Uni Watch News Ticker for Nov. 10, 2022
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Baseball
MLB
- The Twins will unveil their new uni set next Friday, Nov. 18. Based on that graphic, it looks like they’re ditching the headspoon.
- With the University of Wisconsin’s men’s and women’s basketball teams set to play games at the Brewers’ ballpark tomorrow, here’s a time-lapse video of the court being set up on the baseball field. (From Jason Collins)
Minors
- The Pioneer League team in Grand Junction, Colo., formerly called the Rockies, will now be called the Jackalopes. (From Kary Klismet)
Football
NFL
- Broncos QB Russell Wilson was asked about not wearing a play-calling wristband during his time with the Seahawks after Seattle coach Pete Carroll seemed to implicitly criticize him for not wearing one.
- Speaking of the Broncos: After getting a win in that awful uni combo with the mismatched side panels, they’re wearing that same combo again this weekend.
- Meanwhile, the Bills will go blue over white and the Jags will go white over black.
College
- Here’s this week’s uni combo for New Mexico.
- Military appreciation uni this week — and a really absurd photo shoot — for Western Michigan. (From Brandon Weir)
- Flag-desecration helmets this week for Illinois and Arkansas, plus mono-yellow for Oregon and purple jerseys for Clemson. (Thanks to all who shared)
- Here’s a ranking of NC State’s uniforms so far this season. (Thanks, Phil)
- The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy — a D3 team — will wear new “Battle Standard” uniforms for the Secretaries’ Cup rivalry game against the Coast Guard Academy this Saturday. “The storytelling behind these uniforms has some real meaning, as every midshipman there is taught the true sacrifice represented by the Battle Standard,” says John Kimmerlein, who happens to be a Merchant Marine graduate, as is one of his sons.
Hockey
NHL
- The Jets had a Filipino Heritage Night promotion on Tuesday, with pregame jerseys and projected on-ice graphics. (From Mike Chamernik and Wade Heidt)
Minors/Juniors
- Military-appreciation uniforms this Friday for the Quad City Storm, who will also have the names of veterans painted onto the ice. (From Adam Santic)
- New Remembrance Day uniforms for the OHL’s Kitchener Rangers. (From Wade Heidt)
Basketball
NBA
- Odd move by the Kings, who soft-launched their new City alternate via a scoreboard video during last night’s game. I’ll have more to say about this one in a full blog post later today. (From Kings Uni Tracker, appropriately)
- Here’s the Suns’ new City jersey, confirming previous leaks.
- Here’s the backstory on the creation of the Wizards’ cherry blossom-themed court design. (From Mike Chamernik)
College
- Cross-listed from the baseball section: With the Wisconsin’s men’s and women’s teams set to play games at the Milwaukee Brewers’ ballpark tomorrow, here’s a time-lapse video of the court being set up on the baseball field. (From Jason Collins)
- The South Carolina women’s team received rings for winning the 2021-22 SEC and NCAA titles and also unveiled their national championship banner at their home opener on Monday night. (From Kary Klismet)
- Odd color matchup last night, as Portland and Florida A&M men’s went black vs. green. (From @samuel101ts)
Soccer
USA
- Here’s the crest for Huntsville City FC, which will begin play next year. (From Justin Buznedo)
International
- Here’s a look at the World Cup stadiums in Qatar. (From Kary Klismet)
- Japan: The Urawa Red Diamonds will wear special kits for a friendly against German side Eintracht Frankfurt on Nov. 16. (Also from Kary)
Grab Bag
- Here’s an explainer for the stripes on airplane pilots’ uniforms.
- Superior High School in Montana has replaced its 30-year-old bobcat costume and is asking for community input on a name for the new mascot. (From Kary Klismet)
- New Gaelic Games kits for Limerick GAA and the Armagh’s Ladies’ Gaelic Football Association team. (From Charlie Kranz and our own Jamie Rathjen)
Comments (13)
I’m not sure any of the current Twins jerseys have a headspoon anymore. On Facebook, they also have a short video clip of Byron Buxton in a different sort of navy, almost midnight blue jersey. We’ll see!
I do believe there is red headspoon on the rarely worn 4th alternate navy blue road “minnesota” jersey. Otherwise, it’s never really featured prominently on the Twins uniforms. Hopefully this means Kasota Gold is gone forever. Also, getting 1970’s home whites vibes from the twitter post. This has to be an upgrade although I was hoping for pinstipes.
I could be mistaken, but I don’t think the Twins have ever had a headspoon. Collar trim, yes (the most recent set had the navy, red, and gold trim).
The Navy alternates have always had a headspoon, but that’s it.
Yea I had to think twice. Maybe they meant collar trim? I don’t see it on the sneak peek but it looks like they’ll have sleeve trim and a darker navy. Hopefully red script, navy trimmed in red isn’t Twins IMO.
Confused by the use of a royal blue and lighter shade of red for the Twins announcement banner but everything else in the image is a navy and dark red. Seems like a terrible time to use different shades of colors unless they are planning to use those colors on an alternate uniform?
I agree. I think it’s a little nod / preview of the city connect, personally. But the mismatch is strange.
Those are just commonly used news bulletin graphics. Nothing more.
That royal blue and red has been used on a lot of their marketing graphics over the past 2-3 years (along with some black and yellow I believe) so I would not look too much into that.
The Kasota Gold has almost certainly been eliminated from the color scheme based on what I have seen and read. That itself would be a major upgrade.
It’s possible they may have a pinstripe home alternate.
With 5 players scheduled to appear at the unveiling that could mean each player wears a different uniform.
Home white
Home Pinstripe Alternate
Road
Road Navy Alternate Minnesota/Twins/TC
Home Navy Alternate Twins/TC
City connect uniforms to be unveiled next summer and will not be worn until the 2024 season
PROOFREADING: “Huntsville” is misspelled in the soccer section.
Thanks. Fixed!
The font on the lettering for “November 18” shows me that could be a preview of the new script logo. Unless i’m wrong, but to me it feels like the font used in the new TC on the hat that paul leaked a couple werks ago.