TBGKon

That may be how you feel, but when it comes to those with differing opinions, I don't think they're wrong. That's the thing about opinions, nobody is right or wrong. It's a personal choice.

Agreed, for as classic as the home pinstripes look, the road uni looked like it was stuck in the 70s. This simplification fits the overall classic look of the Yankees (even coming from a rival fan)

Let's be honest, those Namath era unis weren't the best since the Starter version. Every other version was shoehorned to a template and didnt look the best.

Thats not fully accurate, that pic is heavily filtered for social media. They are light, but not as light as the filtered pic shows

The released 1,904 jerseys (to represent the original year of Gasparilla in Tampa. Per their explanation, they were able to do this release since they were not warmup jerseys (league no longer allows special warmup jerseys, or the sale of them to the public)

It's a nice alternate, but not for a primary.

Bucs confirm white over pewter

Lightning social accounts shared this yesterday. It could be a nod to the Gasparilla pirate themed gear (no more warmup jerseys allowed per the league) their shop released last week, but the focus is on that chest pretty heavy. Might be a release of that leaked black jersey for 1/18??? I'll be at the game that night, so we'll see soon enough.

I mean....I'd love to see the Bucs get another Lombardi, but I don't know if Bill is the type of coach the Glazers want next. IF Bowles is fired, they'll go with someone the polar opposite like they've done in the past since replacing Dungy.

Midland was another possibility I had heard talked about in the past. Guess who owns Midland....Diamond Baseball Holdings. The owner who just moved the AA Braves to Columbus. A bridge to Mississippi would help, but looking at a map of the Texas League, Jackson/Pearl, MS isn't far out of the footprint. (Interestingly enough, Jackson, MS was in the Texas League until 1999 when they relocated to Round Rock, who then became Corpus Christi) As for Louisiana, there was a report that Baton Rouge was considering some redevelopment to some of their older stadiums. Baton Rouge MiLB as part of larger development?

This move kinda surprised me, but when the opportunity in Columbus GA opened up, it made sense. I wonder if there's a chance we see an existing Southern League team relocate there, or on an off chance Texas League team, if the existing team cannot get the MLB mandated upgrades in time. Mississippi hugs that line between the leagues.

Thats the plan for 2 years I believe.

Icethetics made a vide about the leaked jersey. If they're talking about it, it seems legit. As for the jersey, I do like the jersey itself, minus the use of the roundel logo. The roundel always seemed too busy for a front crest, and worked well as a shoulder patch. The collar with the Cup years is a nice nod, and a nice easter egg is that each year is sectioned off in the color of jersey the team clinched the Cup in (Black 04, White 20, Blue 21) I was kinda surprised of such a late release, but 2024 is the 20th anniversary of the first Cup win so that checks out. The last black Lightning jersey with the ombre sleeves was also a late release that season, I think January or February 2019.

Washington also has a shade of red.

The league used Ford Field (65k seats), Liberty Bowl (58k seats), and Protective Stadium (47k seats). Hard to say that Heinz Field/Acrisure doesnt fit into that set of options. A 5k seat stadium is not viable, no matter what the intentions of the league is.

Well, it makes sense that the Roughnecks actually played IN Houston and built a fanbase, the Gamblers never had a "home game" in Houston.

I was surprised at how good they look as well. Too bad it was against a teal team.

I was actually thinking about this the other day, and there's still a possibility that all 4 teams to never play in a Super Bowl (CLE, DET, JAX, HOU) could make the playoff field this year.

The Holiday Bowl signed a 5 year deal to play at Petco Park starting in 2022.

They also figured out how to put the helmet stickers on so the logo didnt look cockeyed. This was 2022, which seems to look OK until you realize if he was standing up straight and not leaning back to throw, the logo is kerned to the front. This is an example of how they all looked in 2023. Almost like Coach Golesh brought a proper equipment staff.

That's a safe assumption seeing the last two Nike rebrands (Washington and Arizona)

Could the Ole Miss light blue be a suitable "happy medium" for the Texans, if they go that route? Its darker than Luv Ya Blue I believe.

Most of the time it's not the school, its the bowl event management organization (mostly ESPN for the lower to mid tier games). Painting over turf is cheaper.

Didnt that navy blue Preds alternate have subtle checkered flag pattern on the striping? Edit: yeah, it did. Fond a good pic

Jeff Vinik did the same in Tampa a while back (maybe 10 years ago). of course there's some things that could be renovated now, but Amalie Arena (formerly Ice Palace) is going on 28 years old in 2024 I believe and looks great too.