GhostOfNormMacdonald

Honestly having a prepped contingency might have looked even worse from a PR perspective. Imagine the years of ignoring protests only for them to have a fully formed alternative ready the entire time. That would have been conceding they knew it was wrong all those years.

1 minute ago, the admiral said:

"Riots of a racially relevant nature"?

Riots

Just now, the admiral said:

You're right, those weren't race riots, they were called being a heckin' Good Person

There were riots. But race riot has a certain connotation within certain circles for certain purposes that I hope you aren't trying to convey

Just now, DNAsports said:

You can’t bar a team from using a main color to its fullest capacity.

You're right. But you also can't bar people from thinking it's dumb to do so in certain situations. The Ravens would look dumb with a purple helmet and some people would probably think they copied the Vikings. If they want to put a cluster:censored: on the field, more power to them

24 minutes ago, DNAsports said:

The difference is Minnesota uses black as an accent color to purple while Baltimore treats purple as a primary color alongside black.

It would be like if the Patriots wore a navy helmet and looked like the Texans, or Bills wore a blue helmet and looked like the Giants. Just because you can because it's a main color, doesn't mean you should

25 minutes ago, Bill0813 said:

The Ravens have had a purple jersey since day one in 1996.    A different shade of purple helmet  is a bridge too far?   Whatever monopoly some think Minnesota has on purple is long gone.

They've also only had a black helmet since day one. And the Vikings have had a purple jersey and purple helmet since day one in 1960. Obviously a team can't own a color but it's ridiculous to think that if the Vikings made a black helmet or Ravens made a purple one that it wouldn't look like they're copying each other when they have such a similar color scheme. Vikings should have a purple helmet and shouldn't try out a black one, and the Ravens should have a black helmet and avoid a purple one.

52 minutes ago, DukeofChutney said:

but weirder things have happened in sports.

Idk what in sports history would be weirder than the Medicine Hat A's

Inside sources have confirmed to me that the Las Vegas Raiders will wear black jerseys and the Minnesota Vikings will have horns on their helmet for the upcoming season. I know you guys won't believe me but I expect you all to grovel before me when the season starts

30 minutes ago, Walk-Off said:

Some studies have suggested that, from a financial standpoint, the New York City and Los Angeles television markets would each be able to support three MLB teams more easily than any currently MLB-free TV market in the United States would be able to support one MLB franchise.

Los Angeles Athletics would be a special kind of messed up

On 1/13/2021 at 4:08 PM, ProfessorBigShots said:

Jared Allen in the Nike Vikings uniform:

 

Throw in Adrian Peterson and Chad Greenway to that. For as ugly as the previous unis were, they just look right in them

20 hours ago, spartacat_12 said:

 

It also works as a tribute to a mediocre family comedy from 2007.

 

Mediocre is being far too generous

5 hours ago, DNAsports said:

Panthers new numbers

I've noticed the Panthers have been using blue a lot this off-season. They even photoshoped Darnold into the blue jersey instead of black. Did I miss an announcement or is this normal?

The Bills seriously need to just go with a blue mask

2 hours ago, PaleVermilion81 said:

Can we just talk about the Jaguars instead?

 

 

Now there's there's guy that makes me want to get rid of my doghouse

2 hours ago, thisguyphelps said:

 

The worst part is the hypocrisy!

54 minutes ago, MCM0313 said:

In this hyper-politicized day and age

The world has always been hyper-politicized. Take off the rose-colored glasses when looking at the past old man and just accept that language changes and racial slurs aren't okay

13 hours ago, Ark said:

They will make more people angry than happy with whatever name they go with, so they're better off staying generic.

In the short term, maybe. The thing is brands last a long time. Eventually everyone angry about ditching the slur will be dead and an entire generation will have grown up only knowing the new name. I think basing your identity solely on the city without a nickname would limit how they can market themselves outside their market. For example: there are kids who decide their favorite team based on what nickname they think is the coolest. I know multiple people that picked the Falcons, Titans, Bengals and Lions as their teams despite having absolutely no connection to any of the cities they're in, simply because they like the nickname. I think going generic would limit that effect and hurt their brand in the long run.

I think a lot of it has to do with psychology. Sports curses don't exist, but the idea of them really starts messing with the "cursed" team. Like how Vikings kickers consistently choke in big situations. Football is a very mental game so any supposed curse goes a long way for performance

On 2/17/2021 at 2:25 PM, coco1997 said:

TWINS ROAD ALT

 

I can see my grandpa wearing a hat like that while hunting. I absolutely love the outdoorsy feel of this Twins concept. Keep up the great work

1 hour ago, crosfam said:

NM bowl will likely feature red jersey vs green jersey.  Unique history there wilth the state question, "red or green", meaning what chile do you want. Chile, not chili. 

Isn't the most common form of colorblindness red-green? This isn't gonna end well

I hope Minnesota changes its flag. Its a SoB and a lot of people find that the imagery on the seal is problematic anyways. A lot of Minnesotans (including me) fly the "north star" flag instead.

This: 

Versus: 

47 minutes ago, Sebastianm said:

I think Liberty could be a national threat in a decade or less.

Thats an interesting take. I admittedly don't know much about Liberty but that would be a huge jump from where they are now as an independent that just moved into the FBS. They would need to find and join a conference (most likely not a major one) thats willing to put up with its controversies and smallish on-campus population. On top of that they would need to make an immediate impact in that conference and dominate it thoroughly enough to garner national attention. Thats probably not likely at all for them to do in a decade, and probably impossible to do in less than a decade

26 minutes ago, Geoff said:

Cincinnati’s hang up would be Nippert’s size

Nippert holds about as many people as Vanderbilt stadium. That said, I'd much rather see UNC and NCSU in the SEC than anyone else, for geographies sake

The Tommy-Johnny game is going to be missed. It was really the only rivalry between the Twin Cities and outstate that anyone followed. Growing up Catholic in MN you need to pick a side (me being a ruralite picked St. John's) and it becomes a part of your identity. A 100 year rivalry gone just like that

27 minutes ago, mth_05 said:

Texas Tech’s new 2020 threads. Downgraded in my opinion.

 

https://twitter.com/ttu_equipment/status/1282026914971099136?s=21

 

Way better than the wonky stripe across the chest. Minimizing the two colored stripe is a great move