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The NFL Monster is Here and Baseball Will Be Hurt Most

If the world were made for hardcore sports fans, our year would move seamlessly from one season to the next. We’d never have to pledge allegiance to one viewing option, with the next great run always on the horizon. To quote the eternal Austin Powers, “it’s just not in the cards now is it?” Unfortunately, our pro sports schedules overlap, and that means something has to get the nix. Fall is just around the corner, and in an NFL universe, baseball takes the backseat.

No self-respecting fan wants to admit it, but the annual calm before the playoff storm is about to be in full effect. Science says that the NFL has the most watched events, and baseball just doesn’t have enough to offer before the World Series run. There are numerous hypotheses for this exodus, but I’ll offer my best attempt at the most glaring.

Even with last year’s playoff expansion, MLB’s playoff pool is too small. With the exception a few close division races, we know who’s going to be there in October by September 1st. As the herd thins, even committed baseball fans become unenthused. Your market’s marginal baseball fan is about to get a guilt-free pass to head toward the hash marks.

NFL games mean more. Baseball’s opening day may be a widely honored tradition, but the town’s first NFL game brings more eyes. Opening night in the NFL accounts for 1/16 of the season compared to MLB’s 1/162. Pretty staggering. There’s a good chance that witnessing the first few games of the NFL season could mean having a complete idea of what each team could and could not become by season’s end. Why not make that investment while the MLB bloats itself with less impactful results 4 nights a week?

The NFL doesn’t discriminate. With the television fanfare that surrounds Sunday, Monday and Thursday night games alone, sports fans are welcomed to watch teams outside their own. Players you loved who played at your college are all over the NFL, and just about every game has an impact on your fantasy week. NFL division races are tighter than baseball’s by design. How many baseball fans do you know that watch every MLB game that hits their TV? It’s easier to stay involved in the NFL season, with your team or another.

Tired of choosing allegiances every few months? Tire no more. Awesome Sports Logos has apparel to keep your season alive regardless of if it’s in play. More importantly, many of our Awesome T-Shirts are non-sport specific, so you can mold your own legend, and season. No matter what time of year, the Cocksville Blockers awesome t-shirts are always in season.

 

 Thanks for reading and supporting Awesome Sports Logos!

 Jake Springer
Awesome Sports Logos Columnist

Awesome Sports Logos Breaks Down the NFL Draft

Super Spring has ended and the NFL Draft has once again left fans, teams and pundits equally hopeful and confused. The Draft has become a spectacle of the grandest scale on a platform that just gets bigger. Yet, at the end of each year’s Draft, one sentiment always rings true. None of us knows what the hell is going on.

In this day and age, with more information at the hands of scouts, coaches, and fans than ever before, you would think that predicting next level performance would be easy. We follow players longer, we see more film, we rate more significant measurables, we get everything at the click of a button, and all of us still miss big time. I don’t know why The NFL Draft is such an inexact science, but I will take a stab at why we’re so hooked.

The draft process is the perfect roller coaster ride. It starts at a healthy pace near the end of college careers and culminates with a whirlwind finish. The organizations gain pride by building cases on athletes through countless hours of work. Fans hope for the best for their teams and the worst for their opponents. Analysts get high off the potential of building a career predicting Draft stock. Most importantly, at the end of the weekend nobody’s wrong. Everyone holds hope that their player, team or pick is the gold standard. This is also the bitter pill on the wrong end of the double-edged sword. The Draft’s finish also leaves us with an incredible emptiness, because we can’t know the outcome for years down the line. After all the hoopla, pomp and circumstance, all we’re left with is hope. Nobody wins, nobody loses, just more grades and predictions.

Then there’s the p.s.s., the ultimate silver lining. By the time the world gets the final grade on each player, very few will remember who had him pegged as a success or failure. Sure, every ten years the networks will do a Top Ten Draft Busts special. Some unfortunate cases might even get a feature length 30 for 30. The majority, however, will just fall silently into the NFL abyss. Yes, the Draft roller coaster always comes to a screeching halt.

It’s in our nature to consume and enjoy this type of demonstration. The NFL Draft is a very long form, if not abstract version of an NFL game. The Draft has all the ups and downs, without the closure or finality of the W or L. We’re all addicted to football, and the NFL Draft is our bungled rehab. As a new prospect prepares to wear your favorite team’s logo, you too should consider some new garb. Awesome Sports Logos has a stockpile of t-shirts for you to hold up proudly at the podium. Let your town know how excited you are to represent them by picking an awesome t-shirt from our famous collection. With our first pick, we select….The Cocksville Blockers funny t-shirt .

We don’t have to wait 10 years. The Cocksville Blockers t-shirt is a star in the making.

 

Awesome Sports Logos Random Thanksgiving Thoughts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

And last but not least, The Texas Roadkill. I guess you could mess with this Armadillo since Roadkill tends to be deceased as you pass it on the highway.

 

Cock Blocking is Not Cool unless its an Awesome Sports Logos T-shirt

Some say the term “cock block” dates all the way back to 1972. The term is so commonly used that it’s in the dictionary. Okay, it’s the urban dictionary but it still says dictionary right?  Who would have thought that such a term would turn into our best-selling t-shirt? Well, we actually had an inkling because we here at Awesome Sports Logos have some pretty sick minds.

So here’s how the t-shirt concept came up. I woke up early on a Saturday morning and couldn’t get back to sleep. I was thinking about t-shirt names which by the way happens far too often and I rushed out of bed because there had to be a Cocksville in the United States. Sadly, the closest I could get is Cockeysville Maryland but it just wasn’t the same. I was so disappointed and then the light bulb went on above my head.  I think in this case it was the sun rising but you understand the reference. “Heck, I should just make the town name up just like I made the logo up”? From there the Cocksville Blockers was born. Cocksville sounded better than Cockstown, and Cocksbury. Here’s three time Super Bowl Champion Ted Johnson proudly wearing his Cocksville Blockers t-shirt.

 

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 Ted told me that he likes this shirt better than his Super Bowl rings. Okay, he didn’t say that but a guy can dream right? BTW, Ted is an awesome guy. He was the first guy to openly speak about concussions and is also the first guy to donate his brain to concussion research. That takes guts and I truly admire Ted.

Two of my designers fought over the rights to create this logo. Unlike the NFL with their referees, I’m reasonable and I liked them both, therefore we have two different designs. We knew we had something special.

 

      

You see, we have passion for this name because we’ve all been cock blocked. I remember my college crush had finally got drunk enough to find me attractive. I couldn’t believe it.  Did I feel bad about it, of course! I also feel bad when people ring up items wrong at the register but sometimes, you just have to continue. You know what I’m saying right? So this was the big night and then out of nowhere, let’s call her Kara because that was in fact her real name, came swooping in with the infamous, “There is no way that she is going home with you tonight”. From there she was whisked away. That was an epic cock block! Now, back to the present day, I am with the woman of my dreams, someone who co-owns this awesome t-shirt venture and someone with a mind like mine that thinks the Cocksville Blockers is the coolest t-shirt ever. The first night we met, I was actually almost cock blocked by some random guy next to me. I had showed up late to our date and he began macking on her early. Completely my fault, I know, don’t yell at the computer screen, I’m the one that showed up late but I swooped in with my awkwardness and all was well. Until he uttered this line, “I’m just going to say this, this girl is a keeper and you better not blow this”. Well thank you man alone in the bar that I just met and who doesn’t know anything about me except for that fact that I do have a tendency to blow it.  As I told you previously, it all worked out and I met the woman of my dreams. I continue to say this so that she gives me permission to publish this.

Here’s SportsRadio 610 Houston morning host Nick Wright sporting his Blockers t-shirt. Thanks for supporting us Nick, way to be a “wing man” for our company!

 

So are you a “wing man” or a “cock blocker”? While they are complete opposites, wing man attempts can quickly turn into cock blocking. If you are the third wheel, never do the following.

1)      Talk about your friends exes

2)      Make fun of him in front of her

3)      And if you’re a guy, just don’t talk at all! We all blow it for our buddies.

If you have some cock blocking stories, I’d love to hear them. In the meantime, wear this rooster with pride. You’ll certainly get some looks and a lot of conversation. You can also buy the shirt for your buddy. He’ll quickly get the message of “You are what you wear”.

Talk to you soon and keep wearing those super soft Awesome Sports Logos t-shirts!

Sincerely

Gavin Spittle

Founder, logo lover and proud t-shirt wearer

www.awesomesportslogos.com