The Big Cat Brown Rainbow Bear Hat takes its game-day context from Dan “Big Cat” Katz’s appearance at Notre Dame for the November 7, 2026, matchup between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Miami Hurricanes at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Matt Freeman documented Katz’s visit in a game-day post. The hat carries that moment into a design built around a single outdoor scene, with an embroidered illustration at the center of the front crown.
Big Cat Brown Rainbow Bear Hat – A Sunset Bear Badge for the South Bend Game-Day Story
This Dan Katz Big Cat Brown Rainbow Bear Hat features an embroidered bear outlined in gold, framed by red and orange rays above and bands of turquoise, blue, and violet below. The badge has a rounded top and tapers toward a point at the bottom. Short rays fan upward along the red arch, while the cooler colors form horizontal stripes that narrow toward the tip. The two directions give the little landscape a clear horizon and leave the bear in the middle of the composition.
The bear faces left, with its head lowered and one front leg stretching ahead. Gold stitching traces the muzzle, back, and legs, with smaller lines inside the silhouette picking out the shoulder and face. Near the extended paw, a small red shape with a pale border projects past the left edge of the badge. That spot of color echoes the arch overhead and pulls the eye in the direction the bear is moving.
The badge sits just above the seam where the front crown meets the curved brim. Tonal rows of stitching follow the brim’s curve, and the panel seams lead up to a matching brown top button. The crown and brim give the small patch a continuous brown backdrop, so the brighter colors stay concentrated in the illustration.

Dan Katz was in South Bend as the *Barstool College Football Show* made its first trip to Notre Dame ahead of the Miami matchup. The Fighting Irish went on to beat the top-ranked Hurricanes 31–24. Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns, two of them to Micah Gilbert. Miami closed the gap in the second half, and Notre Dame safety Luke Talich came up with a fourth-quarter interception.
Freeman’s post captures the pregame side of that November 7 matchup. The product’s connection to the day is through Katz’s appearance, while the artwork tells its own story through the bear crossing from the warm reds and golds above to the cool blues and violet below. The cap‘s patch itself is a compact outdoor illustration, with the bear’s stride giving the scene its character.
Product Details
Product type — Hat with a curved brim
Color — Chocolate brown
Front design — Embroidered bear badge with red and gold rays and blue and violet bands




