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By Phil Hecken While not THE Game, or the “Civil War” or even the “Red River Rivalry,” today two teams will be battling for Paul Bunyan’s Ax trophy (officially known as the “Paul Bunyan Trophy”) — that’s right, Michigan (ranked 11) and Michigan State (23) will do battle for the Governor’s Trophy. It’s . . . → Read More: Molon Labe… or ‘Come and Get Them’!  191 comments - (Comments are closed)  College Football, Corporate Douchebaggery  amateur pacifist, costumes, Michigan State University, Nike, Pro Combat, Spartans College basketball season begins four weeks from today, and teams are beginning to showcase their new uniforms. Here are some developments from yesterday: • New sweatbacks for Florida. Woof! I really dislike all that black trim (although note that the jersey swoosh is outlined in white — hmmmm). Also, makes no sense . . . → Read More: Because They Can’t Lock These Guys Out . On the right is the Senators’ new heritage uniform, which the team will wear for the first time tonight. On the left is Jacob Barrette, the guy who designed it. Jacob’s unlikely route to becoming an NHL uniform designer is the subject of my latest ESPN column. (My goalie column has been . . . → Read More: The Man Behind the Uni There’s no NBA, at least for now, but there are new NBA uniforms — maybe. A bunch of new designs emerged from a hacked video game yesterday. Are they legit? I honestly have no idea, but most of these video leaks in recent years have proven to be pretty accurate, so let’s take . . . → Read More: Stands for ‘No Basketball Available’ A few weeks ago, while covering for me during one of my many recent absences, Phil Ticker-linked to an item about the Dodgers having made some very subtle alterations to their logo. A few readers expressed surprise about this news being buried in the Ticker, and reader R. Scott Rogers added, “I’m hoping . . . → Read More: The Inside Story on the Dodgers’ Logo Tweaks The pink thing has really gotten out of hand, never more so than during yesterday’s Giants/Seahawks game, where many of the Jints were wearing pink hose. Seriously, do we really need to see this? Or this? The Giants wordmarks in the end zones were even outlined in pink (here’s a long view). What . . . → Read More: Monday Morning Uni Watch By Phil Hecken And now the moment you’ve all been waiting for… No, not Vilk’s 5 & 1 … the announcement of the winner of the Seattle Seahawks Redesign Contest (drumroll, please): MATT ROBIDA What started out with 35 great designs…whittled down to 10 by the crack staff of uni-nuts, then a reader . . . → Read More: And The Winner Is… 147 comments - (Comments are closed) NFL, Uniform Designers Seahawks Uniform Design Contest, Travis Ness, Winner By Phil Hecken You may have noticed, if you read the comments section, that I was noticeably absent this past week — that’s not because I don’t love Uni Watch or don’t want to interact with the great readership, it’s because I’ve been extremely busy with work, grad school, and life in general. . . . → Read More: 50 Years Ago…This Week |
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