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53 minutes ago, colinturner95 said:
I wonder, is that possibly where they got some inspiration for the banner uniforms? Took the racing stripe idea and made it their own since Texas A&M got similar uniforms in the same year?
Yeah, I think that was definitely part of the idea behind it. Was very ill-timed though with Texas A&M joining the conference and giving them a uniform with such a similar concept.Ultimately it all worked out though. Definitely intrigued to see what A&M rolls out this year.
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15 hours ago, WavePunter said:
I know. It was a throwback to mid-70's.. except they got the pants wrong.. the pants worn in the mid-70's were either plain or had the double stripes matching the jerseys (and helmets at one point).. so if they want stripes on the pants and/or helmet, they should use the same double stripe featured on the jerseys, instead of ripping off the old Miss State look and being historically inaccurate..
Interestingly, Mississippi State also wore very similar jerseys, but in the mid 80s (1984 and 1985 to be exact). Emory Bellard was the head coach of both those mid-70s A&M and mid-80s MSU teams, clearly he liked the style.
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Since the topic of the mobile site has come up: is there any way to rapidly cycle through pages (to jump back to the first post, for instance) without switching to the full version?
Usually the url will end with page-##. Change the numbers and you can jump to whatever page you want to.
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I'm a big fan of the Huckleberries name. I saw it as part of a write in campaign.
Chris Creamer has been promoting that name; it was his idea and it seems to be gaining traction.
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I'm sure Mike Bianchi will push UCF and USF to the Big 12. He wrote this idiotic article last June saying that UCF and USF should replace the two Mississippi schools in the SEC:
It's a bit ironic now, seeing as both Mississippi schools are playing in New Year's Six bowls.
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I think Houston and Cincinatti would work. I've heard Memphis mentioned also, but I doubt that would work.
At the very least, they need to get a waiver from the NCAA to have a championship game with 10 teams. They don't even need divisons. Keep the current scheduling format at let the two teams with the best record play a rematch in the conference championship.
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Actually, I thought Charlotte is a member of C-USA and will play a full-conference schedule next year. That would make it 13 teams and you get the problem the MAC has. C-USA should add James Madison or Liberty to even the number of teams.
http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/104283/uab-football-program-cant-outrun-past-escape-shadow-of-alabamaThis is getting a huge bump because UAB's football program might be shut down.
If UAB shuts down, could Conference-USA drop UAB for that?
This article says they will. The C-USA would then have an even number of teams, but damn this sucks for UAB.
UMass is leaving the MAC, so it will be back to 12 teams after 2015.
I think South Alabama is the logical replacement for UAB in the C-USA. Same state, program on the rise, etc...
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My favorite logo from the new set:
Agreed. That'll probably be the cap I get if I make it to a game this summer.
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Not so fast.Wait, no swinging mascot logo?
Also, here's a link with background on the name and high(er)-quality versions of the logos.
http://bensbiz.mlblogs.com/2014/11/24/shuckin-with-buck-in-biloxi/
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Biloxi Shuckers is the official name of the new Brewers' AA team.
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Well, it looks like it has shade. That puts it above Balersfield.
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I believe (and I'd have to check this when not on mobile) they were all merged into the combined TEMPLATES thread to reduce the quantity of pinned topics.
Searched and couldn't find them. Why were they un stickied?
They were just un-stickied. You should still be able to find them using the search feature.what happened to the psd/svg movement threads?
Bad move. That's going to make it harder to find .psd templates because people will have to sift through all the other types of templates.
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I don't think Dallas should change their color scheme and get rid of the silver-green for a basic silver. It's iconic to the Cowboys. Sure it may "be awkward with their uniforms", but it's as iconic as the star on top of those silver-green helmets.
If the silver-green is so iconic, then they should just eliminate the basic silver and use the silver-green everywhere. If they do that, match the blues, and give the blue jersey the same striping pattern as the white jersey, then they will have one of the best identities in the league.
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32 team MLB-
NL:
North-
Brewers
Cubs
Cardinals
Reds
East-
Mets
Phillies
Nationals
Expos (Expansion Team)
South-
Braves
Marlins
Pirates
Charlotte (Expansion Team)
West-
Giants
Dodgers
Padres
Diamondbacks
AL:
North-
Tigers
Indians
White Sox
Twins
East-
Yankees
Red Sox
Orioles
Blue Jays
South-
Orlando (moved from Tampa)
Astros
Rangers
Royals
West-
A's
Angels
Mariners
Rockies (moved from NL to AL)
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Under this scenario, the SEC and Big 10 have 16 teams each. Instead of splitting into two 8-team divisions, they would split into four 4 team divisions, with the division winner competing in a 4-team playoff for the conference championship.
For example, here's how the SEC would work with 16 teams-
SOUTH-
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
Alabama
Auburn
WEST-
LSU
Arkansas
Missouri
Texas A&M
NORTH-
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
Virginia
EAST-
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
NC State
Schedule-
3 vs Division Opponents,
2 vs Permenant Opponents,
3 vs Rotating nonDivison Opponents
3 vs D 1.1 non-conference opponents
1 vs D 1.2 opponents
Permanent opponents-
MSU- UK and aTm
OM- LSU and VDY
ALA- LSU and UT
AUB- ARK and UG
LSU- OM and ALA
ARK- AUB and VIR
MIZ- USC and NCST
aTm- MSU and UG
UT- ALA and UF
VDY- OM and USC
UK- MSU and UF
VIR- ARK and NCST
UF- UT and UK
UG- aTm and AUB
USC- VDY and MIZ
NSCT- VIR and MIZ
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Here's a little-bit more realistic vision of what college football alignment could look like in about 10 years.
The NCAA splits Divison 1 into 3 seperate football divisons, D1.1, D1.2, and D1.3. D1.1 contains the power 5 conferences, totaling 72 teams. D1.2 contains 88 teams, including the current group of five conferences (which I listed the alignments of), along with two more conferences from FCS (which I did not list the alignments of). D1.3 contains the remaing FCS teams and conferences.
Each divison has an 8 team playoff and a national champion, along with 10-15 bowls.
D-1.1 72 teams
SEC: 16
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
Alabama
Auburn
LSU
Arkansas
Missouri
Texas A&M
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
Virginia
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
NC State
+ NC State, Virginia
- None
B1G: 16
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Purdue
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Michigan
Michigan State
Ohio State
Penn State
Maryland
Rutgers
Virginia Tech
+ Virginia Tech, Notre Dame
- None
PAC 14: 14
Arizona
Arizona State
UCLA
USC
Utah
BYU
San Diego State
California
Stanford
Oregon
Oregon State
Washington
Colorado
Washington State
+ BYU, San Diego State
- None
Big 12: 12
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
West Virginia
Cincinnati
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma
Baylor
Texas
Texas Tech
TCU
Houston
+ Houston, Cincinnati
- None
ACC: 14
Boston College
Connecticut
Syracuse
Pittsburgh
Louisville
North Carolina
Duke
UCF
USF
Florida State
Miami
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Wake Forest
+ Connecticut, UCF, USF
- NC State, Virginia, Virginia Tech
8-team playoffs
5 Conference champions
3 at-large teams
Rose, Sugar, Cotton, Peach, Orange, and Fiesta Bowls rotate as Quarterfinal and Semifinal games.
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D-1.2 88 teams
American: 14
Temple
East Carolina
Tulsa
Navy
Army
Marshall
Bowling Green
SMU
Tulane
Southern Miss
Rice
Louisiana
UAB
Memphis
+ Southern Miss, UAB, Rice, Louisiana, Marshall, Army, Bowling Green
- Houston, Connecticut, Cincinnati, UCF, USF
Conference USA: 14
UTEP
North Texas
Texas San Antonio
LA Monroe
Louisiana Tech
Arkansas State
South Alabama
Charlotte
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Old Dominion
Western Kentucky
Troy
UMass
+ UMass, Troy, South Alabama, Arkansas State, LA Monroe
- Southern Miss, UAB, Rice, Marshall, Middle Tennessee State
Mountain West: 14
Air Force
Boise State
Colorado State
Wyoming
Utah State
Idaho
North Dakota State
UNLV
New Mexico
Fresno State
Nevada
Hawaii
San Jose St.
New Mexico State
+ North Dakota State, New Mexico State, Idaho
- San Diego State
MAC: 12
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Western Michigan
Buffalo
Northern Illinois
Toledo
Middle Tennessee State
Akron
Kent State
Miami OH
Ohio
Ball State
+ Middle Tennessee State
- UMass, Bowling Green
Sun Belt: 4+
Texas State
Georgia State
Georgia Southern
Appalachian State
+ 8 to 12 FCS schools
- South Alabama, Troy, Arkansas State, Louisiana, LA Monroe, New Mexico State, Idaho
30 more teams, 2 more conferences from FCS
8-team playoffs
5 Conference champions
3 at-large teams
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D-1.3 Bottom 88 teams
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What's even more exciting is that they're gonna be my Brewers' AA affiliate! Seriously, how awesome does "Biloxi Brewers" sound?Don't know if it's been posted yet, and also won't be playing until next year, but Biloxi has received a Minor League team from Huntsville. As a coast guy, it's a pretty exciting time to be from the Gulf Coast. No word on team name or logo yet though.
Local newspaper poll has Seabees as the top name. I like the Fighting SeaTurtles proposal myself. Basically the only thing official about the name is that it will include Biloxi.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-sports/2014/01/seabees_fighting_seaturtles_wh.html
It will be cool to have a second team in Mississippi. The venue in Pearl is very nice, and hopefully this one will be too.
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Here's an idea I had for the alignment and scheduling of a sepreate divison for the power 5 conferences in college football:
D-4 Proposal
SEC- 14
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
LSU
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Kentucky
Georgia
South Carolina
Arkansas
Texas A&M
Missouri
Big Ten- 14
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Purdue
Northwestern
Penn State
Nebraska
Maryland
Rutgers
PAC 12- 12
Arizona
Arizona State
California
Oregon
Oregon State
Stanford
UCLA
USC
Washington
Washington State
Colorado
Utah
Big 12- 12
Baylor
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Texas
Texas Tech
TCU
West Virginia
Houston
SMU
ACC- 14
Boston College
Clemson
Florida State
North Carolina
NC State
Wake Forest
Duke
Georgia Tech
Miami
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Syracuse
Pittsburgh
Louisville
Independent- 4
Notre Dame
BYU
Army
Navy
70 teams. 14 week season.
Everyone is allowed one FBS opponent every year.
Week 1: 12 FBS matchups. 10 teams off. 24 D4 matchups.
Weeks 2 to 6: 6 FBS matchups. 10 teams off. 26 D4 matchups.
Weeks 7 to 13: 4 FBS matchups. 10 teams off. 28 D4 matchups.
Week 14: 10 teams off. 30 D4 matchups.
8 team playoff. 12 additional bowls.
Rose Bowl- Big Ten #1 vs. Pac 12 #1
Sugar Bowl- SEC #1 vs. Big 12 #1
Orange Bowl- ACC #1 vs. Ind. #1
Cotton Bowl- SEC #2 vs. Big Ten #2
Fiesta Bowl- Pac 12 #2 vs. Big 12 #2
Peach Bowl- ACC #2 vs. SEC #3
Citrus Bowl- Big Ten #3 vs. ACC #3
Gator Bowl- SEC #4 vs. Pac 12 #3
Outback Bowl- Pac 12 #4 vs. SEC #5
Texas Bowl- Big Ten #4 vs. Big 12 #3
Belk Bowl- ACC #4 vs. Big 12 #4
Holiday Bowl- At Large vs. Ind. #2
Here's how the FBS would look under that scenario:
FBS Under D4 Proposal
American- 14
Cincinnati
Connecticut
South Florida
Temple
Memphis
Central Florida
East Carolina
Tulane
Tulsa
Southern Miss
UAB
Marshall
Rice
Louisiana Tech
Conference USA- 16
Charlotte
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
North Texas
Old Dominion
Texas San Antonio
Western Kentucky
Troy
LA Lafayette
Texas State
Arkansas State
Appalachian State
South Alabama
LA Monroe
Georgia State
Georgia Southern
Mountain West- 16
Air Force
Boise State
Colorado State
UNLV
New Mexico
San Diego State
Wyoming
Fresno State
Nevada
Hawaii
San Jose St.
Utah State
Idaho
North Dakota State
New Mexico State
UTEP
MAC- 14
Akron
Bowling Green
Buffalo
Kent State
Miami OH
Ohio
Ball State
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Western Michigan
Northern Illinois
Toledo
Massachusetts
Middle Tennessee State
60 teams. No more than 2 D4 or FCS opponents. Only ten teams will play 2 D4 teams. Everyone plays at least one D4 opponent and one FCS opponent. If you play two D4 opponents, you may play 2 FCS opponents.
Week 1- 12 D4 matchups. 12 FCS matchups. 12 FBS matchups. 12 teams off.
Weeks 2 to 6- 6 D4 matchups. 6 FCS matchups. 20 FBS matchups. 8 teams off.
Weeks 7 to 13- 4 D4 matchups. 4 FCS matchups. 22 FBS matchups. 8 teams off.
Week 14- 24 FBS matchups. 12 teams off.
1 Championship Game. 12 additional bowls.
Liberty Bowl- C-USA #1 vs. American #1
Pizza Bowl- MAC #1 vs. Mountain West #1
Music City Bowl- C-USA #2 vs. MAC #2
Alamo Bowl- American #2 vs. Mountain West #2
Sun Bowl- C-USA #3 vs. Mountain West #3
BBVA Compass Bowl- American #3 vs. MAC #3
Independence Bowl- C-USA #4 vs. American #4
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl- MAC #4 vs. Mountain West #4
New Orleans Bowl- C-USA #5 vs. MAC #5
Pinstripe Bowl- American #5 vs. Mountain West #5
Hawaii Bowl- C-USA #6 vs. Mountain West #6
Heart of Dallas Bowl- American #6 vs. MAC #6
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I believe the Big 12 and the SEC have already set up the Sugar Bowl for a game like that.
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If I'm not mistaken all conferences except the Pac-12, the SEC and the Big Ten have lost members. Could you ever see them losing a existing member in any of this mess? I could see Missouri as a big if, but I can't really imagine any others from the SEC or any in the Big Ten and Pac 12 doesn't really have anywhere else to go.
Thoughts?
The SEC has lost members in the past. Swanee(now D-|||), Tulane, and Georgia Tech were once members.
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Bumping the thread; I don't know why people are so negative to the name change because personally, I love the name. Sadly, the logos also have a bad rap as well. The Pelicans logo sest are some of the best in the 4 Major Professional Leagues of North America and they just scream New Orleans. These two logos are my favorites from the identity.
I agree with you, but citing the two worst logos from the set isn't helping your point.
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Here's a really interesting article discussing the Big East's future.
I actually really like the C-USA and Big East merger idea.
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While we're at it, I don't mind the "toilet seat" collars.
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College Football 2020
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These are actually a hold over from last year, they wore them against Western Kentucky.
But yeah, not great. Seems like it would be easy for Southern Miss to have a nice look with those colors, but outside of the current white jerseys they haven’t been able to do so since leaving Nike.