Monday, February 15, 2016

Rams Return to the Southland; Fans Debate Which Old School Color Scheme is Best

LA has a team again. My mother's team has returned. We're all just waiting for the official name to become "Los Angeles Rams of Inglewood." The home of Jules Winfield...

Anyway, the official logo has been circulating, and it's the same navy/gold look they used while in St. Loo, only it says Los Angeles. That makes a certain financial sense. They play for a season in the Coliseum wearing the (bad) navy and gold kits, sell a ton of merch, then make the switch and start selling more.

The question around these parts, as the Southland is still where the Caliboy Network is located, is which of the two main old school looks the Rams should focus on. The first:


The classic white and blue, similar in design to the Colts (against whom they're playing in this photo). I like it. I certainly like it more than their current navy and gold.

I just don't like it as much as the classic yellow and blue:


Now we're talking.

I've heard rumblings that the pattern will be: 1) Sell as much navy/gold gear as possible; 2) move to Inglewood, change back to blue/yellow; 3) use the blue/white as alternates and try and sell as much of that gear as possible.

The common thread between those scenarios seems to be...