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That sounds mighty familiar.

If they stick to their guns, they're gonna show up on the Island again.

They would've been moved to Birmingham, Alabama by now. But yeah, Gothamite basically brought up the best point: If there was a viable city that was ready to take the team on, they'd be out of Tampa. I'm probably gonna sound like a hypocrite considering what town I come from (the same town from which the hockey team I loved got whisked away mainly due to lack of interest from the rest of the local base), but that team deserves much better than what they're getting right now. It's not like they're the Marlins, who have had 2 World Series runs and have been largely irrelevant other than those two runs. Against all odds, they've built themselves into a consistent winner in the toughest division in all of baseball (and maybe North American pro sports), they've got one of the most exciting players in the league in Evan Longoria, and people still don't go to the park. I can understand people being repulsed by the fact that they play in a glorified Wal-Mart, but if you have to tarp off seats for a playoff series, something's wrong. However, there's nowhere for em to go. But could the infamous c-word that was floating around a decade ago come back now? Unless Oakland gets their situation sorted out & Tampa starts supporting the team, it could happen.

Red socks + matching helmet (Batting helmets that differ from the on-field caps are probably my top pet peeve in all of baseball.) = Top 5 uniform in baseball.

4 words: All. of. my. rage.

Agreed, though I thought it was hilarious that he jumped ship back in the 07-08 preseason because he didn't wanna be a part of a rebuilding process. The Falcons went on to win the division that season. Best sports picture I've seen in years. Bar none. Fat athletes are the best.

I totally forgot he even wore that uniform, even though it was just a few years ago. Shows how far OKC has come in such a short amount of time. He hit a game winner in a double OT game vs. the Hawks in his rookie year. That alone will always make me remember that, if only because of homer reasons on my part.

Agreed, I was mildly disappointed when I heard that news. I mean, it's good that they're recognizing it, but it just should've been a section in the yearbooks, the Wild Card isn't banner-worthy.

I LOVED that jersey! Same here. I was totally ready for that to become the primary, then they added a white version of it...then it mysteriously disappeared in favor of the old uniforms. I was SO sure that they were going to follow the late 90s-early 00s fad of turning the 3rd jersey into the primary set. Oh well.

With the exception of U of Arizona's white-red-red look (which I just love for some reason), I'm generally a fan of monochrome under one condition: it's gotta be monochrome from head to toe. That's why I like the Seahawks look & the Falcons when they used to have the all-black set, just to name a couple. I hate monochrome when the helmet is a different color from the rest of the uniform. Seeing a team like U of Washington wearing a gold helmet with an all-purple uniform just looks ugly to me. So, to recap: In my opinion, monochrome with the helmet as the same color = ok. Monochrome with a different color helmet = not ok. Once again, that's just my unpopular opinion.

Dude. It's like some jerseys have elephantiasis & the others are just teeny-tiny. That being said...I'd buy one of those Bruins Winter Classic throwbacks on the condition that it was blank. Those numbers are atrocious, but doesn't seem like they made any glaring mistakes on that one. Those numbers though...Man.

Hell yeah. Although I've never been too big of a fan of taking recolored old logos and calling it new...this was nice and is still better than their current logo, mainly because of the fact that I dig the fact that there are actually pistons in the logo. It was the perfect upgrade to the "Bad Boys" Pistons identity, both in logo & uniforms. Too bad they had to ruin it by updating the boring logo from back then and somehow making it bland & adding that red alternate for a couple of years. That was a mess, IMO.

I actually prefer this look to what they have. If they were to pull a 49ers and be able to subtly update this look, they'd have one of my favorite looks in the NFL. What they have right now is garish. Even with the grey facemask, this is better than them having that yellow monstrosity for a grill.

Okay, I promised late last night that I'd build on my opinions...well, here we go: The OKC Thunder's home uniform...actually good! Everything else is a travesty, but that home uniform is among the best in the NBA, IMO. Miami (FL)'s football uniforms from 2000-on have all been great. Their look is the main reason why I consider them as my 2nd favorite FBS school. It was a sad day when this uniform fell by the wayside. This should be the Broncos' primary home uniform. THIS is the worst logo in all of baseball. If there is one team that needed to jump out of the 90s, it's this one. Once they add the old school uniform that they wore for the Winter Classic, this will be a top-tier uniform in the NHL. I think that covers it for now. (Yes, I'm an orange fanatic. )

It's late, so I'll just leave this here before I hit the sack: This is one of the best uniforms in the NFL. Monochrome or not, awesome is awesome.

Colorado's moving to the Pac 10. I'm guessing that the Big XII's days are numbered now. What was everybody's favorite Big XII memory? Here's mine: When Nebraska qualified for the BCS National Championship...despite not even making the conference championship game. That was awesome.

According to this report, 5 schools are joining the BIg 10. Missouri, Nebraska, Syracuse, Pitt, & Rutgers will be joining the Big 10, if this report is accurate.

Crap, I forgot, there would be a second Denver Broncos team Only because there isn't enough team for either Brady Quinn's fratitude or Kyle Orton's epic neckbeard. 2 Denver Broncos teams are necessary.

Denver is in 2 divisions...but it still works. NFL needs to adapt this ASAP, get on it Goodell!

This is the greatest thread in the history of Sports in General. Finally, the shackles of realignment have been loosed. I will subscribe to this thread & enjoy it like hell. This is almost as good as the Nutcracker thread.

Agreed, which is why I like what the Lakers do with their setup @ Staples Center. If every team did that, it'd be awesome.

I was with Buc in renaming the thread, but after I saw this? F*** it. Just shut the whole damn thing down. The is the "Legends in the wrong uniforms" thread...and this motherf***er posts Mark "I didn't know he was still in NBA" Madsen. This s*** didn't just jump the shark, it jumped all the sharks...San Jose Sharks, Iron Chef Shark, Jets and Sharks, the Jersey Shore Shark attacks of 1916, and even those 3 mechanical sharks from the "Jaws" flicks.

If they're gonna go back to em full time...at least make the horn go all the way down like it does on the current helmets. Right there it really looks odd with it stopping before it gets all the way down. And make the blue in the helmet match the blue in the uniform, too. And on topic, Marshall Faulk as a Ram isn't really wrong at all. Marshall Faulk as a Colt isn't wrong either...just rare.

Kariya and Selanne are definately wrong jerseys. However I can buy the argument to an extent that Bourque is not in a "wrong jersey" when considering the story behind it and what happened in his last game as a member of the Avalanche. -Dan I love the fact that Ray was able to finish his career and finally get his hands on the Cup with the Avs, but you've gotta keep in mind that the guy was a Bruin for over two decades. I was just about to say, you really think that a guy looks right in a jersey that he only played the last season and-a-half of his career in? Compared to a jersey that he wore for 20 years?

Since Taylor's back to normal with the Dolphins.