simtek34

10 hours ago, pitt6pack said:

 

I'd love to do these; do you have a good modern helmet template? I have a good modern helmet from the GUD template 

 

But I think it has too much detail for an endzone helmet. In the meantime I could try some retro style endzones.

No, no. I meant modern as in not a Two Bar Helmet. I was implying the standard Riddell VSR-4 that the NFL uses in all their marketing and in the Style Guide. Also used in the Rams Field, Dolphins Throwback Fields, and in the Early 2000’s Super Bowls.
 

EDIT: Like this concept you made Last Year for Super Bowl LIII, but just the end zones.

Some Requests:

• Texans: Red End Zone
• Patriots: Red End Zone
• Seahawks: Silver or Green End Zone
• Eagles: Silver or Black End Zone
• Titans: Columbia Blue and or End Zones
• Bills: Red End Zone
• Chiefs: Yellow End Zone
• Vikings: Yellow End Zone

They would be on a Template as follows: Helmet on the Left (current, not 2-bar, like the Rams last year), Wordmark, and Conference Logo on the Right. I picked these colors since the contrast with the Helmets. Also would e nice to see it with the 4 teams not listed.

2 hours ago, johnnysama said:

Hey Ravens, you should REALLY bring back these Pants and Socks to kill Monochrome...

St. Louis looks great, New York is good, would be great if they killed the Monchrome, DC is meh, and the rest are taken out of a cryo-freezing chamber from 2002. And that's not a good thing.

10 hours ago, insert name said:

I remember when their uniform matchups used to be good. 

Just 6 years ago, it was this beauty. 

Falcons possibly teasing Throwback End Zones for tomorrow?

https://twitter.com/atlantafalcons/status/1199455155437154304?s=21

(Huh, weird. The tweet didn’t embed.)

FOX has been caught using the old Pre-2014 NFL on FOX Logo on the Ticker.

 

7 hours ago, mkg74 said:

Why did they (Seahawks) change colors and uniforms so drastically in the first place?....they had perfection on day 1 in my not so humble opinion. 

If I had to guess, it probably had to do with switching from the AFC to the NFC in 2002.

I guess it’s finaly happening, the NFL Section of the Mothership is finally getting some updates. The Jets and Dolphins Uniform pages got updated (still need the Browns, Lions, Jaguars, and Titans), the Chargers Shield Logo was added, and some Older helmets got updated with new graphics.

 

Now if only the inaccurate old logos got fixed...

New Graphics package coming from ESPN, starting on Countdown tomorrow morning.

https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2019/09/espn-to-unveil-new-graphics-and-animations-for-monday-night-football-and-nfl-studio-shows/

22 hours ago, simtek34 said:

I will also be doing MLB Re-Alignment and a NFL Fix-Up (no big changes there) tomorrow, and have a hand-drawn NBA, MLB, and NFL series coming soon to the Concepts section of the board, which will follow my New Universe.

And here is that MLB Re-Alignment and Expansion now...

 

American League:

 

American League East:

New York Yankees

Boston Red Sox

Tampa Bay Rays

Toronto Blue Jays

Baltimore Orioles

Raleigh ???? (Any ideas?)

Cleveland Indians

Detroit Tigers

 

American League West:

Minnesota Twins

Milwaukee Brewers

Chicago White Sox

Kansas City Royals

Texas Rangers

Anaheim Angels

Oakland Athletics

Seattle Mariners

 

 

National League:

 

National League East:

Philadelphia Phillies

Washington Nationals

New York Mets

Atlanta Braves

Miami Marlins

Montreal Expos

Pittsburgh Pirates

Cincinnati Reds

 

National League West:

Chicago Cubs

St. Louis Cardinals

Houston Astros

Arizona Diamondbacks

Colorado Rockies

Los Angeles Dodgers

San Francisco Giants

San Diego Padres

 

 

I expand to Raleigh, North Carolina and Montreal, Quebec. Raleigh due to Carolina, in my opinion, being a good fit for a team, and the “MLB Raleigh” Group is starting to pick up steam, with CBS Writing an article on it today. Not a fan of Portland, sorry!

 

Playoffs work with the Division Winners making the playoffs, 3 and 4 seeds are the  #2 Teams in each division, and the 5th seed is the best remaining highest record, regardless of division.

 

Also, despite me basing an AL Guy and a Life-Long Twins Fan, the Designated Hitter is abolished. Farewell DH!

 

NFL Cleanup is tomorrow!

My first re-alignment post. This is for the NBA. 

 

Eastern Conference:

 

Central Division:

Minnesota Timberwolves

Milwaukee Bucks

Chicago Bulls

Detroit Pistons

Cleveland Cavaliers

Indiana Pacers

Toronto Raptors

Washington Wizards

 

Atlantic Division:

Boston Celtics

New York Knicks

New Jersey Nets

Philadelphia 76ers

Charlotte Hornets

Orlando Magic

Miami Heat

Atlanta Hawks

 

 

Western Conference:

 

Midwest Division:

Oklahoma City Thunder

Houston Rockets

San Antonio Spurs

Kansas City Kings

Dallas Mavericks

Memphis Grizzlies

New Orleans Pelicans

 

Pacific Division:

Golden State Warriors

Seattle Supersonics

Portland Trailblazers

San Diego Clippers

Los Angeles Lakers

Phoenix Suns

Vancouver Beavers

Utah Jazz

 

 

I went back to 2 Divisions per Conference, and that also includes League Expansion. With the Key Arena Renovations and hype of NHL 2020, and Adam Silver wanting the return of Basketball to Vancouver, that’s why I choose those locations.

 

I decided to (obviously) bring back the Supersonics name. I’m a believer that team history follows the team in relocation, and not “leaving history in the city.” So even though they have the old Green and Yellow Color Scheme, they have no relation to the pre-2008 team outside of name. I would also (unleaded to me re-alignment) not allow the Pelicans-Hornets-Bobcats history mess to happen. They team names don’t matter.

 

Back on topic, the second expansion team is called the Vancouver Beavers. The Beavers name was a finalist in the original Vancouver Grizzlies name contest, so I deciding to use that. Both these teams end up in the Pacific Division.

 

For :censored:s and giggles, I decided to relocate some teams for the hell of it. The Clippers go back to San Diego, which is where they came from. Also because SD people have it rough losing the Chargers. (Perfect time to bring back the Powder Blue and Orange, and rebrand similarly to the 2017-18 City Uniform.) The Kings go back to Kansas City, despite just getting a new Stadium. Missouri, with St. Louis and KC, is a very good sports state. I choose KC because they have the unused NBA-Ready Sprint Center, and because of more recent NAB history that STL. The Nets pull a Giants/Jets, but the opposite. They play in NY, but call themselves NJ. Also because New Jersey Nets sounds better than Brooklyn Nets.

 

With the growth of the Divisions in a size sense, and me being a supporter of “Divisions should matter in Sports.” the NBA returns to Division Winners are a top seed. With having 8 teams rather than 5, it reduces the chance of having a non deserving team get a high seed. The 2 Division Winners in each Conference will get the top 2 Postseason Seeds, with 3-8 just being the same as it’s always been, with the rest of the Conference fighting for those. Unlike the 2004-2014 format, Division Winners also get Home-Court Advantage throughout the Postseason.

 

I will also be doing MLB Re-Alignment and a NFL Fix-Up (no big changes there) tomorrow, and have a hand-drawn NBA, MLB, and NFL series coming soon to the Concepts section of the board, which will follow my New Universe.

On 7/16/2019 at 10:40 AM, texashockeyfan said:

Whose idea was it to put the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC South? Indy is nowhere near the southern US. Cincinnati Bengals would have been a better fit, because they're on the border with Kentucky.  Or Miami, but I guess they don't want two Florida teams in the same division.

Part of the “New Browns” deal stayed that the Browns, Steelers, and Bengals are legally required to always be in the same division. It would have been smarter to put the Dolphins down south, but rivalries are more important than Geography in the NFL, but that had no legal stuff involved.

Any reason why ESPN is using the 2017-18 Scorebug for Summer League?

37 minutes ago, FinsUp1214 said:

This one might be borderline on whether or not it counts given the item in subject, but I’m gonna post it anyway:

 

It used to bug me to no end that Joe Mauer’s catching helmet decal had a white “T” against a white background. It was hardly visible and absolutely should’ve been navy against the white for contrast.

 

 

Sure you could argue that with the mask on you could hardly see it anyway, but that didn’t stop me from unseeing it anytime he took the mask off.

That’s how it’s supposed to be. It’s a throwback to their 1970s-80s Batting Helmet. 

16 minutes ago, cwilz305 said:

Logo marks on the shoulders of NFL uniforms

 

Visually, if the design is a classic design, the logo mark (Nike Swoosh) becomes clutter. Even when Reebok and Starter did NFL unis, the placement always irked me. (less so when you buy the jersey). I think Nike should go the college route and place the swoosh on the side.

 

 

I know this is adidas, its an example though of having less clutter on the shoulder.

Nike wanted their logo on the front, but the NFL wouldn’t let them because it would compete with the Collar Logo, brand integrity, etc...

Since the NBA Uniform Section is finally being updated, should we expect the same for the NFL and MLB Uniform Guides on the Mothership?

I personally like the Grey Facemask a smidge better than the Blue facemark. Both are good looks. I would personally like to see them go back to Royal Blue, similar to their Color Rash Uniform. Blue Pants would be a nice way Alternate.

 

 

19 hours ago, dmmdoublem said:

 

It looks like NESN (2018, 2019) and WGN (2018, 2019) were the only other stations to make changes to their graphics packages this season. Even then, most of the changes they made were slight.

Well, there is still TBS coming soon, and knowing them, it will either be too big or too small...

7 hours ago, Tracy Jordan said:

Is NBA TV using a new scorebug for the playoffs? It looks really nice/clean.

It’s not new. It’s been used all season for the NBATV Broadcasts that weren’t RSN Simulcasts.

3 hours ago, SabresRule7361 said:

 

The Broncos played the NFC West in 1997, but the Saints were a 5th place team.

??

2 hours ago, IceBurgs70 said:

The GOAT unis...

 

Teams with bright colors 2019

Well, the CBS Logo background is Blue rather than Grey on the scorebug, so......  change?

13 hours ago, Mr. Krabs said:

It looks like CBS will have a modified version of their Thursday Night Football graphics package for the Super Bowl.

Source or proof?

So based on this, I’m guessing a small update like the 2009-2013/2013-2016 graphics where it was tweaks and not major changes.