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6 minutes ago, dont care said:

MLB requirements, and care needed to maintain a field is not the same as footballs. 

Totally understood, but the changes were made for the sport in mind whether baseball or football.

5 hours ago, ltjets21 said:

As far as the turf thing goes I saw an article which pointed to the fields that use "slim fit turf" whatever that is. I think if you are going to have turf there definitely has to be uniformity amongst the turf. I know everyone wants grass but how are you going to have grass at a place like the Superdome? I know grass trays are possible but the Texans ditched grass for just that exact reason. One step forward two steps back

…and the Texans even had the retractable roof on NRG Stadium.  MLB has also had places like Arizona and Miami switch to turf with the retractable roofs.

Interesting how they say the Bandits are on hiatus...

17 minutes ago, Jamesizzo said:

Will you guys ever add a fire emoji? 

There are 11 available emojis, and 3-4 of them share similar feelings to what fire might represent. 

No further additions are expected at this time.

On 11/11/2022 at 8:56 PM, Froob said:

Do Bucs pewter jerseys still exist or are they phasing them out in prep to be replaced by the throwbacks? Pretty sure they could have both if they wanted to but guess it’s not worth it if they’re going to wear white at home so much.

The Bucs have not released a complete uniform schedule for 2022, and chose to unveil unis on a weekly basis.

There are three remaining TB home games.  Week 17 is assumed to be white jerseys since Carolina has designated light blue that week, but as weve seen this year color v color with contrast has happened (Chicago v Dallas, as well as TB pewters at Denver in 2021 i think).  The other two options would be Week 13 MNF against New Orleans who is wearing the Color Rush with alternate helmet or Week 15 against Cincinnati. 

I'd prefer they wear the pewters against Cincinnati, but my gut says its MNF against the Saints.

If TB brings Longo back in any capacity, fans will love it.

1 hour ago, Pigskin12 said:

 

Good to see the red unis in Munich.

Based on the remaining schedule, I have a hunch the pewters might be worn on MNF against the Saints.  NO is set to wear the Color Rush alts and black helmet that night, so we'll see.

27 minutes ago, heavybass said:

Seems the Trojans can't be blocked from joing the Big 10... but UCLA might be blocked.

Private school vs. Public school.  Can't say I'm surprised.

On 11/4/2022 at 6:13 PM, WestCoastBias said:

The A's would play in Oakland until the Vegas stadium is done like the Raiders did.

Just because one team did it, doesn't mean they all would do the same.

Locking this up as the 2022 season has concluded.  

Conversation can continue here

6 hours ago, Silent Wind of Doom said:

 

 

I will say, though, that I like the Vegas logo a whole lot more now that the fang aspect has been pointed out to me.  I feel dumb not noticing that earlier, but I suppose the Tampa attempt at a snake's head was in my head.

There was an alternate snake head Vipers logo for Tampa Bay.  It wasnt used much.

Those look like toy stuffed footballs.  They could be a replica of sorts, but until they say more I think these are just for kids.

26 minutes ago, ripall90 said:

Literally only NE, Cincy, LA Rams and Chargers have dropped the TV numbers. Yeah that isn't "Half the league." Plus Chargers put the numbers on the helmet. Again leaving the shoulders blank looks like college uniforms

Should we removed name plates on the back?

No, but all of those teams have rebranded in the last few years.  I wouldn't expect existing teams to just remove the TV numbers "just because" but if a team redesigns the uniforms I could see more teams remove the TV numbers moving forward.

1 hour ago, BBTV said:

I’m pretty sure the local simulcast of Houston/Philadelphia TNF was supposed to be on FOX, but now the World Series will be on FOX during that time slot. Obviously this hasn’t happened before - I wonder what the plan is. Pretty sure the TNF simulcast has to be on OTA TV, so I assume the WS moves to FS1 (which would suck in the event it’s a clinching game)?  Unless I’m wrong that TNF was going to be on FOX, but that’s what I’ve read. 

The over the air broadcast I believe is a local agreement, so each city is different.  This year, Bucs-Ravens TNF game was on Tampa's Fox affiliate, but in past seasons if the Bucs were on NFL Network or cable only, the games were on second tier independent local network channels.

8 minutes ago, McCall said:

Isn't Sam Boyd Stadium just sitting vacant?

Pretty sure it is.  I know UNLV operates it and they're mulling the future of the venue now.  Maybe the XFL wants a longer lease and UNLV isnt sure how long it would be available.

On 10/30/2022 at 6:25 PM, infrared41 said:

 

It was a literally a video game move and I still can't believe it worked. I've been watching NASCAR since the 70's and I've never seen anything like it. I honestly thought the video had been sped up when I saw the replay. It just might be the most amazing thing I've ever seen in a race.

 

https://twitter.com/NASCAR/status/1586835925174128641?s=20&t=ZfN8xtpFucO5AfVGYttTqQ

They said on the broadcast that Chastain's lap time for the final lap was 2.5 seconds faster than the winner's final lap.

Unreal.  Looked like me playing PS4

22 hours ago, MJWalker45 said:

Only way it happens is with a dome. After New York, the NFL will never play an outdoor championship at a neutral site again. That's why I love watching the Grey Cup with a foot of snow on the field over a sterile game with only 10% of each team's actual fans in attendance. 

A dome and a ton more hotel rooms...

1 hour ago, SCL said:

"Why don't the Broncos wear blue pants with the white jersey?" We now finally know why.

The existing blue pants are bad with the road whites, but if they get a secondary pair of blue pants to pair with the road whites it wouldn’t be bad

11 hours ago, DCarp1231 said:

NFL regular season should be an 18 game schedule with 2 bye weeks per team OR 18 games with a league wide standard mid season break.

Maybe to the two bye weeks, but a standard mid season break would never happen.  Theres no chance the league would just go dormant for a week and have nothing to broadcast.

I half expected the Bucs to pull out the all pewters for TNF this week, but I'll gladly take the red/pewter combo under the lights.

13 hours ago, DCarp1231 said:

I typed out a whole thing about NFL players being loaned between teams, but then I realized that would likely be a very bad idea.

Loans work in soccer leagues since they generally dont compete directly.  Loans within one league (NFL for example) where there are no equal alternative is essentially a temporary contract and is likely against the CBA.

19 hours ago, goalieboy82 said:

one thing i can think of off the top is get rid long stadium leases (see Tampa Bay Rays).  

Unfortunately that's hard to avoid if a municipality is providing funding to the project.  They need commitments from the team to remain so there's a return on any funds spent.

As for the the Rays, a 30 year term was a little excessive for a building that at the time the Rays began was already going on 10 years old.  A 10-15 year lease would have made more sense.

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On 10/22/2022 at 10:53 PM, CaliforniaGlowin said:

Do they release reverse retro gear like hats and shirts? I'm dying for a sharks RR hat! My sharks hats are about 30 years old.

Probably in November when the teams can sell the jerseys too.  I know there was a good amount of gear sold for the Lightning.

3 hours ago, loholt said:

I don't understand what the Blue Jackets are doing here. Black isn't even remotely a team color to reverse it to. There's a rumor that there was a white one with the cannon that the team shot down which sounds cool. 

Its a reverse of the original C-flag alternate.