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  1. This concept makes me believe bone could work... for throwback/fauxback purposes. The reason it failed with the Rams is because they also incorporated their gold and white. Seeing the white stripe against a bone background made the jerseys and pants look dingy and gross. But if a team like Carolina or Jacksonville wanted to make a fauxback with their darker colors and using bone in place of white, I think it could work.
  2. I'll vouch for this. I've never been a die-hard hockey fan, but I've been to 2 CBJ games in my lifetime and despite both being losses, I had a blast each time. Looking to go again before the season's over to take my girlfriend out for her birthday. A ton of my colleagues are season ticket holders as well. You'd think the 'Jackets were annual playoff contenders the way the crowds show up at Nationwide. Not only is it a great venue itself, but there are tons of great restaurants and bars within a short walk.
  3. While Kaulig would've also been my expectation, the team just announced Daniel "The Nutcracker" Dye will be driving their #10 "Pay Driver" "ALL STAR" car in the season-opener at Daytona, so Kaulig is out of the question. Besides, it doesn't really matter if the team they choose to partner with is competitive. If a Cup team has the funding to bring a driver in for a race or two, they'll buy a seat from the mid-pack and backmarkers to attempt the race. The most common example the last few years has been Stewart-Haas buying seats from BJ McLeod and SS Greenlight for Kevin Harvick, Chase Briscoe, and Cole Custer. In fact, that's how SS Greenlight "won" the race at Auto Club in 2022 with Custer behind the wheel. Cole dominated that race in an SHR-prepped car, but because it was racing under the SS Greenlight banner, they got credit for the win. We're also seeing that on a full-season scale with Trackhouse basically buying a seat from Kaulig to run SVG in Xfinity this year. The car is clearly branded like the Trackhouse cars, but it'll run under the Kaulig banner. And knowing Kaulig's performance last year and expectations this year, I'd assume that 97 is being prepped by Trackhouse.
  4. After yesterday's performance against the Windy City YMCA I'm not so sure Detroit has the "inside track" to the #1 seed. Sure the schedule looks easy, but Detroit is maybe three plays away from being 5-5 on the year rather than 8-2.
  5. I've been a sideline reporter once or twice (okay, it was when I was in college radio covering a D3 program...) but honestly, I totally get where they're coming from, minus the bit about coaches smelling their perfume. From my perspective, a sideline reporter's main value is 1) providing injury updates, and 2) initial postgame reaction on the field or on the sideline. So these types of "coach, what do you need to do better in the next quarter/half)" type of interviews don't truly add anything to the broadcast or the viewers' experience of watching the game. Props to them for being able to come up with SOMETHING on the spot because I know I would've rambled in those situations.
  6. I don't know a thing about rugby but I know good design when I see it. Loving this series, top notch work as always.
  7. I immediately thought the same thing when I saw that logo. Not sure who created it though. There's definitely some similarities such as the shading around the eye, having five "feathers" on each wing, and maybe the highlight on the neck to an extent. It might be different enough to get away though.
  8. The Pro Volleyball Federation, a new womens volleyball league starting in January 2024, has unveiled logos for five of their seven inaugural teams. Atlanta Vibe: Columbus Fury: Grand Rapids Rise: Omaha Supernovas: Orlando Valkyries: League Branding: Additional teams will be placed in San Diego (brand unveiling Nov. 9) and Las Vegas (unveiling date TBA), with additional franchises/markets being added in 2025, including Dallas.
  9. My first thought after seeing the new logo and the various effects/applications was that they all look gross.
  10. This isn't bad! I just don't think the name fits in a historical sense. But then again... "tHeRe'S nO lAkEs iN lOs AnGeLeS" either.
  11. Lifelong Ohioan - we've got a few casinos scattered across the state, mostly in the metro areas, but nothing that stands-out. Online sports gambling was just approved back in January, and you couldn't go five seconds without hearing an ad from DraftKings, MGM, FanDuel, etc. (I know they're bad nationwide, but they were promoting this back in November too hyping-up the ability to bet on... Browns games... *shudders*) We're just #BuiltDifferent
  12. Here's a look at where the chartered cars currently stand for 2024: 1 - Chastain 2 - Cindric 3 - A. Dillon 4 - Berry (Replacing Harvick) 5 - Larson 6 - Keselowski 7 - LaJoie (Re-signed with Spire on a multi-year deal) 8 - Busch 9 -Elliott 10 - ??? (Rumor: All signs are pointing to Almirola returning to the 10 in 2024) 11 - Hamlin 12 - Blaney 14 - Briscoe 15- Haley* (Haley confirmed to Rick Ware Racing but exact # still TBD) 16 - ??? (Allmendinger has not been confirmed to return to Cup in 2024; Gragson, Ty Dillon, Chandler Smith, and DiBenedetto all had been rumored for the 31) 17 - Buescher 19 - Truex Jr. 20 - Bell 21 - Burton (Recent comments by Burton and the team indicate that no changes will be made to the 21) 22 - Logano 23 - Wallace 24 - Byron 31 - Hemric (confirmed a couple weeks ago to replace Haley) 34 - McDowell 38 - Gilliland 41 - Preece (Preece announced on SiriusXM this week that he will return to the 41 car in 2024) 42 - Nemechek (officially replaces Gragson as Legacy moves to Toyota for 2024) 43 - Jones 45 - Reddick 47 - Stenhouse Jr. 48 - Bowman 51 - ??? (Typically a revolving door of drivers like Yeley, Newman, Custer, Poole, Smithley, and others; I would expect more of the same for 2024) 54 - Gibbs 77 - ??? (Rumor: Carson Hocevar replaces Ty Dillon) 78 - Zane Smith* (Smith signed a deal to race for Trackhouse and will basically be on-loan to Spire in 2024 after they acquired Live Fast's charter for next year). 99 - Suarez
  13. Nebraska/Wisconsin and Indiana/Rutgers:
  14. um ACKShually... (not saying it isn't true, but Bob's one of the more reliable reporters in the garage area. If he doesn't know, very few do). My guess is that this is a gateway for Haley to eventually land at RFK, either as Brad's replacement when he eventually retires, or in a third chartered car. For now, he'll be Kaulig's #1 guy and will only have to worry about working with the blue ovals, rather than take Kaulig's team orders (see the Xfinity Atlanta race from a couple weeks ago on how that panned out). Speaking of Kaulig, Bob believes Austin Hill, one of the favorites for this year's Xfinity title, is the favorite to land the 31 car.
  15. Nike Vapor Untouchable Template (PSD) - Re-Release

     

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  16. DOWNLOAD HERE Hello all! I've had several people over the last few months ask for my Nike Vapor Untouchable football template. A couple different computers have come and gone since it's initial release in 2018, and I never had the original file available to give to folks... until now. Recently I launched a new website and decided to dedicate an entire hidden page to the template so that everyone can always go back and download it. Because this topic won't be pinned, I will include a link in a status on my account here, so if you click my username, you should be able to find a link in the event this thread gets buried. I'll also include a link in my signature for those of you who have them visible. The template comes preloaded with pre-masked layers, groups, and shapes within the document, so in some cases, all you have to do is click the element you want to recolor or place a new layer in, and boom, you're off and running. This template is designed to be user-friendly, but feel free to make edits to any of the groups, masks, or layers to fit your needs. Please reply to this topic with any technical issues you may have while downloading or using the template and I will answer them to the best of my abilities. Happy Designing!
  17. I'm not sure, honestly. I'm a Muskingum Valley League grad myself (Morgan), but Cambridge primarily plays the other nearby MVL schools such as Coshocton, Meadowbrook, or John Glenn.
  18. My high school never used a college or pro design, but several teams in our area did. A few years ago, the Maysville Panthers (Zanesville, OH) received $25,000 in new helmets from the Cleveland Browns organization. The team has used them ever since, donning a chrome royal-blue Carolina Panthers logo on one side and numbers on the other. Across the Muskingum River in Duncan Falls, the Philo Electrics, as you might have guessed, use different versions of the Chargers' iconic lightning bolts on the helmet and jerseys. Up the river in Dresden, the Tri-Valley Scotties do have a scottish terrier logo, but lately they seem to have opted for a flipped Virginia Tech "TV" logo instead: In Coshocton and Caldwell, both teams use modified Chiefs logos and, in Caldwell's case, they also use a stolen @davidson concept. The Cambridge Bobcats use a black-and-white Ohio Bobcats logo: The Berne Union Rockets (Sugar Grove, OH) use a red-and-gold, heavily-inspired Toledo Rockets logo: In Ashville, the Teays Valley Vikings use both a blue-and-gold Minnesota Vikings logo AND a flipped Virginia Tech logo:
  19. Since the announcement that the Arena Football League is planning a comeback, I had the thought of "what if they didn't fail?" Here is my 28-team, no-rhyme-or-reason Arena Football wish list, including teams that currently play in the IFL and NAL. EASTERN CONFERENCE Northern Division Albany Firebirds Cleveland Gladiators Columbus Destroyers Detroit Drive Massachusetts Pirates (considered relocating to Boston, but we'll keep them in Worcester for now) New York Dragons (now in Brooklyn) Philadelphia Soul Southern Division Carolina Cobras (Charlotte) Georgia Force (Atlanta) Jacksonville Sharks Nashville Kats New Orleans VooDoo Orlando Predators Tampa Bay Storm WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Chicago Rush Dallas Desperados Grand Rapids Rampage Green Bay Blizzard Iowa Barnstormers Quad City/St. Louis Steamwheelers (Feel like the team would've moved to a larger market, i.e. St. Louis, once the Rams skipped town and the league continued to grow) Tulsa Oilers (Almost went OKC but Tulsa felt like it fit the smaller-market vibe of the AFL a bit better) Pacific Division Arizona Rattlers Colorado Crush Las Vegas NightHawks Los Angeles Avengers San Jose SaberCats Spokane Shock Utah Blaze
  20. It's been awhile since I last posted a concept. With the news of the Arena Football League eyeing a comeback with *checks notes* ...16 franchises... It got me thinking of the ArenaFL of yesteryears. I'm talking pre-bankruptcy when the league would peak at 19 teams in a single season and draw in 10k or more per game. I was too young to enjoy the league but I did have the PS2 Arena Football game. I've always enjoyed the brands that came out of this era of Arena Football, and you could argue that this is what got me interested in branding/sports design/logos in the first place. One of my favorite brands of this era was the Grand Rapids Rampage. I couldn't tell you anything about this team, honestly, but I've always liked their logo. However, if we're to bring them back to the arena in 2023, we're gonna have to give the rhino a facelift. Without further ado, this is how I imagine Grand Rapids would look in today's world:
  21. Holy oversaturation, Batman! Six teams would've been somewhat reasonable... but sixTEEN? I'm anticipating 6-10 of those teams don't even see the field.
  22. I was scrolling through Facebook recently and came across this bizarre high school basketball uniform matchup. The Watkins Memorial Warriors (Etna, OH) were playing host to the Zanesville Blue Devils (Zanesville, OH), but you wouldn't really be able to tell that or, really, who-was-who as both teams wore uniforms sponsored by the ARMY National Guard, with Watkins (I believe) wearing white at home, and Zanesville wearing the black uniforms: I don't know enough about these types of deals in high school athletics, but I know that it's not limited to basketball, by any means. In football, the Army National Guard has sponsored uniforms for dozens of teams across the state. The biggest issue with the football uniform, as you can see, is the black numbers on camo. As a football broadcaster for radio, I'm thankful I have only called one game with a team in this jersey (looking at you, Reynoldsburg). We have at least three teams in our coverage area have black, red, and white color schemes - two of which play in the same division - and are indistinguishable from each other in photos because of this. I've been told that these are basically trade deals where the Army National Guard provides teams with a full uniform set and basically get free publicity in return. You see this more often on Military Appreciation nights. I understand the gesture, but there's gotta be a better, simpler way.
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