Okay, I give in. I had hoped to stay above the whole “System of Dress” fray, but it now seems unavoidable, especially with Syracuse’s new duds having made their on-court …
Category: College Hoops
I Have a Dream … Of a Really Boring Uniform
Unless you were paying very close attention to the fine print, you may have missed a small news item that came out of the baseball GMs’ winter meetings last December: …
Couldn’t One of Them Just Go with ‘Spring Spasm’ or ‘Vernal Vehemence’ or Something?
Last Friday I lnked to an item about the NFL’s latest trademarking shenanigans. That led to a communiqué from reader Kenny Keil, who checked in with the following: I was …
POTUS Sure Has a Sweet Jersey Collection
By Vince Grzegorek The Colts may have gone to Disney World after winning the Super Bowl, but a much more important trip waits for them around the corner: a trip …
All Day I Dream About Soccer Sex Stripes
For the most part I don’t get too bent out of shape about Adidas’s three stripes. I mean, I like stripes. But last night’s NBA All-Star game was too much. …
Throwback … All the Way to Last Season
Almost every day I get e-mails from readers, telling me about this or that uni development that they’ve noticed. But Zach Smith, who wrote to me yesterday, went a step …
And They Didn’t Even Exhume Don Ho for the Halftime Show This Year
Picking on the Pro Bowl is almost too easy, but here’s something that’s been bugging me: Why do they keep putting the term “All-Star” on the jerseys? In past years …
And What Was the Deal with Prince’s Aunt Jemima Headband Look?
I don’t mean to get all “I told you so,” but I mentioned that weather forecast back on Friday, did I not? Then again, my uniform-based prediction of the game’s …
Lion Attacks Finally Explained
I’ve got a small piece about Media Day on Page 2 today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: What is it about the NFL postseason that causes some cities to completely …
Insert Huge Sigh of Relief Here
As we look forward to what should be a very aesthetically pleasing Super Bowl, let’s all chip in and send a muffin basket or something to the Bears, as a …
Red(head) Alert
So I’m watching football and looking at old magazines the other day with Uni Watch design director Scott M.X. Turner, and I tell him how reader Byron Wages recently sent …
And Shamu Looks Pretty Sharp, Too
Yesterday’s ESPN column generated so much response that I’ve created an FAQ page for it. To see it, scroll down to the entry immediately after this one. One comment that …
Just One Little Problem…
You know how it is. You’re thinking how something or someone is really gorgeous — magnificent, even — but then you notice that the something or someone has a teeny …
If I Take Out A4, I’ll Sink Your Submarine
[Editor’s Note: I’ll be off the grid for most of today. Fortunately, intern Vince Grzegorek has cooked up a doozy of an entry. It’s lengthy, but stick with it — …
Put the Cat Out in the Hall and Rumple Up the Room
For a couple of years now, this 1968 SI cover has been a bit of a holy grail for me, because the players shown behind Pistol Pete are wearing the …