The photo you see above, from the Nov. 17 Baylor/K-State game, ran in this week’s issue of Sports Illustrated. Only problem is, Baylor didn’t wear green jerseys for that game …
Category: College Hoops
What’s Wrong with This Picture?
Click to enlarge Notice anything amiss in this photo from last Friday’s game between Virginia Tech and Appalachian State? The Mountaineer at lower-right, Jay Canty, has a uni typo — …
Kings County, Meet Prince George’s County
I don’t know about you, but when someone else says, “Maryland,” I immediately think, “Brooklyn!” And having lived in Brooklyn for over 25 years now, I can say with some …
An Ever-Widening Cupspiracy
New ESPN column today — look here. Meanwhile: Last Thursday, I let loose with a rant about the MLB/Gatorade shenanigans. Then I had a follow-up piece on Friday. And on …
Is That a Tomahawk in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Glad to See Me?
[Editor’s Note: I recently received an e-mail from a reader who provided some fascinating information on the history of Marquette’s mascot ”” a history I knew nothing about. I asked …
Auction Action, Basketball Edition
The final installment of the Uni Watch Power Rankings is now up and running. Thanks for a fun week, everyone. Meanwhile: Our friends at Grey Flannel Auctions are running their …
What, No ‘Free Unlimited Barbecue from the Cozy Corner’ Clause?
With college football and basketball programs changing their uniforms so frequently nowadays — and often changing to designs that many people don’t like — I’m often asked, “What kind of …
Stands for ‘Noxious Corporate Abhorrent Advertising’
Some folks out there think I’m opposed to advertising, but that’s not true. I’m just opposed to advertising where it doesn’t belong. And do you know where it doesn’t belong? …
‘Frontenac Chateau, baby / I cross the frontier at ten / I got a whip in my hand, baby / And a girl or a husky / At leather’s end’
Nice-looking color-on-color game last night in the NIT, as Dayton wore red and Iowa wore black. And this one had an interesting backstory. Dayton was the No. 2 seed and …
Gray? Check. Day-Glo? Double-Check. Zubaz Revival? Uh, Sure, Whatever You Say…
This is the part where I’m supposed to say something pithy, like “They don’t call it March Madness for nothing.” But really, who can be bothered? The tournament uniforms that …
And I Hear It’s Being Nominated for an Obie
. As most of you probably know by now, Nike unveiled new basketball uniforms yesterday for Arizona, Baylor (women’s), Connecticut (men’s and women’s), Duke, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Syracuse, …
Now We Know Where the Seahawks Got the Idea
Click photos to enlarge For one game in 1991 — and only one game, thankfully — Notre Dame basketball coach Digger Phelps outfitted his team in lime green uniforms. (There’s …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
. We have a LOT to cover today, boys and girls, so let’s get right to it, beginning with notes from yesterday’s NFL games: • The Falcons once again wore …
Because They Can’t Lock These Guys Out
College basketball season begins four weeks from today, and teams are beginning to showcase their new uniforms. Here are some developments from yesterday: • New sweatbacks for Florida. Woof! I …
Snug as a Cardinal in a Gym, or Something Like That
Interesting development in college hoops last night, as three Louisville players wore snug-fit Adidas compression jerseys, just like the ones the NBA players wore were supposed to wear in the …