By Phil Hecken It’s been a big past few days in the uni-verse, so much so that there are really three big stories on the front burner today. They’re all …
Category: Logo Creep
Logo a No-Go
The guy carrying the ball in the photo shown above is David Pocock, captain of the Western Force, a Super Rugby team based in Perth, Australia. Notice anything unusual about …
What Will Peyton Wear to His Coming-Out Party?
Timing, as the say, is everything. As you’re probably aware by now, Mr. Peyton Manning will likely be playing for the Broncos this fall. It’s supposedly a done deal, contingent …
In Which the NFL Falls Down a Wormhole
Wanna see something odd? Go to Majestic’s home page and check out the second item in the carousel. Majestic is selling NFL gear! What’s that about? In addition, the shirts …
Because What This World Really Needs Is More Advertising
. Brinke Guthrie was looking at Australian Open photos yesterday when he came upon this shot of Casey Dellacqua. “Hmmm,” he thought, “Instant Sponsor? What the hell is that?” Instant …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
By Phil Hecken Paul’s still recovering from his weekend in the boonies, so he’s left me in charge of the ship. It’s the first MMUW of 2011, so let’s get …
Something Up Their Sleeves
The Rockies wore their black vests yesterday, I believe for the first time this season. And as usual when wearing the black vests, they wore black undershirts (oddly, the MLB …
It’s a Not-So-Wonderful Life(style)
Two days ago I had a few things to say — most of them negative — about the new Arizona State uniforms, which were produced by Nike. This produced a …
A Brand of a Different Stripe
As you may recall, last Friday I engaged in a lengthy examination of Hank Aaron’s 1974 footwear. A few hours after I posted that piece, I got the following note …
Playin’ Footsie with Hank: A Uni Watch Investigation
It was 37 years ago tonight that Hammerin’ Hank hit No. 715. I was 10 years old and the time and remember it clearly. NBC televised the game nationally, so …
There’s Logo Creep, and Then There’s Full-On Logo Assault
Last week I Ticker-linked to this women’s hockey photo, which showed the largest Reebok logo I’d ever seen on a uniform. The person who sent it to me mistakenly said …
The Boy with the Arab (Chin)Strap
We’re gonna be talking about NFL helmets today, so let’s start with a quick recap of the league’s rules about helmet branding: Players can wear any safety-approved helmet they want, …
Rules, Bylaws, Logos, and a Lot More
As most of you have noticed by now, many of the new jerseys for the upcoming college hoops season have featured two new chest marks: a blue NCAA basketball logo …
Do You Know There’s a Championship Round Currently Underway?
Back in early July, I ran a Ticker item about the top-selling WNBA jerseys and then sarcastically added, “Yeah, except that the top ‘top-selling’ WNBA jersey only moved about 17 …
Best of Uni Watch … Our Brands, Ourselves
[Welcome to the “Best of Uni Watch,” an occasional feature that will run, usually on Fridays, while Paul is on vacation. These entries represent some classic Uni Watch articles that …