Can You Bring a Guillotine onto the Ice?

I believe this is the first time I’ve seen an NOB with a hyphen and roman numerals. What’s it all about? Reader Jeff Nephew explains: “That’s Eric Louis-Seize, a forward from Quebec, who recently joined the Truro Bearcats of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League (MJAHL). ‘Louis-Seize’ translates literally to ‘Louis the 16th,’ . . . → Read More: Can You Bring a Guillotine onto the Ice?

NOB Job

Got a note the other day from reader Aaron Rich, who’s identified a troubling lack of NOB consistency in Ann Arbor. I’ll let him explain:

As you might know, Michigan football has a freshman QB, Tate Forcier. He’s the younger brother of Jason Forcier, who was once a third-string QB on the team . . . → Read More: NOB Job

Monday Morning Uni Watch

We have a lot to cover today, boys and girls, so let’s get started:

• The Giants continue to have issues with their Reebok logos, which of course amuses me no end. Alas, this is probably the last we’ll see of this particular problem. I can’t divulge all the details, but let’s just . . . → Read More: Monday Morning Uni Watch

Because “We” Should Be The Authority…

on these sorts of things

By Phil Hecken & A.P.

Last weekend, in a teensy item I had buried after the main post, I had a little snippet from someone who had rated the 10 Worst Unis in football. Specifically, here’s what I said:

I don’t usually pay much mind to “top . . . → Read More: Because “We” Should Be The Authority…

MLB Uni Tweaks of (insert team here) – A First Batch

By Phil Hecken

There seemed to be great interest by UW readers in developing new concepts for Major League Baseball teams, following previous columns in which readers tweaked the ChiSox and the Brewers (see here and here). I put out the call for you guys to send me your submissions for any MLB . . . → Read More: MLB Uni Tweaks of (insert team here) – A First Batch

A New Item for the Sock Drawer

Two days ago I Ticker-linked to this photo of a Wisconsin high school football player and asked, “Is this where football sock design is headed?”

I got a much more thorough answer than I’d anticipated from reader Jeff Bahry, who informed me that the socks are actually leg sleeves with elastic stirrup loops. . . . → Read More: A New Item for the Sock Drawer

Attention Roger Goodell and David Stern: This Is Where the Slippery Slope Leads

Hey look, it’s a can of Gay Up! What is Gay Up, you ask? It’s a new Spanish energy drink, of course! Very popular on the Spanish gay discotheque scene (insert “…or so I’m told” here, preferably in italics).

And what does all this have to do with Uni Watch, you ask? This: . . . → Read More: Attention Roger Goodell and David Stern: This Is Where the Slippery Slope Leads

Now If We Could Just Get Gary Cohen to Wear One

I think it’s fair to say that relatively few people bothered to tune in for Monday night’s Mets/Braves game, what with both teams playing out the string and Peyton Manning plying his trade a mere click of the remote control away. I think it’s even fairer to say that the game’s initial TV . . . → Read More: Now If We Could Just Get Gary Cohen to Wear One