Mac the Knife Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 What's wrong with this picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdub81 Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Like the famous quote from Rocky IV "Hit The One In The Middle!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 That's great. But who are the Chefs? 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...
The_Admiral Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Great googly moogly.To take a more nuanced approach to the picture, what's really wrong with that field is that it appears to be in late November form in early September, and the U2 concert is only going to make it worse, and now that this is a team built around high-flying offense, it's not in their best interests to have a field that assists defenses in swallowing players alive. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Great googly moogly.To take a more nuanced approach to the picture, what's really wrong with that field is that it appears to be in late November form in early September, and the U2 concert is only going to make it worse, and now that this is a team built around high-flying offense, it's not in their best interests to have a field that assists defenses in swallowing players alive.But that's the surface football is meant to be played on!!!!111one On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Great googly moogly.To take a more nuanced approach to the picture, what's really wrong with that field is that it appears to be in late November form in early September, and the U2 concert is only going to make it worse, and now that this is a team built around high-flying offense, it's not in their best interests to have a field that assists defenses in swallowing players alive.But that's the surface football is meant to be played on!!!!111oneSince when is football supposed to be played on a grass field with artificial turf weaved into it? Just a messy mess. thanks to crkraider22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 That pick was the lead on Uniwatch a few days ago.Funny thing was that I didn't pick up on the error until just now. Now the title of that day's blog post makes sense.http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/09/09/anyone-who-posts-wanna-get-away-or-great-googly-moogly-in-the-comments-gets-banned-no-exceptions/ "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac12 Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 I can't wait to see this on Failblog.org. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Great googly moogly.To take a more nuanced approach to the picture, what's really wrong with that field is that it appears to be in late November form in early September, and the U2 concert is only going to make it worse, and now that this is a team built around high-flying offense, it's not in their best interests to have a field that assists defenses in swallowing players alive.But that's the surface football is meant to be played on!!!!111oneFootball is meant to be played on grass, but at least at the NFL level, it's meant to be played on grass that receives some level of upkeep commensurate with the importance of the league. You can say "install fieldturf," but there's more to it. Soldier Field is an embarrassment to the team, city, and league. Enough has been said about the fact that it's a total eyesore on the lakefront, but not enough has been said about the fact that the drainage system is shoddily built, and the field is built on below-grade landfill. The whole thing was slapped together quickly and cheaply. If the Park District decided to put in FieldTurf--and it's their call, not the team's--they would just do a crappy job anyway, and it would present its own litany of problems. It would still be lumpy and waterlogged and cause too many injuries. A welcome mat on a mud puddle is what it would be, essentially, but it's a moot point: the CONCACAF exhibitions and so forth are apparently so lucrative that they can't be sacrificed. I don't know where they'd put it or how they'd finance it, but the Bears need a new stadium altogether. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waleslax Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Great googly moogly.To take a more nuanced approach to the picture, what's really wrong with that field is that it appears to be in late November form in early September, and the U2 concert is only going to make it worse, and now that this is a team built around high-flying offense, it's not in their best interests to have a field that assists defenses in swallowing players alive.But that's the surface football is meant to be played on!!!!111oneFootball is meant to be played on grass, but at least at the NFL level, it's meant to be played on grass that receives some level of upkeep commensurate with the importance of the league. You can say "install fieldturf," but there's more to it. Soldier Field is an embarrassment to the team, city, and league. Enough has been said about the fact that it's a total eyesore on the lakefront, but not enough has been said about the fact that the drainage system is shoddily built, and the field is built on below-grade landfill. The whole thing was slapped together quickly and cheaply. If the Park District decided to put in FieldTurf--and it's their call, not the team's--they would just do a crappy job anyway, and it would present its own litany of problems. It would still be lumpy and waterlogged and cause too many injuries. A welcome mat on a mud puddle is what it would be, essentially, but it's a moot point: the CONCACAF exhibitions and so forth are apparently so lucrative that they can't be sacrificed. I don't know where they'd put it or how they'd finance it, but the Bears need a new stadium altogether.Somewhere nice too... like Wrigley Field! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 I think a one-shot nostalgia game at Wrigley Field would be fun. With the new field, it'd be an upgrade over Soldier Field. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Great googly moogly.To take a more nuanced approach to the picture, what's really wrong with that field is that it appears to be in late November form in early September, and the U2 concert is only going to make it worse, and now that this is a team built around high-flying offense, it's not in their best interests to have a field that assists defenses in swallowing players alive.But that's the surface football is meant to be played on!!!!111oneFootball is meant to be played on grass, but at least at the NFL level, it's meant to be played on grass that receives some level of upkeep commensurate with the importance of the league. You can say "install fieldturf," but there's more to it. Soldier Field is an embarrassment to the team, city, and league. Enough has been said about the fact that it's a total eyesore on the lakefront, but not enough has been said about the fact that the drainage system is shoddily built, and the field is built on below-grade landfill. The whole thing was slapped together quickly and cheaply. If the Park District decided to put in FieldTurf--and it's their call, not the team's--they would just do a crappy job anyway, and it would present its own litany of problems. It would still be lumpy and waterlogged and cause too many injuries. A welcome mat on a mud puddle is what it would be, essentially, but it's a moot point: the CONCACAF exhibitions and so forth are apparently so lucrative that they can't be sacrificed. I don't know where they'd put it or how they'd finance it, but the Bears need a new stadium altogether.Not only is it a mess, but it's also the smallest (by capacity) stadium in the NFL. And from what I've read, there's no room for expansion.I've been wondering if the upcoming Olympic bid that Chicago is putting together would result in a new stadium for the Bears...they have to build an "Olympic Stadium" anyway, and maybe they could convert it into a new home for the Bears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 I think the grass vs. field turf argument pretty much became moot once players started signing contracts for 10s or 100s of millions of dollars. There's too much on the line to put the faces of your franchise - the key marketing chips - the multi-million-dollar investments in any kind of unnecessary danger. It's all about safety for the players. If you can accomplish that with grass, then great. If not, put the turf in. I'm sure the insurance companies feel the same way. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetsson Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 The grounds grew must have been imported from the Canadian Football League. They are trying to place the logo at the 55. Commissioner, V Leaguehttp://vleague.vetsson.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Not only is it a mess, but it's also the smallest (by capacity) stadium in the NFL. And from what I've read, there's no room for expansion.It is and there isn't. A Yahoo Sports article ranking the NFL ownership groups had the McCaskeys at #30, below everyone but Al Davis and Mike Brown (the Bengals owner, not the defensive back that gets injured every year). Worse than the Fords, worse than the Yorks, worse than the Lerners, worse than almost everybody, and I largely agree. The crux of the author's argument was that the Bears could exploit their market to unforeseen proportions, and yet they're mostly content to go about business in their own insular sclerotic way:http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ms-ownerrankingspartone09020&prov=yhoo&type=lgnsFrom a business perspective, no franchise in sports underachieves like this one. The Bears have a storied history, the NFL?s second-largest market all to themselves and, for the first time in forever, a saleable franchise quarterback in Jay Cutler. The brand should be booming; sponsorship revenues should be raining down upon Halas Hall like M.J.?s fadeway jumpers in the mid-?90s. ?They could take that thing and run it to the moon,? one owner says. ?But they get less for what they?ve got than any team in our league.?Obviously the point of the new Soldier Field is to sell more luxury boxes, but demand for the Bears is such that they could sell another 19,000 seats with relative ease (but good luck finding a place to park). Oh well. At least we'll never have to worry about a blackout! Suck on that, Jacksonville, Phoenix, Oakland, Detroit, half of the league this year.I've been wondering if the upcoming Olympic bid that Chicago is putting together would result in a new stadium for the Bears...they have to build an "Olympic Stadium" anyway, and maybe they could convert it into a new home for the Bears."I've sold Olympic stadiums to Montreal, Athens, Beijing, and North Haverbrook.""Is there a chance the roof could fail to retract and cost the city a billion dollars?""I call the big one Bitey." ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 I've been wondering if the upcoming Olympic bid that Chicago is putting together would result in a new stadium for the Bears...they have to build an "Olympic Stadium" anyway, and maybe they could convert it into a new home for the Bears.Sounds better than the current plan of building the Olympic Stadium, then demolishing most/all of it to become a park or outdoor auditorium or something (I forget what) On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommytimp Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 I've been wondering if the upcoming Olympic bid that Chicago is putting together would result in a new stadium for the Bears...they have to build an "Olympic Stadium" anyway, and maybe they could convert it into a new home for the Bears.Sounds better than the current plan of building the Olympic Stadium, then demolishing most/all of it to become a park or outdoor auditorium or something (I forget what)Demolishing (actually dismantling) most of it to become...wait for it... a smaller stadium.it's moot anyway, sice Chicago isn't getting the Olympics. Looks like you're stuck bitching about Soldier Field. "The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that it's hard to verify their authenticity."--Abraham Lincoln Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 I'm pulling for Rio, if my comparison of the Olympics to "Marge Versus The Monorail" didn't make it clear. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 I've been wondering if the upcoming Olympic bid that Chicago is putting together would result in a new stadium for the Bears...they have to build an "Olympic Stadium" anyway, and maybe they could convert it into a new home for the Bears.Sounds better than the current plan of building the Olympic Stadium, then demolishing most/all of it to become a park or outdoor auditorium or something (I forget what)Demolishing (actually dismantling) most of it to become...wait for it... a smaller stadium.it's moot anyway, sice Chicago isn't getting the Olympics. Looks like you're stuck bitching about Soldier Field.I wouldn't be too sure. I doubt the IOC wants to be party to the total and complete immolation of the Brazilian economy, and hosting both the World Cup and a summer Olympiad within a two-year span would likely do just that.Pragmatism trumps sentimentality. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Graft trumps both. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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