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Month: December 2014

A Small Solution for a Big (East) Problem

Odd scene yesterday in Morgantown, as West Virginia hoops tweeted that they’d be wearing the gold jersey shown above for their afternoon game against Virginia Tech. But as many Uni …

Yellow Jackets in Blue

Click to enlarge What is Georgia Tech A-back Deon Hill (shown above at yesterday’s Media Day for the school’s upcoming bowl game) so happy about? For one thing, he’s wearing …

Monday Morning Uni Watch

Click to enlarge Since 1945, one uni-related difference between the worlds of pro and college football has been that NCAAers can go bare-legged while NFLers are required to wear full-length …

Sunday Morning BOwl Watch

By Phil Hecken Well, kids, we’ve got a full week of College BOwls under our belt, but for sure, the greatest Uni Watching moment of all of them came in …

Let’s Go Bowling (Part II)

By Phil Hecken OK, kids, the second “half” of the Bowl season kicks off today, and I’m back to predict all the winners based on uniform — if you missed …

A Look at The NBA’s Christmas Day Uniforms

Greetings, and happy Boxing Day! The NBA’s Christmas present to America was certainly better this year than in 2013 or ’12, but it was nonetheless a mixed bag. I’m not …

‘Ha-ha, you’re dead!’

As longtime readers are well aware, Santa has always given me the creeps, so I’m happy to report that he met his demise last night. Too much booze while driving …

Not Quite the Shroud of Turin, but It’ll Do

Click to enlarge Stopped in at a local pizza joint yesterday, got myself a slice, and sat down with it at a table, where I seasoned it the way I …

No Play for Mr. Gray — But Long Live Mr. Grey!

Gray plays a prominent role in the uni-verse. Baseball teams wear road grays; college football and basketball teams are increasingly prone to having gray alternate unis in their wardrobes; NFL …

Monday Morning Uni Watch

As I’m sure most of you know by now, two New York City police officers were murdered on Saturday. Within hours, a Congressman from Long Island was suggesting that pro …

The NBA on Christmas Day…What Could Have Been (and may someday be)

By Phil Hecken I receive lots of uniform concepts from readers, and I do try to get every one of them shown on Uni Watch at some point — some …

Let’s Go Bowling (Part I)

By Phil Hecken The College Bowl Season begins today, so that means it’s time to take a look at the teams’ involved and to try to pick a winner, based …

Reality Bites (Or: “Gudbranson, you taste so good”)

It is a strange and wondrous world we live in, my friends. A world where you can think to yourself, “You know what I’d really like to see right now? …

I Gotta Get One of These Jerseys

Click to enlarge There are certain things with which I feel a very strong sense of identification — things that, when I see or hear them, activate a little center …

Uni Watch Fan Appreciation Day, 2014 Edition

It’s that time of year again — the time when I give something back to you folks, literally. Or, if you prefer to be more cynical, the time when I …