FiddySicks Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 The LA Second Bananas. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 4 hours ago, Ferdinand Cesarano said: While the distance between Los Angeles and San Diego is similar to the distance between New York and Philadelphia, we should keep in mind that the whole concept of distance in the West is radically different to that in the East. A trip of 100+ miles just means less in the West.The more pertinent comparison to the Chargers' move from San Diego to Los Angeles would be the New Jersey Nets' move to the New York City borough of Brooklyn. That team changed locality identifiers and crossed a cultural boundary; nevertheless, it remains available to any of its old fans who choose to follow it, as the television coverage is the same; and the radio coverage is actually improved. And, yes, to attend a game in Brooklyn, the trip can take two hours if you drive, like a New Jersey goofball, instead of taking the train like a normal person. Surveys have shown that New Jersey people make up but a small percentage of the fans attending Brooklyn Nets games. But the point is that they do exist, despite the fact that the Nets make no effort to reach out to them. The Chargers strategy, by contrast, should be to continue to position themselves as the team for San Diego's fans even after their (relatively short, by local standards) move to Los Angeles. As I suggested earlier, the L.A. Chargers' positioning should be as a Southern California regional team (though without adopting the locality name "Southern California"). No, his comparison of Philly to NYC is accurate. People in San Diego are not fond of Los Angeles. Call it little brother syndrome, call it envy, call it whatever you want, but San Diegans at best are ambivalent about Los Angeles. The distances may be "shorter" in terms of concept but the reality is the two markets are not at all like New Jersey and Brooklyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobster Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 This is the matchup I want to see, minus the numbers on the Chargers' helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerslionspistonshabs Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 58 minutes ago, bosrs1 said: No, his comparison of Philly to NYC is accurate. People in San Diego are not fond of Los Angeles. Call it little brother syndrome, call it envy, call it whatever you want, but San Diegans at best are ambivalent about Los Angeles. The distances may be "shorter" in terms of concept but the reality is the two markets are not at all like New Jersey and Brooklyn. Exactly. And, East Rutherford and Brooklyn are both part of one giant metropolis that is New York City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 1 hour ago, Bucfan56 said: The LA Second Bananas. The helmet would only have to be mildly tweaked. Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDubK414 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 On 12/18/2016 at 10:40 PM, Old School Fool said: The Titans have been keeping the Oilers legacy alive over the past few years with the light blue, so I think if the Oilers name goes to the Texans, they should atleast wait for the Titans to move on from their callback to the Oilers first. Then the Tennessee Titans could adopt the colors of the New York Titans, and it will have come full circle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oso Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 With how the NFL has brought back older names in their last bit of expansion/rebrandings, I wouldn't be surprised to see the Chargers rebrand to the LA Bulldogs name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 As a Charger fan, I'm okay with this for two reasons. 1. It leaves open the possibility of a future expansion team adopting the San Diego Chargers' name, uniforms, colors and history. Even though the Chargers have sucked for the bulk of their post-merger existence, there's still some things to be proud of that are worth remembering. I know this board generally seems to hate the Cleveland Deal, but the average fan wants to at least keep the history in San Diego. 2. The Spanos family is utterly clueless when it comes to... well, just about everything, and branding is no exception. These are the idiots who still dress the Chargers in boring navy uniforms when the majority of the fanbase prefers powder blue. Hell, if Alex Spanos had his way, the lightning bolts would have been taken off our uniforms decades ago and we'd look like Penn State. Needless to say, they will bungle this rebrand badly - not only because they have no taste, but also because they're poor compared to most other NFL owners and will pinch pennies on the rebrand instead of paying top dollar for competent work. They'll end up going into debt trying to sell tickets for the third wheel in LA (behind the Raiders and Rams) with an all-new brand, no history and no connection to any market. Good luck with that! It will be just another reason to laugh at the failure of the LA Chargers experiment. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 2 hours ago, Bucfan56 said: The LA Second Bananas. 1 hour ago, OnWis97 said: The helmet would only have to be mildly tweaked. still better than the Jaguars helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 12 minutes ago, McCarthy said: still better than the Jaguars helmets. Terrible. I HATE GRAY FACEMASKS! Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRClark23 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 The main reason that a Chargers rebrand is needed IF they move to Los Angeles is that no one in Los Angeles gives a damn about them or their history. It's true that the Chargers did play their first season in Los Angeles, but no one's going to want to associate themselves with San Diego's team, the Chargers will always have a stigma of being "San Diego's Team" and remember, the Raiders spent 13 years in LA and have a HUGE following there. A re-brand with a new identity and no history will make it easier for the franchise to get fans that it normally wouldn't have reached. There's no way that the Chargers franchise would be successful in LA as the Chargers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyk33 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 22 hours ago, hugevolsfan said: To me this argument to change makes no sense the colors would be close but no way anyone mistakes the two teams! Not everyone is a huge sports fan. The last thing any team wants is to have the risk of being confused with another team in their market by having very similar colors to another team in your market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 45 minutes ago, McCarthy said: still better than the Jaguars helmets. It needs a 2 under it like the Chargers old helmets. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianLion Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Keep it similar but change it up a bit for the new city. LOS ANGELES LASERS Replace the lightning bolt with a laser blast. In your color scheme you go black as a secondary and then toss in red or electric blue/green/orange, etc. as the primary. (Nike execs cream themselves) You get the whole alliterative vibe with the name like the Lakers, plus you get the double entendre with LA being the plastic surgery capital of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJSC Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 40 minutes ago, BrianLion said: Keep it similar but change it up a bit for the new city. LOS ANGELES LASERS Replace the lightning bolt with a laser blast. In your color scheme you go black as a secondary and then toss in red or electric blue/green/orange, etc. as the primary. (Nike execs cream themselves) You get the whole alliterative vibe with the name like the Lakers, plus you get the double entendre with LA being the plastic surgery capital of the world. uhhh https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lazers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Everyone's ideas are horrible which means the Spanos will ultimately make a worse idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojotarantino Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Die hard Charger fan here, from San Diego and I currently live in AZ but still spend a lot of time in San Diego. I go to 2-3 games per year in my family's season tickets that we've had for over 20 years. If they move to LA, I'm done with them. There's no season ticket renewals, my family isn't going up to LA. I have a closet full of stuff I won't know what to do with. It will make it easier for me to not see those lightning bolts at all anymore. I need a clean break so I can start over as a fan of something else even though it will never be the same. I'd rather they cease to exist and become something totally new like an expansion team. We can hope another team comes in and becomes the San Diego Chargers, but I don't see it ever happening. I'd rather have the San Diego Chargers or no Chargers at all than have to see the LA Chargers on my TV. And I hope Rivers and Gates retire if they leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleuet Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 1 hour ago, BrianLion said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleuet Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Wait Wait I got a good name fer em. GOLDEN KNIGHTS. Gee, sound cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk36 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Come on, it HAS to stay Chargers. As much as I never want to see them leave San Diego...: 1. Team originated in Los Angeles 2. Los Angeles isn't too far from San Diego 3. Team name has been in existence since 1960 Sure, fun to think of new names but the reality has to remaining the Chargers. Design Hovie Studios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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