DustDevil61

Reminds me of when Mayor Quimby and the Laramie cigarette officials dethroned Lisa as "Little Miss Springfield" because Homer wrote "OK" in an area on the registration form that said "Do not write in this space." They're now at the point of finding any and every excuse to keep their pet project alive.

While I won't go as far as saying that these are the best Cavs unis ever, I like them better than the LeBron-era jerseys. The thing about the LeBron-era jerseys is that, while Wine/Metallic Gold was a good combo, it came across as dull. Then Navy began to encroach on the look more and more, and those Navy alternates, while from a design standpoint were quite cool, eventually were being worn much more than the regular Wines. Literally half of the league was wearing some sort of Blue*--why did the Cavs need to wonder that way, too? The Navy alts further washed out and dulled the Cavs' set. Now, the Athletic Gold pops more from the Wine, is truer to the franchise's original look while being different, and stands out from the rest of the league with no Navy on the uniforms. I'd like to see if some White could be added to the roads like Gold is on the homes, but they're fine as they are. Also, agreed on the parallel to the Brewers and Bengals...these will likely go someday for that very reason. *If anything, things have gotten more Blue across the league with Oklahoma City's Light Blue replacing Seattle's Green and Gold, even though the LeBron-era uniforms were worn a couple of years after the move. Also add Charlotte's shift away from Orange.

^^^ What's the thing that Glendale/Coyotes-supporters-regardless-of-any-consequence have against him? He even has a nickname of his own!

Well, it's always an adventure to watch Joyce Clark's Twitter feed. Now she's playing the game of Blame Canada: How is she still in office?

The image that came to my mind was the Futurama episode where Bender pawns off his body. The key differences here are that, first, he profited financially for it, and second, he got the body back in the end. I don't see Glendale making a profit over this or retaining their infrastructure anytime soon, should they be able to go through with this. Goldwater would have to be idiots to not do a single thing about this now--but I don't see that happening. How soon can these wackos be recalled?

From the AP via Washington Post Could it be that the missing councilmember being homesick backfired on them? Granted, said missing councilmember was opposed IIRC, but you can never tell with Glendale AZ.

what makes you say that? A little late to reply, but it may have been a bit an over-reaction of mine to the 2 or so posters that had acted like everything was sealed and delivered. This thing has lasted so long that I can't let my mood swing by every bit going on with Glendale, the Coyotes, and the NHL. That Goldwater-leaving-Glendale-alone was meant to be sarcastic. Continuting off the "Clown College" bit...this is fitting, too:

So, it's over, right? Judging by the last couple reactions, sounds like Goldwater is leaving the CoG alone. No need to lose hope yet. The fight's just starting, and it looks to be one well worth watching.

How the hell can they justify that? Property and sales tax hikes while they're pissing money away to a hockey team that shouldn't be there? Wonder how long the current council will be in place until they're voted out. I don't know, but...maybe until November? I thought I heard something along that timeline (general election and so on...).

The Predators ownership did their best work in becoming profitable, by getting an additional break from the state the city did not know about after the city redid the arena lease. Well, that's a bummer. Gotta love lawyers and those that write these kinds of things. Guess it's now a lesser-of-two-evils kind of thing.

I find it interesting that it's looking more likely that the biggest southern-market failure (Phoenix) will be facing what looks, at least more recently, like a southern-market success story (Nashville) next round. I guess that solidifies my Preds bandwagoning stance this NHL playoff season.

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Asbestos-Investigation-Nassau-Coliseum-Islanders-Long-Island.html You know what? I think I know how that asbestos got there... ...but he won't tell you that.

Josh Howard, sans headband; Ty Corbin following after Jerry Sloan in enforcing the policy.

I may have posted on this before, but for Oklahoma State's current set, I love the gray: They could darken it by a shade, and maybe they could use it a little less (I'd like to see White helmet/Orange Jersey/Gray Pants or Black/Gray/Black, for example), but all the colors balance out well on the helmet, jersey, and pants. It's unique to Div. I football (except for Washington State, as far as I can tell, also pictured):

Agreed. I think this is the best the Sonics have looked. While the original arching uniforms were good, I never liked that bland "Sonics" font--it always looked too plain and it shouldn't simply be brought back full-time (if and when the the Sonics return someday): The late 90s look had a logo/script that was too big on the uniform and, while red was a nice addition to the color scheme, was featured too predominantly, IMO: The last set Seattle wore was a good update on the original arching uniforms, with its unique, bifurcated (similar to what Memphis has had) "Sonics" and "Seattle" font. The only thing I'd like to see them try (if and when the they return) is to get an arch on the back, with the player name inside.

I wonder what happened with that so-called "deadline" from Bettman and the BoG last Thursday (I think).

I've had a thought, and it's a bit of a crazy thought...but I have this idea with the Coyotes in financially dire straits and a looming NBA lockout in mind. Could it be a smart move to let the Coyotes play a handful of home games in hockey-capable, primarily-NBA buildings? Places that come to mind for me are Portland, Houston, Milwaukee, Salt Lake, and Oklahoma City. The rarity of an NHL game in those places, combined with no NBA action, would virtually guarantee a sellout in any of those places.

I named the original thread, so, hey, there's a possibility...

How long did we go without mentioning Deron Williams?

I've remembered that Birmingham (AL) was a potential NFL relocation site in the late 1970s, so it could work. Omaha might, as well; are you basing this on the support the UFL's Nighthawks are getting? If Omaha has a chance for an NFL team, then Salt Lake would, too (in terms of size), as SLC's metro area is a bit larger than Omaha's (1.1 Million to 850,000), without including Provo/Orem and Ogden. Are there any areas that aren't considered part of the Omaha/Council Bluffs metro area nearby that I'm missing?

With a team that cold have a losing record getting into the playoffs (Seattle), the idea of going back to 3-division conferences doesn't sound like such a bad idea. Here's how I would handle it, though--3 divisions in both conferences, 2 with 5 teams, one with 6 teams, each. Teams essentially changing divisions are in bold (as I'd be using "base divisions," such as the NFC East or the AFC North; the AFC and NFC Souths are dissolved). National Football League American Football Conference AFC East (Based off of currenct AFC East) --Buffalo --Indianapolis (from AFC South) --Jacksonville (from AFC South) --Miami --New England --New York Jets AFC Central (Basd off of current AFC North) --Baltimore --Cincinnatti --Cleveland --Pittsburgh --Tennessee (From AFC South) AFC West --Denver --Houston (from AFC South) --Kansas City --Oakland --San Diego National Football Conference NFC East --Carolina (from NFC South) --Dallas --New York Giants --Philadelphia --Washington NFC Central (based off of NFC North) --Chicago --Detroit --Green Bay --Minnesota --Tampa Bay (from NFC South) NFC West --Arizona --Atlanta (from NFC South) --New Orleans (from NFC South) --St. Louis --San Francisco --Seattle Here, I wouldn't want to break up the Titans/Texans or the Panthers/Buccaneers rivalries, but I do like returning the Colts to the AFC East and moving the Jaguars there, where they'd be in the same division as the nearby Dolphins and would remain division rivals to the Colts. While not making a whole lot of sense, it would seem best to send the Falcons and Saints back to the NFC West, where they were before 2002. The Texans going to the AFC West would give a closer divisional team to the Chiefs. The Panthers would be an NFC East team if the Cowboys weren't rivals with the Eagles, Giants, and Redskins, so I figure that they'd do best there. Here's another NFC scenario: National Football Conference NFC East --Carolina (from NFC South) --Dallas --New York Giants --Philadelphia --Tampa Bay (from NFC South) --Washington NFC Central (based off of NFC North) --Chicago --Detroit --Green Bay --Minnesota --St. Louis (from NFC West) NFC West --Arizona --Atlanta (from NFC South) --New Orleans (from NFC South) --San Francisco --Seattle The main reason for this is that the NFC Central would be an excellent division, regionally speaking; the only problem here is that the NFC West would stretch all the way from Seattle to Atlanta with no team inbetween (St. Louis). Tampa Bay would remain in the same division as Carolina here. Which scenario is better?

Well, in the NBA, with all the Hornets-to-Seattle discussion, here's what a Hornets-to-Seattle scenario would look like (just the Western Conference in both cases; relocating teams are underlined, teams just changing divisions are colored and bolded): Western Conference Pacific Division --Golden State --LA Clippers --LA Lakers --Phoenix --Sacramento Southwest Division --Dallas --Houston --Memphis --Oklahoma City (from Northwest Division) --San Antonio Northwest Division --Denver --Minnesota --Portland --Seattle (from New Orleans and Southwest Division) --Utah Of course, this would be if other possible relocatees (Memphis, Minnesota, Sacramento, etc.) stayed put. It's that simple. In the event of a Kings-back-to-Kansas City situation coupled with a Hornets-to-Seattle scenario, the West could end up looking like this: Western Conference Pacific Division --Golden State --LA Clippers --LA Lakers --Portland (from Northwest/Midwest Division) --Seattle (from New Orleans and Southwest Division) Southwest Division --Dallas --Houston --Memphis --Phoenix (from Pacific Division) --San Antonio Midwest Division (formerly Northwest Division) --Denver --Minnesota --Kansas City (from Sacramento and Pacific Division) --Oklahoma City --Utah This is another interesting option--as it would put the Suns in the same division as the Spurs, while the lowly Timberwolves would not be as far from other teams in the new Midwest division. Seattle and Portland would go together into the Pacific, replacing the moving Kings and the Suns, renewing some of the old rivalries with the remaining California teams. What seems to be a new rivalry between Utah and Oklahoma City would also be maintained in the new Midwest. Of course, I don't know how long the Suns have been in the same division as the California teams, but it would seem to make sense to put them in with the Texas teams and the Grizzlies. Thoughts?

Hey-oooooh! Post of the day, perhaps?

Besides orange/brown/orange, I really liked the orange/white/orange Browns look. I also like the all-white look of the Browns. Those Eagles yellow/sky blue uniforms were pretty good, as well.