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1 minute ago, infrared41 said:

Utah Plurals.

 

Who do I see about my check?

 

 

Pluralzz

1. Maybe the Lions should have their own thread at this point?

2. Do the pants have a little sheen to them?  Or is it the same drab flat gray?  Some of the pics make it look like they may be at least slightly metallic.

28 minutes ago, Sykotyk said:

They can change their name, colors, or logos in a couple years if they flubbed it.

Is there any precedent for that in the modern era (team name change just because they didn't like it, not because of outside pressure)?

I'm surprised and also not surprised that they don't have this figured out already.  They couldn't really pay 10s to 00s of thousands to anyone to start working on an identity before they knew they had a team, because it could be a waste and possibly set people up for a big let down if it leaked.   

This is generally a once-in-a-franchise's-lifetime decision.  It's probably better that they're taking the WFT strategy than potentially flubbing it up (granted, WFT completely flubbed it, but hopefully these guys are a little more competent.)

47 minutes ago, GDAWG said:

 

All IST games except the finals count as part of the regular season, at least according to the IST site.  

that’s relevant if I was talking about the IST. 
 

But I guess maybe the finals would also apply to my point.  

So the wording (according to this article) is that the Coyotes are transferring their players, coaches, and reserves to the new Utah franchise. So it’s an expansion team, and the lineage (at least on paper) of the OG Jets is dead (unless Phoenix gets resurrected, which is unlikely). 
 

https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2024/04/18/utah-officially-has-an-nhl-team/

Speaking of the Jets, the undeniably best UW piece ever - every little detail about the Jets last redesign - came out today. Everything about Woody Johnson asking how to know what’s “cool”, to the NFL giving Nike the brand, and them coming back with alternative suggestions only to be told to “know your role and shut your mouth”, to the design being THISCLOSE to being a green and white version of the Steelers batwing uniform. Lots of unused concept logos and unis in there, and more real-world examples of how the league, team, and Nike interact (including the league giving Nike their version of the story they want told, then Nike coming out with their version of the Nike Speak for it.)

I’m not sure if there’s any way to incentivize the IST, but what baffles me is that I just learned that the play-in games aren’t considered post-season, so those stats truly go nowhere. If you score 101 points in the game, do you now hold the NBA record? They’re basically considered exhibitions from a statistical perspective.  

1 minute ago, leopard88 said:

Lions --

It is too early to pass judgment since we don't know what the rest of the uniform looks like.  However, I like what I see.

 

My only disappointment is the sleeve striping.  The Lions have been wearing Northwestern stripes since 1957 (at least on the road uniforms), so they have become an iconic part of the brand in my opinion.  As a result, it surprises me to see them go.

 

If you do. Google image search on Barry Sanders, I don’t think there’s a single image that shows what most people would call Northwestern stripes. In some cases the sleeves are cut, but their “NW” stripes have outlines on every stripe, similar to the Steelers.  I would not call their classic look a NW-striped jersey. 

It's not over till the BoG votes.   We've waited too long to start celebrating prematurely only to have our hearts ripped out.

Ironically, more non fans will have their hearts ripped out if they stay than their actual fans will if they leave.

4 hours ago, dont care said:

A good time for the titans to get a new uniform is tomorrow

or find a Delorean and go back to before they decided to design the utter trash they're wearing now.

As I see it, the only challenge is in finding the plutonium and evading the Libyans.

I don't watch many (well, any) Falcons games.  Do they ever open the roof during games, and even if so, does it really let a meaningful amount of light in?  Can't support a dark uniform for domed teams that don't have some kind system for letting real light in.

I don't know if there's a WNBA thread, but WTF is wrong with this guy?  He's apparently making the "heart hands" gesture.
 

within a week, threads have been not only Clevejacked, but also horsedick jacked, ganjacked, and now just plain dickjacked.  I love this place.

I know we're never going back to my favorite era of logos (Nordiques, Flyers, Whalers, Devils, North Stars, and others that pass the book-cover test) but something along the line as the Kraken (with a better name) would be more than welcome.

Most of these concepts are over done and better suited for the concepts forum or a AHL, USHL, or inndor leagut

3 hours ago, AgentColon2 said:

I hate that this thread is HOT with nothing to show for it other than a Lions tease.

Ironically, you made it HOTTER.  Thanks for the contribution.

2 hours ago, jp1409 said:

 

Rod Wood was pretty secretive 

This is not a real person's name right?  This has to be a porn name.

Wait who’s driving 200 miles to an NHL game? 

4 minutes ago, gosioux76 said:

Some might say the fumble-prone Brownie is perfect symbol. Ernest Byner might take umbrage, though. 

dammit I was just going to make an Ernest Byner joke. 

8 hours ago, Pa02 said:

 

Y'all are never happy. 

 

One minute y’all love the chargers uniforms then y’all want them to change it back to the navy blue from the 90s.

 

 next y’all complain about the 49ers not having the correct amount of stripes then y’all complain about it needed to go back the way it was.

 

Then the Bucs stepped away from their time clock numbers, and y'all want them to go ugly 70s kitchen orange again.

 

Just STOP!

 

Not everything old is good. Some things don’t need to be brought back. The Jets finally went back to one of their best-looking sets and log, and here you all are on day one complaining.

Stop saying y'all, because t'aint all.

2 hours ago, kb105 said:

Wordmark isn't a design choice, its just victim to different helmet models. The newer Schutt F7 has these ridges on the back bumper that make the wordmark decals be shrunk in comparison to other models.

Here's a comparison:

 

 

And here is Sauce Gardner's helmet from last year

Compared to Breece Hall's Speedflex

By not putting "it takes all of us" or "end racism", the Jets clearly support police brutality against minorities.  There's no other explaination.

Haha I haven't made it through the whole thing yet, but "Urrectum" as a replacemnt for "Uranus" made me laugh.

I still feel my suggestion of a new day called DreDay didn't get the consideration it deserved.  Then there's this;
 

Today we are all October.

EDIT: I also distinctly remember Lamicus giving me warning points for using the phrase "eat a bag of d...", then using it in that thread like a week later.  I called him out on it and he was baslically like "eh, it is what it is."

Not nearly as bad as BiB's targeting / over moderation and warning for things he said in the same thread you were warned in.

33 minutes ago, SFGiants58 said:

There were once two threads.

 

The nested quotes make so many goldmine threads near-impossible to read in phone. But that's to be expected when dealing with forum software.

I'm 99% sure that there's a lost thread that predates that one, based on context clues in that one and from search results in the "grinds my gears" topic.

There's not too many flame outs anymore, but godsdamned if it's not the best when you can drive someone to an internet-forum meltdown that results in either banishment or voluntary quitting.  There gets a point where you can start to smell the blood in the water, and then it's over.  Some may call it bullying, but it's always the result of someone taking a benign suggestion and going from 0-60 faster than one of Rashee Rice's rentals.

EDIT:

it's also fun going back and seeing who's been banned, as there's so many I forgot.  There's others that I thought were banned, but must have voluntarily walked away.  

1 minute ago, infrared41 said:

Ugliest Bathroom" sub-section which was an ill-fated attempt to allow banned users access to that lone section of the boards.

Ugliest Bathroom was literally my idea, based on CC's bathroom.  I still think it should exist.

I don't recall the calendar realignment.  I doubt Max wants the CCSLC The Series anymore, but Peacock will put anything on there, or maybe CW or Tubi will start offering original programming.  

5 hours ago, SFGiants58 said:

My favorite Goldmine thread is this one.

 

 

I actually don't remember that one at all - and now that I've read it, I don't get it.  But OMG the things we used to post about back in the day and the phrases we used.

4 hours ago, The_Admiral said:

For anyone else so inclined, remember that "Today, we are all Cardinals" was never said by the person accused of saying it, just like how Edward G. Robinson never really says "who's your Moses now, n'yah, n'yah" in The Ten Commandments

oh I'm 99.9% sure the guy "BigMac12" never said that himself, but it was a reference to all the jesus stuff he brought into the thread.  In fact, you may have been the inventor.  Surprised I couldn't find it.