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Chargers admit mistake, drop new LA logo after criticism
Yahoo ^ | January 15, 2017 | Staff

Posted on 01/17/2017 8:00:57 AM PST by C19fan

The San Diego Chargers' old lightning bolt logo remained essentially unchanged for more than 40 years.

The Los Angeles Chargers' first logo lasted about 48 hours.

On Saturday, team officials said they had scrapped their first logo, which bore an uncanny resemblance to the Los Angeles Dodgers' timeless blue-and-white 'LA' crest.

(Excerpt) Read more at sports.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: football; nfl
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21 posted on 01/17/2017 11:40:59 AM PST by stylecouncilor ("The future ain't what it used to be." Yogi Berra)
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To: PGR88

It’s a business. Grabbing the cash is what it’s about. If they can find an audience in LA this is the best move for Spanos. Free brand new stadium with a sweetheart lease and massive business opportunities. And if he sells a team in LA is worth more than a team in SD. Meanwhile the “moving fee” gives all the other owners more than $20 million. And given how terrible the Rams are they will be the better team and more likely to draw audience. Worst case scenario it buys OKC and San Antonio time to put together stadium deals and “lure” the Chargers east, and since the Rams own the stadium they can leave any time.


22 posted on 01/17/2017 11:47:57 AM PST by discostu (Alright you primative screwheads, listen up!)
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To: HangnJudge

That’s not “dated”,it’s “classic”.

(Perception is everything.):-)

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23 posted on 01/17/2017 11:54:00 AM PST by Mears
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To: discostu
It’s a business. Grabbing the cash is what it’s about.

I understand that. I guess for me then, it means that I should view my loyalty to my NFL team as no different than my loyalty to any other large, C-suite consumer enterprise such as Disney, Kraft, Pepsi, or Target (which is none at all, basically)

24 posted on 01/17/2017 11:58:48 AM PST by PGR88
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I’d liken it more to your loyalty to a band. Band’s change, they switch personal, the people in the band move to different places, go through different styles. Especially those seemingly forever bands with few if any original members left, they’ve become brands more than bands, but if you still like them good for you, and if you don’t good for you too. That’s what your NFL team is, and they just might go down a path you don’t want to be their fan anymore.


25 posted on 01/17/2017 12:22:01 PM PST by discostu (Alright you primative screwheads, listen up!)
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To: stylecouncilor

Unless they’re siphoning taxes to pay for their stadiums, none of my time or money goes to the nfl.


26 posted on 01/17/2017 6:59:02 PM PST by onedoug
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