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Thing is, if the NFL keeps kickoffs over the next decade-plus... they're gonna look like the XFL kickoffs did. Far less 'full speed' impacts but the excitement of a possible return. I doubt they'd go the AAF 4th and 15/4th and 12 route.

Week 1 they needed these teams to host: DC, Michigan, St. Louis and Birmingham. DC v. Houston game 1 in prime time. Birmingham v. Arlington the next day in the afternoon game 1 Michigan v. San Antonio middle of the day, game 3 St. Louis v. Memphis prime time regional rivalry with huge crowd. I get what they're trying to do but the XFL already tried to make Arlington happen in game 1 last time and it was a moderate flop. It's a baseball stadium that struggles to have atmosphere.

Happy to see a different *o*th Dakota State team win back to back titles.

How else can officials miss that? It's not like the ball carrier isn't being watched at all times.

It really took a dip years ago when you had to have the photos posted elsewhere and link them here. So, a lot of those photos of old jersey finds at goodwill etc, are just text now. As for me, I live near Youngstown. I travel all over, but was doing a lot of work with oil and gas wells in Texas and western North Dakota/eastern Montana for a while. Now it's windmill farms a lot of the time. So, more in the middle, but sometimes all over. Just depends.

Yes, they're all my photos and yes it's a lot of travel. Where in West Virginia? Was in Hundred this past year for the first time ever. 2020 Favorites 2021 Favorites 2022 Favorites 2023 Favorites All-time Favorites sykotyk.com details a bit more but I haven't updated since late in the season. Will get on it in the off season.

The kids think it's cool so that's what they're going with.

For that game it's one of the blandest sets I recall

That was the BCA which didn't include the Big Ten and Pac-10 and Rose Bowl.

Won't be able to rig it in favor of the SEC too much. Under the new system, if it holds to what's been announced, the four highest ranked conference winners get the top four seeds. So, any secondary teams from the SEC will have to be in slots #5 through #12. Might give them a home game. But they have to play a game and then a top four team in the next round. Under the future rules, this year would've been(potentially): First Round (at higher seed) Friday Night: 8pm No. 9 Missouri at No. 8 Oregon Saturday: 12pm No. 12 Liberty at No. 5 Florida State 4pm No. 11 Mississippi at No. 6 Georgia 8pm No. 10 Penn State at No. 7 Ohio State Quarterfinals at Bowls: New Years Eve - Fiesta Bowl: 8pm Georgia vs. No. 3 Texas New Years Day - Peach Bowl 12pm Ohio State vs. No. 2 Washington New Years Day - Rose Bowl 4pm Oregon vs. No. 1 Michigan New Years Day - Sugar Bowl 8pm Florida State vs. No. 4 Alabama Semifinals: Thursday Night - Orange Bowl Alabama v. Michigan Friday Night - Cotton Bowl Texas v. Washington Championship Monday Night - National Championship Game Washington v. Michigan Barring upsets/changes of fortune, this would be roughly how matchups and scheduling of the finals would have went this year. But, it's interesting to see how the first round at higher seeds would work. Not sure I feel good about quarterfinals being held at bowls as opposed to at home venues. Curious how many fans are showing up to a quarterfinal spot hundreds or thousands of miles from home, if they think their team will be traveling again just ten days or so later.

MLB isn't a league name, originally or even today. As much as the two have merged it's two "Major Leagues". And Baseball is what they play. As opposed to Minor League Baseball. Summer League Baseball. Or College Baseball. In MLB, where is the League, Association, Alliance, Conference, Group, Organization, etc name. It's just decades of describing the two leagues combined that eventually became its name. But it's not it's league name any more than "College Football" is a 'league name'. It's just a description of what it is. If it were Major Baseball League, League of Major Baseball, Baseball Major League, etc...That would be different.

So name the overall organization "alliance" "association" "conference", etc. Not leagues inside a league.

Just for those that might not know... the old UFL was NOT a spring league. It's one of the reasons it struggled so much financially. Trying to play mid-week in the fall. As for the USFL and XFL 'division' names... if they wanted League to be the divisions... they should've went with "Alliance" or "Association" in the 'league' name instead. Maybe the United Spring Association, United Football Association, National Spring Association, National Football Association, Spring Football Alliance, etc. Having leagues inside a league just feels hokey. Also makes having the Gamblers staff rebrand as Roughnecks but play in the USFL division just feels so hack-jobbed.

Would've given them the chance to have a cohesive branding after the first logo was deemed "too NFLy". Would've also been one way to promote this as a 50/50 merger, rather than what it was. Four best XFL markets and the three 'home' markets that were 'home' markets in the USFL. We all knew the thousand or so fans showing up in Canton weren't cutting it in USFL. I'm just curious what image this UFL is trying to project. USFL at least went 'throwbacks'... XFL went 'new and edgy'... UFL is just... "We have football, please watch."

The "Awful" UFL. I'm just curious... exactly... what the Rock and Redbird Capital BOUGHT from Vince McMahon. A couple of team names, of which they changed the logos or names/colors? Some former contracts for venues maybe? Some basic equipment in storage maybe? Because to spend the $15m or so they reportedly paid and now a year later have given up the name to XFL (which apparently was a good portion of what they were buying), and the team names (only three of which remain, one was modified, and none of them are using their original logos). What exactly did they buy? After all, the USFL went after the IP rights to glom onto that and are also giving it up. But didn't pay an exorbitant price for them.

There is absolutely no way the Browns make their first ever Super Bowl, and first time in an NFL title game in over 50 years. And have the option of wearing home darks... and going with a throwback uniform. None. Only thing I could see is them maybe going all white if they pulled the "win every game on the road". But they'd have the orange lids. Though, it would be cool to see the first Super Bowl matchup of former AAFC teams (and rematch of the 1949 AAFC Championship Game, that the Browns won, 21-7)

Yes. But the quarterfinals and semifinals will be at bowls. 12 teams taking up 6 bowls. No way a school gives up a home game to play a bowl site.

It is NOT going to take long for the 16-team conferences to decide that semifinals are required. And yes, that means that, better chance one team is making it to the playoffs... but all that money stays with the conference. They don't have to share any of it. And it will be aligned with their TV partners. Imagine Michigan-Penn State and Ohio State-Iowa in semifinals the week after the regular season. And a conference championship the week before the CFP first round. Yeah, there's a reason that extra week was put in there. And it wasn't to get things ready for four host sites. Some conference with their divisionless format will have 3 11-1 teams with 9-0, 8-1, and 8-1 conference records complaining about being left out. And get the change made to allow it. Give it four years, tops.

How? We now have 8 teams that will play a total of 6 bowl games. Essentially taking four teams out of the rotation. The four first round losers aren't bowl eligible? Either way, if they aren't, that puts 12 teams playing a total of 6 bowl games (4 quarterfinals and two semifinals). Which is the same adjustment as 4 teams playing in two bowls today (national championship is its own game). You'd still net the same number of bowls to team ratio.

Because, I'm sure, Cowboys did their film study and saw that 70 was the usual OT to declare as eligible. Regardless the number announced, and where they line up, you're expecting every defender to hear the announcement, remember the number, see the formation, and follow through with it. They obviously THOUGHT 68 was eligible because they covered his route like he was eligible. You don't do that if you don't think he's eligible.

First game of the season: Last game of the season: My best/favorite photos of 2023: Last game of the year, I was just going around the stadium and found my favorite photo spot. DeSoto-Summer Creek was a blowout (74-14), and I wasn't doing sideline for it as I had finished up with the afternoon game. So, was looking for something unique. And found it: Run-Throughs: Coin Toss: Kickoff:

I think what we may see is some sort of 'NIL-umbrella deal' that bowls will make with the teams picked to play in them. So, that players will be incentivized to still play. Sure, some Future First Round Pick might still opt out, but a lot of kids will take the $10k-$20k etc for one extra game. Another option may be college football moving into some sort of NIT like tournament structure under the CFP level. Where, again, there's some reward at the end for the winners (maybe a few million to the winning team's players). Games will be at host schools and not neutral sites. While a few 'marquee' places stick around. Such as Bahamas, Orlando, Miami, New Orleans, Hawaii, etc can still live on 'vacation status' alone.

Look at all the other markets with multiple teams LA has four teams, Clips are building their own stadium. That just leaves Kings and Lakers at Staples/Crypto, and both are owned or co-owned by Anschutz. Who also owns the venue. They're not getting a new arena for either. Ducks are far enough out it's not an issue. SF Bay area, Sharks and Warriors have always played in different cities/venues. Denver hosts both at Ball Arena Phoenix, Suns play downtown at a very hockey-unfriendly venue, and the Coyotes are playing in a shoe box. Dallas, one venue downtown hosting both, currently. Minnesota, both have their own venue. Timberwolves in Minneapolis, and Wild play in St. Paul. Miami/South Florida, Heat play in Miami, Panthers play 39 miles away in Sunrise. Chicago, both play at United Center. Owned by the owner of the Blackhawks. Detroit, went the other way. Pistons went to the Palace out in the suburbs while Red Wings played at Joe Louis Arena downtown. Both went in on Little Ceasars Arena not far from downtown. Boston shares a venue NYC area still has MSG while the periphery teams have their own venues; Devils, Nets, and Islanders. Philadelphia, the 76ers are eyeing the new arena away from the sports complex south of downtown. Flyers aren't moving anywhere. DC, shares a venue. What's honestly really notable about going through this list is how many cities only have either NBA or NHL teams. In fact, it's always been notable how NBA teams tend to be in markets by themselves (pre-MLS being considered a major league). But that the two don't overlap much outside the major markets. But there's considerable pairing: Seattle and Portland have one of each. SLC and Vegas have one of each. SF and SJ have one of each. STL and MEM have one of each. New Orleans, Houston, and San Antonio each have NBA but no NHL. Nashville and Atlanta have one of each. Central Florida has both, one in TB and one in Orlando. Carolinas have both, but in two markets. NBA in Charlotte and NHL in Raleigh. Indianapolis and Columbus have one of each. Pittsburgh and Cleveland have one of each. Buffalo has just NHL. Milwaukee has just NBA.

They're too drunk on the Lions hosting a playoff game to notice...

No. Tonight is not their night.