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Adidas, in the NHL: They just started reintroducing it and it looks great. No reason Nike can't do the same.

As the person who that happened to, I do have my pronouns as my member title. People don't read those.

This is why I wanted a pronoun field, btw. And I apologize, I should've worded by post better. I totally get how it could come across as that so no problem. What I meant was that yeah - Sun Belt teams have been the focus for 30 years but they shouldn't be the only focus. So when expansion comes around (because it will) the NHL should be looking everywhere, including the Sun Belt. Because ignoring the Sun Belt entirely would be a bad idea but ignoring everything but the Sun Belt is also a bad idea.

Beyond excited that the Panthers got Young. I think he's the best QB in the draft and he was my choice for number 1 overall. I can't wait to see him in a Panthers uniform and I think he'll be a star in Charlotte.

The fan replicas have always had the longer sleeves so the stripes wrap around. My guess is they're still trying to make the stripes as long as possible, but the on-field uniform stripes will probably be a lot shorter.

I'll wait to see what it looks like on the field but I'm so glad we didn't get Nike-fied. I do hate that officially the shoulder stripes are no longer supposed to go around the whole arm. Frustrating to lose that element because of templates.

The Hornets have actually had attendance that pretty regularly outpaces how "good" the team is. They're regularly ahead of teams like the Suns and Nets and in 2021 and 22, when the team was good (not great) they were in the top half of attendance. The team isn't what it was in the 90s when Charlotte sold out like 300 straight home games or whatever but the fans in Charlotte are still there, the team just hasn't been any good. We have nothing to root for. But even last year when the Hornets were objectively terrible we still outdrew the Suns (a championship contender), the Spurs (the only major league team in their market and an icon), and the Pelicans (the place the original Hornets abandoned the city for). When it comes to pro vs. college it comes down to what's good. The Hurricanes have been great and as such have been drawing like crazy. Charlotte doesn't have a quality college program to draw fans away so when the Hornets and Panthers are good (or even mediocre), fans show up. Charlotte FC has also been a massive success. The Hornets are not going to move if only because the league wants to avoid that PR disaster again. All that to say that the NHL would be better served by relocating one of their weak Sun Belt franchises to Quebec City. I think that market (like all Canadian markets) punches way above its weight when it comes to hockey. I also think that keeping Sun Belt teams is a good idea and the idea that the league shouldn't be looking there I think is a little short-sighted. Also Atlanta does not deserve another team, especially if it's in that proposed suburban nightmare.

That Louisiana set is probably my favorite in the whole show so far. Beautiful work, as always!

I think you could start with the London Monarchs logo and evolve it into the Legends crown. I'm not huge on the striping, maybe instead you could put the helmet crown?

Big fan of the Charlotte bid, it's easily my favorite brand of the three. I wish the crown had a C instead of an M but that's a minor complaint. Good choice to use teal and purple, especially after the original Hornets' departure that would be a great way to connect to the city.

It's already been confirmed to be just a tweak to the uniform. Adjusted color, truncated stripes, that's it. The biggest surprise would be if they swap their primary jersey to blue like the rumors.

Glad to see some updates! Let's see what we have here. BOS: I actually think my favorite logo here is the compass rose. The new lighthouse logo is good but a little too detailed in my opinion, especially for a helmet. Have you considered putting the B on the helmet instead? The jerseys are great and I love the new wordmark as well. CIN: Hmm, not really feeling this one. I dig the new wishbone C but the gradients feel extremely tacky to me, like it's not something a professional sports team would do, especially one presumably as traditional as this one. I actually think there's a little too much orange on the helmet as well, at least in comparison to the rest of the set. The rest of the jerseys are really nice, very classy. SF: Nice work! I really love the monogram and wordmark. What inspired their color scheme? I can get behind a red and darker red but I think it might be even better if you make the maroon brown. The jerseys are nice, I love the shoulder stripe + bear combo but I feel like on the field they'd run into the same issue the IRL Panthers do, where differing jersey templates make the numbers tiny. For the minor tweaks you made I can't tell the difference without a reference so I'll just say that they all look really nice. The throwbacks are great! The script "Shamrocks" is especially nice. Awesome work, as always! I'm very excited to see you wrap this series up.

I like those options, personally, and I'm 100% for a pronoun field.

The Broncos and Lions, I believe. Plus the Seahawks, Bucs, and Eagles are bringing back throwback looks.

Panthers already said they're not making major changes, so I'm breathing a sigh of relief.

Well... it's not a griffin. A griffin is a combination of specifically an eagle and a lion, the kings of birds and animals, respectively. The Peagle logo the Rangers are using is combination of a panther and an eagle, so they're halfway to a griffin, but not all the way.

The biggest problem I have with going directly to what UA made is the mesh pattern on the numbers, which don't need to be there. The single gold stripe on the sleeve is actually a fun touch to me, it's a nod to the flag without it being overbearing like it has been previously. As others have said, below the helmet MD had a solid set but I'm tired of the flag everywhere (especially given that half of the flag has connections to Maryland Confederates) and the script look is just a cleaner set.

I actually really like what the Rangers have going. Everything above the pants is pretty nice, the number font and Peagle logo especially. I'm not crazy on the TX interlock but I like it enough. The killer for me is the dark pants, which don't belong in baseball, at all. Jersey-matching cream pants would elevate this set to one of the best City Connects. Even then it's a really good set and I hope we see Texas get what the Dodgers and Rockies got and a set of light pants to replace the dark ones. Cautiously optimistic for the O's!

Atlanta's black jersey is their alternate - their normal colored jersey is red.

Spirit was the first name and intended to be the actual name of the team but fans absolutely hated it so the team ran a Name-the-Team Contest and Hornets won. I can't remember all of the other finalists but one of them was Knights, which became the name of the George Shinn-owned then-Charlotte Orioles baseball team.

For Tennessee, why not just a solid orange cap? I agree that on white the logo disappears a little (maybe color the white parts powder blue when on white to combat that?) but I don't really like the powder blue on the cap.

This is great! I'm really looking forward to the rest. I love these three teams except for TN's blue front panel, I don't think paneled caps work unless the panel color matches the jersey color. Nice work!

Yes. There's no man I'd rather have mentor our next QB. When Cam played the whole team felt different. He was such a valuable asset to the team and the city's culture and he's a great guy off the field too. He's made mistakes, obviously - the "woman talking about routes" comment isn't something that's really defensible. He's a competitor, through and through, and especially given how the modern QB is so influenced by him Cam would be my first and only choice.

What? Why would they change that. It would be one thing if they shared a custom font with another team but the Panthers' number font is just a basic block set. Hmm, if that is what happens I'd actually be kinda disappointed. In my opinion, they should try to look more like the blue on the left than on the right. It feels like Charlotte FC matches the left color as well. As I've said many times - I'm glad that the team isn't doing a major overhaul because they don't need one. Tightening up certain elements (hopefully removing the sleeve logo or TV numbers to give the stripe some room to breathe) and making the switch to blue primaries (if that happens) is a good change. Forcing the stripe short is unfortunate and I blame Nike for being unable to accommodate the design. While dropping silver would be the best way to go I'd rather they keep it than go to an all-black disaster.