{"id":97473,"date":"2026-07-24T12:13:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=97473"},"modified":"2026-07-24T12:14:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:14:06","slug":"fanview-7-24-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=97473","title":{"rendered":"FanView: 7\/24\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-97101\" src=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oscar-Madison-2-268x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oscar-Madison-2-268x300.png 268w, https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oscar-Madison-2-63x70.png 63w, https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oscar-Madison-2-134x150.png 134w, https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oscar-Madison-2.png 602w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/>By Joe Torosian<\/p>\n<p>Kick it!<\/p>\n<p>The Rams dropped their 2026 unis last night, and I\u2019m so glad it is done.<\/p>\n<p>I love the white and blue. I love the 1951 historic. My only problem is that somewhere during the 2026 season they will employ those horrific Midnight Mode\/Blue\/Rivalry uniforms.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s hideous and a contributing factor in why it will take another five to ten years for the franchise to own its own market. The Rams, a franchise run so well, have yet to realize they can lead rather than pander.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97474\" src=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rams-White.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1320\" height=\"842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rams-White.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rams-White-400x255.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rams-White-70x45.jpeg 70w, https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rams-White-768x490.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rams-White-150x96.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1320px) 100vw, 1320px\" \/>The Dodgers, for visiting the White House, are being referenced as sell-outs for not standing up for LA. Fans on social media are declaring shame on the Dodgers, saying they will burn all their Dodger gear, and root for the Angels.<\/p>\n<p>Do I believe people hate Trump? Yes.<br \/>\nDo I believe people are mad at the Dodgers for going to Trump&#8217;s White House? Yes.<br \/>\nDo I believe some fans will get rid of their Dodger gear? Yes.<br \/>\nDo I believe most of them are hypocrites for their silence during the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence flap? Yes.<br \/>\nDo I believe angry Dodgers fans will now become Los Angeles Angels fans? Now, you&#8217;re just being ridiculous.<\/p>\n<p>#84\u2014May the San Francisco Giants rot and lie stinking in the earth.<\/p>\n<p>LeBron James has chosen Philadelphia. Good move to do it before NFL camps fully open&#8211;otherwise, he&#8217;ll sink deeper into irrelevance.<\/p>\n<p>While I didn&#8217;t care where he landed, I was also pretty sure he&#8217;d be heading east. Between San Antonio and Oklahoma City, toss in Jokic at Denver, and what they&#8217;re assembling in Minnesota\u2026 there&#8217;s no room to get back to the finals in the west.<\/p>\n<p>I give LeBron credit for taking the 2-year\/8-Rock contract. The 76ers should be fun\u2026but we&#8217;ll see who&#8217;s on the floor at the end of March.<\/p>\n<p>And, start the clock on how long it will take Bronny to find his way to the City of Brotherly Love.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-97475\" src=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rams-51-400x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rams-51-400x225.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rams-51-70x39.jpeg 70w, https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rams-51-768x433.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rams-51-150x85.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rams-51.jpeg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Does Tom Brady have anybody in his life who loves him? Does he allow anybody in his life who loves him to speak into his life?<\/p>\n<p>Apparently not, because the greatest quarterback of all-time, the guy with seven Super Bowl rings, somehow feels the need to do a publicity dance with Logan Paul.<\/p>\n<p>This only helps Paul.<\/p>\n<p>Deflate-Gate didn&#8217;t hurt Brady\u2026but a whorish desire to remain relevant and in the spotlight will. This makes me legitimately sad. What&#8217;s next for him? <em>Survivor<\/em>? <em>The Traitors<\/em>? <em>First Take with Stephen A.<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p>The Baltimore Ravens have waived former Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia. Pavia, a Heisman finalist who hyped himself as the best QB in the country, went undrafted in April.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m wondering if new Ravens HC Mike Minter had the same talk with Pavia that Super Bowl-winning Ravens HC Brian Billick had with former Arizona QB Ortege Jenkins in the first season of Hard Knocks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>After releasing Jenkins at the start of camp:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Billick:<\/strong> Did you get your degree?<br \/>\n<strong>Jenkins:<\/strong> Not yet.<br \/>\n<strong>Billick:<\/strong> Yeah, you want to get that done.<br \/>\n(Translation: Get that education because you&#8217;re not playing professionally.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final Note:<\/strong> To get into the United Center in Chicago on Saturday to see the WNBA All-Star game, you&#8217;ll need $188. For 2-grand you can sit court-side.<\/p>\n<p>The Dude abides\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>1,331<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Romans 10:14-15<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>jtbank1964@yahoo.com<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u201cRamView\u201d M-W-F<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Follow Joe on X: @joet13b<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Joe Torosian Kick it! The Rams dropped their 2026 unis last night, and I\u2019m so glad it is done. I love the white and blue. I love the 1951 historic. My only problem is that somewhere during the 2026 season they will employ those horrific Midnight Mode\/Blue\/Rivalry uniforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fanview"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=97473"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97476,"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97473\/revisions\/97476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=97473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=97473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=97473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}