The 2016 NCAA Basketball Tournament has been pretty wild so far, and that’s evidenced by the fact that for the first time ever, we saw a 13, 14, and 15-seed win during the first round of the tournament. It’s been a good year to be an underdog, and it’s always
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Nike Rolls Out Mostly-White Elite Rivalry Series uniforms
Remember last year when Nike rolled out a set of new uniforms in time for Tournament season for a select number of schools? Those uniforms were fun, fauxback looks that were colorful and interesting! This year, Nike’s done the same thing for a few schools with their Nike Elite Rivalry
FSU, Miami, Syracuse, Illinois Unveil New Football Uniforms
There are three constants in life: Death, taxes, and college football teams getting new, modernized uniforms. That was the case for four programs in the NCAA’s Football Bowl Subdivision, as Illinois, Miami (FL), Syracuse, and the defending Naitonal Champions Florida State Seminoles all rolled out new uniforms, and in the
Best-Looking NCAA Title Games of the Past 30 (Or So) Years
It’s mid-March, which is the time of year that most American sports fans associate with the craziness that is the NCAA Basketball Tournament. I’m sure that you’ve heard lots of talk about office productivity taking a sharp decline due to workers streaming the tournament instead of doing work, and I
Nike Unveils Fauxback Uniforms for 7 Colleges
February is right around the corner, which means that March is right down the street, which means that the NCAA Basketball Tournament will be happening very soon. As such, it makes sense that Nike would use the occasion of the impending tournament to give seven lucky schools an opportunity to
2013 NCAA Basketball Champs Phantom Merchandise
For every championship event merchandise is produced for several teams so that they can go on sale the instant the actual team clinches the crown. But what happens to the gear of the teams that lose? Does it ever see the light of day? Well thanks to us it does
HGI – Hydro Graphics Inc Makes Some Amazing Helmet Designs
Responsible for the “leather look” Redskins helmet to the chrome Oregon helmet, HGI is making some amazing-looking helmet designs. The current photos being floated around sports blogs and the twittersphere is of a Syracuse-shirted man holding an opalescent sherbert colored helmet. This is Syracuse Head Equipment Manager Kyle Fetterly at the AEMA show in
The life and times of the Syracuse logo
An interesting read on the history of the athletic branding for Syracuse University came across my inbox today from the University itself. Complete with a handy timeline of all the logos the Orangemen have used over the years. What I really enjoyed was the essay this article linked to which
2012 NCAA Basketball Champs Phantom Gear
Congratulations to the Kentucky Wildcats for taking home their 8th national NCAA basketball championship back up north to Lexington last night. As with any championship leagues and manufacturers produce all sorts of merchandise to sell as soon as that final buzzer sounds, the NCAA official site is already offering every
Foogos Friday: Obviously Orange
This was an 11th hour production. Well, if you want to get literal, 22nd hour production, but semantics aside, this came down to the wire. I had decided earlier in the day that I needed something simple to execute with no time for mulligans. A simple letter. So I turned