Cujo Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Kooky01 said: Well you beat me to it Red Comet, I was gonna bring up the "Birmingham Blast" and it's racist use. And yeah, the Maniax logo is absolutely one of the worst logos I have seen in my life. Birmingham Blast had to have been more of a "didn't think things thru" rather than "let's commemorate that church bombing" -- or at least I hope that's the case. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Comet Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Yeah, I think the Blast was an unfortunate accident, not some plot to terrorize African-Americans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Birmingham Blast Bolts = Los Angeles Wildfirecats Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/article/San-Antonio-XFL-team-name-17329948.php One of the local papers is having a bit of fun with new names for the San Antonio team. 10 hours ago, Cujo said: Birmingham Blast had to have been more of a "didn't think things thru" rather than "let's commemorate that church bombing" -- or at least I hope that's the case. Yeah, when you try to pick out super aggressive names as part of the branding that was tied to the WWE, you end up with mistakes like this. At least none of the teams were called Backlash or Slammers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sykotyk Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 On 7/26/2022 at 3:38 PM, kmccarthy27 said: Hammonton High School in NJ uses the H as well: Hooker, Oklahoma uses it as well. But not for the helmet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 I wonder if there's one company that makes the siding for every high school press box. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 11 hours ago, the admiral said: I wonder if there's one company that makes the siding for every high school press box. Probably the same one that sells the same free standing scoreboard that every school with only two sides of seats use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 2 hours ago, MJWalker45 said: Probably the same one that sells the same free standing scoreboard that every school with only two sides of seats use. Your school had seats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 2 hours ago, dont care said: Your school had seats? Bleachers actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDAWG Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 It will be interesting to see if ESPN's coverage of the XFL is more than Sportscenter highlights and games. If it's more than that, will they have a studio show for the XFL and if so, who would be involved? Because I can't see most of the NFL guys who work for ESPN having any interest in talking about the XFL. My idea is to use the college football team of Reese Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack and Desmond Howard as a potential XFL on ESPN studio show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 3 hours ago, GDAWG said: It will be interesting to see if ESPN's coverage of the XFL is more than Sportscenter highlights and games. If it's more than that, will they have a studio show for the XFL and if so, who would be involved? Because I can't see most of the NFL guys who work for ESPN having any interest in talking about the XFL. My idea is to use the college football team of Reese Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack and Desmond Howard as a potential XFL on ESPN studio show. I'd expect it to be the same as a midweek MAC game. 5 minutes of talk and go straight to the game. Only games I'd expect huge coverage are the opener and the championship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycast Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 On 7/31/2022 at 12:56 PM, GDAWG said: Because I can't see most of the NFL guys who work for ESPN having any interest in talking about the XFL. I think they'd talk about Jelle's Marble Runs if ESPN told them to, paid them and it got them air time. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 11 minutes ago, Skycast said: I think they'd talk about Jelle's Marble Runs if ESPN told them to, paid them and it got them air time. They'll be televising games so I'd expect some type of coverage on Get Up or SportsCenter, but I don't expect a weekly round up like Fox did for the USFL with United by Football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDAWG Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 2 hours ago, Skycast said: I think they'd talk about Jelle's Marble Runs if ESPN told them to, paid them and it got them air time. The guys who cover the NFL already get plenty of air time anyways, because of NFL Free Agency, NFL Draft, NFL Minicamps and NFL Training Camps. The NFL always does something in the offseason to get these folks on the air talking about it, even during the lull in between mandatory mini camps and the start of training camps. Besides, I think many of them probably think that the XFL is beneath them and would scoff at talking the XFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Comet Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 They’ll talk about whatever their boss demands they talk about. If the ratings show some interest in this league that’s basically “True XFL hasn’t been tried”, then that’s what ESPN will talk about. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 On 7/27/2022 at 5:43 AM, McCall said: Birmingham Blast Bolts = Los Angeles Wildfirecats Seriously? The Wildcats were almost named the Wildfire? Quote The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGlowin Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Yeah until half the area was burning down, my apartment building almost went down with it. Quote Last updated 2/26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 8 hours ago, neo_prankster said: Seriously? The Wildcats were almost named the Wildfire? It's the working theory, based of off the generic Wildcats name and wildfiresque colors. 1 1 Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 On 8/7/2022 at 9:05 PM, neo_prankster said: On 7/27/2022 at 6:43 AM, McCall said: Birmingham Blast Bolts = Los Angeles Wildfirecats Seriously? The Wildcats were almost named the Wildfire? That would explain the incredibly bland logo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 30 minutes ago, Cujo said: That would explain the incredibly bland logo That could've been used for any nickname they picked. While we're at it, if they wanted a cat mascot for LA, it should've been the Sabercats or Sabertooths because of the La Brea tar pits. 1 Quote The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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