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On 7/6/2023 at 10:41 AM, dont care said:

Most? He has raced absolutely 0 races on an oval. It’s drastically different then winning a street course where everyone else on the track has never raced on anything like it.

What?

Will Power hadn't raced on oval before Indy and also never started in open wheelers but tin tops.

12 hours ago, dont care said:

Are you really trying to compare a guy who has run open wheel his entire career and has been in Indy car almost just as long to a guy that raced their entire career in supercars other than this one race.

Most of his career, most.

 

8 hours ago, infrared41 said:

 

Sam Hornish made money in NASCAR. Ain't no one out there saying he was a great Cup driver.

Nice deflection.

19 hours ago, infrared41 said:

 

Let's see how he does at Atlanta this week before we declare him to be the next Dale Earnhardt. Wait, that's right, he's not running Atlanta this week. Look, I'm as impressed as anyone by SVG's performance in Chicago. It was really fun to watch, but we need to tap the brakes on this guy being the next big thing. Ask Marcos Ambrose about the differences between winning on road courses in a Cup car and winning on an oval track. Wait, that's right, he never won on an oval track.

 

I'd love to see SVG take a shot at running Cup full time, but until then, he's just a road course ringer who kicked everyone's ass on a road course.

Hence my he could make a motza.
You don't have to be a one horse pony on an oval track to make money in NASCAR, ask Marcus Ambrose.

How well have Will Power and the other Southern Hemisphere drivers done in Indy and on ovals as well.

18 minutes ago, Needschat said:

The only complaints coming from the drivers and crew chiefs were about the timing of telling everyone that the race was being shortened. 

 

The Australian Supercars are what this generation of Cup car is based on, so it was not a major step for SVG to overcome. 

 

And there's a butthurt DBC personality who needs to just be quiet. 

So when was the last time a North American driver conquered the other way around?

Differences for starters are the tracks, and the directions of tracks in particular.
Next is speed, brakes, wheels and setups, weights, gearboxes and gears, engines are way different in power, fuel, seating position, steering wheel position, racing formats and probably more.

I guess it's better to say they have less in common than you'd think, besides the wheels being black and having doors.... wait no NASCAR don't have doors.
 

1 hour ago, Dalcowboyfan92 said:

This is one of those situations where you can't really get mad, all you can do is just tip your cap. Shane drove an absolutely perfect race, his first time racing in the series.

 

He came, he saw, he conquered.

He aint no one horse show.
Loads of talent, he could make a motza in the US driving NASCAR.

2 hours ago, MJWalker45 said:

It's likelier to float between San Antonio and St. Louis than between St. Louis and DC. Mainly because they can assure a game with less issues due to weather. I'd expect them to rotate through all of the cities though. San Antonio did pretty well this year. Had there not been major storms all weekend they could have done even better. I've already got my seats for next year reserved though. I think season ticket sales may help determine this year's host. 

I think you'll see after a few seasons if they are still operating it could go down the path of the NFL and take bribes to win the XFL Big Game.

I do see your point of weather taking a big part in the decision, after money.

2 hours ago, 4_tattoos said:

 

 An all North American final was likely going to happen regardless of how the groups were selected 

How do the Haudensaunee work?
Are they chosen for their country then their culture nation or vice versa?

A pity it's going to be a North American Final but it's good seeing a few countries in the finals system like you mentioned Jamaica even though they just beat Italy, but how good has Hong Kong and Ireland been?

I don't understand why Pool A has the best nations all in it.

10 hours ago, MJWalker45 said:

Looks like St. Louis could, and in my opinion they should, be hosting the 2024 XFL Championship game. I hope it's officially announced sooner than later so that fans can start planning for the trip in May. 

 

 

UPDATE: Apparently each venue was asked to reserve 6 dates on the calendar, which means that no final decision on where the Championship will be held has been made. The video has since been taken down from YouTube. 

I was actually surprised that they did it so well in St Louis, not many complaints about the games, refreshment stalls or trasit.
The whole club, city and people should be congratulated.

By no means am i saying DC wasn't just that St Louis looked like it run a whole lot smoother from an outsiders point of view.

4 hours ago, kiwi_canadian said:

The New Zealand All Blacks new kits:

 

 

 

 

 

Love the way they have decided to bring back the collar.
One of the local soccer sides here bought back the collar on their jerseys and they went from selling about a hundred a season to over a thousand.
The pattern is innovating also.

On 6/24/2023 at 5:40 AM, 4_tattoos said:

And now I know why

https://worldlacrosse.sport/events/2023-world-lacrosse-mens-championship/

 

Had no idea Lacrosse had any sort of presence outside of North America

In Australia it is played in some Primary Schools and High Schools and has a presence in most capital Cities and has a Yearly National Tournament.

Where i am atm they are trying to get a few teams together for a National League of around 6 teams but have had to just meld two teams together to play.

I'm enjoying this and i love those Oil City designs.

I love that palete of blue it really suits the design they have.

One thing about Union is that 99% of the time they stick with basic designs for Internationals which lets the countries colours shine.

Most of those names even the locals would have zero idea what they were for.

And the PGA shot themselves in the foot by having a global competition within the United States.

3 hours ago, Red-Knight said:

Thanks for the feedback! Would something like the below fit the club culture and brand better?

Yes that is the one.

2 hours ago, MJWalker45 said:

nicknames don't always have to be on the crest. Watford doesn't have the bees on their crest, and a few other teams don't add them either. 

That being said I like this look for Bury, but I'd add some gold in rather than the silver. 

True, but the Shakers have had a bee on their crest just as long as the County Borough of Bury so it would be a shame to lose it.

This explains.

It's a representation of the coat of arms granted to the former County Borough of Bury by the College of Arms (Heralds' College) on 28 February 1877. This depicts the town's industrial heritage with images in the shield of an anvil, a fleece, shuttles and a papyrus plant which respectively represent forging, wool, cotton and paper. It bears the inscription Vincit Omnia Industria (work conquers all).

Love it but please add the bee somewhere as that is the Shakers unofficial nickname.

Always working like bees

Always busy like bees

Always Bury

Top one without green for me

On 6/2/2023 at 1:31 AM, GriffinM6 said:

The next team is Olympiakos Alpharetta. The name comes from Greece's famous club and coincides with Alpharetta's Greek-inspired city name.

 

 

@tigers Here's the Greek design you've been waiting for.

 

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The crest contains an olive branch and pillar inspired by ancient Greek buildings. 

 

 

The primary kit is directly inspired by Olympiakos' red and white striped kits.

 

The clash is inspired by the white shoulder yokes on Greece's 2001-02 kit.

 

Very nice, logo is clean.

Meh.
Looks like the Indian Premier League with a couple of other teams thrown in to look different.

I do like the Freedom logo

I think i've seen that Orcas logo somewhere before?

6 hours ago, GriffinM6 said:

Without further ado, we have our first team, the Athens Arsenal. Athens is the home of the University of Georgia, which you'll see a big inspiration from here. This is also a carryover team from the GSL 1.0, so you can  expect to see a few more updates to OG teams along the way. 

 

 

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Obviously, the name comes from  the EPL's Arsenal FC, but the cannon shape is illustrated after an inoperable double-barrel militia cannon made by people ineligible to fight in the Civil War. The cannon has been preserved for over 100 years at this point.

 

The primary kit is inspired by Arsenal's of course but also features vertical striping that mimics that on UGA's football pants.

 

 

The clash kit is based on the facade of the Georgia Theatre, a landmark venue that is known throughout the state for hosting many famous musical acts over the years. 

 

 

 

C&C is appreciated!

I'm not sure if this is based on a real team but i would have used Athens and went with the olive branch logo.

Other than that i like the clash better than the Home.

2 hours ago, Red Comet said:

The DC Offenders?

That’ll match nicely with (Commanders)

What a great end to a great season.

Alright the best overall team didn't make it but Arlington showed just because they had a losing regular season they were on song at the right end of the season.

Kudos to all involved.

On 5/8/2023 at 3:59 AM, RO_ said:

 

Agreed - hell, even if they both went monochrome I wouldn't hate it. Plus I think Arlington's mono blue looks a lot better than their mono white.

 

Alright, here's royal blue, and to the surprise of no one it's...

 

St. Louis Battlehawks

XFL East

 

I think once all the teams are revealed it would make more sense for them to be in the South division, but I wanted them in the East to keep the rivalry with DC. Like my DC concept, nothing too crazy here. Navy blue is back as an accent color, and this is basically their 2020 look with the 2023 logos and a stenciled block font:

 

 

2/3 of the way there, navy blue is up next.

It's almost got a purple tint to it

3 hours ago, MJWalker45 said:

This appears to be the new championship trophy.

Gold means win.

So the silver part makes me think it's not quite a winning Trophy.

5 minutes ago, MJWalker45 said:

Brahma horns face towards the front, so it's correct on the helmet.

I'm not familiar with to many Brahma and i do realise their horns come from the back of the head and up.

What i am inferring to is it looks ridiculous on the helmet the way it is. There are many others out their including Phily's that are not 100% the way the animal or object are IRL.