The_Admiral Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 "California Raiders" is pretty dumb. That being said -- and listen, you f-ckers , you screwheads, if you even think of saying "Los Angeles Raiders of Oakland" or vice versa, I will get my stabbing knife and prepare for war -- if there's a new stadium on the way and they have to get out of the Oakland Coliseum in the meantime, I wouldn't mind it if the Raiders played one preseason game and one regular-season game in Los Angeles for a few years while playing the rest of the slate in Santa Clara or Berkeley or up my mom's ass or whatever they end up. I don't think this L.A. Chargers thing is gonna happen, and any stadium the Raiders get in the East Bay is going to fall well short of 70,000-seat palace, so maybe the best way to have two teams in Los Angeles and address the unavoidable reality of SoCal Raider Nation is to give 'em a game or two for a while. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I guess what I'm trying to say is, pack your bags, gang: we're going up my mom's ass. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaSteve Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Hate to be this guy, but I think people rooting for the switch back to the traditional LA jerseys will be disappointed. Color scheme MAYbe. But this is LA, Nike's currently running things, and the old uni's are a tad clunky. So even if they revert to the old colors I would expect a style change-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambulance Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Which is fine. Only thing I ask for, and it's a HUGE request, is a little bit of restraint when it comes to Nike overdesign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk36 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 4 hours ago, Josh.0 said: This would never fly with the NFL -- but, I could see it working with the Raiders. Why not split games among LA, San Diego and Oakland (or Santa Clara). Four games in San Diego, 2-3 in Santa Clara and 1-2 in LA (when they play the Chargers and/or Rams). Then stick with San Diego for the playoffs. I like the idea, but like I said -- never going to happen. Would make more sense for them to simply become The Raiders. They have a nationwide following anyway so drop the city name altogether. Design Hovie Studios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_tattoos Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 In regards to the Rams and Chargers similar colors, I think they could exist as is. Here's how I view their color breakdowns. Rams: Navy blue (primary), Gold (secondary), white (accent) Chargers: Navy blue (primary), white (secondary), yellow (tertiary), powder blue (accent) *navy and powder blue flipped for their alternate unis* Both teams currently have the same primary color. However their secondary and accent/tertiary colors are pretty much reversed. I don't think anybody would ever confuse the Rams and Chargers for each other. Even the Chargers' previous uniforms (Seau era) look distinctly different from the 2000-present Rams. If both teams end up changing back to their classic colors later on they would only further separate their looks from each other. Rams: Royal blue (primary), yellow (secondary), white (likely accent) Chargers: Powder blue (primary), white (secondary), yellow (accent), navy blue (likely accent) While I'd prefer for the Chargers to remain in San Diego (and Raiders to remain in Oakland), I'd think they would be okay sharing LA as far as uniforms and branding goes. They'd have to go out their way to intentionally look like each other. Just my 2 cents on it. Hotter Than July > Thriller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk36 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 4 hours ago, the admiral said: "California Raiders" is pretty dumb. That being said -- and listen, you f-ckers , you screwheads, if you even think of saying "Los Angeles Raiders of Oakland" or vice versa, I will get my stabbing knife and prepare for war -- if there's a new stadium on the way and they have to get out of the Oakland Coliseum in the meantime, I wouldn't mind it if the Raiders played one preseason game and one regular-season game in Los Angeles for a few years while playing the rest of the slate in Santa Clara or Berkeley or up my mom's ass or whatever they end up. I don't think this L.A. Chargers thing is gonna happen, and any stadium the Raiders get in the East Bay is going to fall well short of 70,000-seat palace, so maybe the best way to have two teams in Los Angeles and address the unavoidable reality of SoCal Raider Nation is to give 'em a game or two for a while. Couldn't help myself... Design Hovie Studios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowld Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I know this is likely too similar to the Chargers but using the current navy blue with the old yellow looks pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJ Sands Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 The Rams' branding has been weird and muddy. They aren't changing colors but they tweet this: Confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WavePunter Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 they're trying to have their cake and eat it too... i still wouldn't be surprised if they did change for this upcoming season.. at least colors - if not more... the status quo is to deny, deny, deny, until you're ready to announce something.. they're playing on the old LA scheme, current StL scheme, and all the hopeful/probable future LA schemes, all at the same time and trying to capitalize on all of it until they're completely ready to make some moves... at least that's how it looks to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 34 minutes ago, BJ Sands said: The Rams' branding has been weird and muddy. They aren't changing colors but they tweet this: Confusing. 50 seasons . . . and it only took them 70 years to do it. Congratulations. Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 As for the uniforms, color scheme, etc., it definitely seems like they're trying to have their cake and eat it too Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duxrcool048 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 The Rams did have the shoulder horns on the blue and white uniforms. The blue jersey had sleeve stripes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldRoman Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 No. The white jerseys had loops, not horn. They were like the Colts' jerseys, just with the inner white stripe filled in with blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duxrcool048 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 I see what you mean now. My bad. I would still take that Deacon Jones jersey though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk36 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 On 1/24/2016 at 6:37 PM, oldschoolvikings said: Nope. That would diminish the perfect color balance of the road uniform. I've always had no issue with the white stripe being out of place on the home uniform. Sure, technically it is... so what? Being a slave to by-the-numbers consistency is no way to live. And, Braiser stripes (right Goth?) on a football uniform are like bringing home a pizza... never ever a bad idea. The problem with the pant stripes is actually two-fold. One, yes, it doesn't work having white in the stripe of the home uniform. But, two, it also is a striping motif unseen anywhere else on the set. The overall look has one, solid, bold stripe (horn) on the helmet and jersey. Thus, I'd prefer they keep that consistent. Design Hovie Studios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresno St. Alum Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Anyone think SD and the Chargers will get a deal done, now that Spanos bought them a year, while agreeing to a deal w/ the Rams if it falls through. Guess the Raiders will stay in Oakland for 1 more year to see if they can land in LA in 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Yes, I think the Chargers will mysteriously get funding for a new stadium now, since they know 2016 is the final season otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresno St. Alum Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 So instead of LAR and LAC. It's gonna be SD, LAR, LARai, for the abbreviations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logos are cool Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 7 hours ago, duxrcool048 said: The Rams did have the shoulder horns on the blue and white uniforms. The blue jersey had sleeve stripes. The Rams look like they took their current uniform shoulder stripes from this old design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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