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I need some fontologist assistance, please....specifically, the word "SCOTS": This appears to be the same font the Philadelphia Union use (which is really what I'm looking for)...and three different times in the past two weeks I've seen "PLEASE PLACE ORDER HERE" signs hanging above the counter at Subway typed out in the same font. Anyone in the world know what this is? I've been searching for a while now. Many thanks in advance to whoever knows!

The young man with the long-ass username is 100% correct here. Smart guy. It'd be something different if he split his years between Minnesota and Boston, but that ain't thethe case. Mr. 20-10-and-5 made his name in Minnesota. And plus, he's only been a Celtic since what, 2008? Someone else tried to argue this same thing about Ray Allen somewhere back in this thread?that his Celtics uniform is right, and his previous two wrong, simply because he got his 'shipin ring in Boston. In the eyes of most, Ray's a Buck before either of the other two. I really wish people would stop using championship as the absolute criteriin for "right" or "wrong".

Shoot, I wouldn't mind, either. (Email sent via PM)

Wanna see something all the way wrong? How about this blast from the past... That there would be RHP John Lynch. As in former longtime Tampa Bay Buccaneers SS John Lynch, who was actually one of the then-expansion Florida Marlins' first draftees. (Fun trivia fact: Lynch actually threw the very first ever pitch in the Marlins' organization. Funny how some things turn out, ain't it?)

i guess it depends on how old you were when he played for the Bucks. He made his name with that team with teammates Sam Cassell and Glenn Robinson. Looks right to me. Personally I don't think he looks strange in any of the 3. He spent a good chunk of his career and made an impact in all 3 cities. I compare it to Johnny Damon when it comes to KC, BOS, and NY. Could make an argument for all 3. THANK YOU. It's about time someone set perspective straight on this. (And I seriously thought I was the only one who remembered John Damon was originally a Kansas City Royal. Almost like people forget Jermaine Dye and Carlos Beltran came from up outta there as well.) Also...so what is it?just because a player won a championship in one uniform makes that the "right" one? I don't buy that?I don't buy that for Ray Allen, I damn sho' don't buy it for Kevin Garnett (there's a debate for you). And after all, remember, Trent Dilfer won a SB as a Baltimore Raven...does that make the Ravens the right uniform for him, too? Although...in the interest of fairness, I suppose Drew Brees presents a compelling counter-argument. But then, I bet most folk have all but forgotten by now that Brees started as a Charger for four years (?)...but almost singlehandedly lifted the Saints from obscurity to national relevancy. (That SB win might've helped with that just happened a lil bit... )

Do He Still Hate Him?

I'll play. And I'll caveat the whole thing by mentioning I'm a born-and-raised Florida boy, as most of y'all know. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (obviously) - I was initially a Cowboys fan--but that was only because of local boy Emmitt Smith (who was born and raised in Pensacola, though no one back home really a/ cares for nor b/ claims him). My then-stepdad was a Packers fan, and I remember watching a Packers vs Buccaneers game and being attracted to all that bright orange...been hooked ever since. Of course, I also happen to have okay, I had a blood-tie to that team via a certain longtime linebacker who just happens to be my first cousin--some of y'all might've heard of him, wore #55? Florida State Seminoles - If you grew up in the Florida Panhandle, your options were Florida or Florida State. Long story short, I liked FSU's colors better, started following them as a young'n as well, and when they won that 'ship in '93, I was all-in...especially since that same linebacker/cousin of mine I mentioned above was also a stalwart of the Seminole defense during that time. (Not for nothing, but I'm also kind of a failed alumnus of the school.) Argentina National Team (AFA) - this one happened during my first overseas deployment. I used to play the game in middle school, and seeing so much of it on what TV stations we could get over there rekindled my interest. Anyway, I just remembered seeing the same team a lot, remembered the blue-and-white striped jerseys, to where I'd pay attention to them (eventually I figured out it was Argentina) anytime they were on, and really enjoyed their style of play. Watching the international game also rekindled my interest in American soccer too, which leads me to... Philadelphia Union - I was stationed out in Maryland when the Union were born. Previous to that, I paid a lot of attention to DC United (because, you know, they were kinda like right there), but then the Union were introduced in '09, and I instantly fell in love with the entire identity-colors, logos, uniforms, everything. Been a fan from the beginning, still a fan today. I've never really had a favorite NBA team, but that's because I've never been a big NBA fan. But, the two teams I always paid attention to growing up were the Chicago Bulls (Jordan, Pippen, *insert supporting cast here*), and the Milwaukee Bucks, chiefly due to Ray Allen, who I remembered watching when he was at UConn lighting it up, but also because of Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson, who I remembered watching from Purdue. Seeing them on the same team was great (I'll also admit to liking their purple-and-green uniforms and LOVING that green alternate)...and Ray Allen was then and still is my favorite NBA baller of all-time. As with the NBA, I've never been a big baseball guy, either--but that's because I was force-fed Braves baseball growing up, through both the hometown newspaper and the local news station, as if baseball in general and the Braves in particular were the only sport and team that existed in the world--until Friday night football rolled around. Either way it goes, the two teams I've always found myself never rooting against were the Pittsburgh Pirates (and that was before I moved up there) and, for some strange reason, the New York Mets, probably due to being so sick & tired of being force-fed Braves all day long and night. (As a caveat. I don't hate the team at all...still followed them in the '90s, just never became an actual fan. I did, however, LOVE that Mets alternate black jersey and hat back when it came out in '99...now, not so much.) I have no favorite hockey team, I just watch the game. I do have a favorite sweater, though...that third jersey of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Love that thing.

Imagine if football uniforms had grey shirts and grey pants. Every sport has its own conventions. Have you not been paying attention to college football lately?

Been looking for this one here...but can someone help a brotha out with the serif typeface used by the Philadelphia Union? Linkage Many many thanks in advance...

There may be a closer true match out there that I just don't know about, but other than that, both of those scripts as wella s the Grizz's jersey numbers look like a doctored-up version of DIN. (For what it's worth, it also looks like both the Cincinnati Bengals and now the Detroit Lions use their own respective doctored-up version or other of that same font for their nameplates and jersey numbers. )

I too prefer the greenish silver. I, too, wish the helmets matched. Dark royal + greenish silver = win in my book. (Not the super-duper-greenish silver of current, but something a little closer of that of the Carolina Panthers.)

Unpopular opinion or not, I actually thought the 49ers through the mid-late 90s up through the season before last were the perfect example of how tasteful addition of black trim enhanced their uniforms' appearance. The drop shadows added a "western" feel, to me anyway. The only thing I really found wrong with the previous set was the incongruity of the pants and helmet stripe (that is, the red offset by thin gold on the pants, which wasn't present on the helmet stripe). I didn't even so much mind the darker cardinal. Actually felt they were among the sharpest uniforms in the league. In retrospect, I still do.

As I quickly found out about three weeks after I got moved out here. In two months' time, I think I've met a grand total of two people who are actually from Indianapolis itself (spread out as it is)...most everyone else seems to come from Vincennes, Muncie, Fort Wayne, Lafayette, Columbus, Kokomo, some place called Nineveh--oh, and Gary. All Indy really seems to be to me is a meeting place for everybody else. The city itself pretty well blows. That said, I have yet to see the inside of Lucas Oil, but I remember seeing some weird shadows being cast onto the field whenever the Colts were on TV. After seeing all the windows in that giant brick house, I now know why.

agreed. id like to see them with the blue jersey too Well then, you're in luck:

This is actually my favorite Penguins jersey of all. Love the design, the colors, the crest--everything about it. In current guise, though, even if the Penguins never go back to "Pittsburgh" gold, they should at least bring back the triangle template.

Alright, I'll bite...just what, exactly, is the "K" for?

BFBS - Black for Black's Sake (in other words, the "arbitrary" use of such) Come on, -Dan...you gotta keep up!

Look at my screen handle. You already know what my favorite NFL set of all time is. (Hint: look two or three posts above this one.) Wanna know what other "garish" uniform set actually ranks in my top five of all? These...

Probably because they're so irrelevant.

When the eff did that happen?? Wrong uniform, wrong number...just all the way wrong.

I don't, either. Is that a problem?

Can't be anymore awkward than this. (And speaking of things I just noticed for the first time, the dude's jersey number was 7'7". )

I completely agree with you. Unless we go all mega-expansion, I can see the major 6 conferences changing a bit. ACC, SEC, Big10, Big12, MTN West and Pac10. I really don't see the Big East surviving all this shake-up, not in football anyway. But if the Big10 goes supernova, then expect the ACC and SEC to snatch up 4 more schools each and possibly the Pac10 to follow suit and grab six more schools- likely taking schools like Utah or Colorado, which would essentially make the MTN West become the new WAC. One of these is not like the others--and it ain't the Pac 10, either. (Nope...sadly, it's the conference my 'Noles play in. )

If you did... No one will care because they're too busy swooning over the UFL's Nighthawks. I don't think there's going to be too much swooning over the Nighthawks, at least long term. As a Nebraska native, I can attest that they're shiny and new, but unless they find success soon, they'll vanish into distant memory. Look at the Omaha Beef. Or the Knights hockey team. Nebraska will ALWAYS be a Husker-first state. I don't care if the damn Yankees, Packers, Cowboys, Lakers and Red Wings all moved to Omaha, people would still put the Big Red first. That has GOT to go down as one of the all-time best/funniest sports team names of all-time.