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  1. This takes me back to my childhood, even though I didn't see them in this 1st year of existence, but began seeing them the following year when they began play at the Superdome. Note Pete Maravich wearing #44 before they changed the uniform number rules and he went with #7.
  2. Pelicans played the Nets in Brooklyn last night for their season opener and completely dominated them from the get-go, leading in double digits for most of the game. Zion is BACK; scored 25 pts, 9 rebounds and four STEALS. New look (meatier and new 'do) Brandon Ingram put in 28, C.J. McCollum scored 21. Bench and backups looked good; we are deep. Watch out, Western Conference.
  3. Ah, yes, the HemisFair Arena. Saw ONE Spurs game there in the spring of 1983, my freshman year of college during the one year I spent at Trinity University in San Antonio. Playoff game against the Denver Nuggets (in their rainbow unis) that night; very high scoring game-- the Nuggets under coach Doug Moe were known as a high scoring, no defense team. Spurs were a good team that year with the George "Iceman" Gervin and Artis "A-Train" Gilmore; they won the Midwest Division and had the 2nd best record in the Western Conference (behind the Lakers). Went to the game with my roommate and his girlfriend; afterwards we went to top of the Tower of the Americas. Damn, I'm old...
  4. All of my life, I've know the San Antonio Spurs uniform and colors were black, silver and white. That was what they were back when I first became aware of them in 1976, when they merged into the NBA; that's what I've seen them wear ever since (notwithstanding the 'fiesta' logo background in the 1990s). I, of course, was fully aware that they had moved from Dallas when they were the Chaparrals since the ABA's founding. Then today online, I came across this photo of James Silas: Which kind of piqued my interest. A little Google research later, and I found these, as well: Apparently, from what I can gather, these were ONLY worn in the 1973 preseason, before the classic Spurs logo was developed and the silver and black unis were available. These unis are almost certainly holdovers from their red, white and blue gear as the Dallas Chaparrals (Chaps). Note the "Spurs" and "San Antonio" appear to be cheap one-color iron-ons, not sewed-on lettering as it was in Dallas.
  5. I am in favor of every win that FSU can get; it makes that 24-23 loss by my LSU Tigers on Sept. 4th much more understandable and palatable.
  6. Panthers going with a white jersey, black pants combo, which I don't think I've ever seen. Not just the combo, but the black pants in general.
  7. Nah, gotta go WAY back to the NASL Kansas City Spurs (1968-70): Kinda neat that Sporting Kansas City recognized their championship in 2019:
  8. Similarly, every team in the upper Pacific of the MLS (now) uses the old NASL name -Vancouver Whitecaps, Seattle Sounders, Portland Timbers, and San Jose Earthquakes because those teams were so fondly remembered and soccer fans wanted those names back. If Tampa Bay could ever get back in to the MLS (unlikely with Orlando in there now) they would no doubt want to go with the NASL Rowdies name, which is still in use for their USL team. (Tampa Bay Mutiny, like many of the original MLS names was STUPID and the logo used for the name was even worse... by my count only HALF of the original 10 MLS team names remain).
  9. Agree with most of your stuff, especially the lack of Purple socks for the Vikes, the fugly all-blues for Buffalo, the train wreck of the new Titans look, and the Bears needing to go back to all-white. Bonus points for not putting the Saints all-black look in the "Best" category. It's a hideous combo that I'm not happy has sort of "taken hold", and I am so over people (mostly younger) saying they like the all-black look because it's "bad-ass".
  10. From Yahoo sports: "The mugs were being sold by a team truck just outside the stadium. They featured the "W" logo in front of an outline of Washington state. The Commanders' field is located in Maryland, but the Washington in front of their name refers to D.C., not Washington state." https://sports.yahoo.com/commanders-embarrassingly-try-to-sell-mugs-with-outline-of-washington-state-behind-team-logo-191145851.html geez, can this franchise get any worse?
  11. Going to my first Albuquerque Isotopes game Friday night. And it's beach towel night. Any tips?
  12. GeauxColonels is correct about the size limitations at the Municipal Auditorium site, and the preservation angle. What he left out, but touched on in a tangential way with his reference to out-of-control crime, is that no one is going to want to put a soccer stadium in that site, almost adjacent to not one, but TWO public housing sites, or "projects" (Iberville and Lafitte), regardless of how "prettied up" they have been via the HOPE VI redevelopment process. It's a sad state of affairs... the Municipal Auditorium building has been empty for over 15 years. FIFTEEN YEARS. It's a travesty, a disgrace, but typical for what passes for "governance" in the City of New Orleans. See this article for a pretty good history of the situation, decay, and the city's dereliction of duty: The Drama of New Orleans' Municipal Auditorium But get this-- that particular article was written 5 years ago. FIVE YEARS. What's different at the site? Not a damn thing. For quite some time, Mayor Latoya Cantrell had announced plans to convert the building into a new City Hall, but last December the City Council passed a resolution preventing those plans. And if nothing is done in the next few weeks, the City will lose out on over $39 MILLION in "free" FEMA money to fix up the building for a new use. See: New Orleans Municipal Auditorium needs urgent attention, or the city loses out on big money The clock is ticking on FEMA funds for restoration of Municipal Auditorium; City doesn’t have current plan to use them. Re: Metairie; it's far from "out of the way". New Orleans is not like other cities: bounded by water and swamps on almost all sides, it's very compact. Zephyrs Stadium is only 8 miles/15 mins. from the downtown Superdome and Arena. Compare to, for instance in MLS, Austin FC's Q2 Stadium in Austin, which is about 11 miles from downtown Austin, or FC Dallas' Toyota Stadium, which is about 30 miles from downtown Dallas. USL-wise, it's shorter than the distance between San Diego Loyal's new Snapdragon Stadium and downtown San Diego (about 10 miles), or San Antonio FC's Toyota Stadium, which is about 12 miles from the Alamo in downtown S.A. The bigger issue to me is what kind of place the ownership wants-- a very safe, suburban location geared more to families with kids, or a more urban environment favored by the young hipsters that seem to be the target demographic of soccer these days. The last paragraph of Geaux's post is getting to be a very common theme amongst a lot of the far suburban and exurban folks in this region, which would include the populous moneyed bedroom communities on the north shore (of Lake Pontchartrain) (and St. Tammany is the 4th largest Parish in the state). Simply put, they won't come into the New Orleans city limits for anything-- Mardi Gras parades, sporting events, concerts, or even travel through the city (there have been a slew of random shootings at and into cars traveling on I-10 on New Orleans East)-- because they are scared of the rampant crime there . Just my two cents, but a downtown stadium, in my mind, will likely cost the team money. I think it will be a lot easier to get the young hipster types to come out to the near suburbs for a soccer game than it will be to get those moneyed families to come into the heart of the city.
  13. Yessir. Looking forward to it. Tulane won't work, though-- field is too small and tight, and can't be expanded. After that, internecine politics and money come into play. The wheels are already rolling on the former Zephyr Field: The Shrine on Airline could get a major facelift in Metairie. Here is the latest idea: But word in the circles is that the ownership group is favoring a more in-town, edge of downtown location, something more "hip" and "happening". Namely a stadium in the planned/proposed River City development: New Orleans is set to get a soccer team, but where will they play? More word on the street is that Gayle Benson was looking at that River City site as a place for a new arena to replace the Smoothie King Center. So you've got suburban jurisdiction vs. urban jurisdiction, and major league vs. minor league. Hang on, kids, it will be a bumpy ride over the next few years as this all gets sorted out.
  14. 1983 - Philadelphia Stars in the USFL Championship 1984 - Philadelphia Stars win the USFL Championship 1985 - Baltimore Stars win the USFL Championship .. .. .. 2022 - Philadelphia Stars in the USFL Championship. Damn, with a winning record like that, you'd think the Stars would have a fanbase already.
  15. Not sure how much effect that "protection zone" is going to have-- Seattle is less than 150 miles from Portland (Moda Center is only 145 miles from Climate Pledge Arena). Kansas City is also out there, with the relatively new T-Mobile Center and no other winter sport competition.
  16. The wolf is on the family crest of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Namesake of the school. The Shield of Oñaz-Loyola is a symbol of the Ignatius family's Oñaz lineage, and is used by many Jesuit institutions around the world. As the official colors of the Loyola family were maroon and gold, the Oñaz shield consists of seven maroon bars going diagonally from the upper left to the lower right on a goldfield. The Loyola shield features a pair of rampant gray wolves flanking each side of a cooking pot. The wolf was a symbol of nobility, while the entire design represented the family's generosity towards their military followers. According to legend, wolves had enough to feast on after the soldiers had eaten.
  17. Still better than this logo of Loyola New Orleans, which we discussed in this thread:
  18. I like the old hobo rambler imagery better:
  19. The Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars actually did change their colors slightly; they were red and old/metallic gold in the 1980s, but they are now wearing red and yellow (a.k.a. "athletic gold"), sort of like the KC Chiefs. Always bothered me back in the day how the Stars and Stallions, two 'year one' teams, had exactly the same color scheme and almost the same uni template. It's a bit different this time around.
  20. For those in the past who have doubted New Orleans' ability or desire to support an NBA team, this was from yesterday: And please note that this is a number 9 seed team with a losing record that won play-in games to get into the playoffs, AND has played all year without their #1 draft pick "big name" player. As an aside, J.J. Redick made some crack about the Pels fans being upset-- "all 12 of them". Of course a bunch of fans took that and ran with it, creating the Pels 12 fan group: https://twitter.com/thepels12
  21. Great post overall (upvoted) but I have to disagree with you there; I think Denver was always a "home run" or shoo-in and have shown since 1993 that they are a great baseball market. Washington, once they got past the stink of losing two teams in about 12 years, was also a "home run" market available. The main reason they didn't make the cut for 1993 was a bad prospective owner set-up that didn't have the money like Huizenga in Miami or the prospective Denver owners. Washington has also shown (since the Expos were relocated there) that they ARE a great baseball market that fits the archetype mold: a large population, upper East Coast metro area.
  22. Pels win! Amazing what 1st year coach Willie Green has done with this squad, started 1-11 / 3-16, then went 33-30. All this without Zion for the whole year and without Brandon Ingram for 27 games. Kudos also to the front office and GM David Griffin for picking up some unheralded rookies (love how my Georgia Tech guy Jose Alvarado, unsigned and expected to be in Birmingham all year, showed his stuff and earned a roster spot and contract) AND making a great trade for C.J. McCollum. We match up well against the Clips, too; 3 games to one record this season. We'll see what happens Friday night, but even if they do get that 8 spot we'll still be lucky to not get swept by the Suns. But next year-- especially IF Zion is able to come back to be the player he was was before his injury hiatus-- look out. Oh, and to all those on the board saying N.O. doesn't support it NBA franchise, I hope you saw that sell-out crowd and its energy tonight for a 9 vs. 10 play-in game. It's like any other team; play decently and win a bit, and the crowds will be there.
  23. Must be blue spruce evergreens... The logo is a beautiful... as a picture. The League name, however and the imagery portrayed is now sort of like the 14 team Big 10, unlinked to reality. How many teams can actually be said to be in the "Pacific Coast" region as portrayed in the logo? Two, the Sacramento River Cats and the Tacoma Rainiers. If you wanted to stretch it, you might be able to include the two Nevada teams (Las Vegas Aviators and Reno Aces). But no way are the majority of the teams (Albuquerque, El Paso, Oklahoma City, Round Rock [Austin] , Salt Lake, and Sugar Land [Houston] close to the Pacific Coast.
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