DrBear Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 For some reason I just got hungry for fast-food hamburgers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothieX Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 YEAHHH! Ska rocks!Any other rudeboys here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Danimal Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 If you look closely, it's not that the Bobcats simply added checkerboard patterns to their existing uniforms - they created an entirely new design. Ordinarily, the Bobcats' blue unis read "Bobcats" instead of "Charlotte" and usually the numbers are off-center. Also, the orange "Charlotte" jerseys use the underlined font. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagan696 Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 it was a promotional event, NASCAR Night at the Bobcats. they handed out matchbox size diecast Bobcats cars to 1st 2000 fans. even though the Checkers play in Bobcats Arena, it was not to honor the ECHL team. the Bobcats are tyying everything they can think of to get people in the seats, and this is another in a series of promotions to drum up interest. the Checkers host NASCAR Nights every so often and have donned special unis for it (not recently though). Carolina Dreamin' ΓΔΒ ΓΔΒ ΓΔΒ When a robotic Nixon is on the loose, we have a duty to take action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mania Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 If you look closely, it's not that the Bobcats simply added checkerboard patterns to their existing uniforms - they created an entirely new design. Ordinarily, the Bobcats' blue unis read "Bobcats" instead of "Charlotte" and usually the numbers are off-center. Also, the orange "Charlotte" jerseys use the underlined font.Possibly a modified rejected design for their new uniforms next season? Off The Top Rope: A Pro Wrestling Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyes Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 maybe tennessee should bust out something like that, make them team colored of course though. it would match their football endzone and would look sweet. -The Few, The Proud, The Paint Users.- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonBlazer Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 I actually wouldn't mind wearing those. http://www.reverbnation.com/richardyerardihttp://www.ahlfans.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeahawkDevil Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 All other stuff aside, I definitely prefer the 'Charlotte' on these to the wordmark on the other unis. At least something positive came of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Survival79 Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 I was hoping for clear side panels. We are wolves • Under the moon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eRay Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 why didn't anybody know of this before-hand?at least i didn't see any posts about it...still looks decent for a one and done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tBBP Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 edit: Apparently it was "NASCAR night", they need to NEVER wear these again though. When did the Charlotte Checkers become an NBA squad??? All $#*! aside, though...seeing this in action really makes one wonder, now, how come the heads of this franchise couldn't come up with something more unique to Charlotte or at least more indicative of what the city is known for...like, maybe, Racers or something. (Don't most NBA teams run? It'd make sense.) THEN the checkerboard details would have not only made a helluva lot of sense, but would have been a straight-up stroke of design genius in the vein of UNC's damn-near proprietary argyle pattern. (And since it seems the Charlotte Checkers ECHL squad has completely ripped itself from all semblances of anything even resembling checkers at all and decided to brand themselves as polar bears more or less, it'd make even more sense now.) But yeah...imagine how it would have played out had Robert Johnson not been so asinine as to roll with such a generic nickname such as "Bobcats" because half of that nickname is the short form of his first name ("Bob", for the slow ones), and come up with the idea of naming the team the Racers and going with checkerboard side paneling and/or design details. You wanna talk about merch $$$? I PROMISE YOU that would have done it...and the look probably would have been much more appealing than that mess they got now.(Someone tell me why I smell a future post in the "Concepts" forum coming out of this??? )----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------And on a side note, before someone get off on this tip, I realize (and after I write this, a lot of other people will too) that Charlotte has a thing with cat-themed names. We know of the Panthers and now the Bobcats; there's also the Charlotte Area Transit System, known in short as--you guessed it--CATS, not to mention their new light-rail system, the LYNX (a play on the word "links"). *Disclaimer: I am not an authoritative expert on stuff...I just do a lot of reading and research and keep in close connect with a bunch of people who are authoritative experts on stuff. || dribbble || Behance || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingsfan85 Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Did they change the word mark permanenty also? I remember before it had the underline underneath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 why didn't anybody know of this before-hand?If an NBA franchise sets up shop in Charlotte, unveils the ugliest uniform set in all of pro sports, brings in Michael Jordan as part owner, trades for former Slam Dunk contest winners, and falls down in a forest, does it make a sound? I used to think that the Columbus Blue Jackets were the most irrelevant franchise in all of pro sports, but Charlotte has clearly won that title, hands down. And really, there isn't even a close second. 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mania Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 AHEM.At least Charlotte and Columbus have the excuse of being relatively new teams. Off The Top Rope: A Pro Wrestling Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 You can't have Racers and Pacers in the same league.And I like the checkered panels a lot! ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thmst30 Posted January 20, 2008 Author Share Posted January 20, 2008 Well the more I see them, I actually like them as a one time deal. They could have been much worse. Also they need to implement that wordmark on their everyday jerseys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewp80 Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 This is NASCAR? Nuts. I was hoping ska was in again.Once you said this I had to bust out the Reel Big Fish and Less Than Jake... good times! Cardinals -- Rams -- Blues -- Tigers -- Liverpool Check out my music! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayBlueshirt Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 This is NASCAR? Nuts. I was hoping ska was in again.Once you said this I had to bust out the Reel Big Fish and Less Than Jake... good times!Charlotte Fishbones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgnmrwrw Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Quick thought:Both the "Charlotte" wordmark AND those non-oblique numbers look SO MUCH BETTER than the hideous things on the 'Cats regular jerseys. HURRICANES | PANTHERS | WHITE SOX | WOLFPACK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Quick comparison of the wordmarks: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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