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  1. NHL Eastern Conference - Atlantic Division

    Boston Bruins

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    A reference to the full rafters in Boston

     

    Buffalo Sabres

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    A simple idiom

     

    Detroit Red Wings

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    A reference to the team's claim

     

    Florida Panthers

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    A reference to the most famous neighborhood of South Florida

     

    Montreal Canadiens

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    A reference to new settlers of the region for whom the team are nicknamed

     

    Ottawa Senators

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    A reference to a motto used by the team

     

    Tampa Bay Lightning

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    A simple idiom

     

    Toronto Maple Leafs

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    A reference to Hockey Night in Canada

     

  2. NFL NFC West

    Arizona Cardinals

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    A reference to the team's colors and the fan area at their home

     

    Los Angeles Rams

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    A reference to the stadium deal and the return of football to L.A. (and Field of Dreams)

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    A throwback alternate in reference to the 80's team's song

     

    San Francisco 49ers

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    A reference to the Gold Rush origins of the team's name

     

    Seattle Seahawks

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    A reference to the team's fans

  3. On 7/31/2019 at 12:46 PM, TheBigBuc said:

    Can you design a trophy signature for me for the Marlins (2 time World Series Champion and NL Champion), Dale Earnhardt Jr (2004 and 2014 Daytona 500 Champion, 2 Busch Series titles), the Florida Panthers (NHL Eastern Conference champ, feel free to update if the Panthers win the Cup), the Miami Heat.(4 time Atlantic Division Champion, 9 time Southeast Division Champion, 3 time NBA Finals Champion, 5x Eastern Conference Champ), the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1 Super Bowl Championship, 3 NFC Central titles, 3 NFC South titles), Florida Gators football (3 time National Champs, 8 time SEC Champs, 14 time SEC East Division Champs), Florida Gators basketball (8 SEC Regular Season titles, 4 SEC Tournament titles, and 2 National Championships)... Team USA Baseball, Team USA Hockey, and Team USA Basketball

     

    Hey.   When you say "Team USA", do you want the men's teams, or both the men's and women's teams for those sports?

  4. When I started the other night, I planned on having everything up and all the outstanding requests filled and redirected to here.   Then internet troubles and various issues with living in a new home completely screwed that up.   Finish soon.

     

    On 7/31/2019 at 12:35 AM, Silence of the Rams said:

    Baltimore Orioles in the NFL

     

    Jeez, I really was in a hazed hurry.

     

    On 7/31/2019 at 12:27 PM, SFGiants58 said:

    The BiG needs the white webbing.

     

    Crap!   You're right!   I just copied it over like years of MLB behind-the-scenes people.

     

    On 7/31/2019 at 12:46 PM, TheBigBuc said:

    Can you design a trophy signature for me for the Marlins (2 time World Series Champion and NL Champion), Dale Earnhardt Jr (2004 and 2014 Daytona 500 Champion, 2 Busch Series titles), the Florida Panthers (NHL Eastern Conference champ, feel free to update if the Panthers win the Cup), the Miami Heat.(4 time Atlantic Division Champion, 9 time Southeast Division Champion, 3 time NBA Finals Champion, 5x Eastern Conference Champ), the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1 Super Bowl Championship, 3 NFC Central titles, 3 NFC South titles), Florida Gators football (3 time National Champs, 8 time SEC Champs, 14 time SEC East Division Champs), Florida Gators basketball (8 SEC Regular Season titles, 4 SEC Tournament titles, and 2 National Championships)... Team USA Baseball, Team USA Hockey, and Team USA Basketball

     

    I will fill this as soon as possible.   Should be Sunday at the latest.

  5. NFL AFC West

    Denver Broncos

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    A reference to Denver's location above sea level

     

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    An alternate based on the Orange Crush

     

    Kansas City Chiefs

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    A reference to the fans' tradition during the anthem

     

    Los Angeles Chargers

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    A simple idiom

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    An alternate for those who prefer the powder blues

     

    Oakland Raiders

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    A reference to the NFL Films poem

  6. NFL NFC East

    Dallas Cowboys

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    A reference to the DD Lewis quote about the opening in the roof of Texas Stadium, which has been emulated in AT&T Field

     

    New York Giants

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    A reference to the team's nickname and the city's nickname

     

    Philadelphia Eagles

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    A reference to the team's fight song

     

    Washington Redskins

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    A reference to the team's fight song

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    An alternate that removes the Native imagery

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    A middle-ground between the two

  7. NFL AFC East

    Buffalo Bills

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    A reference to the fans' relationship with the team, along with a Godfather III quote hat-tipping to the Bills Mafia

     

    Miami Dolphins

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    A reference to the perfect season

     

    New England Patriots

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    A line from the patriotic song "You're a Grand Old Flag"

     

    New York Jets

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    A reference to Joe Namath's guarantee

  8. MLB National League West

    Arizona Diamondbacks

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    A reference to Chase Field's nickname

     

    Colorado Rockies

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    A reference to Denver's location above sea level

     

    Los Angeles Dodgers

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    A reference to the sign outside Dodger Stadium

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    An alternate in reference to the Randy Newman song

    San Diego Padres

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    A reference to the team's Marine links

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    An alternate for those who love brown

    San Francisco Giants

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    A reference to the Journey song that became the team's rallying cry

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    An alternate in reference to the team's rivalry with the Dodgers

  9. MLB American League West

    Houston Astros

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    Los Angeles Angels

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    A reference to the 90's Disney movie

     

    Oakland Athletics

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    A line from to the Rivieras song and a reference to the region's eccentric culture

     

    Seattle Mariners

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    A reference to Ken Griffey Jr. and Felix Hernandez

     

    Texas Rangers

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    A line from the classic song

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    A red-centric alternate

  10. MLB National League Central

    Chicago Cubs

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    A reference to a common fan expression that inspired a book and a blog

     

    Cincinnati Reds

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    A reference to the Big Red Machine and the song Proud Mary

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    An alternate for those who like the black

     

    Milwaukee Brewers

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    A reference to the popular Eastern European song

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    An alternate based on the throwbacks

     

    Pittsburgh Pirates

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    A reference to the post-game tradition

     

    St. Louis Cardinals

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    A reference to the team's love of red

  11. MLB American League Central

    Chicago White Sox

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    An old motto of the team

     

    Cleveland Indians

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    A pun on the team's nickname and a famous catchphrase from Survivor

     

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    An alternate for those who prefer Chief Wahoo

     

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    An alternate for those who prefer to go the other way

     

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    An alternate based on the Major League franchise, referencing Randy Newman's great theme tune

     

    Detroit Tigers

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    Kansas City Royals

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    Minneosta Twins

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    A reference to the twins theme and the team's two championships

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  12. MLB National League East

    Atlanta Braves

     

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    A reference to the Tomahawk Chop

     

    Miami Marlins

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    A pun based on the team's nickname

     

    New York Mets

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    A reference to Tug McGraw's quote that became an eternal slogan for the team

     

    Philadelphia Phillies

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    A reference to the Liberty Bell

     

    Washington Nationals

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    A pun based on the team's nickname

     

    And since so many show love for the old team, I wanted to include the...

    Montreal Expos

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    A reference to a song about the team

  13. MLB American League East

    Baltimore Orioles

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    A reference to the team's playing of "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" at games

     

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    An alternate based on the fan's tradition during the national anthem, a song which has great local significance

     

    Boston Red Sox

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    A reference to the Green Monster and the Bloody Sock game

     

    New York Yankees

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    A reference to the oft mentioned ghosts and a fan's response to Curt Schilling's comments during the 2001 World Series

     

    Tampa Bay Rays

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    A reference to the fans' practice of filling the air with cowbells (and the famous Saturday Night Live sketch)

     

    Toronto Blue Jays

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    A reference to the television call of the 1992 World Series final out

  14. So, years ago I started creating images for people to spruce up their signatures.   Three threads later (one for each type and one condensed thread to return), I've done a lot of signatures and had a lot of fun doing it.

     

    But I've found that things may have gone... a little haywire.   I've only ever had two in my sig, trying to take up as little space as possible, but some had as many as five stacked in a huge blob of images.   Well, due to that, I'm fixing one of the greatest errors I made when originally creating these.   But more on that later.   First, let's begin with some instructions:

     

    Instructions on adding signature images

    These are for anyone to use in their signature if they desire. To add them, click the arrow next to your username in the upper right corner and choose "Account Settings".   Click the "Signature" tab on the left and under the text field hit the "Insert other media" button and select "Insert image from URL".  All you need to do is right click the image in my post, select "Copy link address" and paste it in the window that pops up when you click "Insert image from URL".   If your browser does not have an option to copy link address, select "Open image in new tab", then copy the URL at the top.

     

    Enjoy! ^_^

     

    All Sports Championship Signature Images

    My original signatures thread, this was based on some images I'd seen in someone else's signature. I decided to make my own version with a more simplistic style, and then to offer my services to anyone who was interested. Here's a sample of my work, my own image from my own signature, which consists of the championships of the Yankees, Mets, US Men's Curling Team, Dolphins, Jets, Giants, Rangers, Habs, 'Canes, Black Knights, Bulls, Knicks, Nets, Orange, and my very own Yahoo! Fantasy Baseball team.

     

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    Just tell me what teams you want to be included and what levels of championships you want to be included. Do you want all world championships? Do you also want divisional or league/conference championships? Do you want bowl wins or scoring trophies? And if the team has existed in multiple cities, let me know which cities you want included? Do you want the Braves' entire existence, or just their time in Milwaukee?

     

    Here's a sample of some of the trophies that are available, but I will do anything I can to accommodate everyone. Images of the championship prizes of more obscure leagues are very helpful.

     

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    (You may need to open the image in a new tab to see at 100% size.)

     

    "Where I Come From"

    I've always been intensely interested and had a great love and appreciation for the different cultures in sports, which, of course, includes the logos and uniforms, leading me to this website.

     

    One of the things I really loved, which was used for only one year and then seems to have completely disappeared from memory and the internet is NCAA Football 2011's ad campaign featuring the slogan "Where I Come From". In the commercial, different people described things where they came from, giving little snippets about their sporting culture. At the moment, I've only found videos of the commercials surviving on a french video site and one extremely low quality video on Youtube.

    General Version: http://www.jeuxvideo...-1-00028354.htm
    SEC Version: http://www.jeuxvideo...-2-00028355.htm
    Big 12 Version: (Loud audio warning.)

     

    I'd often thought of doing the same for other sports. Originally, I made a full list of phrases for the MLB, and tried making signature images to go with them, but my early attempts were rather pitiful. But I took another crack at it, and the thread became a rather booming affair that I think inadvertently caused the change that currently causes signature images to be automatically shrunk.   It is because of that that I've changed the size of all of these, completely remastering them from the ground up.   Now, they will fit two-to-a-line rather than each image needing its own line.   This will hopefully cut down on the signatures of those who like to show off their love for many different teams!

     

    I also made a few videos to show off my process for anyone who may be interested.  Unfortunately, this was all done with Office, which is no longer free and a recent computer refresh led to me losing my ability to use it.   I've redone everything in Photoscape, which will lead to some visual differences, but it's gone very well!   I'll still leave the video up for the non-technical parts of it.

     

    Each image consists of five separate images: one of the team's home city, one of their home venue, with the teams logo in the center. The other two are different for each sport. If you'd like anything special, make a request. In the future, I wouldn't mind doing the other sports as well. And yes, they're all positive ones. For some, it was tough finding something positive, but I think I've succeeded. You're welcome to link me to images that you want me to use if you have special requests.

     

    Jump to Signatures:

    Major League Baseball: American League East | Central | West - National League East | Central | West

    National Football League: American Football Conference East | North | South | West - National Football Conference East | North | South | West

    National Hockey League: Eastern Conference Atlantic | Metropolitan - Western Conference Central | Pacific

    National Basketball League: Eastern Conference Atlantic | Central | Southeast - Western Conference Northwest | Pacific | Southwest

    Women's National Basketball League: Eastern Conference | Western Conference

    Major League Soccer: Eastern Conference | Western Conference

    XFL 2001: Eastern Division | Western Division   XFL 2020: Eastern Division | Western Division

     

    National Collegiate Athletics Association Football (Coming in the Future!) 

    National Collegiate Athletics Association Basketball (Coming in the Future!) 

     

    Canadian Football League: Eastern Division | Western Division

     

    English Football (Coming Soon!): A-Hud | Hul-P | Q-Z

     

    Fédération Internationale de Football Association: AFC | CAF | CONCACAF | CONMEBOL | UEFA (A-GH-Z)

     

    International Ice Hockey Federation

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  15. 51 minutes ago, TheAnt755 said:

    I like your ideas. (New York Rescue, Tampa Bay Tigersharks & Dallas Roughnecks)

     

    Admittedly, Tigersharks was totally stolen from earlier in the conversation.   Sharks works well, but Tigersharks sounds better together with the regional name.

  16. On 12/8/2018 at 7:43 AM, WideRight said:

    They make no sense from a media standpoint.  Placing teams in cities that already are packed with major league franchises (all 4 sports) is already a questionable move, but if his target audience is more conservative, 'Murica types, he would be far better off looking at Birmingham, Orlando, Texas or other Red-State locations.  Putting teams in LA, NY, Seattle, DC makes no sense if you want to attract that demographic and then you add on top that no TV station in any of those markets has time to cover XFL games because of all the other teams they need to cover, and I don't see this as a recipe for a successful league.

     

    Heard about the television deal and discussed things with my friends.   While having the conversation, I saw what the cities were.   At first, I was shocked that they didn't go with everyone's first move when making a new team: filling in spots without teams/that had their teams taken away from them.   St. Louis is the only non-NFL city.

     

    Then I looked at the AAF, and its quick failure.   And the failure of so many teams.   Looking at those cities, they're all large cities that have enough of a population that there's a better chance to get people to come.   There are numerous minor league, soccer, lacrosse, and other teams in these cities that people support despite the major league saturation.

     

    Meanwhile, in places like Birmingham, Salt Lake City, Columbus, and other suggested cities, appealing to a smaller base can get less return.   Basically, Vince is throwing as much :censored: at the wall as he can, knowing the more he has the more will stick.

     

    That being said, I am surprised San Diego wasn't picked, but I imagine that to be a matter because of the AAF already having a team there.   That being said, perhaps if they have a second season they can expand by two teams and they can pick up San Diego and Orlando or something.   The other shocker is the lack of Las Vegas.   The Outlaws were a huge standout of the XFL.   Do the Raiders have an agreement with the city that blocks any other football teams?

     

    As for my appraisal of names I could see happening...

     

    -East-

    New York Rescue (FD/PD theme)

    St. Louis Sentinels

    Tampa Bay Tigersharks

    Washington Hawks (double meaning with bird and war supporters)

     

    -West-

    Dallas Roughnecks

    Houston Apollos

    Los Angeles Lawmen (focus on John Wayne/James Arnes Western productions)

    Seattle Pilots

     

    Yes, basing an LA team seemingly off the police is a terrible idea, but it's the only thing I can think of Vince being in for.

     

    Although what I'd really like to see (but know Vince will never do) is the Tampa Bay Manatees.   Like the Dolphins, be a Florida team taking a local pride animal that's not seen as a threat and apply it to a contact sport.   Make an angry manatee in a helmet your logo and market with the slogan "Be a MANatee".

     

    EDIT: What's driving me crazy is that I had a New York identity that had green as the primary color and I can't for the life of me remember what it was.   Thought of it in the car.   I took a few hours coming up with the identities in the post.

     

    Something based on the blue collar fishermen would probably also play well to the base Vince is looking for, but what I went with plays better.   Couldn't think of a better name that covers both fire and police.

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  17. On 1/25/2018 at 1:36 PM, FightingGoldenDevil said:

    It needs a new name. XFL feels so dated. The days of Xtreme!!!!! are over. As a kid born in 2000 I just don't like the name. Glad to see the logo is more tame though

     

    The XFL has become a curiosity and a novelty.  Without any other information, a huge audience was going to tune in.  Sticking with the name is free marketing.

     

    So, I've never seen discussion of a new league like this.  Does theorizing about what the league will be like in terms of locations and identities belong in here, in concepts, or in sports in general?

     

    What do you guys think is coming in terms of logos and identities?

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  18. On the note of signing in, my screen name has spaces.   Will the sign-in protocol allow spaces to be input?

    Also, I have yet to comment on the most offensive part of this upgrade.   Fearless Leader's avatar is now way out of whack.   The blurriness hurt my eyes.   Hopefully this will be fixed soon. XD

  19. 3 minutes ago, DNAsports said:

    On mobile, I don't exactly like how when you go to a topic you've been frequently active on, it goes right back to the first page as opposed to the recent page

    I didn't like in the old board how you were forced to go to the last page on your phone.  I wish we had the pages listed so we could choose where we want to go, or maybe we go to first if we click the title and last if we click "latest reply".

  20. 8 minutes ago, nash61 said:

    Not huge on not being able to see members' join dates below their profile. Really helped to tip us off to who the noobs were.

    EDIT: Notifications are a bad, bad thing.

    EDIT EDIT: Okay, seriously, is there a way to turn them off? I have my setting set as low as I can, and I still get them when someone likes my posts.

    Sorry to cause you such a headache.  XD  I definitely agree with your point, though.

    On a side note, going through old threads, it seems that the earlier complaints about quotes is a matter of old quotes not correctly making the transition to the new format.  I'd thought perhaps it was a matter of phone vs. computer, but all the old quotes are now screwed up.  As visible in this thread, though, any new quotes work perfectly fine, actually better than before.

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