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I went to five Pro Bowls at that stadium. 01-02 and 07-09. Also saw one in Phoenix. Didn’t compare in the slightest. Man that place was an absolute dump. It’s easily the most dilapidated stadium I’ve ever seen a game at, and I grew up going to games at the Coliseum in Oakland and Candlestick in SF (which were both trash heaps). For as bad as those two are/were, they’re five star luxury resorts in comparison. Aloha Stadium was downright dangerous by the last game I saw there in 09. The metal platforms in the second deck and all the staircases were nearly completely rusted out and falling apart. I cannot believe they played games there for another twelve years. The other weird thing about that stadium is that, for Hawaii, it’s kind of out in the middle of nowhere. I was always Waikiki centric when I went to the games so that may be biasing that viewpoint (I was also in middle school/in my early 20s), but I always found that kind of weird. But, for all the bad things I’ve said about that place, I do genuinely love it. The Pro Bowl usually gets cracked on, but it was such a unique experience. Having all of that NFL pageantry on a tropical island was such a product of its time and I don’t think we’ll ever really get something like that again. I miss the hell out of Candlestick Park and that surprises me a lot, because like I said, it was a dump. But it was our dump. I think I might miss Aloha even more than I do Candlestick.

This really highlights what an awful font the Falcons chose.

No, but that's mostly because I think Mike Florio is an idiot.

No red and black. How about red and blue? That hasn’t been done before.

You're definitely overthinking it.

I’m so thrilled that my team shares a division with these guys.

They could be called the Pink Packers Nah even I wouldn't go that far.

Just go back to padded leather helmets already.

And those people who can't afford to go to NFL games might want to catch the UFL and enjoy pro football that's still creating it's own fan experience.

Hard no to red and black.

@CaliforniaGlowin I'm so happy you laughed at that one!!!

The Ravens would benefit from a simplified blackletter number set so much

One new issue I just thought of: the vents in the helmets. I don't know what they're for, but all of these caps would cover the vents.

Grossly Modernized and Uninspired.

I forgot just how stacked that offense was. Three receivers that would have been the number one receiver at any other school, and possibly the best QB they've ever had. I think you're overthinking it. He remained loyal and still got drafted in the first round. If anything, it's a good sign for when it's time to negotiate contracts. A guy whose loyalty to his team and coaches took priority over getting paid? That's incredibly rare these days. I wish the rest of Toledo's star players were as loyal as him. They've been hit hard by the transfer portal. I'm not even sure that it's possible, but he is really on the fast track to becoming a worse owner than Dan Snyder. My condolences to Carolina fans.

FWIW- similar to this. I found these practice socks they use on top of guardian caps that seem to be a little less bulky than what you see from georgia here. Maybe they pop off easily under contact and are only meant to designate players you can't hit in practice, but this silhouette is certainly closer to a traditional helmet. did a quick mockup just to see NFL branding on one. bleh.

That would be great if it did, and I hope that it does. But... Do you know what sort of football NFL fans like? The NFL and to a lesser extent NCAA.

The Panthers were able to get a booth near the NFL Draft, if not inside the main area itself, so at least this should help get some fans interested in the two remaining games they have. Hopefully they get at least 10,000 but I think that depends just as much as how they do before then as it does their marketing pitches at the booths.

I think I’d prefer black over the darker blue but definitely fits the winter aesthetic.

The Saskatoon Blades wore Berries jerseys earlier this season (same ownership) and these had more purplely purple.

Same here. Good to see ya. So the Soul players were in New Orleans, got booted from their hotel rooms due to non-payment, the hotel is holding their stuff, and the commissioner is there to address the players in person to tell them that the league's problems are fake news and they need to listen to the AFL Podcast for the truth, and also he's going to crack down on whoever's leaking all this fake news. Again, he's doing this probably in the hotel lobby, because all the players got very-not-fake kicked out of their rooms. I think we're about done here!

Oy. I recovered my password there (arenafan) after so many years.

Per having logo/branding issues with the guardian caps, there is this: