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  1. I really like the big, bold, in-your-face designs you went with; I feel that national teams are (or at least can be) a better fit for such nontraditional ideas than pro teams, and even more so for a hypothetical situation like this where countries would want to be standing out in a sport that's not a traditional sport for them. I definitely agree with the logic of the USA having uniforms that wouldn't look out of place in the NFL, while the other nations' are a bit more unconventional. I'd maybe consider having white shoulders on Germany's away uniform, and just having a black stripe that's the same width as the red and yellow stripes. With the black being the entire upper half of the jersey, it looks a little too dark to be a light/away jersey, at least to me, even with the white pants. The fact that Germany's helmet is black probably doesn't help with that; of course, we're also not seeing the back of the jersey, so if the front's design doesn't wrap around and it's just white on the back, that could also alleviate things. I don't mind Germany's helmet having numbers instead of the logo, personally. Helmet numbers are a nice way for a team to do something unique, in my mind, since they do seem to be used so infrequently. And I get your logic of using helmet numbers because the away jersey doesn't have chest numbers, and I do like the way the away jersey looks with the eagle crest.
  2. Huh, I figured I'd eventually have to make an account and give them all my data to enter, but I didn't expect it to not even show up until I'd made an account. But there it is, just not until I logged in. Anyways, apologies for derailing a news/rumors thread with a false alarm and what turned out to just be a weird contest.
  3. Not only that, but when I decided "Eh, why not, since it's not like I could afford one" and installed the app, I can't even find anything about the voting once I open the app, just on the webpage telling me to go vote in the app. I kind of get the logic of making people vote in the app, since I definitely wouldn't have even given any thought to Adidas having an app if it weren't for this (not that I'll use it), but I get the impression that they made AND LAUNCHED the webpage first, and haven't even created the voting mechanism in the app yet. Either that or it's the most buried thing I've ever seen outside of a cancellation link.
  4. I checked out the website in the fine print on the commercial (which was simply adidas.com/nhl), and there it says "End of an Era: To celebrate the season, you can win an NHL Adizero Reverse Retro Jersey by voting for your favorite." So that sounds more like a false alarm (and shame on me for posting here first and doing more digging after). But man, why they gotta say "era" instead of "season" and give me a heart attack like that? Like seriously, what a word choice.
  5. Just today I've started seeing Reverse Retro commercials on NHL.tv streams saying "Celebrate The End Of An Era" with a contest to win a signed RR jersey. It feels like a somewhat cryptic phrase, but could they really be getting rid of the Reverse Retro program after just the one season? I'd have a hard time believing that (or I just don't want to believe it), because they pumped so much marketing into it, and it seems to me that it's been really well-received (aside from the handful of bad designs). It just wouldn't make sense to me to scrap it after just the one season, especially to have "wasted" it during a shortened season with no/limited fans in the stands. But I've got no idea what "Era" is "Ending" otherwise.
  6. Well, they're not playing any NHL hockey, so what else is there to talk about? I put together some radical, out-there realignment proposals, because the realistic proposals are boring! Three-team divisions! What's not to love? A ridiculously intra-division-heavy schedule, for one thing. The schedule I came up is as follows: - 8 games vs. teams in same division - 3 games vs. teams in same conference - 1 home and 2 away vs. two of the divisions, 2 home and 1 away vs. the other two divisions, rotating by season - 2 games (home and away) vs. teams in other conference So that's not a lot of variety in opponents throughout the season, which is the main reason why, as nice as the map looks, this would be entirely unrealistic. I think my playoff bracket seems fair and equitable, though. I'm proud of that part. The other realignment idea I had was even weirder: Five six-team divisions, no conferences! And for this one I couldn't even come up with anything resembling a balanced schedule at all, so it's just a pretty map and a hypothetical playoff bracket, odds on one side and evens on the other. So, a couple of screwball realignment proposals for your viewing pleasure! That's what we're here for, right?
  7. Indiana: Count me as a fan! The checkered guernsey works really well if you ask me; I'm guessing the only reason I've never seen one before is because Indiana has never had a footy jumper before. The clash might be even better, though, it's not quite as overbearing. Crows: The home looks great, no complaints from me there. The pinstripes-plus-logo on the clash is playing tricks on my eyes and giving me a little bit of a headache if I look at it too long, though. Maybe it's just because it's on a computer and it'd look just fine in real life, but I also think that a mainly yellow version of the same template as the home would look pretty great. (A yellow base worked really well with that logo on your original Crows concept on page 1 of the thread.) Alabama: Those colors on the home are fantastic; very unusual and very good-looking! The clash is simple, but the little flair of the crosses on the shoulders are a really nice touch and are enough to make it recognizable. Maine: Looks really good, although I like the clash more than the home! The home is very classic and old-fashioned-looking, which works great, but even though you've based it off the lighthouse, the color scheme of the clash is so great that I wonder what the home might look like if you took a few liberties and kept the design, but found a way to incorporate one or both shades of green.
  8. Two more great-looking sets, Discrim. The hurricane flag mini-sash is a winner for Tulsa, as is the use of gold. The third is good, as well, but the combination of the hem stripe and the "Tulsa" script make the back a little too busy for me; I think it would be cleaner if you dropped one or the other. And for the record, I vote "yes" on the hurricane flags on the shorts! A couple "proofreading"-type notes: The collar and arm holes are a different color blue on the back of the third, and maybe this actually was intentional on your part, but I think it'd look better if the horizontal lines on the "E" (and maybe the "N" as well, I can't tell) wrap around to the back so that they're the same length on every letter. LOVE Hawaii. The asymmetry of the home and clash works great, and the rainbow sash is a simple idea that looks both "vintage" and modern. I really don't have a whole lot else to say about it, other than that I think it's fantastic. Great stuff!
  9. Great looking jumpers! Rhode Island: Well-executed and looks good. I can't say it blows me away, but I don't think it really needs to. While this thread in general seems to be more about the jumpers themselves, though, I do have to say that I'm a really big fan of the "RI" logo you created. Pennsylvania: I like the reasoning and explanation behind your color scheme, and the clash is a very creatively done complement to the traditional-looking home. New York (state): The crosshatch pattern is both unique and looks really good, but I'm not sold on the use of green in the clash, or at the very least that particular shade of green. Also for the clash, I wonder if the number might benefit from being a third color, like how you used white on the home jumper. Amsterdam: Home and clash are absolute brilliance. Hot damn. I would buy one of those clash jumpers in a heartbeat, incredibly well-done. The third looks a little weird to me, though, I can't say I'm as big of a fan. The sublimated X's seem like X-overkill, and I just can't picture the faux-tie-down in action on the field, it just seems strange-looking to my eye. (Same goes for its use on NYC's third, though I do think it looks a little better there.) Speaking of NYC: Looks really, really good, definitely in agreement with cohenj on this one. As a Rangers fan, I suppose I have to begrudgingly admit that blue, orange, and white is a more unique and recognizable color scheme. I don't know where powder blue came from for the third, though (and I still think the faux-tie-down is funky), but it doesn't look too bad overall.
  10. They keep getting better! Alaska and Colorado are great, the unique designs work really, really well for them. Alaska's clash and Colorado's home particularly strike my fancy. The former makes me wonder why nobody's ever done curved hoops before (at least not that I've come across), while the latter just looks great with the mountain stripe and the two-tone purple. Hawaii is really nice too, just for the color scheme alone. I really like Arizona's home, but the clash rubs me the wrong way. I feel like the turquoise and the rest of the colors just, well, clash. The design of it I think is brilliant, though. Going back to the first batch of SoO, I'm loving Nevada's gold and silver as much as you are, but while it looks great, I wonder if a darker shade of blue might be worth experimenting with. I'm a big fan of Wisconsin's color scheme, and of the designs you gave their guernseys, especially the originality of the clash. The numbers might be a bit more legible if it were dark-blue-on-white like the home, though. I'm really digging Texas' half-and-half stripe, I think it's a great look for a state that's got a lot of history but prides itself on being just a little bit different from everyone else. I agree with lancealot about the star: The letters around it make for a great logo, but once you put it on the actual guernsey, it does look too cluttered. (Also, once I noticed that the white of the star and the white of the X touch, I couldn't stop staring at it. Just a tiny thing, but thought I'd mention it.) Florida... can't say I have a whole lot to say about it, other than it looks great!
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