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1 hour ago, kb105 said:

I think the problem here is that the Oilers uniform itself is trademarked, as in the colors and striping patterns. The other teams wore NFL based uniforms, but in their school colors (and I am pretty sure Arkansas got permission from Dallas and/or NFL, if I remember correctly). The Rockets don't play football, so it would be harder for the NFL to claim infringement on the grounds that a basketball uniform would create confusion with a football uniform. Ultimately, they have to be very harsh when it comes to infringement as apart of keeping trademark and copyright is continuous defense of those properties, similar to how the NFL and college teams have been cracking down on high schools using recolored logos more recently. 

Uniforms cannot be copyrighted or trademarked. Colors cannot be trademarked either, though Nike's been trying to create a version of kelly green that is theirs alone to control. If that were the case  there are a lot of schools in Ohio that would have to change their uniforms because they look too much like the Browns. 

Based on the two jerseys being worn, you can't even say they are the same design. The only things that are the same are the closeness of the colors and the template used. The two blues are not even a match as you can see by looking at the helmet stripes. And the pants are obviously not the same. 

On 9/14/2023 at 11:24 AM, leopard88 said:

 

And here they are . . . 

 

Maryland basketball reveals new-look uniforms ahead of 2023-24 season

 

Maryland Basketball Unveils New Uniforms For 2023-24 Campaigns

 

 

I really like the whole set.  In particular, the white and red are an interesting blend of early-mid 80s and UnderArmour.

 

Maryland's throwbacks, on the same template. 

On 2/9/2023 at 3:24 PM, raysox said:

I think this recent streak of great looking super bowls ties directly to the fact the Patriots dynasty ended. Although allow yourself to imagine this matchup both times they played.

On 2/9/2023 at 3:48 PM, TalktoChuck said:

 

Put the Pats in grey pants and I am in.

At least the Giants looked better in their Color Rashes than the regular uniforms.  Patriots in silver britches are a good choice, not sure why they insist on wearing blue pants. 

This has been one of the prettiest fields, but I didn't like the uniform matchup all that much.

2 hours ago, Jer15 said:

I mean.....the award description doesn't say how many games played. 

True, but the only reason he's here is because they couldn't justify MVP awards.  Teemu Pukki scored 10 goals in 14 matches and wasn't included in the final three. 

8 minutes ago, GDAWG said:

 

It's colorful! . . . . 

https://uni-watch.com/2023/10/26/tottenham-hotspur-launches-legacy-numbers-program/

Spurs copying England cricket by placing legacy numbers for each player on the back of the jerseys

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/38749887/manchester-united-announce-premier-league-record-annual-revenue

Even with the drama of the Glazer's dragging out their non-sale, Manchester United still makes money on top of money. Too bad it won't be with a new owner who actual wants to fix the stadium and the teams.  One piece to note, they dropped salary by 13% due to salaries cut due to not making Champions League the year prior. It's also noted that Man City and Liverpool will be expected to beat these numbers. 

Newcastle's Tonali is banned for 10 months for betting

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/38740152/newcastles-tonali-handed-10-month-ban-betting-breaches

18 hours ago, raysox said:

 

I like the logo and uniform layout. but some people may have problems with the numbers based on the font chosen. 

23 minutes ago, Cujo said:

 

The only people who cry "BuT tHe RaTiNgS" are Dodgers and YankSox fans -- and it's got nothing to do with ratings and everything about their team not being there.

As long as the games are good, hopefully we'll see good ratings as well. I think we'll also see if the changes to speeding up the game get more people interested that tuned out previously. 

13 hours ago, See Red said:

Yeah, this has turned into a pretty big deal.  Hard to imagine the staff or school didn't know when this guy's buying prime seats for huge games on a pretty modest salary.  Somebody had to bankroll it.

 

Can't imagine Harbaugh is still at Michigan next year.

https://www.si.com/college/2023/10/25/michigan-connor-stalions-texts-stolen-signals

Does any TV broadcast that you know of even show hand signals on the sidelines? They may see at most four sets of hand signals. You then have to decipher what happened on the play and if the LB or QB changed the play or coverage. And if he's that good, why would he need to go to games?

It did not take Connor Stalions long into the text conversation to start boasting about his connections to the Michigan football team: “I’m close with the whole staff,” he wrote. Particularly, he said, he “became close with CP and Jay Harbs,” apparently referring to current linebackers coach Chris Partridge and running backs and assistant special teams coach Jay Harbaugh, who is the son of head coach Jim Harbaugh.

“Pre-covid, stole opponent signals during the week watching tv copies then flew to the game and stood next to [then Michigan offensive coordinator Josh] Gattis and told him what coverage/pressure he was gettin,” Stalions continued.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38741191/army-set-join-aac-football-sources-say-navy-game-intact

Army will be a football only member of the American starting next year. 

*Wrong forum. 

9 hours ago, See Red said:

Yeah, this has turned into a pretty big deal.  Hard to imagine the staff or school didn't know when this guy's buying prime seats for huge games on a pretty modest salary.  Somebody had to bankroll it.

 

Can't imagine Harbaugh is still at Michigan next year.

And apparently "donating" them to other people. If I'm not going to a game and I'm paying over $100/ticket I'm getting as much money back as I can. Some of those tickets were much more than $100-$500 a pop. 

8 hours ago, Unocal said:

The last two NL pennant winners would have missed the playoffs in every full season in the history of Major League Baseball prior to last season.

 

Good job, Manfred.

Don't think it's his job to win their games for them.

1 minute ago, VampyrRabbit said:

So there is a chance Seattle could be wearing pea soup coloured shirts for two years after finally changing the shade of green.

Yes. 

46 minutes ago, Toronto206 said:

Why wouldn’t the Sounders use the colors they just unveiled on their new home kit?

4 minutes ago, VampyrRabbit said:

They have a brain fart and go back to the old shades?

The uniforms were likely already designed prior to the new logo release, so they're rolling with what was already made for them. 

14 hours ago, Unocal said:

If an 84 win team with a negative run differential makes it 2 straight years a 6 seed that never would have made the playoffs makes the WS.......... what are we doing here?

Playing by the rules all teams agreed to before the season started. 

21 minutes ago, Cruhawk7975 said:

So based on that and other info, it seems like a reasonably safe bet to lock in other USFL teams with home sites: Michigan, Memphis, Canton, and Birmingham for now. I think New Orleans also has a reasonably decent chance of working out as well. 

 

Houston should return too, just a matter of its the Gamblers or the Roughnecks. my bet is that the league will "merge" both franchises. 

 

Arlington, DC, St. Louis, and San Antonio all make sense to return from the XFL side as well.

Todd Haley is being reported as not returning, so it's possible Vegas' new staff replaces his. 

18 minutes ago, GDAWG said:

 

the scuttlebutt I have read about that is that it will be the Gamblers and that Wade Phillips will be the Head Coach and AJ Smith the OC, as they were with the Roughnecks.  

I think this is what we all expect as well. I wonder how many Roughnecks fans will either walk away, or keep wearing the XFL gear? I also like the idea of USFL teams moving over to Under Armour, so that would give them a chance to fix up Memphis or the Maulers so that they don't look as much alike. The Gamblers could borrow a Texas Tech look and update their uniforms as well. Just lighten up the grey pants to the earlier throwbacks. 

Week 8 schedule:

Tampa Bay vs. Buffalo

NY Jets vs. NY Giants

Jacksonville vs. Pittsburgh

Philadelphia vs. Washington

LA Rams vs. Dallas

Minnesota vs. Green Bay

Atlanta vs. Tennessee

New England vs. Miami

New Orleans vs. Indianapolis

Houston vs. Carolina

Cleveland vs. Seattle

Cincinnati vs. San Francisco

Kansas City vs. Denver

Baltimore vs. Arizona

Chicago vs. LA Chargers

Las Vegas vs. Detroit

8 hours ago, See Red said:

I didn’t think anything would come of this sign stealing scandal at first but now seeing this guy has bought tickets to 30 games including both sides of the field for OSU/PSU — and not at all discretely — Michigan/Harbaugh may actually be screwed.

 

Especially interesting is…

Using electronic devices to steal signals seems like a much bigger offense than the advanced scouting by itself, which was kind of meh.

 

The amount of UM Twitter that are trying to cope with this is amazing. One UofM talking head said he's given those tickets away to veterans. There are cheaper ways to do that, to be fair. Reportedly there are also photos of Michigan assistants with a card showing Ohio State hand signals from last year's game, on the right hand sign of the picture below. He also, reportedly, bought tickets for both sides of the field for Penn State vs Ohio State last weekend. 

Just now, Digby said:

 

I thought it was more that Apple just wanted more games generally, and this (plus expanding the field) is the best way they came up with doing it? Although yeah, I think it's good overall when even low seeds get to host playoff games. This is why I'm still team two-legs until the finals, no away goals, keep the playoff field small enough to make this number of games manageable.

Agreed. I think this setup with a one off wild card and two legs up until the final, ala the EFL playoffs is the best option if you want each team to have at least one home game in the playoffs proper. 

57 minutes ago, McCall said:

I'm fairly new to MLS, but can someone explain the point of having a 3-game series for the "first round" (not wild card) when every other round is a single game?

Owners were complaining if they lose the first game on the road they get no gate money. 

1 hour ago, DCarp1231 said:

It was interesting that some players on New England opted for the double red stripe white “socks”. I didn’t mind it. However, it reminded me of the very out of place triple blue striped socks on the last set.

 

Those socks were the remnants of when adidas created that uniform. I'm surprised it took Nike so long to change the uniforms, even with Brady winning all the time. 

The Claymores jerseys truly do remind me of the Patriots template that was actually being used in NFL Europe for a few years. 

I think using something similar to their initial uniforms would work better, and separate them from the templated era of the World League. Obviously with the logo on the sleeves instead of the front of the jersey.

Columbus and Orlando have also made the Champions Cup due to top 3 in the league finishes, long with FC Cincinnati, Houston Dynamo and Inter Miami who'd already qualified.