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This is absolutely gorgeous. These should come back to the NFL full-time. The only change I'd make is putting the numbers on the shoulders so the stripes can shine on the sleeves. (Oh and also give them back to Houston.)

New England, Tampa Bay, Atlanta, Dallas, Cleveland, Seattle, Minnesota, NY Giants, NY Jets, Philadelphia, Tennessee are all new throwbacks from either this year or last. You could also include Chicago, Green Bay, Miami, Detroit, and Buffalo if you wanted to.

I don't understand your point. You say they "want to invade US sports" but I can't think of any example of that. I think there was a Saudi-backed group for Vegas in MLS but that's about as far as it goes and they didn't even get a team. I can't say I know every single owner of the Big 5 in America but I'm pretty sure none of them are Saudi.

The only way I could ever see MLS doing any kind of pro-rel is a closed system, two-league method with 20 teams or so in each each. This lets MLS keep expanding beyond 30, gives some kind of pro-rel drama in American soccer, and keeps MLS as a "franchise" league with owners paying to be in the closed system of MLS. I don't think that will ever happen but I think it's the most realistic. USL will never have the funds to compete with MLS.

I know. They should be allowed to wear them every game.

The Buccaneers should be allowed to wear those jerseys every game. They don't need any other jersey.

Brilliant work! A truly impressive accomplishment to have done this for California twice and now Oregon.

The teams that have played so far are the Heat, Lakers, Spurs, Hornets, Warriors, Kings, Grizzlies, 76ers, Thunder, and Jazz. We've already seen the Kings and the Warriors aren't changing. My guess is the 76ers, who, if I'm remembering correctly, adjusted the drop shadow on their red uniforms last season, so my guess is they're applying the same new drop shadow treatment to their white and blue jerseys. I wouldn't be surprised if the 3rd team is the Mavericks or the Pelicans - the Mavs seem to have been on the verge of a redesign for years and the Pelicans just swapped their global logo, maybe with new jerseys to go alongside?

He's still a minority owner, so I assume we'll still keep the Jumpman logo on every jersey.

Does it? It's clear not everyone liked it but almost everything I've seen online has been extremely positive. I'm sure attendance was great and I'd bet TV numbers were great as well, even with the rain delay. The race wasn't the best NASCAR race I've seen but it was pretty good. Wet conditions definitely helped. Definitely a racier track than most (myself included) expected. It was an exciting race without much of the buffoonery that usually goes on at road courses (looking at you, Indy). I'm not going to say it was perfect and I don't really agree with how NASCAR handled the darkness thing, but their hands were tied and by modifying the length during the race instead of just calling it around lap 75 they at least provided teams a way to strategize around that, even if it did kind of screw over several drivers. There wasn't any winning there. NASCAR got shortchanged by the weather this weekend. Without the rain, fans get to see the concerts, the races, everything would have gone better than it did, but the weather is out of NASCAR's hands. They did everything they could to let the fans see the race and at least they were able to end on a high note. As for "disregarding their old fanbase" - yes, NASCAR is trying to branch out. But this time, it seems to be working, at least, better than their attempts in the 90s and 2000s. Having been to both LA races, the event itself was a huge success with a pumped and packed crowd, even though the racing in my opinion was pretty boring. Plus, literally two months ago NASCAR was at North freakin' Wilkesboro for a race that was, in my opinion, worse than what Chicago just put on! They're trying to return to Nashville Fairgrounds! Rockingham could make a NWB-style comeback! It's pretty obvious to me at least that NASCAR is trying to reach new markets, but they're also trying to reconnect with their roots to make sure the old fans aren't left behind like they did 20 years ago. I'm not even a road course fan. I think the Cup Series has too many. I hate that Road America lost its date. I'm from Charlotte, North Carolina, literally the absolute heart of NASCAR. But I love to see NASCAR doing new things. They're bringing attention to themselves in great ways that also bring racing to their fans, new and old. I'm not sure they've struck the right balance yet but I'd rather see them try than stagnate, walling themselves off in the Southeast. I hope NASCAR continues to branch out. I want to see them try racing in Montreal again. I want to see them in Mexico City. I want to see them overseas, going back to Japan or Australia or trying something in France or Germany. The only problem is that they only have so many weeks to race. I don't want to see them doing all of this in a year. Rotate street courses. Rotate international races. Make sure you hold on to your diehard fanbase. Great to see Shane van Gisbergen as well. He ran a stellar race, was one of the best drivers all race long, and was rewarded for it. The level of parity is part of what makes NASCAR interesting as a series. I hope this gets even more international stars interested. SVG himself said after one more year in Supercars he may be interested in a full-time Cup Series ride and I welcome him. The sport is better when we have guys like Marcos Ambrose on the track. Plus, this is badass. If you hate this, then I don't know what to tell you.

The original Twins -> Carolina proposal would've put them in the Triad, in between Greensboro and Winston-Salem, about an hour and a half away from Charlotte or Raleigh. This was, of course, a bad idea, and after voters rejected the plan, there was a short-lived backup to move to Charlotte that never really got much traction. That to say, nowadays, a Charlotte baseball team would almost certainly be the Knights but back then there's a decent shot the team sticks with at least "Twins". I am loving the Carolina Twins set! The modern Twins set might be my favorite in the bigs and seeing it in purple and teal is a treat. Keep it up!

I think the Chicago Street Race has the potential to be the coolest race NASCAR has ever put on - I don't have high expectations for the racing itself but NASCAR racing in the heart of the third-biggest city in the country is incredible. They're literally right next to skyscrapers at some points! I'm hoping that this does what the races in LA are doing - exposing NASCAR to a new audience and forging new pathways in new markets. I can't wait for the race.

I cannot believe they have "EST 2006" on the sleeves. Forget the fact that words don't belong in sleeve stripes, that's not when the team was established. Unbelievable failure from what should've been an easy slum dunk.

Yes, the lines have been there since the KC-Omaha days, but they were made a lot more prevalent in the 2016 update. I dug back to find press releases from when the logo was announced and it actually doesn't seem to mean anything. I really thought it was for the mountains and I'm actually a little disappointed because I thought that was an excellent way to tie into California's natural landscape while keeping the logo intact.

Beyond happy. MJ was never truly interested in winning and the team will be better for it when he's not the head of basketball ops. With him still involved as a minority owner and other NC natives a part of the group I feel the team in safe in Charlotte. Now hopefully the new owners actually invest in the team.

The problem with the Vegas gold alt is that they color-swapped the white jersey instead of the gray one. They should've swapped the gray jersey instead, there wouldn't be so much white and the numbers would look better (white with gray stroke instead of the opposite).

I adore the hen sleeve patch on Delaware. Honestly I'd love to see more sleeve patches in general. The Pennsylvania script is great as well.

I think Louisiana is probably still my favorite but I am loving Ohio's logo as well. Just really well-made. I'm a fan of the league logos as well!

The double blue take is genius. Nice work as always!

For what it's worth, I don't dislike the set with Carolina blue strokes and I think it would work just fine, but agreed that it's a stronger set without it. I actually do really like the logo with the light blue highlights, it adds some nice depth.

This all makes sense and I don't disagree. My advice would be to avoid "Carolina blue" and use a different shade, like navy or a Panthers blue-esque midtone shade. You mention that Carolina blue is too tied to one team, but to me (a resident from the opposite part of the state) red and black belongs solely to NC State and doesn't feel representative of the state as a whole. Maybe this is my biases coming into the picture but I've always felt that NC is a "blue" state and I feel like it represents the state best. I think a red and navy scheme with navy replacing black would be a strong, unique palette that ties into the state flag and still stands apart from other teams via color hierarchy. In another direction, literally just changing the base of the jersey from white to powder blue could work - the only other powder blue team you have is Texas so the set remains mostly unique and still true to the state. I like the set but if you're pivoting, maybe you can include the racing stripes you referenced for Indiana? I know Ohio uses them too but that might be a comfortable direction. (I also wonder if switching Georgia back to black would help the color distribution nationwide.) Beyond that, maybe looking to NASCAR could help? Petty Blue, Intimidator black, there's a wide variety of colorful cars to use as inspiration. Of course, I'm a NASCAR fan and from what I've heard people in the Eastern part of the state really don't care for the association with the sport but there's a reason the association is so strong.

The uniforms are good, well-designed, and don't have any major flaws. The logo is great, well-designed, and has no major flaws. The brand, as a whole, is a very nothing brand. There's nothing really unique about it, it doesn't say "Houston", it's more so a "Texas" brand, but that's not a concept I think they should've gone with, because the Cowboys own Texas (and a good chunk of the country), even when the Oilers were in Houston. Trying to get that broad appeal led to a set that, on its face, doesn't have anything wrong with it and is even one of the better sets in the league, but I'd still like to see them go for a more Houston-centric design.

I like that a lot more! The neon effect on the sleeve stripes are great. I can imagine either using that neon-ified B on the cap or the winking Orioles (which is great). It feels more Baltimore, it feels more Orioles, to me it's a no contest improvement.

I'm an O's fan myself. Never liked the O's logo. It's redundant on the oriole logo and there's not a cap (well, until the City Connect cap) that actually represents Baltimore. I'd rather leave the nickname abbreviation cap to the A's and have a cap for the city.

Swap it out for the script B that's on their City Connect hat (in orange, of course). The O's hat sucks.