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  1. 4 hours ago, WideRight said:

    Just a quick question to see what folks think.  Not promising anything will happen, but it just could.

     

    Which current team in the Alt History of the USFL do you think is a prime relocation candidate between 2008-2018?

     

    For those who don't follow the league on my Alt History site, here are the current 26 teams, with Portland and 1 other coming in for 2008:

     

    NE: Baltimore Blitz, Boston Cannons, New Jersey Generals, Philadelphia Stars, Washington Federals. 

     

    SE: Atlanta Fire, Jacksonville Bulls, Orlando Renegades, Tampa Bay Bandits (and a new team in either NC or VA)

     

    SOU:  Birmingham Stallions, Memphis Showboats, Nashville Knights, New Orleans Breakers

     

    CEN: Chicago Machine, Michigan Panthers, Ohio Glory, Pittsburgh Maulers, St. Louis Skyhawks

     

    SW:  Arizona Wranglers, Denver Gold, Houston Gamblers, Texas Outlaws

     

    PAC:  Las Vegas Thunder, LA Express, Oakland Invaders, Portland Stags, Seattle Dragons

     

     

     

    Las Vegas and Texas. Mid-2000s seems too early for Vegas to support a pro sports team, and Texas is just a bad franchise that rarely does anything of note and will be third-fiddle in the state if/once Dallas gets a team (or maybe Texas moves to Dallas 👀)

  2. Every big four team that holds the record for most regular season wins failed to win the championship that year

     

    1906 Cubs (116-36) lost the WS to the White Sox who had the worst BA in the league

    2001 Mariners (116-46) lost ALCS

    2007 Patriots (16-0) lol

    2015-16 Warriors (73-9) blew 3-1 lead in the finals

    2022-23 Bruins (65-12-5) blew a 3-1 lead in the first round

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  3. Every time the Bruins choke I imagine how much sweeter it would be if they hadn't beaten the Canucks in 2011. Regardless, their misery is funny and I'm glad they found a choke they can never live down

     

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  4. 7 hours ago, Walk-Off said:

     

    One should not forget the "deathly fear" of milk that Levis seems to possess.

     

    Seriously, though, as unfair and as unfortunate as it might be for Levis, the cluster of quirky behaviors and attitudes that he has been revealed to have are putting him at risk of being labeled a "crazy person" (to put it kindly) among decision makers throughout the NFL ... to the point that he might be taken with a shockingly late pick in the draft ... or even not be drafted by any NFL team at all.

     

    Nobody in the front offices avoided drafting Levis because some mush-brained chicago beat writer put out one of the stupidest tweets ever made by a "journalist"

     

     

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  5. 5 hours ago, Old School Fool said:

    The issue with rebranding though is that it's planned in advance so the Rockets ended up winning right after the look was greenlit. Whoops.

     

    Same thing happened to the Rams in 2000

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  6. Gonna give my honest opinion: the proposed eagle isn't very good. It's a generic triangle-shape, and like others said it has similarities to the Skyhawks logo. The current one has a lot of character, and I think it'd be crazy for a team that went 17-0 to totally change their logo just a couple years later. It reminds me of the Dolphins changing their logo to be more sleek and "modern", and losing all of its soul in the process.

    Ohio's current logo is one of the best in your league. It has that 1980s rival major league feel to it, which is the aesthetic I associate with the USFL. Would hate to see it go.

     

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  7. 25 minutes ago, simtek34 said:

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    They were so close! Just gotta never wear monochrome and shrink/remove the ARIZONA work mark and it's a good set. W/R/W/R, W/W/W/R, and W/W/R/W could all be good looks potentially. But they're prob just gonna stick to monochrome 24/7.

     

    Lol I love that they brought out 9 guys and didn't bother to show off different combinations

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  8. 9 minutes ago, OnWis97 said:

    Recent teams that have kept names:

    • Nets (but does that count?)
    • Raiders
    • Chargers

     

    But what's the last team to move to a far away city with no connection and keep the name aside from the Radier?. The Oilers changed after a few years. The Hornets, but they ultimately changed. The Stars (if you count that).


    Could it be argued that aside from the Raiders (who I maintain are a bit of a different case) the last team to 100% keep the name on a relocation of more than a two-hour drive is the Colts?

     

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