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Have to say the single elimination format has been exciting. You know teams have to play for their lives every single game now! Adds to the excitement where every play, every kick, every goal matters. Also very excited for @Bucfan56 and the entire Sacramento Republic group and their fans. I hope they'll be able to keep the name for today's announcement. It's truly unique for MLS and would be a shame to see it lost. Let's hope they have a Sounders/Timbers/Whitecaps deal in place where the legacy of Republic will transcend to the highest tier of Soccer here. I'll definitely be rooting for them to succeed in MLS!

The scorebug for tonight’s game is going to drive me nuts. Pats in colorrush Blue Giants in away whites with a lot of red On the scorebug, Giants have blue background; Patriots have red

I think I’ve figured out the overall issue between examples and the issues overall. One of the major reasons the Orca is disliked is, when introduced, it was a not-so-subtle nod to the then-ownership group. Of course with the poor management early on, there could be easy animosity developed over time. So now, despite the proper colors returning and a more toned down erosion of the logo remaining, the core purpose of choosing what they chose and their corporate-speak to justify their choice still remains. And for some fans, it’s more a “whatever” thing but for others, that lasting initial impression is still there. As far as examples to help explain why The excuses given now are not as good as they seem, we more have to go into a hypothetical world than the real one because the examples being used so far have more historical legacies for their abstract design and lingering that may not have anything to do with the team nickname: The closest example of a team nickname to “Canucks” would likely be “Yankees”. But let’s imagine for a brief moment that the Yankees were founded when the Canucks were and have had the same identity crisis as the Canucks. And at some point they introduce a logo for the Yankees that consisted of a pigeon, with its wings up stretched into a Y shape. And we are told that the Pigeon choice was because there are larger amounts of pigeons found in New York than in most other places. It’d be insane. Again, this is an EXTREME example of how it looks as an outsider watching the Orca War debate go back and forth. It both makes perfect sense as far as specific design choices with the art style but at the same time the original intent for their choice is part of the logo’s historical fact and it’s disgraceful at the same time. With the Orca there is no easy solution to help satisfy all sides

Wow that is a huge downgrade. Yeah the original was meant to emulate a ticket as NESN was originally marketed as “your ticket to New England sports”. The wavy N is probably meant to invoke a strip of tickets or something but it just looks like a conjoined mess. Sad to see an iconic logo go

I really like New York's logo. It won't take the XFL top spot in my heart over the Las Vegas Outlaws but it's pretty solid. I also really like Dallas as well. Yes it's a masked cowboy look but it works here. Seattle definitely looks like UAB which bothers me. Should definitely not try to even emulate an already-established brand. But overall? Pretty damn solid. Hopefully the uniforms won't be a hot mess.

from that CBS article, I found this little snippet So there's still hope for Bucfan and Republic to still get in!

I would’ve thought the Rays have the most unbreakable lease. Regardless, good for the Fire to be able to explore other options and possibly get closer to their city

I think they mean on the mothership http://www.sportslogos.net/teams/list_by_league/20/Arena_Football_League/Arena_FL/logos/

(Can’t believe this hasn’t been said yet) The Tampa Bay Rays of Montreal as long as MLB continues to potentially allow stupid namings this joke will never die

https://985thesportshub.com/2019/06/21/nhl-adds-torey-krug-robert-thomas-hit-rule-to-2019-20-rulebook/ new helmet rules for the league next year

It also isn’t a direct reference as the “waves” start of light and then become waves at the bottom. If meant to emulate the flag or arms as posted, one would think it would’ve started at the top of the numbers rather than halfway down. if the intent was to reference the flag or arms, actually reference the flag and not start halfway down. there is a massive disconnect between your corporate-speak as to the meaning and the Canucks’ corporate speak which comes off as the official meaning behind the design and that’s what people will be referring to

What the hell happened in 1974

Congrats to the Blues. Just watching them play tonight it feels like they just wanted it more. The B’s passes have been sloppy, they’ve missed the puck and basic moves to get things set. Meanwhile the Blues just go go go go go and it’s paying off. Disappointing for the Bruins. But congrats again to the Blues! Hell of a series.

I miss the BayHawks already