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  1. All that matters is the metro areas, not the state boundaries. There are several metro areas that can support a team or two, therefore put them there. I understand that, but even as someone who lived in the LA/San Diego area, I'm not sure I buy the idea that 5 teams in the same state, hell, 3 in the same general area will be supported, no matter the size of the metro area.
  2. I only have one issue with the Rams AND Jags moving to LA, and the issue is that it will give California FIVE pro football teams. Even with the population, I have to wonder if that's a bit overkill.
  3. I feel like Sheri Lewis every time I read this thread
  4. Aaaaaand this argument goes round and round..... Everybody with me now!
  5. Oh I'm well aware of their "top 10" clause. One of the dumbest things a city ever allowed to be put into a team's lease agreement. However in reality to be in the "top 10" all they need is a renovation to their club level, bigger video boards and some stripper poles. Because in reality that's all these new stadiums have on Edward Jones. The following is a list of teams with stadia that are newer (or received a major renovation/SLEP conversion) than the Edward Jones Dome Giants Eagles Redskins Cowboys Packers Bears Lions Buccaneers Panthers Seahawks Cardinals Patriots Jets Ravens Browns Bengals Steelers Colts Titans Texans Raiders Chiefs Broncos We may also want to add the Falcons to that list as well-I'm not sure how extensive the Georgia Dome renovations were. I think the Edward Jones Dome (a stadium built on the cheap to begin with) needs a little more than a fresh coat of paint to get into the top 10. , they weren't in the Top 10 last review period and only through Frontiere still owning the team and being willing to be bought off with modest improvements did the "year-to-year" escape clause not get invoked. Well having received improvements and being subjectively better than Edward Jones are two different things. There's no way Oakland would rate higher than Edward Jones Dome in any measure for instance. You know, having been to both facilities I'm gonna have to disagree with you there. I've been to the Oakland Coliseum quite a few times and personally consider it to be an underrated stadium that gets too much unwarranted negative attention. I've only been to the EJD once, but man was that place miserable and lifeless, unlike the Coliseum which is almost always entertaining. And even though the EJD may have better facilities than Oakland, it's just barely better.
  6. Montana would be a GREAT addition to the WAC, as would a school like North Dakota State to give them a natural travel partner.
  7. Ok, so here's my biggest thing when it comes to fake jerseys. Take a look at each of these examples. Buster Posey Jersey Joe Thornton Jersey Josh Freeman Jersey Emmit Smith Florida Jersey (Probably not historically accurate) Sure, they're not perfect, but they're TWENTY FIVE BUCKS. Unless the pictures are completely deceptive, those are the nicest $25 dollar jerseys I've ever seen. If counterfeiters overseas can sell a jersey that is fully stitched with multiple layers of tackle twill on the logos and numbers for that cheap of a price and still make a profit, then why can't the real companies at least make their prices reasonable? There is no earthly reason why anyone should spend $300 dollars on a shirt that cost almost nothing to make. And sure, that website is based overseas and charges a $20 flat rate for shipping. But even so, two jerseys plus shipping is STILL cheaper than it would be to buy one :censored:ty replica at the mall. I get the argument of intellectual property theft, but when there is such a stranglehold on that property that prices are gouged as bad as they are, and there is an alternative out there that is nearly as good for a fraction of the price, can you really blame people for taking the cheaper alternative? IMO, this is a problem that the major sports leagues caused themselves by monopolizing the industry. I just hope that the solution to these types of problems come when the leagues decide to offer the highest quality products at reasonable prices, rather than continuously spend money to shut these operations down. If they were to do that, then there would be no reason why anyone would have (want) to look for an alternative.
  8. But this isn't true at all. It's super easy to spot these fakes. The numbers and letters really are that bad. You can spot them a mile away, especially for teams that have anything more than standard block fonts. Sure maybe if my grandma were to buy me a jersey that'd be a problem, but the only time I buy fakes is when it's hard for me, someone who is obsessed with this stuff and roams these boards daily, to even tell the difference. I have an Alstott fake where the numbers are so damn close to the authentic I have that side by side it's hard to tell which one is real. The logos are a bit off and that's the dead giveaway, but it cost me like 10% of what the real one did. I also have two fakes that are the Manning brother's Super Bowl jerseys. Those were even harder to spot (only the cut, which is BARELY off is wrong), and are of awesome quality. The guy who sold it them me made them out to be the real deal. I don't think he was purposely trying to rip me off, the price was too low for that to be the case. I just think that unlike us, he was closer to the general public when it came to spotting jersey fakes. But still, if you had the choice to drop three bills on an authentic jersey and miss your team's game because it's blacked out, or 30 bucks on something close, and actually have money to go to one of the team's games, wouldn't you normally choose the second option? Hell, in that case, the NFL has ZERO room to bitch!
  9. I have a pretty big jersey collection, and two or three of them are counterfeit. No matter if it's supporting the wrong cause, or it's criminal, or whatever you want to call it, spending $30 on a jersey that is so close to an authentic that most won't even notice (and those who do have to look pretty close) is a much smarter investment than spending nearly $80 on a cheap screen printed shirt that'll fall apart in the wash in less than a year. You can knock counterfeit jerseys all you want, I still find it to be less criminal than the prices they charge for the real ones.
  10. Maybe an Eastern/Western: Eastern: Colorado Utah AZ State Arizona Wash St Wash Western: Oregon Oregon St Stanford Cal USC UCLA I'm pretty sure USC and UCLA are the furthest east of the old Pac 8 Schools. Or at least the easternmost "travel pair" It also seems kind of funny to put Washington in the east and UCLA and USC in the west, when Seattle is actually further west than Los Angeles.
  11. So because Berkeley and Colorado embrace counterculture lifestyles they're just a bunch of liberal nut cases? You do realize that, despite their acceptance of other lifestyles, they're still two of the top schools in the country, right?
  12. I would think that upon hearing the news that Boise is leaving for the MWC, that the University of Nevada, Reno was pretty darn happy to get them out. They're a very strong basketball school and have won the WAC several times, they've won the WAC in football fairly recently and if not for Boise St would have a few more WAC titles, and aren't really all that bad in baseball. At this point I'd put them at the top of that conference with Fresno State just a smidge behind (Although their recent baseball success could very easily put them in the top spot).
  13. I don't care if the names have historic value, having a conference with 12 teams called the big ten and one with 10 teams called the big 12 is easily the most stupid thing that could possibly happen in college football, and college football is the KING of stupidity. Just change the names of the conferences or this is gonna make about as much sense as the BCS.
  14. So I wonder if Boise State moving from the WAC to the Mountain West( ) could put the hold on bigger conferences snagging up MWC schools such as BYU and TCU. This can only help the MWC in their bid to become a BCS conference, and I can't see Boise State moving if there was a good possibility that the stronger schools in their conference could bounce just a few weeks/months after they joined. Link
  15. This plan still has many of the same problems as the one posted before it. Fresno State, Nevada, San Diego State, and I'm sure a handfull of others don't meet the academic requirements necessary to be in whichever conference.
  16. Yeah, most of that just wont work, Mac. Boise State in the ACC is absolutely insane in terms of travel. That and Nevada, Fresno State, Utah State, and San jose State don't have the population density or the academics required to join the Pac 10. In fact, about half of the teams in EVERY conference you listed don't even meet a small portion of the conference criteria necessary to join.
  17. So if Missouri, Nebraska, AND Texas all move out of the Big XII I'm assuming the days of that conference being a major are over. So where does Oklahoma end up? Do they try to pick up the pieces and add smaller schools to the Big XII, making Oklahoma the kings of the conference form here on out? Do they bail out along with everyone else? Where would they go at this point? Maybe the Pac 10? This could get really hectic really quickly. I can't wait to see how this plays out.
  18. Marlins did that in 03. I remember thinking that was the only way the Cubs and Giants were ever going to get their logos on another World Series ring.
  19. So my buddy is trying to do a project using the Anaheim Ducks main font (Not the Anaheim part, the Ducks part). Anyone have any idea what the font is called?
  20. Not quite a legend, although he'll always be remembered here for his face plant slide into the world series. And it crushed many people when he left. Thank you, btw.
  21. I actually wore my Sanders Ravens jersey the other day. It cost me $15 Wow, 15 bucks?? ....Still too much. I also have an Eddie George Cowboys jersey and a Tim Brown Bucs jersey Oh, I know you've got a slew to random jerseys -- I meant 15 is a bit much to be layin down on a washed-up Deion on the Ravens jersey. Considering I've worn it twice, your probably right.
  22. I actually wore my Sanders Ravens jersey the other day. It cost me $15 Wow, 15 bucks?? ....Still too much. I also have an Eddie George Cowboys jersey and a Tim Brown Bucs jersey
  23. I actually wore my Sanders Ravens jersey the other day. It cost me $15
  24. There was one posted on foxsports.com the other day. It was a really crappy photoshop job. Are you talking about this 1-minute job?... ...or this one? No, it was actually worse. Take the top one, minus a helmet and any yellow trim around the 4s.
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