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What happened to 1983 Weeks 3 and 4 on the Wix website?

4 hours ago, coco1997 said:

As for the blue design, you're 100% correct that it definitely doesn't feel right. I actually miss the red numbers on your original version, but between green and gold or blue and green, the choice is easy. 

Yeah, now that I think about it, I can see how blue and green would look too Seattleesque for comfort

18 hours ago, MJD7 said:

What if... the Dodgers relocated to Oakland?

Although the Dodgers never seemed to have much interest, the City of Oakland Baseball Committee sent a letter to Walter O. Malley encouraging him to consider moving to the city. Green actually has precedence in Dodgers history.

 

 

 

I’m not so sure the Dodgers would be so quick to drop their classic blue. I’m wondering how this might look in the classic blue and white but keeping green as an accent color (e.g., for the front numbers).

On 9/22/2023 at 12:44 PM, maxwasson said:

 

Would the Minnesota BASEBALL Vikings also be eternally cursed by the being best team in the MLB to never win a World Series? 

Well the franchise had already won the WS in 1920 and 1948, so unless you’re referring exclusively to their time in Minnesota, the answer is no.

Are you still working on this? I’d be interested to see what you come up with for Da Bears.

One thing I thought I’d mention: if you ever consider changing the Las Vegas team’s name, I’d recommend checking out JB-the-Hunter’s aborted “Alternate Universe National Football League” thread: 

Personally, I like the sound of  “Las Vegas Lights” better than “Las Vegas Gamblers”, though now that I think about it, I can see how it would conflict with your Quebec team. Maybe for Quebec, you could go all-in with the Northern Lights theme and call them the Aurores?

7 hours ago, pmoehrin said:

All these schools bought the ticket for all these crazy realignments, now they have to get on the ride. And it's not going to go how any of them expect it will, because I'm still hearing music playing, which means the game of musical chairs is still on.

(cue “Spanish Flea” by Herb Alpert)

On 9/6/2023 at 12:10 AM, pmoehrin said:

Big Ten

East Division	West Division
Indiana	Illinois
Michigan	Iowa
Michigan State	Iowa State
Northwestern	Minnesota
Ohio State	Missouri
Purdue	Wisconsin

 

Adds: Iowa State, Missouri

Subtractions: Maryland, Nebraska, Penn State, Rutgers

TBH I don’t mind Penn State in the Big 10. For 12 teams I’d do yours but with Penn State instead of Missouri (and moving Northwestern to the West). For 14 teams, I’d do yours plus Nebraska and Penn State, though I do think 14 is kinda stretching it. I agree though that USC and UCLA joining the Big Ten is not a good move.

On 8/31/2023 at 8:11 AM, raysox said:

Then for fun, here are two 32 team alignments

If you’re bringing back Seattle, why not Vancouver? Vancouver as a market has more potential long-term longevity (given the water crisis in the US Southwest  )

All the Newswire pages past page 100 on the Wix website seem to not be loading properly. I currently can’t seem to access anything after 1988 Week 11 but before 1992 Week 7 (and when I refreshed the 1988 Week 11 Standings, it went blank despite having worked fine before).

Edit: 1988 Week 11 Standings is working fine again. Maybe I just had too many tabs open.

3 hours ago, MJD7 said:

Sure thing, I toned down the red just a bit for this one because I felt that pure, bright red would be a bit much for a full jersey.

 

What about a white wordmark on this version instead of black?

1 hour ago, WideRight said:

I am not seeing an issue with the Alt History "USFL Lives" Site, but let me know if you are. 

When I try to go to the last page on Newswire (i.e., the one that would show the earliest posts on the website), it just shows the most recent posts. Also, when I try to go to a specific page of Newswire (e.g., page 125),  it says “Check back soon    Once posts are published, you’ll see them here”.

Is it just me or is the website struggling to load?

On 5/9/2023 at 12:28 PM, SpenserRM said:

I wasn't interested in naming a team after something that regularly harms the people of Oklahoma. It feels insensitive to me. 

Quite understandable!

I was thinking of Twisters for OKC, but maybe you’re saving that name for a different team.

Just cauȝt up wiþ þis þread. Really enjoyiŋ þe concepts so far, and I’m excited to see what you have planned for Iowa

14 hours ago, raz said:

I have no allies! 

Hey, I voted for the Surge too

If you had moved the Thunder to OKC instead of Las Vegas, you could have had a USFL team called the Oklahoma City Thunder 

Definitely liking the red-centric look for the Falcons. 

On 12/6/2022 at 7:00 PM, teeray01 said:

^{SAN FRANCISCO ATHLETICS VERSION 2}

 

^LOGOS

 

^HOME

 

^ROAD

 

^ALTNERNATE

This looks like it could be from the timeline where the St. Louis Browns’ move to Los Angeles actually goes through: https://www.mlb.com/news/featured/the-story-of-the-los-angeles-browns-changed-baseball-forever

My personal suggestion for a more geographically accurate NFL alignment:

AFC:

East: Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, New York Jets

North: Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers 

South: Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans

West: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders

NFC:

East: Carolina Panthers, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders

North: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings

South: Atlanta Falcons, Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 

West: Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks

I suppose the Steelers and Ravens could be swapped to keep Browns-Ravens a division rivalry and to make Colts-Ravens (Baltimore’s old vs new team) a division rivalry too.

On 1/20/2023 at 5:36 PM, teeray01 said:

I may consider doing this  at some point.  Right now, my wife is in cancer treatment and I don't have a lot of time to dedicate to this project.  I have been building some templates for this idea though.

Will keep your family in my thoughts and prayers.  

9 hours ago, teeray01 said:

VEGAS ANGELS

Sin City Angels - let’s hope they’re not fallen angels.

Actually, the St. Louis Browns were originally called the Milwaukee Brewers. They didn’t move to St. Louis until their third year of existence (1903).

On 12/31/2014 at 2:24 AM, neo_prankster said:

Baseball in an alternate universe...

American League

East

Boston Red Sox (Since 1901)

Miami Marlins (Since 1993)

New York Yankees (Since 1913; Formerly NY Highlanders 1903-12)

Philadelphia Athletics (Since 1901)

Washington Nationals (Since 1998)

Central

Atlanta Firebirds (Since 1970; Formerly replacement Washington Senators 1961-69)

Chicago White Sox (Since 1901)

Cleveland Indians (Since 1915; Formerly Blues 1901-02, Naps 1903-14)

Detroit Tigers (Since 1901)

Kansas City Royals (Since 1961)

West

Arizona Diamondbacks (Est 1998)

Denver Zephyrs (Since 1969)

Los Angeles Angels (Since 1954; Formerly original Washington Senators 1901-53)

San Francisco Seals (Since 1954; Formerly Milwaukee Brewers 1901, St Louis Browns 1902-53)

Texas Rangers (Since 1969)

National League

East

Baltimore Orioles (Since 1946; Formerly Philadelphia Phillies 1883-1945)

Brooklyn Dodgers (Est 1884)

Montreal Expos (Est 1969)

Pittsburgh Pirates (Est 1887)

Toronto Blue Jays (Est 1977)

Central

Chicago Cubs (Since 1874)

Cincinnati Reds (Est 1882)

Milwaukee Braves (Since 1953; Formerly Boston 1871-1952)

Minnesota Giants (Since 1957; Formerly New York 1883-1956)

St Louis Cardinals (Est 1892)

West

Hollywood Stars (Est 1962)

Houston Astros (Since 1965; Formerly Colt 45s 1962-64)

Portland Beavers (Est 1977)

San Jose Stingrays (Est 1993)

Seattle Pilots (Est 1969)

No Padres?