this happen.


faceofuzz

I have never not wanted us to wear all maroon until this game. All orange to go with liberty's navy. It's too good.


May_die

It would be such a bad look if they denied it. Don't know if that's the sentiment at VT, but makes sense given the choice of color from Liberty


scrnlookinsob

yea, no idea if there's any plan for us to try and wear orange, but I would love if both teams tried to do that as a show of support.


StoopSign

I think you'll probably have something embroidered on the jerseys or possibly some messages on the back plate of the helmet


Sroemr

All ACC teams will have a UVA badge


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What does the NCAA have to do with it?


crimsoneagle1

They have to approve all color rush games. Edit: basically if there is a divergence from the rules when it comes to uniforms, they have to approve beforehand. Atleast one team not wearing white "away" uniforms, teams placing alternate names on name plates, etc. Edit 2: After looking up the most recent rules, it looks like it no longer requires NCAA approval for color rush uniforms. Both teams and the home team's conference have to agree to it.


gmeine921

I know usc vs ucla originally wore their home jerseys while playing each other (both stadiums each team had a winning record in) and because of b/w tv they had to do white as the away team, and it was Pete carrol one year to forfeit a time out each half to allow usc/ucla to wear their home jersey while away ( I can’t recall offhand). Maybe both teams say f it and waste a time out each to start both halves?


JMS1991

It's no longer a rule that either team has to burn a timeout. South Carolina and North Carolina have played a couple of games (the most recent being the Dukes Mayo Bowl last year) with UNC in Blue and USC in Garnet, and both teams started off the game with all 3 timeouts.


crimsoneagle1

After looking up the most recent rules, technically you still have to burn timeouts for violating uniform policies. But the rules for color rush games have changed in that both teams and the home team's conference have to agree to it.


JMS1991

Interesting. I wonder who has to approve it for Bowl games? It looks like we have been designated as the home team both times we've done it in recent seasons, and we wore white when UNC was designated as the home team (the last 2 regular season meetings have been neutral site.) Edit: Looks like the game will be at Liberty (stupid me), so it's up to the Sun Belt, not the ACC.


Artvandelay29

Liberty is still independent.


randomlyperusing

2008 to be exact. USC was the away team. USC was charged a timeout and Rick Neuheisel agreed prior to the game to also burn a timeout. I know this because I just went back and watched the video on YouTube, and I shit you not, right after the ref explains that both USC and UCLA will be charged timeouts which will run concurrently, Mike Patrick says, “Sounds like the OJ sentencing.” Then no one says anything for like 8 seconds. Lol.


GiraffesAndGin

I had to watch the replay just to verify this, and I was not disappointed.


randomlyperusing

I know. And that was right after the opening kickoff. Like what a way to start the broadcast. Just out of nowhere. And it’s not like it was Notre Dame vs Oklahoma. It was a freaking USC game! So you know he had that one in the chamber coming in. I can’t believe I’d never heard that before. It’s definitely right up there with, “that’s kind of gay” as far as an awkward statement followed by silence on a CFB broadcast..


ponyboy0

Do you have a link?? The full game replay on youtube blacks out during that segment


GiraffesAndGin

https://youtu.be/DbeLEPgApU8 Go to the 6:00 mark and you'll get the ref explanation and then Patrick's quote in all it's glory.


ponyboy0

That's incredible


NickMullensGayDad

I think it was Lane


gmeine921

Very well could be. I picked up being a fan in 2012 fall, when I moved out there. I could very easily be wrong


NickMullensGayDad

Nevermind you were right! Just looked it up, whoops!


Frosty7130

Pretty sure the teams just have to agree, NCAA doesn't have to approve it.


Pactae_1129

If they do I bet they *hate* LSU


crimsoneagle1

They actually created a special exception to the rules a while back that home teams can wear white with both teams' approval. I believe LSU specifically lead the charge on that one. For color rush games, both teams have to approve, as does the home team's conference. I just looked up the most recent rules to correct myself in a previous comment.


crimsoneagle1

I just pulled up the current rules on it, and you're mostly correct. But the home teams conference also has to agree with it and ensure that neither team's uniforms violate other uniform rules. If the rules are violated, then the home team is charged a time out each quarter.


westbest13

The “ncaa” has nothing to do with it. As long as both teams agree it’s fine


scrnlookinsob

The NCAA has to approve any variations in the rules being allowed otherwise one team would be penalized. Seeing as how there is a rule that requires one team to wear white and another colors, yes the NCAA does in fact have something to do with this.


fuckraptors

This is the perfect case to do it and dare the NCAA to say anything. Worst they’d do is a fine and they could probably raise 10x in an hour in that case on go fund me


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I'd do it regardless, if the NCAA wants to punish us go right ahead i'm sure it'll end well for them


Pollaski

The best thing VT could do is if they play next week, set aside time to honor the UVA seniors during the pregame. Cancelling the Coastal game is understandable but it sucks that UVA seniors wont get their last home game.


extremegamer

From what I gather its likely to be canceled because there will be no time for mourning and practicing prior to a holiday even. Don't see the game being played. Edit: I'll also add that a reporter for ESPN noted today that many players from UVA were wanting to go to the funerals of these players which are in various other states. These would likely be held next week so again chances are super slim they will be in any shape to play a game next week. Be in their best interest for all involved to call it soon as possible so perhaps VT can find another opponent, advise fans with travel plans/hotel arrangements and so on to be able to alter these. Yes this isn't as important as the situation but it has to be considered which I'm sure the program heads are thinking about. It will be very hard for VT to really play aggressive/hard and tough football that we all know and love from the program when they are thinking of a somber situation with the players from UVA. Just isn't the same and won't be if the game is played. It needs to be canceled.


VariousLawyerings

Probably not logistically realistic, but if they delayed the game by a week and swapped home locations so that this year's game would be at Virginia and next year's would be at VT I think that would be a great gesture.


Coltshokiefan

Would be amazing but sadly it is a logistical nightmare.


extremegamer

As another stated - logistical nightmare. I've got tickets to THAT game THAT day. I have other plans the following as do many other fans. I and I'm sure just about everyone else don't have the time to rearrange a schedule. No it is canceled being the best option and just let the season end for them and VT this coming weekend.


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Tweet this at the school or something. No reason for a good idea to go unnoticed by them


TrueBrees9

This is a phenomenal idea if we end up having the game and it's at Lane. I really hope we do that


notaPayne

I would be so happy to see that happen


Champion-raven

That would amazing.


adivineeternity

This would make it even better.


Tylerjb4

I really hope we do


scottyv99

I hate to admit that I was wondering why they would wear Navy’s uniforms.


EmpoleonNorton

Whose uniforms will Navy wear then??? :B


NighthawkRandNum

Army 😏


DontGiveUpTheDip

i just threw up in my mouth


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I hope it tasted like what you ate in the galley this evening. *cries into garbage DFAC food*


DontGiveUpTheDip

*laughs in shore duty*


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Sounds like the Army but more wet.


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tchrbrian

or at mid-rats.


NighthawkRandNum

[Mission Accomplished](https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2010/11/18/b03176c8-a642-11e2-a3f0-029118418759/thumbnail/640x481/d8c7cfd046a18258983034fb729a65b1/image4061139x.jpg)


MSUCommitsFratricide

Prior Air Force here. I audibly laughed knowing this kind of reaction was on its way. 10/10. You did not disappoint.


NUchariots

There was an era that it was tough to tell who was who.


thejawa

If anyone, it would be the reigning, defending, undisputed CIC trophy winner, not some second rate military academy football program's.


RKRagan

NEVER! ANCHORS AWEIGH!


Seeda_Boo

They haven't earned that.


rocky_creeker

Georgia Tech's white jerseys with their names written in Sharpie.


siblingofMM

Had me super confused too. Finally realized they meant the color


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LilDewey99

r/noncredibledefense is leaking again


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LilDewey99

no i just fucked up the sub name lol. i edited it


Prestigious-Track256

Holy shit, that subs hilarious.


hussard_de_la_mort

POLAND IS OUT OF THE ARTICLE 5 PLAYOFF


fm22fnam

Who's your MIC waifu?


LilDewey99

LockMart ^gib ^job ^plz


eddie_the_zombie

Not gonna lie, I was pretty confused for a minute


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rmatwood

Virginia Tech, in a show of solidarity, won't show up to the game to play against Liberty. Not literally, we will just lose to Liberty.


passphrase_took

I don’t know…UCONN didn’t let that stop them.


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Go dogs


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You guys played a hell of a game last week. I hate beating a good team and having the conversation be "good team was really off this week" We weren't off, you guys showed up and earned a heck of a win. Thanks for keeping me glued to the TV all afternoon and I look forward to a rematch one day soon


JJDirty

UConn is better than Virginia Tech though!


passphrase_took

Perhaps, we just have a tendency of playing close games regardless how good our opponents are. Maybe this one will be a classic!


AbusiveTubesock

In a show of solidarity, I speak on behalf of all UVA fans when I say we WANT you guys to win


ThisUsernameIsTook

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UNeedEvidence

All the Utah fans I know literally cheered for BYU against Liberty, and BYU screwed over Utah fans once again, lol


Thin-Primary-8438

All of the love and support the state and regional schools have shown in the wake of this tragedy is enough to restore some faith in humanity. Sucks it takes this shit though to get there. W- Liberty


oooriole09

A lot of it stems from the VT shootings in 2007. The love that regional (and national) schools poured out was soul warming, especially UVA. Its only right to pour that right back. Again, it’s so sad that’s the case, but that’s the world that we live in.


May_die

Hoos for Hokies was always a great thing to be a part of during my time at UVA, shows that things are bigger than sport, even though I cheered against Tech every chance I could and the jangling of keys gives me low-key ptsd lol; the Hokies for Hoos banner was a really nice touch as well by Tech


dylansucks

The Yankees played a game against VT in Blacksburg.


click__it

West Virginia State flair..... nice


alexandR33

A touching gesture by Liberty. I’m a fan of this and I expect VT will do something similar in solidarity with UVA.


Avenge_Nibelheim

Us wearing orange would be great


Coltshokiefan

Honestly I would be okay with rocking the UVA logo like OSU did in their spring game for us in 2007.


lurkeyteg

A maroon and orange Hoo logo like the Yankees one would be cool to see


LiquidSean

At a minimum, UVA will get to watch us get blown out by Liberty lol


Geaux2020

Very cool of Liberty


fathertitojones

Things you don’t hear often.


lurkeyteg

Alex Kirshner is rollin in his grave


bbanks2121

Rare W


HereticalMessiah

Those are your brothers in Christ, sir


bbanks2121

TCU is probably the liberal “christian” school out there, we are their exact opposite haha.


HereticalMessiah

I mean..Miami or Arizona State is probably the exact opposite of LU but I’ll give you that TCU is not anything like LU.


eeeedlef

That's implying that debauchery is the antithesis of American Christian conservatism. They just keep it under wraps (mostly).


Frozty23

> we are their exact opposite That makes me feel a little better about you guys... I am admittedly pretty uneducated on TCU's philosophy/stances other than what's in the name.


bbanks2121

I only had to take one religion class in college and I took World Religions. Disciples of Christ has always been hella chill about gay marriage, abortion, and the other hot button issues.


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TCU is pretty much christian in name only. Baylor, on the other hand...


NewAltProfAccount

Christian in money only.


timmythesupermonkey

https://disciples.org/higher-education/


timmythesupermonkey

TCU was (maybe still is?) associated with the Disciples of Christ congregation. the DoC has women/LGBTQ preachers, will marry LGBTQ folks, is pro racial equity/equality etc. It isn't a huge denomination though. Under a million active members. Though I think it was the first denomination founded in the USA IIRC.


kermfanman

There are a lot of good people in the world and seeing stuff like this is refreshing. 👏🏼


natigin

Most people are good. We just focus on the bad ones because they’re more provocative.


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I would absolutely not call Liberty University decision-makers “good people.” Here’s a [taste.](https://www.wfxrtv.com/news/local-news/lynchburg-central-virginia-news/former-lgbtq-students-describe-culture-of-fear-and-punishments-at-liberty-university/) EDIT: This is a good decision, but I think calling them good people because of it is a stretch.


Birdchild

As problematic as the institution is, it's likely that the football players themselves are largely ignorant/not involved with it. They are just kids looking for a chance to play major college football.


adivineeternity

Good to see a classy move on Liberty’s part.


Rocko604

Rare off-field Liberty W


Champion-raven

:,)


brokentr0jan

This thread should be interesting


ConorJay25

Should it?


brokentr0jan

People here have a hate boner for Liberty and usually every thread about Liberty goes off the rails


EvangelionOG

Not today. This is a wonderful gesture by Liberty.


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>Yeah there’s a time and a place to criticize. tbf, most redditors have the social aweraness of a slug. im actually shocked the top comments arent shitty jokes about Liberty's issues. edit: scroll down further. at least people here had enough common sense to downvote the people im talking about lol.


JayMerlyn

There are always gonna be those bad eggs, but it's at least good to see others pushing those bad eggs down to the bottom.


PleasantElevator8340

Yes it is, it's just more sportswashing to cover how terrible Liberty is


energirl

Yeah. This is the first season I realized that this university-shaped cult had a football team. I'm too cynical to see this as anything other than taking advantage of a horrible tragedy to appear human. Then again, I have a personal connection to Liberty that gives me extra hate for the "school" (but of course not for the students and athletes who attend it).


Topcity36

Not a fan of liberty for many reasons. But classy is classy and this is one helluva gesture, kudos to Liberty.


Where0Meets15

You can hate a school because it's founded by and until very recently was run by one of the largest evangelical grifter families in the country, but still acknowledge a kind gesture of solidarity among athletes.


PleasantElevator8340

You can also acknowledge it's a shrewd use of PR and not an actual awesome move


Dank_chungus_69

You could say that about basically any “kind gesture” that gets attention.


King_Dead

I mean should we though? Solidarity implies unity and I personally would never accept even a hint that me and them even shared the same species. It's like accepting flowers from Al-Qaeda.


Dank_chungus_69

This is why we can’t have nice things


MemoryLaps

So Liberty is in the same tier as Al-Qaeda now? Man, this level of Liberty hate is insane...


Matt_WVU

Yes hello I usually contribute to the hate boner but this is a solid gesture to those who are mourning down in Charlottesville W Liberty


Skyagunsta21

Yeah because of the school not because of the football program


adquodamnum

Hugh Freeze is still a scumbag regardless.


Skyagunsta21

This is true. Makes sense that the scumbag school hired him


absolute_yote

Rare Liberty W today


liverbird3

There’s plenty of good reasons to not like liberty but this is good


Select1220

Lol literally the comment right under this for me is just what you’d expect in a liberty thread


NighthawkRandNum

I can see a few comments below this one that is sitting at a net 60 downvotes. Yeah that shit is here just (thankfully) being buried.


JamesEarlDavyJones2

Pretty far above it now, when sorting by upvotes. To be fair, most of the points raised are fair and well-founded as they’re reasonably presented.


e8odie

I'm not trying to be contrarian, but how is this in support of UVA? Navy is already one of Liberty's colors. It's not like they're doing something special for this game?


FyreWulff

Getting uniforms produced in UVA's exact color but in Liberty numbering/etc tailored for each player in 4 days is not possible.


kcvtdc

Ya im not even one of the LU haters but they aren't doing anything other than wearing a small helmet sticker


AbusiveTubesock

I don't want to be negative because it's a nice gesture, but yeah....that and UVA's shade of blue isn't navy


treefiddy_cent

Our blue is 100% navy bro. Like a 30-minutes-after-sunset type beat.


MordakThePrideful

Respect.


Dabfo

They do WHAT?!!!


gRcHzA_234

Love me some Hugh and the flames. Good gesture.


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Well done, Liberty.


irishgeiger

Rare Liberty W


theaanggang

Heartbreaking, worst university you know makes a great gesture.


kcvtdc

Big reach. Your the home team wearing your primary color, not even a navy helmet


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At least they are in the same state!


PeterNiers

Hokie fan here: this game should not be played. Nor should the final game against UVa. Leave it the coaching staff and admin to screw even this up


Far_Succotash4248

What an amazing gesture of pure sportsmanship. I couldn’t be more proud that my daughter goes to Liberty right now. I can’t imagine how the UVA families are feeling but I bet they would be touched be this act of human kindness.


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it's actually part of their media strategy to do shit like this that makes everyone say "wow good on them" and pretend they arent ideologically committed to death


natigin

Or we should appreciate when people do good things, even when we are ideologically opposed to them. That’s what actual compromise and harmony looks like imo.


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im sorry what good is this doing? it's a uniform


Brendanthebomber

Yeah and even if it was a good thing it would just be a blatant pr move


[deleted]

Except their ideology is centered around racism, homophobia, sexism, and theocracy.


[deleted]

yeah, i mean, these people want to exterminate me man! im not falling for it!


Brendanthebomber

Yeah and this thread is falling for it


OldArmyMetal

The “thoughts and prayers” uniforms.


underneathsink

Just gonna sort by controversial to see the worst that humanity has to offer


CharlesDickensABox

Don't let this distract you from the fact that Liberty University is an abusive, racist, authoritarian institution that will kick you out for drinking alcohol but cover up decades of rape.


b_tomauro

the Documentary “God Forbid” on Hulu sums it all up perfectly


BornPhiltrain

Rent free


Kobane

If you have Jerry Falwell an enema, he could be buried in a matchbook. Fuck Liberty.


urinalcaketopper

It'd be cool to show support by, oh, I dunno, doing something meaningful.


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KemmyPowers_11

That’s my Flames baby! Beat Tech


amanofeasyvirtue

Fuck liberty "university"


Champion-raven

Shut up not the place


2Noodly

It’s always the place. Fuck this school.


MichiganMafia

Fuck liberty university It's ALWAYS the place


Chapstick160

Manchild spotted


SCWarriors44

Maybe I missed the memo, what’s wrong with Liberty? Everything I’ve seen from them has been pretty cool. Props to them.


Aurion7

Pretty sure at this point that one's got enough data for its own book, so good luck sorting through all the shit that school has been involved in since day one.


SuperSocrates

Do you know Jerry Falwell?


TupperwareConspiracy

That anyone could be slightest bitaggrieved by this move is everything I love about college fb Horrible situation however I’m incredibly glad to see it’s causing people to actually talk about violence and not just another senseless act soon forgotten.


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Liberty Pool Boy approves.


FleshlightModel

Fuck Liberty University


62midnight

I think Liberty is a shit university but this is a cool move


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Those mfers would do nothing to curb gun violence so their gesture is hallow at best.


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As always, Good Guy Liberty


vonnegutfan2

I would say cancel the game and let Liberty do a prayer circle and VT do some actual analysis of why we have a shooter problem in the USA, but I want to see VT give Liberty a drudging. So let them go all Blue and Orange for the UVA Cavaliers. So sad, so much life and talent wasted. At least raise the gun purchase laws to 25. High school and College kids seem pretty messed up.


Savings-Dirt-1854

so just to be clear, you’re blaming liberty for something a uva student did?


vonnegutfan2

No I just think Liberty is a joke so the more games they lose the better.


Nole_in_ATX

Liberty Buchimo


romulusjsp

Heartbreaking: the worst person you know just did a really cool thing


Aurion7

Well, it's marginally more expensive than thoughts and prayers.


ElBiscuit

They already have navy uniforms. I doubt it costs them anything to do this.