Click to enlarge Several college football developments yesterday, beginning with this BFBS alternate uni that Nebraska will be wearing for its game against UCLA on Sept. 14. As you can …
Category: Helmets
And You Thought Only Nike Could Pull a Stunt Like This
Amusingly over-the-top move yesterday by Indiana football, which came out with five new helmet designs to go along with the one they already had (you can see video of the …
How a Fan Design Contest Yielded the Brewers Beloved Ball-in-Glove Logo
By Phil Hecken The announcement earlier this week that Mark Cuban was going to attempt to crowd source new uniforms for the Mavericks (and which Paul covered very nicely on …
Uni Watch DIY Project: Building a Better Helmet
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest-written DIY piece from longtime reader/contributor Ryan Connelly. Enjoy. ”” PL] By Ryan Connelly I always use the same name for fantasy sports and …
Peel-and-Stick News Items
Click bottom photo to enlarge Yesterday I Ticker-linked to a screen shot indicating that the Mets had added uni numbers to the back of their batting helmets this year. As …
And One for the Thumb … Of the Foot … Or Something Like That
As far as I can tell, there was only one uni-notable aspect to last night’s BCS title game: ESPN maintained is recent protocol of using the TV numbers on the …
Hat Trick
Way back in 2005, I wrote an ESPN column that included this note from reader Jim Holt: In the 1960s, when the Washington Huskies wore plain gold helmets, players who …
Hadn’t They Ever Heard of Eye Black?
. Last Wednesday I Ticker-linked to the photo shown above, which appears to show an Auburn player wearing a visor of some sort on his helmet. As it turns out, …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
In the first weekend of NFL games after the Newtown massacre, the only NFL teams that responded with memorial gestures were the three clubs whose fan bases include Connecticut: the …
Tuesday Morning Uni Watch
Last night’s Packers/Seahawks tilt will no doubt go down as one of the most storied games in NFL history (especially for anyone who had money riding on the outcome). But …
Thursday Morning Uni Watch
Back in April, as part of my coverage of the NFL/Nike unveiling, I wrote the following: Giants equipment manager Joe Skiba tells me that all players can now wear team-colored …
Check Your Head
Click images to enlarge As most of you probably know, the Cubs don’t use a conventional helmet logo decal — they used an embroidered adhesive patch. The good part is …
Long-Neglected Accessory Finally Comes Out of Mothballs
About a month ago I mentioned that I had to go see a podiatrist, and that he turned out to be uni-aware, which was nice. I had to see him …
Now Just Change the Racist Team Name and We’re Good to Go
What you see above is the helmet for the Redskins’ new alternate uniform, which was unveiled last night. I don’t know who’s responsible for it — the team? Nike? Riddell? …
Play Ball … and Pass the Cinnamon Roll
. Don’t look now, but it’s Opening Day. Not the real Opening Day — that’s next week. This morning is Opening Day in Japan. The real Opening Day is all …