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pluggerplugger1

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  1. So it appears Philadelphia is solely a travel team for 2024, and several venues have yet to be announced. Hoping for the best but yikes
  2. Looks like no Chicago Rush after all. 16 teams in four divisions: EAST Albany Firebirds Minnesota Myth Nashville Kats Philadelphia Soul SOUTH Georgia Force Louisiana Voodoo Orlando Predators West Texas Desert Hawks CENTRAL Iowa Rampage Salina Liberty Southwest Kansas Storm Wichita Regulators WEST Billings Outlaws Oregon Blackbears Rapid City Marshals Washington Wolfpack
  3. Looks like the Arizona Bandits are a thing: Their Twitter bio says they will launch in 2025. I believe that's the first team that has announced they won't play in '24.
  4. This one came a bit out of left field -- I don't recall Georgia being part of any rumors I've read over the last few months. At least this press release lists a venue!
  5. That'd be interesting. I know they had a semi-pro indoor football team there in the late '90s. That building is incredibly old as well, I hope it's still in good shape. Personally haven't been in there since they stopped hosting HS hockey games about a decade ago.
  6. I loathe that name -- but as a Twin Cities resident, if they actually take the field, I'll be there. Now I'm wondering where they'll play. I can't imagine they've managed to make a deal with the big arenas in town.
  7. Ah I see, I must have missed that. I've seen both 16 and 20 teams floating around, didn't realize 20 came directly from the commish. I'm hopeful the remaining announcements will be more like Nashville and Orlando, and less like Dodge City and Council Bluffs.
  8. This tweet would seem to confirm Chicago and Philadelphia as well, bringing us to 14 teams confirmed by the league. If they are aiming for 16, I wonder who the last two would be? I've seen reports about the VooDoo in Lake Charles and the Florida Cyclones in Lakeland, FL.
  9. New logo unveiled. Not a fan, personally
  10. The NLL announced a new schedule format today, along with getting rid of conferences altogether. I personally love the change. It's been long overdue for each team to play each opponent once each season. I do wonder how it will impact some of the smaller franchises though, like Panther City or Albany.
  11. P.J. Fleck had a rant on Minnesota's uniforms that I think you all will find interesting:
  12. This list includes specific cities, but it's also different from the list the AFL put out in that video (swapping St. Louis for San Antonio)
  13. That was the Grand Rapids Rampage -- a classic AFL logo imo.
  14. Yeah, this feels like a massive red flag to me. Not that this new group has been lacking in red flags since announcing AFL 3.0....
  15. I couldn't be more thrilled at this news - the AFL was a huge part of me getting into sports in the mid-00's as a kid. I just hope they're able to find a sustainable model. For many of the reasons already stated, I'm not holding my breath. Still, I'm hopeful they can reach the peak they had around '05-'07. It'd be great if they could get some "legacy" brands in the fold, like what the USFL did last year. That may be asking for too much, but long live the San Jose SaberCats!
  16. The NLL returns this weekend! I'm super excited for this season, so I thought I'd put a little 2022-23 prediction together. WEST San Diego 14-4 Colorado 11-7 Panther City 10-8 Vancouver 8-10 Saskatchewan 8-10 Calgary 6-12 Las Vegas 4-14 EAST Toronto 13-5 Buffalo 12-6 Halifax 11-7 New York 10-8 Philadelphia 9-9* Georgia 7-11 Albany 7-11 Rochester 5-13 Colorado edges past San Diego in three games in the West Final, while Toronto sweeps Buffalo in the East Final. Toronto defeats Colorado in three games for the championship. On another note, I really hope the league itself is in a good spot. It seems like Nicky Sak did pretty well as commissioner, I hope we see more of the same from Brett Frood.
  17. I completely relate to you saying this is one of the most personally significant rebrands of a favorite team -- I have a vivid memory of faking a bathroom break during tennis practice in HS just to see the new Vikings marks in 2013 Good point about the white stripe on the cream home alternate too; that struck me as unnecessary.
  18. Just returned home from the Mall of America unveiling and wow there were a lot of folks there! It was awesome seeing everyone energized about the Twins, especially considering how the season ended. Were any other CCSLC-ers at the event?! I love most aspects of the rebrand, though I'm not super fond of the new "M" logo. As soon as they unveiled it, a guy next to me remarked it looks like the old Marlins mark, which many here have pointed out too. Losing Minnie & Paul also sucks, but I do like the new crossed flags logo. Overall, an upgrade imo
  19. The Twins just posted this brief clip to Twitter - you can presumably see a few close-ups of the new uniforms. Interesting font choice on "November 18" as well at the end. I wonder if that's incorporated into the rebrand or just a new font for socials. EDIT: The second tweet I embedded gives a little bit more. Looking like no pinstripes on the home white uniform, with a possible Minnesota outline logo on the sleeve.
  20. Madden 11 is the last one I know of that includes the create-a-team feature. You can even create 32 different teams and plug them all into a franchise mode if you'd like. As far as customization options, I'd assume it's also the best one since it's the latest one to include that feature, but not quite sure. EDIT: Madden 12 is actually the final game to include the create-a-team mode - my bad.
  21. In NLL news, commissioner Nick Sakiewicz is stepping down immediately. During his tenure the NLL added six teams and signed two new TV deals in Canada and the United States. The timing feels a bit weird with this, but he definitely did a solid job steering the ship.
  22. Happy to see no league-wide bye weeks through the first five weeks. I understand they likely did those last year to shoehorn into whatever slots NBC would give them, but it was still frustrating.
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