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18 minutes ago, DG_ThenNowForever said:

 

I could be wrong, but I thought that because of the World Cup, Lumen Field is getting grass permanently.

 

If that's the case, what other upgrades could Seattle want? 

 

The Sounders are having a down year attendance wise,  but that has nothing to do with the stadium and everything to do with how boring they are to watch.

Lumen will have grass for the tournament at least, but I think they should keep it permanently. If the Mariners can maintain grass inside T-Mobile Park, there's no reason they can't do the same for Lumen Field.

Games start today.

https://x.com/TST7v7/status/1798302305626038335?t=QRMzXTXqwpTJtxBowemj2g&s=19

You get a look at Burnley's cup font in this video for TST. Games start today.

33 minutes ago, gosioux76 said:

I'm sure it exists, but I can't think of a single instance in which introducing a gimmick to make a game more flashy has delivered results. It reminds me of the MLS resorting to penalty kicks so games didn't end in a tie. It was a silly idea that also put MLS out of compliance with FIFA standards. 

FIFA actually considered moving to the 1996 MLS style of penalty kicks a few years ago, as a way to add a little more difficulty for shooters. It eventually didn't pass but I'd love to see them try it in a World Cup as opposed to the standard:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNExAtWu0CU

10 minutes ago, OnWis97 said:

It's also not uncommon to hear people say that the women's game being "played below the rim" can be a welcome contrast to the men's game. I am not sure that offsets the PR/interest that would be created by dunking but it is an existing perspective. (Plus it makes the rare WNBA dunk more of a story).

 

In any case, I think the game is still defined at the college level; that is, until that changes,* the WNBA should hold true to that otherwise it's a novelty akin to arena football or the three-on-three league.

*I don't think it's likely to change. But we've seen sports make all sorts of changes to create more offense. 

That seems to be the case for a lot of women's sports in the United States. Softball is in the same situation as well. 

13 hours ago, infrared41 said:

 

Turns out the lowered hoops women's league was a bigger failure than I remember.

 

LINK

I guess it's good that we've gone beyond needing to advertise for players during the games now.  Reading about all of the hiccups during that game, I'm not surprised there wasn't another attempt until 1996. Those uniforms reminded me of how Australia's women went with something similar to this to get attention for their games as well. They went back to them for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics as well. The uniforms in that LBA game looked more like they cut the legs off some pairs of 1980's fitness outfits and slapped some numbers on them.

17 hours ago, kolob said:

 

Something Shaq and T-Mac have been proposing for the past few years. It's not a bad idea, but the reactions from most WNBA players has been pretty negative. 

If the players think it's a bad idea, I'd go with what they believe. 

https://x.com/ELF_Official/status/1797347025291235606?t=kBJUgC0dpesBI150OVBiIg&s=19

Frankfurt with a Bundeswehr Pride uniform. The numbers are still purple. 

Barcelona still missing the helmet logos. And Madrid with the Horns Forward logos on the helmets.

1 hour ago, McCall said:

And yet here they are, in their third season and the best team in the league and people are STILL using that excuse.

9 hours ago, GDAWG said:

 

Birmingham's numbers should be a lot higher since they are the back-to-back champions of the USFL, but the feeling is that the attendance is that low because Birmingham has been constantly burned by failed Spring Football leagues and a failed CFL team and they don't want to go through all of that again.  

At some point you have to say that's enough. Memphis and Detroit I can understand. The first year neither team played a home game. The second year, the Panthers played a home game in Canton instead of Detroit because of how the USFL made the schedule and Memphis were an OK team that didn't make the playoffs. This year for the Panthers, late season ticket sales, lack of support from Ford Field and other issues affected them more than the rest of the league. The Stallions have the best player in the league and an exciting team, they shouldn't be dragging at the rear of the pack in attendance.  The home opener and the Battlehawks game is doing a lot of work lifting up the rest of the schedule. The CFL debacle burned quite a few cities, but that was on the U.S. owners as much as the CFL trying to survive the 1990's. 

8 hours ago, Sykotyk said:

Concacaf champions cup: Last night Columbus came out attacking but then got caught defensively several times and saved by some great saves before the wheels fell off. One goal from the goalkeeper getting out of position. An off side call negated a second. And then another before halftime. Final score Pachuca 3-0.

It's sour grapes now, but if Concacaf is afraid a neutral site match won't sell out, then the final should be 2 legs as well. 

2 minutes ago, GDAWG said:

I looked into it.  SeatGeek Stadium has the following regular tenants: Chicago Red Stars of the NWSL, Chicago Fire II of MLS Next Pro and the Chicago Hounds of Major League Rugby, with all three playing at the same time as the UFL.  

I didn't realize hey had a rugby team, and forgot about Chicago Fire II. I wonder if they would be good to bring back the Chicago Enforcers identity if they put a team there. I think it's one that could still work in 2025 if they are fine bringing USFL brands back as well. Adding a predominantly purple team would help break some of the red and blue colors that dominate the league right now. 

A purple helmet could work pretty well with an updated jersey and white pants. 

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/nfl-otas-nflpa-proposing-major-changes-offseason-schedule/

Something else that will affect the UFL schedule going forward. If they scrap OTAs and instead go with an extended training camp, the UFL will have to move up the start of the season just to make sure their players have the ability to go straight into NFL camps. So that could mean a start during the first weekend in March instead of the last weekend. 

On 3/23/2024 at 3:09 PM, Discrim said:

I have a Portugal away shirt, the Euro 2020 mint green one.  I am not of Portuguese descent, I just really liked how it looks.

I bought the last two England away shirts because they are polos, and I can wear them at work and get away with it. 

3 minutes ago, gosioux76 said:

I'm not sure I'd read into this as it relates to potential expansion, but the UFL yesterday announced a series of "player showcase" events in Atlanta, San Diego and Orlando, in addition to current markets St. Louis , D.C. and Houston. 

 

I think it's more about having them in different areas to get max participation, as opposed to looking at potential new locations. 

2 minutes ago, sky1324 said:

The wheat helmet stripe is great, everything else is terrible. It's absurd that the wheat stripe isn't replicated on the pants.

Or sleeve trim. 

15 hours ago, McCall said:

I think SeatGeek Stadium for a Chicago team could work. Also, if the NY area had one team, I think it would be better if they could play at NYCFC's future stadium. If thought they could go two, then I think Red Bull Arena and NYCFC would be the best options, assuming availability, of course. I still think Columbus could be a good option at HSC, which, honestly, looks more like a football stadium than the  soccer stadiums these days. No doubt Canton has probably the better stadium, but I think Columbus has the better market. Although they could go by "Ohio" and maybe play a couple games in Canton.

I think the league would choose Canton over Columbus, unless it was at LDC, not HCS. Canton is most likely cheaper than even HCS to rent out and the seating setup is much better than at HCS. Unless the season was extended to 12 games, I don't see a reason to use both stadiums except as a workaround for scheduling. But even then, it's asking a lot for people to potentially ad 2 hours each way to drive to UFL games. Columbus has more spending power than Canton, for certain, so that would probably play a role in city selection as well. Someone mentioned Cleveland, but that seems pretty farcical. 

9 hours ago, steve61 said:

 

The numbers might be a little hard to read during TV broadcasts. I like the helmet though.

Stoke City home shirt

41 minutes ago, GDAWG said:

 

What about Chicago?

 

Yeah, the amount of tenants and dates at Snapdragon Stadium make a UFL team impossible.  

I think Bridgeview could be an option since the Fire play at Soldier Field now. The only other team out there are the Red Stars. 

26 minutes ago, GDAWG said:

Curious to know if the following cities can work for the UFL: Chicago, Denver, Oakland, Phoenix and San Diego.  

The Coliseum is supposed to be fixed up for the two Oakland soccer teams, so adding a renewed Invaders team would probably see them get around 15,000-20,000 depending on who's on the team. Denver is talked about by many as a possible add if they can get placed in Dick's Sporting Goods Park. DSG being a league affiliate might help a little bit in getting a team there. Phoenix probably won't work because of how apathetic they can be, and San Diego is a case of too many teams (2 soccer, 1 college football, 1 rugby, 1 MLB team) and not enough space on the schedule for the two best stadium options. 

9 minutes ago, Lights Out said:

 

You just know this won't make a dent in the number of commercial breaks per game, too.

Especially since they're adding a two minute warning. 

Just now, cajunaggie08 said:

Bowl game fields have just been one giant ad for years now

True, but with some level of restraint. We're all hoping that continues, but then again we have uniform ads in MLB, NBA and the NHL now. 

2 minutes ago, cajunaggie08 said:

In those cases those companies paid to have naming rights of the stadium. It seems the NCAA is allowing schools to open up sponsor logos on the field without having to rename your stadium or field. I know many schools would have their fans revolt if their 100 year old stadium had to be named after a sponsor but would only be somewhat pissed if a company logo was on the field.

As long as the fields don't start looking like this, I think most fans won't even notice. 

38 minutes ago, VDizzle12 said:

 

It's sad that an unnecessary anthracite set is the best of the bunch. I'm usually okay with traditional uniforms, but Baylor really phoned it in with the Packers ripoffs. 

I'm a little surprised to see them go with that specific sleeve cap since it ties back to the uniforms they wore with the Briles' in charge. Someone complained that the other three don't have wordmarks on them and I can see that argument, but I think they look better than this one does. 

Just me thinking about people talking about bringing back the New Jersey Generals. Has anyone considered using Highpoint.com (Rutgers) instead of Red Bull Arena? I know the distance is twice that to NYC, but the name of the team is New Jersey so why should they keep trying to be in the NYC area when a purpose built football stadium is right up the road? Not only that they have similar colors to the team that could be placed there, and you have more space to grow (52,000 seats) if the team gets the buy-in from locals.