I’m still under quarantine, which totally sucks, but Kirsten and I are trying to make the best of it. We’ll be roasting a capon and serving it up with some apple/cherry/walnut stuffing, green beans, cranberry relish, root vegetables, port-braised onions, apple pie, and maybe one or two things I’m forgetting. Like they always say, starve a cold, feed the chickenpox.
Here’s wishing everyone a swell holiday, especially my brother and my Mom — I’d be with you if I could, and I’ll be thinking of you. Have some extra dark meat for me. — Paul
Happy Turkey Day Paul, and the rest the UW crowd, enjoy!
Paul,
Happiest of Thanksgiving to you, Kirsten and to all in the Uni-Watch Universe.
Get well soon.
Happy Thanksgiving to Paul, Phil and to all my fellow UniWatchers!!
Terence
P.S. Try not to get too much Turkey grease on your phone while your harvesting screen grabs today! I’ll be wearing these: link
Happy Thanksgiving Paul and everyone else. I’m looking forward to the Winter Classic in January. Hope to see many of you at that time.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Hey, there’s a parade on WGN! Should we have been watching for rpm in his turkey suit (accompanied by the pineapple) in Car #4?
—Ricko
Speaking of the Uni Watch Winter Classic, likely attendance already soared to the mid-20’s, including brave souls coming to the Twin Cities from Milwaukee, Chicago and Missouri.
And, again, so there’s no misunderstanding, we aren’t playing in either of the pond hockey tourneys, just checking out the unis, etc., so we can say we did.
Here’s the background…(scroll down aways; look for the pond hockey image)
link
—Ricko
Ooops, my bad.
I’ve been talking about the UFL Championship Game tomorrow night.
Isn’t tomorrow NIGHT, it’s tomorrow AFTERNOON, 2 pm PST.
Tuskers vs. Locos. You have nothing in teams colors, you say? No sweat, just make guacamole.
link
Interesting. Will that be the only day game the league played all season?
—Ricko
Posted this last night, worth noting again.
(Short video on how Lions started this whole Thanksgiving Day football tradition)…
link
—Ricko
[quote comment=”363432″]Posted this last night, worth doing again.
(Short video on how Lions started this whole Thanksgiving Day football tradition)…
link
—Ricko[/quote]
Includes photo from the game. Looks like color-on-color (no surpise there, was 1934), but with Bears in orange jerseys and navy pants.
—Ricko
Happy US Turkey Day, kids!
– From those “hosers” up north. :o)
Plymouth State! Totally cool. Happy Thanksgiving to all. I’m waiting for the balloon boy at the Macy’s Parade.
(But isn’t the Plymouth State player on the right? I may be confused, the sash may be covering the swooch.)
zanybody know if the lions are throwing it back with the uniforms that i consider one of the best looking in all of sport?
[quote comment=”363437″]zanybody know if the lions are throwing it back with the uniforms that i consider one of the best looking in all of sport?[/quote]
They were scheduled to wear them, but supposedly will be wearing their current set after all, having won one-in-a-row in them.
(Though the official reason given is that it’s their only chance to show the new unis on national TV).
—Ricko
link
Any throwbacks today?
Greeting from Denver!!! Hope everyone has a nice Thanksgiving cause I gotta work…hahaha
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate it; to those who don’t, either through circumstance or choice, Happy, er, Thursday! Today is the day we dust off those Turkey Day traditions: shopping for a bloodiamond to prove one’s love, ordering an Emory Cat online and gorging on giblet pizza.
And football: for today only I am a Raiders fan; am frankly ambivalent about leones/empacadores; and don’t get nfltv. So, instead of rooting against the giants, i’ll play the trump card and watch Addidas vs. Nike.
I’d like to thank each and every one of you who comments and especially thank Paul for a site that is informative, educational and fun. Sorry there is a pox upon you and godspeed on your recovery. Also a tip of the Hatlo hat to LI.
Please, please, please, if you consume potent potables, do it responsibly, and if you can’t do that, don’t drive. Want you all to be around tomorrow.
Gotta go work on my honey-glazed carrots(my assignment to bring to mass-quantities consumption). Ha, I found a recipe that includes Brandy!
See you on the other side.
[quote comment=”363439″]link[/quote]
Excellent!
Happy Thanksgiving to all UW enthooosyists! As they say at Lambert’s (The Home of Throwed Rolls), “Ya’ll tear it up now!”.
[quote comment=”363443″][quote comment=”363439″]link[/quote]
Excellent![/quote]
Stan Freberg once did a radio skit based on the notion that the first Thanksgiving was promoted as “National Take-an-Indian-to-Lunch Week”. He also offered this, which will explain a lot for those of you involved with cooking or eating today…
link
—Ricko
I SEE SANTA!!!
Right there on CBS!
Must be about time for Packers at Lions.
Ah, the traditions of childhood.
—Ricko
“for today only I am a Raiders fan”
Thus supporting a common contention that for a lot of people America’s Team really is…
“Whoever’s playing the Cowboys this week.”
:)
—Ricko
Bad news: Lions not in their classy throwbacks today. they’re wearing the regular unis.
What the fuck?!
[quote comment=”363448″]Bad news: Lions not in their classy throwbacks today. they’re wearing the regular unis.
What the fuck?![/quote]
See post #14. ;)
Happy Thanksgiving to Uniwatch and its readers. This is always a great place to hang out with a lively bunch of fans, and share and compare. Tis always fun.
And like Paul (and I’m sure others), I too lost some loved family members this year, and am thankful for all the happy memories of them. They are always with us, and we can still give them our thanks. Thanks everyone.
[quote comment=”363434″]Happy US Turkey Day, kids!
– From those “hosers” up north. :o)[/quote]
And a Happy Just Another Thursday in Canada to you! Happy Grey Cup week as well. Leaning towards the Roughriders, but either one’s a worthy champ.
I like the headline and photo, Paul!
Get well soon and enjoy your Thanksgiving.
[quote comment=”363433″][quote comment=”363432″]Posted this last night, worth doing again.
(Short video on how Lions started this whole Thanksgiving Day football tradition)…
link
—Ricko[/quote]
Includes photo from the game. Looks like color-on-color (no surpise there, was 1934), but with Bears in orange jerseys and navy pants.
—Ricko[/quote]
The way they always should be.
[quote comment=”363452″][quote comment=”363434″]Happy US Turkey Day, kids!
– From those “hosers” up north. :o)[/quote]
And a Happy Just Another Thursday in Canada to you! Happy Grey Cup week as well. Leaning towards the Roughriders, but either one’s a worthy champ.[/quote]
Gotta go with Green Riders. Dsspite sharing a hometown with Marc Trestman, I just can’t handle those ridiculous, patchwork Alouettes unis. Look like an old lady’s tiny apartment: crap piled everywhere, and none of it goes together.
—Ricko
[quote comment=”363447″]”for today only I am a Raiders fan”
Thus supporting a common contention that for a lot of people America’s Team really is…
“Whoever’s playing the Cowboys this week.”
:)
—Ricko[/quote]
I’m thankful I’ll be at my sister’s house. Since she’s one of those funny people who think we should sit and talk instead of watch football, I get to miss that one. I think I’d rather root for the Browns than one of those two.
On the other hand, Packers/Lions is just right. Gonna enjoy the first half then hit the road.
Happy Thanksgiving to all, and to all a good night!
Preds/Avs on Fuxsports in my viewing area: Colorado wearing Rangers-type sweaters. Preds aways look pretty good.
On my Yahoo football pickem, it shows Detroit as having already lost to Green Bay 26-0! And I got it right!
link
But after looking further, they mistakenly linked to October’s game. They do have “updated” records for the teams though.
happy thanksgiving all!
white meat may be for suckers…but hey…i suck
just to waste some of your time here’s a history of the nfl on turkey day
go lions, raiders & g-men
[quote comment=”363457″]Preds/Avs on Fuxsports in my viewing area: Colorado wearing Rangers-type sweaters. Preds aways look pretty good.[/quote]
Doh! It’s a replay from last nite (where’d I put that brandy?)
[quote comment=”363454″][quote comment=”363433″][quote comment=”363432″]Posted this last night, worth doing again.
(Short video on how Lions started this whole Thanksgiving Day football tradition)…
link
—Ricko[/quote]
Includes photo from the game. Looks like color-on-color (no surpise there, was 1934), but with Bears in orange jerseys and navy pants.
—Ricko[/quote]
The way they always should be.[/quote]
Well, yeah. Like The Jeff says, it works in Madden.
Of course, in Madden we can can actually “play” for any team we want, too.
Old line. Neurotics build castles in the air; psychotics live in them. ;)
—Ricko
Happy Thanksgiving. Now get off of the computer and hang out with your families.
[quote comment=”363461″][quote comment=”363454″][quote comment=”363433″][quote comment=”363432″]Posted this last night, worth doing again.
(Short video on how Lions started this whole Thanksgiving Day football tradition)…
link
—Ricko[/quote]
Includes photo from the game. Looks like color-on-color (no surpise there, was 1934), but with Bears in orange jerseys and navy pants.
—Ricko[/quote]
The way they always should be.[/quote]
Well, yeah. Like The Jeff says, it works in Madden.
Of course, in Madden we can can actually “play” for any team we want, too.
Old line. Neurotics build castles in the air; psychotics live in them. ;)
—Ricko[/quote]
Not actually advocating color vs. color, but the Bears in orange over navy. I’d wear that uni.
[quote comment=”363463″]Happy Thanksgiving. Now get off of the computer and hang out with your families.[/quote]
Working on that. You can tell I’m not hosting this year, or I would’ve said Happy Thanksgiving last night. Off to my sister’s after watching a little more Packers/Lions.
[quote comment=”363464″]
Not actually advocating color vs. color, but the Bears in orange over navy. I’d wear that uni.[/quote]
see the 4th concept on this template
you’d wear that?
One of those unis violates Paul’s rule against white socks with white pants.
[quote comment=”363466″][quote comment=”363464″]
Not actually advocating color vs. color, but the Bears in orange over navy. I’d wear that uni.[/quote]
see the link
you’d wear that?[/quote]
Everybody has their own preferences, so here’s mine: Don’t pair jerseys and pants of different colors with each other, unless the pants are gold/yellow or silver/grey (Tampa’s pewter qualifies). The Bears’ orange jerseys are nice, but only with white pants.
Clarification to the above: White jerseys and pants go with anything.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I’m certainly thankful for all the excellentness of Uni Watch.
I’m not thankful for my Lions not wearing their proper Thanksgiving uniforms…
[quote comment=”363470″]Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I’m certainly thankful for all the excellentness of Uni Watch.
I’m not thankful for my Lions not wearing their proper Thanksgiving uniforms…[/quote]
Yeah, no matter what some think of them, they were getting to be, like, a tradition.
Ooo, what a concept.
—Ricko
Happy Thanksgiving, all.
Enjoy sucking on that white meat, whether you spit or swallow.
The bird’s in the oven, the pie and stuffing are cooling on the counter, the cats are dozing on the bed, and Smiley Lewis is on the stereo. For the first time all week, I’m pretty happy.
Thanks for all the kind words re: Uni Watch, folks — means a lot.
[quote comment=”363473″]For the first time all week, I’m pretty happy.[/quote]
two words:
awe sum
feel better & everyone enjoy the rest of their day!
peace
PH
Plymouth State is in NH, just a few miles north of Plymouth, MA where the first Thanksgiving occurred (and re-enactments still happen each year at Plimoth Plantation).
Happy Thanksgiving to the Uni Watch family!
Happy Thanksgiving to one and all uni-watchers.
Joe Skiba – my wife (raised a Giants fan) and I will be waving at you from the top of section 235 tonight.
Cowboys wearing blue at home. Am I missing something here? Is this a new policy for their new stadium?
[quote comment=\”363478\”]Cowboys wearing blue at home. Am I missing something here? Is this a new policy for their new stadium?[/quote]
The \’Boys always wear the throwback blue jerseys with white shoulder yokes on Thanksgiving.
Is there a reason why the AFL Legacy program has been strictly used against other AFL Legacy teams… and the Cowboys? The first time Kansas City wore them were against Dallas, and now Oakland is wearing theirs today.
Also, just throwing this out there: During the pregame show, they aired a little piece on NFL players volunteering passing out food for the needy and such, and most wore their jerseys. I noticed Terrell Owens wearing the Bills throwback uni. Apparently even TO is classy enough to know a good look when he sees it. Maybe the Buffalo organization should take notice.
Whoops, messed up the quote up there. I quoted Chuck, not myself.
[quote comment=”363478″]Cowboys wearing blue at home. Am I missing something here? Is this a new policy for their new stadium?[/quote]
Throwbacks every Thanksgiving….I can’t recall a Thanksgiving where they didn’t wear ’em.
A very Happy Thanksgiving to Paul, Phil, and all of you here at Uniwatch! God Bless.
happy thanksgiving UniWatchFam!!!
my favorite site on the interwebs, and i’m thankful for every post, every contributor, and every thing in between
…even the “what’s the green dot” questions…
-ryan
[quote comment=”363481″][quote comment=”363478″]Cowboys wearing blue at home. Am I missing something here? Is this a new policy for their new stadium?[/quote]
Throwbacks every Thanksgiving….I can’t recall a Thanksgiving where they didn’t wear ’em.[/quote]
For what its worth, they were still wearing white at the time of the Leon Lett game in 1993.
link
Just showed clips of the 1970 Raiders/Lions Turkey Day game – Lions wore white that day, the only time I can think of at home, nice blue and white (or silver) diamond pattern in end zone…
Hey guys, I just finished Ohio State’s riflery uniforms on Teambuilder.
If you want to use them, search “da2511” and choose the Ohio State team.
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
Happy Thanksgiving to all Uniwatchers. Paul with the chickenpox, wow. I had them as a kid. My brother got them as an adult.
Anyhow thanks to all the readers and contriubutors who make this such a fun and interesting site.
[quote comment=”363486″]Hey guys, I just finished Ohio State’s riflery uniforms on Teambuilder.
If you want to use them, search “da2511” and choose the Ohio State team.
Happy Thanksgiving to all.[/quote]
Sorry, I meant search da2511 in Author.
to anyone (like myself, except this one’s being picked up by the local channel) who doesn’t have the NFL network
be thankful
broncs in monochrome blue…blue lids, blue jerseys, blue pants, blue socks
at least the endzones are a beautiful blue/orange diamond pattern
aint nothing else pretty about this game (cept the gints standard roads…which, thankfully today, lack almost any blue)
aggies vs. horns looks nice (nike didn’t ruin this riflery uni too badly), and there’s always a chuck brown t-giving on abc
well, one of the greatest traditions we have is the thanksgiving day football game…and the biggest, most important tradition of all is the kicking off of the football…
[quote comment=”363488″]Happy thanksgiving!
Hey sports fans! looking for some fun sports contests?
battleoffs.com/ViewContests.aspx?categoryid=12
You have a chance to win gift cards for Amazon! register for free, vote on other entries and see if your entry that gets the most votes wins![/quote]
Thanks for the spam but I’m still full from all that turkey, stuffing, potatoes, etc.
[quote comment=”363491″]to anyone (like myself, except this one’s being picked up by the local channel) who doesn’t have the NFL network
be thankful
broncs in monochrome blue…blue lids, blue jerseys, blue pants, blue socks
at least the endzones are a beautiful blue/orange diamond pattern
aint nothing else pretty about this game (cept the gints standard roads…which, thankfully today, lack almost any blue)
aggies vs. horns looks nice (nike didn’t ruin this riflery uni too badly), and there’s always a chuck brown t-giving on abc
well, one of the greatest traditions we have is the thanksgiving day football game…and the biggest, most important tradition of all is the kicking off of the football…[/quote]
Oh, but those without NFL Network (or outside the NYC/Denver markets) missed out on Josh McDaniels’ little pottymouth tantrum.
That was some riveting television.
Ugly high-school uniform today.
Phillipsburg (N.J.) vs. Easton (Pa.) played today for the 103rd time.
link
Like last year, Easton is wearing pants that are white on the front, black on the back.
Pants only Harvey Dent could like.
[quote comment=”363493″][quote comment=”363491″]to anyone (like myself, except this one’s being picked up by the local channel) who doesn’t have the NFL network
be thankful
broncs in monochrome blue…blue lids, blue jerseys, blue pants, blue socks
at least the endzones are a beautiful blue/orange diamond pattern
aint nothing else pretty about this game (cept the gints standard roads…which, thankfully today, lack almost any blue)
aggies vs. horns looks nice (nike didn’t ruin this riflery uni too badly), and there’s always a chuck brown t-giving on abc
well, one of the greatest traditions we have is the thanksgiving day football game…and the biggest, most important tradition of all is the kicking off of the football…[/quote]
Oh, but those without NFL Network (or outside the NYC/Denver markets) missed out on Josh McDaniels’ little pottymouth tantrum.
That was some riveting television.[/quote]
Wait. There’s cursing on the sidelines of NFL games?
—Ricko
So white meat’s for suckers?
Well, I didn’t even get a chance at sucking because my mother-in-law (who is a terrible cook) was cooking the bird and it wasn’t ready until after we were finished with dinner. So I had some traditional Turkey Day ham.
I tried a bit of the turkey a couple hours later and it was vile. I had to spit it out.
Other than that, it was a pretty good Thanksgiving, except for my sister-in-law who kept bitching because the pies my wife made weren’t low-fat. “I don’t understand why you WOULDN’T make them low fat.” Ummm… how about so that they’re palatable, as opposed to your “tiramisu” that nobody but you has touched?
Again, happy Thanksgiving to everyone. I’m truly thankful that this forum exists so that I can share my thoughts on all things uni- and meat-related. And also for foaming soap. Oh, and that my wife’s grandmother upgraded to HD on the kitchen TV. In years past it was football on the 13″ black and white set with fuzzy reception.
By the way, I went with Padres stirrups over beige socks for the occasion.
I’d forgotten what a complete blowhard Matt Millen is in the booth. Miserable as an announcer, miserable as a GM — a complete waste of space.
[quote comment=”363495″]
Wait. There’s cursing on the sidelines of NFL games?
[/quote]
I’m as shocked as you are. I hope those impressionable lads don’t take after their father-figure/coach and carry that uncouth behavior onto the field of play.
[quote comment=”363496″]So white meat’s for suckers?
Well, I didn’t even get a chance at sucking because my mother-in-law (who is a terrible cook) was cooking the bird and it wasn’t ready until after we were finished with dinner. So I had some traditional Turkey Day ham.
I tried a bit of the turkey a couple hours later and it was vile. I had to spit it out.
Other than that, it was a pretty good Thanksgiving, except for my sister-in-law who kept bitching because the pies my wife made weren’t low-fat. “I don’t understand why you WOULDN’T make them low fat.” Ummm… how about so that they’re palatable, as opposed to your “tiramisu” that nobody but you has touched?[/quote]
this is not unlike another famous Thanksgiving episode…do you remember the story of john alden, and priscilla mullins, and captain miles standish?
neither do i
Delicious Thanksgiving. Amazing desserts. Now I just want to know this: how can a football team with blue and orange as its colors and a bucking stallion as its mascot, arrive at a uniform that hideously wastes–thoroughly– all three of these sweet building blocks. Booooo, Broncos. No turkey for you.
[quote comment=”363497″]I’d forgotten what a complete blowhard Matt Millen is in the booth. Miserable as an announcer, miserable as a GM — a complete waste of space.[/quote]
Yes, and ABC and ESPN sent him to do Michigan games three or four times this year. Just a giant FU to the State of Michigan from ABC/ESPN.
As someone who has done football stats in the past (and hopefully again in the future). I normally love numbers on the helmet, but on Texas above the Longhorn it just doesn’t look right. I think it might just be too busy.
[quote comment=”363502″]As someone who has done football stats in the past (and hopefully again in the future). I normally love numbers on the helmet, but on Texas above the Longhorn it just doesn’t look right. I think it might just be too busy.[/quote]
Absolutely. When they did that way back when, the helmet numbers were just a bit smaller, I think. Didn’t look as cluttered that way. Still cluttered, but not SO cluttered.
—Ricko
Matt Millen was just talking about how good the umpire is in the Giants-Broncos game. They gave him a closeup, with the pom-pom things on the brim of his cap, and Millen said, “See his hat? Those are the microphones we have on him.”
[quote comment=”363466″][quote comment=”363464″]
Not actually advocating color vs. color, but the Bears in orange over navy. I’d wear that uni.[/quote]
see the link
you’d wear that?[/quote]
Yup. Beats the 2nd one by far.
So, what country’s military are the Texas A&M Corps associated with? Mexico? Argentina? Who supplies them with those dapper 1930’s olive drab uni’s? Is that wool? You’d think a Clark Gable mustache would be required.
[quote comment=”363504″]Matt Millen was just talking about how good the umpire is in the Giants-Broncos game. They gave him a closeup, with the pom-pom things on the brim of his cap, and Millen said, “See his hat? Those are the microphones we have on him.”[/quote]
nothing gets by millen
I think even Mets fans will miss this guy:
link
So long, Bob Sheppard. Enjoy your retirement.
By the way, class move by Derek Jeter to still use his voice when coming to the plate.
[quote comment=”363498″][quote comment=”363495″]
Wait. There’s cursing on the sidelines of NFL games?
[/quote]
I’m as shocked as you are. I hope those impressionable lads don’t take after their father-figure/coach and carry that uncouth behavior onto the field of play.[/quote]
Good thing they’re not role models. (rolls eyes)
[quote comment=”363481″][quote comment=”363478″]Cowboys wearing blue at home. Am I missing something here? Is this a new policy for their new stadium?[/quote]
Throwbacks every Thanksgiving….I can’t recall a Thanksgiving where they didn’t wear ’em.[/quote]
I just felt another gray hair pop up…and the hairline just retreated to higher ground.
[quote comment=”363506″]So, what country’s military are the Texas A&M Corps associated with? Mexico? Argentina? Who supplies them with those dapper 1930’s olive drab uni’s? Is that wool? You’d think a Clark Gable mustache would be required.[/quote]
I think those are Hugo Chavez’ specials. you’re right… those guys need a Ricky Ricardo mustache to complete the scene.
How cool of a Thanksgiving tradition is this?
link
And it’s in Paul’s neck of the woods.
did anyone know that the Atlanta Hawks were going to wear red “ATL” unis vs. the Magic tonight? Here they are link.