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it's taken me this long to see the hidden X right in plain sight right in the middle of those lightning bolts. 

If that was intentional, it's genius. (Oh and that's the #1 secondary...bump all them other rankings. )

Are they nicknaming kits at the lower levels too, now, or has that also been a thing for a while?

16 hours ago, dont care said:

Yea rather than just regular tackle twill it does appear thinner almost just like what the rest of the jersey material is made out of. 

Just to save everyone some scrolling...

And yeah, that looks like some Walmart beer-league twill if ever there were some...

11 hours ago, MJD7 said:

The Twins Minnesota state outline sleeve patch was always on the left sleeve last year, it being on Buxton's right sleeve means an ad is likely coming for them too, unfortunately. 

Well, the alternate hypothesis would state that no relationship exists between the placement of the state patch on one sleeve and the probability of an impending ad patch to be placed on the opposite sleeve. 

But this ain't quantitative analysis, so we won't need chi-square, the t-test, or any critical values to test this hypothesis. Nope, just good ol' fashioned eyeballs...

So yes, a relationship definitely exists between the placement of the state patch on one sleeve and the probability of an impending ad to be placed on the opposite sleeve. Therefore, we can successfully reject the alternate hypothesis that no relationship exists between the two variables at a 1.00 significance level.

(In other words, an ad patch is definitely coming...)

53 minutes ago, WideRight said:

Got to say that having a UT-Southern just seems odd to me.  Tennessee is an East-West state, not a North-South state.  Is there really that much distance between the southern edge of the state and its northern edge?   It's like that old song about "Kids in America" where Kim Wylde sings about Eastern California.  No, Cali is a North-South state, and TN is an East-West state. No need for the U. of Southern Tennessee just like there is no need for the U. of Eastern Vermont. 

 

Depending on where you are in the state, maybe 110 miles or so. So no, not really.

(Of course it can take forever to get from south edge to north edge if you catch Nashville at the wrong time of day...)

4 hours ago, Sodboy13 said:

The "Elite" jerseys are now for sale.

 

Blank: $355

Pre-customized: $395

Pick your own name and number: $430

 

At least they are listed as being made in the USA. I thought for sure they'd pull an NHL and start selling non-authentic Authentics.

23 hours ago, aawagner011 said:

 

 

 

 

Wanna stop by for a second to say to all those who swear up and down that yellow should never touch white: take a good look at this. 1) it ain't illegal, not even in the "rule" of tincture; and 2) when done right it can be mighty effective. (Also works for a team with a nickname inspired by space...)

16 hours ago, upperV03 said:

They made no mention of it in the kit unveiling, but within Adidas Seattle’s new kit is apparently dubbed “The Macklemore Kit”. It helps to explain the nauseating stripes and the ridiculous hipster shoot. This is straight from the head of club football apparel at Adidas:

 

Now why didn’t the club make mention of it during the unveiling? Probably because they’re saving it for a future tie-in or someone within the club realized how embarrassing it was.

All the public figures in Seattle's cultural history to name a kit after—if they even had to name a kit after a certain someone—and that's the one they chose???

3 hours ago, Digby said:

Sorta off-topic but these unveil photoshoots have become so strange. Who is wearing a jersey tucked in to pleated khakis???

 

 

If this ain't about the most stereotypically Seattle photoshoot ever...

2 hours ago, officeglenn said:

Minnesota United "Starry Night" primary kit:

I get the point--and what is that written into the side piping?--but it still kinda looks like bleach blots...

2 hours ago, officeglenn said:

St. Louis CITY SC "Confluence" secondary kit:

COPPED. I don't even care that I don't have the money for it right now; I'm naming and claiming it right now. This is also what I wish they would have done for their first secondary kit.

1 hour ago, hereandthere said:

Oh, come on, this has to be one of the most incredible and visually coherent home/away sets ever made.

(I understand if MNUFC fans don't love it becuase they want the wing back, but as a neutral non-US kit fan, I absolutely adore both of them)
 

One thing's for sure: Minnesota's got the most decorative kits in MLS. They got that in the bag.

1 hour ago, aawagner011 said:

So is St Louis settling in with a standard away look? It’s not much different than their previous design. Both gray with pink accents. Only main difference is the old design had the full color crest and navy touches. But it seems like they aren’t planning to introduce radically different designs for secondary kits, unlike some clubs.

That's CITYRED to you...get it right.

On 2/12/2024 at 1:27 PM, NYCdog said:

Looks like Houston is leaning heavy into local rap scene with the Purple Drank/Lean colored kit and chrome badging, a nod to the slab car culture and spoke elbow wheels down there. Intriguing but I like that they’re at least attempting it going out there… 

 

Hendrix lol …someone’s never heard of DJ Screw or chopped & screwed music. IYKYK. 

That's swangers to you, sir...get it right. (Speaking of, I find the fact that both the Dynamo and apparently the Texans are about a decade late in catching onto parts of Houston street culture that went mainstream about a decade ago absolutely hilarious.)

On 2/12/2024 at 6:55 PM, BadSeed84 said:

To save people from clicking spoiler clicks after spoiler clicks

Tampa Bay Mutiny, is that you???

21 hours ago, MJWalker45 said:

I actually like this logo better, but I understand that they needed a logo that can work in digital presentations better.

7 minutes ago, MJWalker45 said:

 

 

 

They are really doubling down on that swallowtail burgee shape, aren't they? Guess it ain't the worst thing in the world, EXCEPT...

4 minutes ago, docbrass said:

Charlie Brown ???

 

...Somebody should have seen this.  *wa-wa-wa-wa-wop...wop-wop*

Lemme clarify my earlier post: I don't believe the Jets will add new customized numbers to their on-field uniforms; I was just saying that I wouldn't be mad if they fleshed out a full set of numbers to accompany the letters in the font they used on that tweet. That said, I personally wouldn't me mad if the Jets were to one day do that...they'd be the one team other than the Chargers for whom that makes sense.

And to answer an earlier question as to whether italicized fonts ever look good on a uniform: in my opinion, YES, when done right and makes sense for the overall brand. I just cited one example:

THIS, on the other hand, is an example of italic fonts not done right:

Aside from some of the usual Nikeistic stylings—namely the opposing hard corners that Nike seems to love to keep doing for reasons—these numbers can't decide whether they're Roman or Italic and end up being neither and both at the same time. (And that's to say nothing about the unnecessary darker gray...but that's for another discussion.)

I'll give the Steelers a pass, too, since a/ all that is is italicized Futura Condensed (well, a slightly edited version of it) and b/ it didn't completely come out of left field since it's also been on their helmets going back to the early 70s. 

I'm not the hater of custom or italic number fonts that some seem to be....BUT they have to be done right to make sense. The thing that does grate my gears is when custom font jobs are so obviously done "just to be custom" without it really making any sense other than just to be cute or "modern".

On 2/11/2024 at 10:10 PM, monkeypower said:

I just want to circle back to this tweet, now that I'm getting caught up.

Did everyone just completey gloss over the FONT  used in this tweet? Tell me someone else sees what I see in plain sight: an updated version of the old logo font. This also leads me to now believe we will indeed be seeing an updated version of the 80s-90s JETS helmet logo.

(I also wouldn't be totally mad if they fleshed out an accompanying number set with that font, either, just based off the three digits that appear up there...)

11 hours ago, Rockstar Matt said:

I know Brady has 7 rings and is the GOAT, but it just feels like we’re watching the eventual greatest QB of all time in his prime when watching Mahomes. He’s unbelievable. 
 

Unquestionably solidified himself as one of the two best QB’s ever tonight. 

So which of Unitas, Staubach, or Montana has he replaced? (Because Brady is definitely entrenched.)

11 hours ago, infrared41 said:

 

I was going to move to Costa Rica.

Sri Lanka for me...

31 minutes ago, Sport said:

The Chiefs have that thing that the Patriots had in the latter Brady years where they're obviously good, but teams also seem to self-immolate against them in playoff games. It's like they think they have to play perfectly to beat KC and in doing so hand them assists all over the place. They could've easily had losses in all of this Super Bowl, last year's Super Bowl, this year's Ravens game, this year's Bills game, the AFC Championship last year against the Bengals, the 13 seconds game against Buffalo, etc. Time after time an opponent short circuits and muffs a punt or donates a defensive TD like Hurts did a year ago. The last time a team didn't give them any wiggle room was the Bengals in 2021 and the Chiefs haven't lost a playoff game since. 

 

You do have to hand it to them. 

Slick double entendre. Well played.

20 minutes ago, BBTV said:

49er players are now saying that they weren't coached up on the new OT rules, and legitimately had no idea that they wouldn't have won if they got a TD.

 

Chiefs players say that Reid told them on day-1 of SB prep about their OT plan, which was to kick off, and go for 2 if the 49ers scored a TD and practiced the 2-pt play options.

 

As has been mentioned, you have to be perfect to beat the Chiefs, and even that one detail was enough to cost them.

 

 

That's the difference between winning and losing right there.

Not so much a genius after all, are ya, Kyle Shanahan??

1 hour ago, BottomlessPitt said:

Don't worry the Patriots & Steelers will remain the only 2 members of the 6 club.

Green Bay says hi.

(Yeah yeah I know, some of those chips were before the merger, but still...thirteen is thirteen.)

Aaaannnnd with that, KC and Taylor Swift win it. Dynasty mode engaged.

6 hours ago, Sec19Row53 said:

Confirmed - my typical tailgate location

Late, but having been there twice (but not getting to see an actual game yet), I thought this was just about the strangest thing when I rolled up on Lambeau the first time, not knowing what to expect, and certainly not expecting to find a whole residential neighborhood built around it...I mean literally to the point where some people's back fences back up on the parking lot. (And that's for the yards that even have a back fence...a few of them don't, which means those folks can walk right out their back door, through their backyard and right on into the lot.)

The only other experience I can think of (that I've personally seen) that comes somewhat close is the Timbers' arena in Portland. Of course the major difference there is house height...just about all the houses that surround Lambeau are one-story, so it cuts an even more imposing silhouette into the streetscape.

16 hours ago, The_Admiral said:

 

 

This is the approach to Arlington Park from the east. If you are coming from Evanston, Wilmette,, Winnetka, or thereabouts, where season ticketholders are likely to live because Bears tickets are expensive, this is the road that you would probably take to get there. It's a medium/heavy arterial from the North Shore to here but two lanes most of the way through downtown Arlington Heights to the track and the houses along it are old, big, or old and big, making it impossible to widen without pissing everyone off or destroying homes with historic markers. I'm thinking of framing this picture because it's the first time since the pandemic that I've seen Euclid Avenue not backed up to hell at 4 in the afternoon. "Well, what about when the track was there?" Yeah, it was really chaotic and awful, and that was with crowds of like one-fifth the size.

Fun fact: I actually took that route through Arlington Heights en route to setting up a mobile scanner at the Northwest Community Healthcare Center. Skinned a couple twigs off some of the trees in the process, and I'm sure some noticed the trail of leaves left behind in that scanner's wake. 

5 hours ago, Chewbacca said:

After Tampa wears this uniform for the required amount of time, I think it’s time for them to try a third jersey that is a completely new idea. I think they need something that uses an electric blue and perhaps some lightning bolts on the sleeves. If I sound crazy saying this, so be it, I don’t care. Tampa Bay needs to go back to the drawing board with their uniforms. If they are going to keep their main uniforms as is, at least give us an alternate uniform that’s exciting and fresh. I usually prefer simple uniforms and I kind of think I will like their new alternate but still… I think Tampa Bay has become a little too simple.

Aaannnnd the Great Memphis Dumpster Fire Sale continues...

Grizzlies trade Xavier Tillman to Celtics for future second-round picks

Now they just did this same thing with the Stephen Adams trade, trading him for future second round draft picks. It's obvious this roster is going nowhere (and how could it when thirteen players are/were injured?), but I'll at least give the FO credit for doing something about the mess they themselves created by sending Dillon Brooks off in the first place.

Now, I hope somebody upstairs in that C-suite understands that a team needs actual BIG MEN on the floor, because I promise if they acquire one more guard in a trade...

Wellp, this thread just slid down a slippery ty slope, now didn’t it???

I don't even know what kind of jacking to call this, so I'll just call it jacked up....

1 hour ago, ATLJ said:

New Atlanta United away kit leaked by local basketball team: 

 

Now that's how you do a change kit. I'm not the biggest fan of the execution of the phoenix, but I do like the idea of it. I feel like this is gonna have light blue shorts and socks with it, though, which is gonna suck, but it is what it is. 

Still though, that's a niiiiiccce change.

15 minutes ago, BBTV said:

Shocked that the Eagles are opening the season in Brazil as the home team.  Don't they usually try to avoid taking home games away from teams that always sell out?  Especially in a season where NFC already has one fewer home game?

Wait... I'm shocked—actually, no I'm not because this is the NFL here—but now they're trying to play actual meaningful games in Brazil??? What is Goodell's deal for real?? 

They may as well barnstorm the entire Global South at this point...

41 minutes ago, MCM0313 said:

Huh. I guess I just remembered the parts I liked. 
 

While I do like that design, I wasn’t as crazy about the set as some. Navy blue is such a boring color and it would’ve been fun to see a yellow alt (which is kind of what the Siakam photo is). 

I feel you on that. I honestly don't know how the Pacers never had a yellow alternate of that set, either. They definitely made it a point to include one in the set that followed. 

As for the navy blue, yeah I kinda do wish they'd brighten it up a good bit. The hue of electric blue they're using for this year's City theme is one I'd have liked to see them try years ago in another scheme (one that also happens to be one of my favorite colorways)...but I must admit that electric blue looks pretty sharp alongside that bright yellow.

16 hours ago, MCM0313 said:

I dunno, the fact that the jersey and pant stripes don’t line up is pretty irritating. 

They were that way on the original FloJo jawns, too.

(Total aside: how did we let the Pacers get away with Helvetica Bold Italic for all those many  years?? )

On 1/31/2024 at 6:54 PM, BullockDesigns said:

Is there anyone that has a career or job in graphic design? Specifically in sports logos? Would love to turn this hobby and interest into something proffesional one day, just don't know where to start.

My best advice to you (and anyone else in your same boat) is to get a portfolio out there and visible. Assemble your best work, not all your work, and get it online, via Behance to start. I'm not sure if Dribbble is still by invite only (it used to be... it's also lost some steam over the years). You can even get an Instagram profile going. If you do, make sure it's public, though. 

Next, start following and commenting on the works of graphic artists/ designers whose work you respect and/or admire, and ask them questions. For whatever reason that seems to be a dying means these days, but asking good probing questions about a design or some part of the process that went into the design is a good—not guaranteed, but good—way to at least engage with some established and experienced designers. Network with the ones who do engage you; continue to comment on/ask of the works of those who haven't engaged you yet. Do this long enough and consistently enough, and eventually you may hear "thru the grapevine" of an opportunity or two here or there. 

But while you're doing all that, also be sure you're working constantly on improving your own skills. This game is like Missouri: there's a whole lot of "show-me" involved. Show you belong in the crowd...and that comes with time and work. Keep at and sooner or later you may find yourself making some inroads....

...Hope this helps!

That Agency font has got to go.  (That means y'all too, Pacers.) But those are otherwise really nice!

18 hours ago, heavybass said:

The Steelers hired ARTHUR SMITH as their OC...

Full Flavour Mediocrity is thy flavor in Yinzerville.

I laughed so hard when I saw that report a day or two ago. That said, I will give ol' Artie this credit: he did figure out how to run an offense during the second half of the Snatit's 2021 season. You might recall that was the season in which they dressed like 93 players because everyone including King Henry kept getting hurt which had D'Onta Foreman step in (outgoing Adrian Peterson in the process) for the King and do damage. So perhaps with Najee Harris in Pittsburgh ol' Artie can figure it out again.

That won't help them with those quarterbacks, though, unless Pickett has a 1998 Trent Dilfer lightbulb season and goes beserk on 'em...

On 1/29/2024 at 5:35 PM, BBTV said:

This is AI, right?  This can't be a real human being:

 

 

That'd be Clint Hurtt. With a name like that, you got to be a DL or D-line coach some kind of way...

6 minutes ago, BBTV said:

Cal Ripken is probalby a much of the ownership as Will Smith is for the 76ers.  

 

No way Ripken has the money to have any significant amount of shares, and could play a "face" role and be a handhaker, but has no actual say.  

 

There's "rich", and there's "wealthy".  Other than Lebron and Jordan, I'm not sure there's any athletes that qualify as "wealthy".

 

As Chris Rock said, "the guys that play the sports are rich.  The guy that signs their checks is wealthy."

I believe Magic Johnson is up there as well. I don't know what Patrick Mahomes' business acumen is, but Lord knows he's well prepped to get there someday. But other than that...yeah, your point stands.