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Sykotyk

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  1. Where would the Twins even place a new stadium? Over by Allianz Field? Or, out by Mall of America and go full-circle on locations.
  2. Minor league baseball teams aren't major league in any sense.
  3. 19 of the U.S. MLS teams have stadiums built for them. Columbus is already on their second stadium built for them. For a sport that can conceivably play in any rectangular outdoor stadium they've commanded that many investments into having their own venues. And those that haven't usually have some deal where their owners already own the NFL venue in their host cities.
  4. But they weren't a shoe-in. Just as the Texans would be.
  5. Texans would be a good one. I get the appeal of the Chargers. Ravens is a no. Not that big of a game to open the season. Bengals would be a good one but with Burrow back, I can't imagine the networks want to lose that particular matchup to the kickoff game. Kickoff game is getting views no matter what. Last year was the Lions and they weren't exactly thought of being a major contender preseason. So, I wouldn't expect a huge team for the kickoff.
  6. If 'teams' aren't required, then Golf would be top 5. Or, at least the PGA would be. As for whether something is a 'major league'... it would have to be the 'major league' of its sport. Having NFL _and_ NCAA Football would negate either of them being the major league. Unless NCAAF decides to stop enforcing an eligibility limit, having players move on from one league to another would entirely negate them being 'major league'. There's only so many sports. In the US, there's four major team sports, a fifth if you're including purely participation and individual fan interest (regardless if it be MLS, Mexican, European or elsewhere leagues, or national team play)... and then sports like Lacrosse or Volleyball. We don't really have rugby union/rugby league, handball, curling, aussie rules, gaelic, etc. 1. NFL 2. NBA 3. MLB 4. NHL 5. MLS 6. PVF
  7. As someone who got into this league and am cheering for Columbus... it's annoying that their first game was January 25th and their second game isn't until February 16th. Meanwhile Atlanta has played five games, and Omaha has played four games.
  8. Isn't the big knock against the Soldier Field area the lack of 'mixed-use development' they all love so much now? That and parking is minimal?
  9. It's interesting to see that this league is not trying to 'feminize' the baseball team's identity in the city and instead going with their own unique names, looks, colors, etc.
  10. No good can come of this. Not with that wording.
  11. Keep it as a standalone. Though they're killing the golden goose. Drive by viewers are gone with this.
  12. Don't quote me, but in the chat of one of the games on Youtube, it was said the deal with Stadium backfired and they ended it. Guess it wasn't up to their standards or something with what Stadium was willing to do for the games/league. No clue if that's accurate, but that's what was said.
  13. Used to collect them from 29 to maybe 37 or so. Missed a year and then didn't restart. Used to be able to find them at stores now if anywhere is just the markets of the teams in it.
  14. Noon kickoff in MetLife. 9am pacific. Gives Europe an early evening to late evening kick.
  15. Without a team in KC, and the closest other teams being St. Louis, Minnesota, Colorado and Dallas (in roughly all directions)... I would think an Omaha team could do quite well. They would 'own' the market all to themselves as the major team. Though Cornhuskers are huge there, they'd not be in the same city as UNL... so they might get more to 'stay home' and watch the local team (even at NHL prices) than drive to Lincoln for non-football sports or to not go to a minor league event in Omaha. But they could only support ONE major league team and really position themselves as a regional/state team. Trying to draw from Sioux City through Kansas City, from western Nebraska through to Des Moines. And that hurts with Iowa Wild being in Des Moines. Hard to promote yourself there when the AHL team there is named/colored/logoed as one of your would-be rivals. Would be interesting as I think "Nebraska" would disengage Iowa, southeast SD, northeast Kansas and NWMO potential fans. But would really anchor them to being Nebraska's team. NE has 1.9m people, Omaha metro area (which intrudes into Iowa) has just over 1m. Hard to get folks west of Norfolk/Grand Island/etc to travel, but it would definitely help with viewership numbers to brand as Nebraska. Nebraska/Colorado, Nebraska/Minnesota in NHL would probably carry-over some rivalry.
  16. Doesn't look ready to go. So Chiefs with the yellow endzone, 49ers will have red, presumably? And are we having the 12" border of green now, or will they go up to the white lines?
  17. And--as I was a novice to this sport before the PVF--I believe the libero cannot score a point, either. Has to be another player to get the ball across the net to score. If I understood it right.
  18. Thought of this one again. All-time Super Bowl Rematches: Miami Dolphins- Washington (VII, LA Coliseum; XVII, Rose Bowl) Pittsburgh Steelers-Dallas Cowboys (X, Orange Bowl; XIII, Orange Bowl; XXX, Sun Devil Stadium) San Francisco 49ers-Cincinnati Bengals (XVI, Silverdome; XXIII, Joe Robbie Stadium*) Dallas Cowboys-Buffalo Bills (XXVII, Rose Bowl; XXVIII, Georgia Dome) New England Patriots-St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams (XXXVI, Superdome; LIII, MBS, Atlanta) New England Patriots-Philadelphia Eagles (XXXIX, Jacksonville; LII, Minneapolis) New York Giants-New England Patriots (XLII, U of Phoenix Stadium; XLVI, Indianapolis) Kansas City Chiefs-San Francisco 49ers (LIV, Joe Robbie Stadium*; LVIII, Las Vegas) Of the matchups, PIT-DAL has happened three times. SF-CIN almost happened three times with SF's loss to LA in LVI. It was probably also the biggest surprise one until CIN made it to a third Super Bowl. If you're outside the Philly fan base, I'd say that the NE-PHI might be the most overlooked multi-SB matchup if only because the first game in Jacksonville may only be remembered for Owens' antics and how underwhelming the game was for being as close as it was. Only DAL-BUF was in back-to-back years. Only one has featured a team that has relocated. MIA-WAS had probably the most noteworthy outcome (undefeated season) but the fact these two played twice seems entirely forgettable. And onlyi one matchup has happened in the same venue twice: PIT-DAL in the Orange Bowl. Luckily. the Orange Bowl hosted five Super Bowls. Two on grass, the third on turf (BAL-DAL) and the two PIT-DAL games back on grass. But in recent years, it feels like this shouldn't happen with the parity in the league. Yet, here we are with the same teams facing off just four years after the first.
  19. Honestly, the biggest early knock against the PVF is their scheduling. Some teams will have 3 games, while others none? The same team playing twice in a weekend (Atlanta and this week San Diego).... I know it was short notice scheduling to get the league going this year. But some type of 'opening weekend' that premieres all (or as many) as teams as possible feels wrong.
  20. Wasn't the 'shiny pants' a relic of that particular manufacturer (Reebok?). Cleveland had the shiny orange pants and a reason many fans didn't like them specifically. Some teams need shiny, though. New Orleans for example. Matte finish just looks rough. 49ers look better with matte as long as the helmet isn't too shiny.
  21. I have family that are Chiefs fans from Missouri (and one that married in in PA that just always was a fan).... one of the most annoying fan bases ever. Even back under the Grbac days. I knew if they won a title, they'd be beyond annoying. Now having two titles in three appearances... yeah. They're so much worse than Pats fans. At least Boston area fans have a lot of success in other sports, too. KC had one run with the Royals and it's all Chiefs beyond that.
  22. Can't be worse than the old Rome Renegades layout: (watch the very beginning to see the endzones)
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