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  1. Touche! (Well, that's more like ~1.25 balls, but point granted)
  2. That Clippers logo... Has there ever been an NBA logo with *two* basketballs?
  3. Maryland's decision to revert (regress?) to their script unis is very disappointing. But, frankly, I'm just as disappointed as how static Under Armour & MD had let the design become. The original designs were outlandish, but in a unique conversation-starter way. It felt like UA was trying to position MD to be their Oregon -- their poster child for whatever bleeding edge design and technologcial innovation UA could come up with. But to do that, UA neededto keep tweaking, pushing, and iterating on the design. The moment they stood still, the design was goin to become dated very quickly -- and that's exactly what happy. Their basketball uniforms are in the same boat -- no propulsive momentum, and no legacy (on the men's side). And, unlike MD football, MD basketball has a legitimately deep reservoir of nostalgia for national relevance to reference & exploit. I think there's a stronger branding case for MD basketball to revert to the Bias-era unis (the '00s unis are also fine, but use fonts and an "M" logo that have been phased out).
  4. The website has a countdown timer; 20+ hours to go. Expect an announcement Wednesday April6 @ 12 PM ET.
  5. Wait. Does the decal have burgundy stripes separating the gold shapes, instead of just cutouts for the gold shapes arranged in the correct pattern? I'm sure the latter is more labor intensive, but it would also look much better close up than this. The texture of the burgundy "border" in the W is all wrong.
  6. At least the "W" will look reasonably unoffensive on a cap. (Visits the Commanders' Fanatics store) Why is the W so *large*?I
  7. Too bad they waited until after Chuck Brown passed to do the rebrand.
  8. I think Williams in particular holds a special place in the fan base's heart versus, say, Rypien, given the historic nature of his win -- even though Rypien put up better stats during his peak in DC.
  9. Bringing it back to Washington, I will say I was a little salty at Jason Campbell for having the temerity to wear Doug Williams' #17. Williams' # wasn't strictly retired -- they've only retired Baugh, Bobby Mitchell, and more recently, Sean Taylor). And, if memory serves, Williams gave permission. But still. Campbell wasn't even the first QB to wear #17 after the Touch of Class era. WFT has traditionally been too laissez-faire about their greats' #s. Either retire a normal amount, or don't retire any, and rely on a ring of honor instead. Retiring some players' jerseys without formally retiring, say, Darrell Green's #28 -- doesn't make a lick of sense. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-league/post/catch-17-is-doug-williams-old-jersey-off-limits-or-not/2010/12/20/gIQAypWVLJ_blog.html
  10. I'm surprised the Washington Hail didn't get more traction.
  11. It should be the '32s. And the apostrophe should be a "9," not a "6."
  12. A better look at the zero in the font. https://www.instagram.com/p/CYU3uN1pgdC/?utm_medium=copy_link
  13. It's possible that the existing owners of RedWolves marks aren't willing to sign a TM consent agreement, whereas the owners of other marks on the list are. Or, perhaps they wanted to address the groundswell of support for one name, and there aren't any other clear fan favorites that need addressing.
  14. You make a good point. There's an argument that they should be more aggressive and modern with their design, if only to distance themselves from the old brand. A traditional uniform with only minor tweaks doesn't do that. Of course, they've been very clear that they want to retain 100% of the team's heritage, minus the nasty bits. That's some delicate surgery to pull off. You're right that they run the risk of either looking too generic -- or worse, just a faint echo of the real brand they desperately want to evoke without fully owning.
  15. Actually, they might be able to argue that the brand has acquired sufficient distinctiveness by dint of them using it while playing two seasons in the most famous football league in the world. They've sold merch, sublicensed their brand and logos, etc. I don't think a DC-based XFL team could (or would want to) say "we are a Washington Football Team." Not at this point.
  16. It's very interesting that they explicitly ruled out Red Wolves. That one must have tested extremely well. Otherwise, why even acknowledge the interest and legal hurdles at all?
  17. Man, I really like that first Red Tails logo. A bit too busy/detailed for the NFL. But I still really like it. Of course, the fact that we see it means they're not using it -- and they're probably not using the name. Either way, I doubt WFT goes with a badge/shield, given that their market competition just up I-95 has one of the few badge logos in the NFL as well.
  18. The similarty to the Dept of Motor Vehicles is the point, as sort of a play on an existing acronym -- at least IMHO. Here's one take on the history of the acronym. https://www.washingtonian.com/2015/07/06/whos-responsible-for-naming-greater-washington-the-dmv/ As someone who grew up in Maryland, I think of "DMV" as slang for the DC metro area, not the "combined statistical area" known as the "Washington–Baltimore–Arlington, DC–MD–VA–WV–PA Combined Statistical Area," or the DC-Baltimore metropolitan area for short. So, I don't consider Baltimore to be part of the DMV. But, I'm sure Wizards' owner Ted Leonsis would disagree. YMMV.
  19. Also: is it me, or is that "d" glowing...gold?
  20. The rapper Wale has popularized "DMV" -- at least in hip hop culture, anyway. Here's the gif in question. The "d" from the Arenas-era Wizards "dc"; the "M" looks kinda like an upside-down "W" from the "not a swastika" Wizards' beard, and a new "V," which appears tobe modified from that same "W", to complete the set.
  21. That's what I would expect. I'm surprised they've already started recoloring other items, and adopting black into their current identity. I figured a basic recoloriong (without any actual redesign) might be faster. The Wizards switched from slate blue/black/copper to slate blue/black/gold without much fanfare. And, teams used to recolor their primary logo and push a new secondary logo to speed up and/or reduce the cost of rebranding. If the Jazz really wanted to, couldn't they have pulled off a recoloring of the existing brand template in a single off-season?
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