I wish they would too, but they wont. Right now, the hottest league, in terms of trends and style, is the NBA.
And the NBA is basically requiring teams to have at least 4 jersey styles a year, and many more in certain cases, once you factory in things like spanish and chinese language variants.
I'm a traditionalist too, but these city connect jerseys are not meant to be recognizable, they're meant to look as different as possible and sell merch. Nike isn't paying hundreds of millions of dollars to try to sell you the same jersey you've had in your closet for 30 years.
Agreed. Baseball has finally started to address some of their issues with speeding up the game and holding umps to an actual standard.
But the in-stadium product is still lacking in a lot of ways, which is where I think the Bananas are excelling. Going to the stadium still feels like a constant upsell at every corner. But I could say the same thing for things like concerts and festivals.
Baseball was religion, and used to watch with my grandfather and my dad, and trips to out of town stadiums and semi-regular trips to cooperstown are some of my life highlights.
But most of my beef is with the pro game. There's a commissioner who is not a fan of the sport itself, but rather seems himself as a businessman (sound familiar), while the teams themselves only see the game as filler between sponsorships. Now there's ads on jerseys, in a sport where everyone is already making record money.
I love this sport, but it's been overtaken by the private equity mentality of "how can we make money today", and it does not care at all about whether the sport will have fans in 10/20/30 years. For a long time, boxing was one of the most popular sports in America, and then they decided to put their sport behind a pay-per-view paywall, and now look at it.
If the Bananas can use the entertainment side of the game to lure in future fans, I'm all for it.
If that had happened, then he would have been even MORE overrated than he already was.
I'm not saying he was a trash QB, he was a replacement level QB, but everyone kept saying he was such a veteran and how amazing he was.
It reminds me of Jeter at the end of his career when he'd get a bloop single of the end of his bat, and the announcers would explode about how "clutch" he was. And this is coming from a Yankee fan.
I wouldn't say I like what we have, but if we're going to portal someone in and roll the dice on disrupting the little QB continuity we do have, it would have to be for someone who is actually, like good.
That wasn't a pass breakup, that was a touchdown breakup. Ball was secured, about to get the feet down, and somehow Mikey got in there to save the game.
Got a fantastics brand national championship shirt and can confirm it's utter shit.
The armholes are shallow, if that makes sense, so any time I move my arms, the bottom of the shirt tugs up abnormally. I even notice it when I fold the shirt. It's also paper thin and don't think it's going to survive more than a wash or two.
What happens with RichRod if he wasn't completely undermined by the previous regime and jealous actors?
He was handicapped from day 1, and it's embarrassing that so many so-called Michigan men put their personal politics ahead of the success of the program.
Maybe he flames out regardless. But he should have at least had the support of the program that hired him.
There's no proof Ohtani is anywhere near Rose, a noted gambling junkie.
But this scandal opens the door for all kinds of doubt.
At best, Ohtani didn't actually know, but he was compromised by a known gambler and open to outside influence.
At worst, Ohtani could have been using his interpreter as a front for his own gambling. After all, what kind of bookie gives a normal person a $5 million line of credit?
I don't know if it's changed under Harbaugh, but I remember going to our Spring game in school, and they weren't even showing the field on the big screens or announcing players. Me and my roommate sat in the stands for 30 mins and then left.
But I went to OSU's spring game (yeah, sue me) and it was the same setup as a game in September, with the band, player intros and hype videos, time keeping, PA announcements, etc.
Yeah, I never understood the people saying this was Saban's best coaching job because he didn't have a great team.
He had stars on stars on stars on that roster. If FSU's QB doesn't get hurt, then Bama misses the playoffs, and we'd be talking about how bad a year Saban had to miss the playoff with that much talent.
Ex-teammates would be like "Kobe told me I'd never be good, and he locked me out of my hotel room, and he slashed my tires, and told my mother that she should have swallowed me instead..."
And then end it with "...he just wanted to win so bad, he was a true competitor"
People love to clutch pearls over players misbehavior while they're playing, but quickly come to adore that trait over time.
Look at Barkley, Tyson, Michael Irvin, Pedro Martinez, Laimbeer, Suh, the 80's university of Miami team, etc.
A week before Kobe Bryant died, there were a million stories about how much of an asshole he was. A week later, the same stories showed how much of a "competitor" her was.
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I wish they would too, but they wont. Right now, the hottest league, in terms of trends and style, is the NBA.
And the NBA is basically requiring teams to have at least 4 jersey styles a year, and many more in certain cases, once you factory in things like spanish and chinese language variants.
I'm a traditionalist too, but these city connect jerseys are not meant to be recognizable, they're meant to look as different as possible and sell merch. Nike isn't paying hundreds of millions of dollars to try to sell you the same jersey you've had in your closet for 30 years.
You must be a proud parent! Congrats to you and her!
So #edgy
I mean... that plan didn't work in Ukraine
Agreed. Baseball has finally started to address some of their issues with speeding up the game and holding umps to an actual standard.
But the in-stadium product is still lacking in a lot of ways, which is where I think the Bananas are excelling. Going to the stadium still feels like a constant upsell at every corner. But I could say the same thing for things like concerts and festivals.
I grew up with a similar experience.
Baseball was religion, and used to watch with my grandfather and my dad, and trips to out of town stadiums and semi-regular trips to cooperstown are some of my life highlights.
But most of my beef is with the pro game. There's a commissioner who is not a fan of the sport itself, but rather seems himself as a businessman (sound familiar), while the teams themselves only see the game as filler between sponsorships. Now there's ads on jerseys, in a sport where everyone is already making record money.
It's near impossible to sell the modern major league experience to the next generation of kids. Believe me, I've tried with my partner, and niece/nephew. It also doesn't help when my home team would literally rather have empty seats to protect "premium" seat prices, than to let them drop, and have a family be able to afford to go.
I love this sport, but it's been overtaken by the private equity mentality of "how can we make money today", and it does not care at all about whether the sport will have fans in 10/20/30 years. For a long time, boxing was one of the most popular sports in America, and then they decided to put their sport behind a pay-per-view paywall, and now look at it.
If the Bananas can use the entertainment side of the game to lure in future fans, I'm all for it.
Right now, there's nothing below $500. Even when they play the bigger stadiums.
I look forward to Jim returning after winning a Super Bowl and Warde is (inevitably) fired.
If that had happened, then he would have been even MORE overrated than he already was.
I'm not saying he was a trash QB, he was a replacement level QB, but everyone kept saying he was such a veteran and how amazing he was.
It reminds me of Jeter at the end of his career when he'd get a bloop single of the end of his bat, and the announcers would explode about how "clutch" he was. And this is coming from a Yankee fan.
Sam Hartman was the biggest fraud of the 2023 season.
I wouldn't say I like what we have, but if we're going to portal someone in and roll the dice on disrupting the little QB continuity we do have, it would have to be for someone who is actually, like good.
I'm liking Dusty "Zero F's Given" Mays
You too good for the spring game threads?
Jake Butt is going to be on Monday night football within 10 years
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To be fair... Indiana
He clearly had that comment tee'd up and was expecting some huge laugh from it, rather than the truly cringe moment that transpired.
Assclown
EDIT: Gregg Doyel, not OP.
That wasn't a pass breakup, that was a touchdown breakup. Ball was secured, about to get the feet down, and somehow Mikey got in there to save the game.
Gigantic play.
At this point, I'm a Savannah Bananas fan all the way.
Games are done in 2 hours tops, they understand how to market the game at a time when the Major League product is becoming more and more sterile.
Ken Dorsey with Miami had the same record.
Was there another car involved?
The articles and tweets are all saying single car accident.
Doesn't make it any better, but gotta be accurate with this stuff
Goddamn it Denard.
There's few people I love more than him, but getting another DUI is stupid and dangerous.
I'm ready to lose in the Frozen Four again
Got a fantastics brand national championship shirt and can confirm it's utter shit.
The armholes are shallow, if that makes sense, so any time I move my arms, the bottom of the shirt tugs up abnormally. I even notice it when I fold the shirt. It's also paper thin and don't think it's going to survive more than a wash or two.
Complete garbage
What happens with RichRod if he wasn't completely undermined by the previous regime and jealous actors?
He was handicapped from day 1, and it's embarrassing that so many so-called Michigan men put their personal politics ahead of the success of the program.
Maybe he flames out regardless. But he should have at least had the support of the program that hired him.
I mean, isn't it his job to say that his job will become more important than it currently is?
Shouldn't have been any doubt about him and Big Ben
Poor Barry did not get the sendoff he deserved because so many people assumed it was a negotiation tactic.
What I remember hearing was that he retired, but he'll be back by the Fall.
Sooooo... no one is going to mention The Horror?
Don't…
Yeah, not so much.
Don't believe anything you read on April Fools Day
Sooooo... you're telling us we need to root for your bracket?
I mean... did you see his supporting cast?
I think Denard playing hero ball was really the only option.
Even a more traditional QB like Tate F couldn't muster much after Lloyd gave up recruiting and then RichRod's arrival shook up the roster.
To quote Oscar Wilde, "It's not you, it's me, Craig"
Was this written by Bing AI?
There's no proof Ohtani is anywhere near Rose, a noted gambling junkie.
But this scandal opens the door for all kinds of doubt.
At best, Ohtani didn't actually know, but he was compromised by a known gambler and open to outside influence.
At worst, Ohtani could have been using his interpreter as a front for his own gambling. After all, what kind of bookie gives a normal person a $5 million line of credit?
This was available on Delta flights for a while. I probably watched it 5 times in a year
Nope.
We also don't make a spectacle of it.
I don't know if it's changed under Harbaugh, but I remember going to our Spring game in school, and they weren't even showing the field on the big screens or announcing players. Me and my roommate sat in the stands for 30 mins and then left.
But I went to OSU's spring game (yeah, sue me) and it was the same setup as a game in September, with the band, player intros and hype videos, time keeping, PA announcements, etc.
Yeah, I never understood the people saying this was Saban's best coaching job because he didn't have a great team.
He had stars on stars on stars on that roster. If FSU's QB doesn't get hurt, then Bama misses the playoffs, and we'd be talking about how bad a year Saban had to miss the playoff with that much talent.
I think this data confirms that there is a correlation between high number of 5*s and and playoff success... most of the time.
Just because UM proved it wrong this past season doesn't mean that it's not a decent predictor of future success.
According to the Hello post, Donovan was a just a hair under 5* when he committed:
https://mgoblog.com/content/hello-donovan-edwards
I know the 24/7 composite is stricter on 5 stars, since all it takes is one outlier service to weigh down a players ranking.
Clearly Jim didn't see that Day is #tough now
Would our D line clap the other team in to submission?
Yeah, the Kobe worship is comical.
Ex-teammates would be like "Kobe told me I'd never be good, and he locked me out of my hotel room, and he slashed my tires, and told my mother that she should have swallowed me instead..."
And then end it with "...he just wanted to win so bad, he was a true competitor"
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Tragedy + Time = comedy
People love to clutch pearls over players misbehavior while they're playing, but quickly come to adore that trait over time.
Look at Barkley, Tyson, Michael Irvin, Pedro Martinez, Laimbeer, Suh, the 80's university of Miami team, etc.
A week before Kobe Bryant died, there were a million stories about how much of an asshole he was. A week later, the same stories showed how much of a "competitor" her was.
Get him.
You should start a new thread for this suggestion.
Is there where the money for JJ's NIL package went?