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Monday Morning Uni Watch

For all photos, click to enlarge Like they always say, it’s not the crime — it’s the cover-up. That was the situation yesterday for Ravens wideout Tylan Wallace. He began …

Sunday Morning Bowl Watch, Part I

By Phil Hecken, with Terry Duroncelet Follow @PhilHecken Good Sunday Morning, Uni Watchers! Hope everyone had a pleasant (and hopefully safe) Saturday. As you’re all likely aware, “Bowl Season” kicked …

A Very Merry Vilkmas, 2021 Edition

By Phil Hecken, with Jimmer Vilk Follow @PhilHecken A Good Saturday Morning Uni Watchers! How are you today? Although I’m a bit under the weather today, I hope everyone else …

Stink, Stank, Stunk: Illustrator Dresses Grinch in Bad NFL Uni Combos

Click to enlarge This week’s Bulletin column is really fun: It’s about my favorite uni-related creative project of recent months, which is a series of illustrations that show Dr. Seuss’s …

Uni Watch Fan Appreciation Day, 2021 Edition

Good morning! It’s that time of year again — the time when I give something back, literally, to the Uni Watch comm-uni-ty. Or, if you prefer to be more cynical …

Ingenious NFL Idea: Super Bowl Throwback Weekend!

In this week’s Monday Morning Uni Watch recap, I mentioned that the Bengals and 49ers had worn pretty much the same uniforms that they wore in Super Bowl XVI. It …

Very Bad Sports Marketing Idea: Making Heroes Grovel for Cash

To entertain hockey fans in Sioux Falls, they have teachers run across ice in a desperate scramble for $ to equip their classrooms. We’re just a few sharpened sticks away …

Monday Morning Uni Watch

For all photos, click to enlarge Good morning, and welcome to another edition of Monday Morning Uni Watch! Let’s begin in Denver, where the Broncos had all sorts of visual …

Army-Navy 2021: Navy Sings Last

By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Army and Navy hooked up for their annual end-of-season game yesterday, and as has been the case for the past decade-plus, the uniforms were once …

What If? A Baseball Alternate Reality

By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Good morning and a good Saturday, Uni Watchers. Hope everyone had a good week. I myself very much enjoyed my curling bonspiel last weekend (even …

Staten Island FerryHawks Roll Out ‘Storytelling’ Detail That Actually Works!

Click to enlarge As most of you know by now, I tend to take a pretty dim view of “storytelling” details in sports brand design. Most of them tend to …

Cue the Jokes: Devils Finally Debut New ‘Jersey’ Jerseys

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images; click to enlarge It feels like New Jersey’s new “Jersey” jerseys have been with us forever, but they didn’t actually make their on-ice debut until last …

A Cautionary Tale: How Hockey Jersey Ads Came to Finland

Click to enlarge As we all know by now, NHL uniforms will start carrying advertisements next season. But in some parts of the world, the idea of hockey teams wearing …

Uni Watch DIY Project: Turning a Raider into a Bearcat

For all photos, click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Brian Spiess, Senior Assistant General Counsel at the University of Cincinnati, who’s going to tell …

Monday Morning Uni Watch

For all photos, click to enlarge In theory, an Eagles/Jets game should be eye candy for me, since both teams’ primary color is green. But yesterday’s matchup was more of …