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Can we just ban reddit as a source?

Hybrid post limit and tenure requirements-Kind of like how the fantasy forums work. 3 months and 100 posts. Alternatively, modify the board software so that the concepts section can only be viewed by members. The latter alternative would also help curb logo theft by outsiders.

Provided Connecticut is still in the American by then. Given the recent basketball successes, it's not necessarily a given. Still holding on to that slim prayer of the B1G and ACC I take it.

Republican state senators in Illinois currently hold a super-minority. They are bored. How bored? Bored enough to commission a study about whether or not another Illinois state school should join the Big Ten. Napoleon Harris (who in the interests of full disclosure, is a Democrat) apparently thinks Chicago State, which has no football team and an accreditation status of "dubious," would be a fine candidate.

Bump. UMass turned down full membership in the MAC last month, and will therefore be booted out of the Conference as a football member after 2015. And now for a song.

FIFA wants 40,000 minimum per stadium. And its making noises about having a 40 (or more) team field in future World Cups. So at least 10 stadia with 40,000 seats. So if you want to go through with this, you might want to tell Canadian municipal governments to prepare their collective anuses.

Actually, for some strange reason, the woman's world cup is not going to have games in Toronto. It will be Montreal, Edmonton, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Ottawa and, Moncton. I also feel Canada could easily host a world cup. Yes, there would be some serious work needed but between 2 venues in Montreal and Toronto and all the new CFL stadiums being built I think we'd be covered. Remember, all the stadiums used in the 1994 world cup in the USA were all "pointy ball" football stadiums. Is there the political will to build enough stadiums with 40,000+ seating capacity for an expanded World Cup?

FIFA won't accept dual bids anymore.

Orleans Arena (Wranglers' arena) has a listed 7,773 person capacity for hockey. If you want a better statistical outlook on things.

There's a Lake Glendale? OH WHAT THE HELL?

Regarding Vermont: Why are there 2 different "Champ"s?

Yeah, but you aren't going to get all 30 owners to agree to buying out said lease. Hell, you might not get sufficient agreement on re-expansion, which means the union has every right to be concerned. Also the Federales and the sacred anti-trust exemption might come up again. Personally I think the Sawx shelling out a small portion of the lordly sums they rake in is for more of the greater good.

That doesn't mean a new Expos team couldn't attract fans, especially if it's the already-competent Rays moving there.And where else are the Rays going to get a better fanbase? Charlotte? Not unless they become a NASCAR team. New York? Not with the Yankees and Mets firmly entrenched. Tampa? All that would happen there is that the "fans" would find another excuse to not show up to games that don't involve the Yankees or Red Sox. From what I've gathered on here the French don't like baseball and can't be convinced to like it in numbers that would make the team viable.

Here's what those involved in the rebranding process had to say: "There is some confusion/trademarking issues with the Route 66 sign, so the challenge was: How do you tell the story of cars on the most famous highway, without going near the sign. Muscle cars became a huge inspiration, hence the classic Blue & Orange Unical 76 color scheme." - Jason Klein, Brandiose“The idea is to make it (Inland Empire 66ers identity) come alive with the character. We were looking for something that had action to it. It was hard to take the Route 66 shield and apply any action to it.” - Donna Tuttle, Inland Empire 66ers co-owner “Although our old logo has served a great purpose for our office and organization, we did not feel it supported the enthusiasm and creativity that our organization is known for." - Joe Hudson, Inland Empire 66ers General Manager Fine. I don't think muscle car engines spray oil everywhere though.

Why couldn't Inland Empire update the highway shield for a secondary logo? It'd be a better choice than the broken-down engine that's spraying oil everywhere.

Well yeah, you could get run over by a car, you could get struck by lightning, you could go to a chain restaurant, you could get an STD, you could get shot, you could get an STD while being treated for your gunshot wound, you could go to Busch Gardens and get maimed in some way or another. Sure the weather may be fine, but aside from that the Tampa Bay region is apparently a giant hellhole.

Yes. Arkansas-Fayetteville isn't going to create another rival for the affections of Arkansans except maybe as a way to escape War Memorial Stadium for good (AKA the "UAB" strategy.) Arlington doesn't want to expend the resources to add football either.

Watching the Jazz.

The "Bill the Cat" Conference probably doesn't want anything to do with a school that had faculty vote on a recommendation to drop back down on I-AA after the first year in I-A. Regardless of ZOMG! BOSTON MEDIA FOOTPRINT!!!!1111one

Blackberry to report nearly a $1 Billion loss this quarter. So who would have ultimately taken the Hamilton Coyotes off of Balsillie's hands?

The Braves franchise may have more history, but Atlanta has far less history as an NL city than either Pittsburgh or Cincinnati. Atlanta's an expansion market with an old franchise. They go. Of course neither Philly nor Boston can support two teams and I suspect the AL would prefer a West Coast presence of some form, so that could also change as well.

Makes perfect sense... it's the Dred Scott of HFBoards. I think Plessy v. Ferguson is the case you were looking for.

Cincinnati has been an NL city since 1890. Atlanta has only been one since 1966. The Reds franchise has 5 World Series titles. The Braves franchise in their existence 3. Also, Cincy would also likely date back to 1876 if not for the original organization being kicked out of the league because the quest for respectability among the other owners prompted them to ban beer sales at their stadiums and the NL's Cincinnati organization refused to comply.

The twice migrated Braves do not have more history than the Reds. Try it again.