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  1. gosioux76
    If they go with Houston Roughnecks, and then give them Oilers colors, I may have to actually like this league.
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    I think XFL came out with that strategy at the outset when it was competing with a rival spring league. Now that the AAF is dead, I doesn't really need a gimmick to set itself apart.
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    The assumptions made by the Rays ownership group in this story are mind-boggling: They believe cutting the number of games in half will improve revenues because demand for the remaining games will increase. They believe this scheme could create some weird economic development symbiosis between Tampa and Montreal They believe it will make the team a tourist draw (from vacationing Quebekers, I presume?) And despite all of this, they seem to believe that the fans will somehow embrace all this. Because if they don't, the whole idea falls to pieces. Just mind boggling.
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    Absolutely brilliant.
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    Beyond the physical logistics of this hair-brained scheme, how would you even start the branding discussion? You've got two cities each with legacy franchise brands. Would Montreal really support a team not called the Expos, if it came to that? This whole thing is just mind-boggling.
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    From the sounds of it, Oakland is on far firmer ground than they've ever been. Their waterfront ballpark plan still has skeptics, but it's gaining in public support. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/philmatier/article/Oakland-council-taking-its-time-wants-answers-13969521.php?psid=aQkeR
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    My suspicion is that neither the Rays ownership nor Major League Baseball actually expects this scenario to play out as described. It's a long and complicated scheme to solve the league's Tampa problem, bring baseball back to Montreal, and finally start Manfred's long-awaited league expansion process.
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    This is so transparent, and also pretty creative. This is just a fresh application of a club using another market as leverage for a new stadium, only this time they're hoping to do it while becoming the anti-Kroenkes. The Rays have yet to come up with a suitable stadium situation that they can finance. So instead of threatening to leave, the come up with this completely bonkers two-city scenario in which they'd have to develop not one, BUT TWO new stadiums. When the Tampa one inevitably fails to materialize, they'll at least be able to say "we tried our best, Tampa." It's crazy and brilliant all at the same time.
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    To me, that's the jersey he should be remembered for wearing. Won two titles with Houston.
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    XFL Commissioner Oliver Luck on Tuesday gave a timeline for when the league will release branding details: https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2018/12/11/a-pretty-easy-decision-xfl-commissioner-on-why-st.html
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    I agree 100%, though removing the wordmark would also eliminate the stick handle. Without it, I wonder if the hockey stick element is even noticeable.
  12. gosioux76
    I love the Saints so much.
  13. gosioux76
    Are you sure that isn't a throwback? I see a pretty modern-looking patch on the sleeve with what looks like a 20th anniversary patch.
  14. gosioux76
    It's hard to not see a dragon in some of those early Broncos sketches.
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    I hate the combo of pinstripes and piping. It’s garish. But I love that jersey on the right, which pays homage to those classic Braves pullovers from the ‘70s. That said, theres just no way to see Stripers and not read it as “Strippers.”
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    My high school mascot was the Gobblers, which I always felt was unique, so I'm not inclined to be excited by another organization adopting it. That said, I'd go with Stud Muffins, because why not.
  17. gosioux76
    I don't think this has been posted, but here's a fresh take on Portland as a player in any potential relocation discussions: Canzano: NHL spat in Phoenix raises question ... will Paul Allen finally pull the trigger?
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    You always have to factor in that while owners collect expansion fees, all other future league-wide revenue then gets split in one (or two potentially) more slices. So expansion doesn't automatically become a windfall. That's a really great point. I wonder which one makes the bigger impact: the addition of franchise fees or the decline in league-wide shared revenue.
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    Trail Blazers president Chris McGowan has said publicly that Allen specifically asked him to explore the NHL possibility when it seemed like the Coyotes were in play. Here's the story from Oregonian columnist John Canzano that describes Allen as ready and waiting for the NHL. LINK
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    I've never been a fan of the NHL's expansion practices, but they'd be leaving expansion fees on the table if they made Quebec City wait for a relocated franchise. QC and Las Vegas want a team so badly that they'd be willing to pony up those millions for a expansion team. Plus, there are plenty of viable markets open should Arizona/Florida/Carolina/INSERT TEAM HERE pack up and leave. Here in Portland, a columnist with the Oregonian last year reported about Paul Allen's interest in the NHL, but only if it were a relocating franchise. He apparently wasn't interested in ponying up $100M in expansion fees for a new franchise. I'd suspect that's a common sentiment from other potential franchise owners.
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    I love everything about that Frisco set. And that's entirely because I love the idea of Teddy Roosevelt swinging a baseball bat as a logo. I'll be buying a tshirt of smiling Teddy ASAP.
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    Baseball puts you outside on a summer day/night. Even at the minor-league level, that's pleasant in and of itself. Hockey, it's winter, it's cold, you're probably in a foul mood. You'd like to watch something watchable. I like watching AHL games because while it may be rough around the edges, it's still very good hockey. Also, tickets to the Chilled Ham are eminently affordable and have nary a bad seat in the house for, again, pretty darn good hockey.I guess maybe I'm not as familiar with the varied skill levels of the minor hockey leagues. Where would the ECHL rank compared with, say, NCAA hockey. Because I loved going to University of North Dakota games back when I was a student there, and I still enjoy it on the occasion they have a nationally televised game. I just may not be a sophisticated hockey viewer.
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    You could say the same thing about minor league baseball. I don't go to a Hillsboro Hops game because I think the game matters. I go for the atmosphere. I go because it's baseball. I don't even care if they win. It's a game in my community. Why should hockey be any different?
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    The imagery is fine. I dislike the use of a cream-colored wordmark on both gray and white. Looks out of place.
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    Here's a bit more frank talk from Bill Daly about the viability of Las Vegas as an expansion market. He seems pretty damned serious about it. http://www.startribune.com/sports/wild/282230571.html?page=1&c=y
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