Uni Watch Blog Digest for the Week Ending Oct. 20, 2023

One-stop shopping for the past week of Uni Watch Blog content.

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Hello! Here’s what’s been happening on the Uni Watch Blog this week:

Saturday, Oct. 14

• Contributor Casey Vitelli presented a bunch of NBA City Edition concept designs.

Sunday, Oct. 15

• Phil had his usual Sunday Morning Uni Watch report on Saturday’s college football uni news.

Monday, Oct. 16

• Here’s this week’s Monday Morning Uni Watch report on Sunday’s NFL uni news.

• The Clippers’ City Edition has leaked, and at least one NBA player doesn’t like it.

• Despite what seemed like a lot of hints, the Jaguars are not planning a throwback game (unfortunately).

Tuesday, Oct. 17

• I went down a fun rabbit hole of football players wearing helmets without facemasks in magazine cover photos.

• Is renting a jersey at the game, instead of wearing one that you already own, now a thing? It is for at least one NHL arena.

Wednesday, Oct. 18

• The Cavs unveiled their new City Edition uniform.

• Over in the NHL, the Panthers have added a home jersey advertiser.

• The Celtics’ City Edition uniform leaked and then was confirmed by the team.

Thursday, Oct. 19

• I did an in-depth interview with the guy who’s renting jerseys to fans outside the Minnesota Wild’s arena.

• The 76ers’ City uniform has leaked via the greatest leak photo ever.

• The Knicks’ new leaked City design is laughably bad.

• Raiders defensive lineman Maxx Crosby talked about why the NFL made him change his sobriety-themed facemask.

• Hundreds of NFL players and coaches will be wearing international flags decals and patches this week.

• And I hope you saw my 2023 NBA Season Preview here on Substack.

Friday, Oct. 20

• Here’s the latest info on Uni Watch’s upcoming 25th-anniversary party.

• The University of Maryland has added a new yellow alternate jersey.

• Former Texas Rangers player Ian Kinsler, who is Jewish and has Israeli citizenship, showed his support for Israel’s war effort by wearing a Team Israel jersey while throwing out the first pitch prior to an ALCS game.

Uni Watch News Tickers

In addition to the articles I just linked to, we also had the Uni Watch News Ticker — our daily roundup of news items from across the uni-verse. Here are the Tickers for Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

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