I could see that as a good metaphor for the Migrations Period that resulted in the collapse of the W.R.E. A series of wars against the independent non-American states in Latin America weakens the *C.S.A, causing a cascading series of revolts in that region that spread to the core lands of the...
Keep in mind that this isn't mean to be the hardest of timelines, but more of a Turtledovesque sort of deal. If it's hard to make something fit with realistic rules, then going a bit unrealistic is okay. :)
As for the slave question, I see the South maintaining it's peculiar institution in this...
Er, I meant Jacksonian. :( Sorry! But I like what you're doing so far. What you've described is a good parallel to the Roman Kingdom, with the remaining details easily fleshed out. Also, as for moving west, that could be slowed down. From what my (admittedly mediocre) knowledge of the Roman...
You could have a legally enshrined class based society by having their never be a Jeffersonian Revolution the generation after the founding fathers. Without the enfranchisement of all (white) (male) Americans we could see a de facto Patrician class claiming descent from the legendary "Founding...
We've all heard the constant claims that America is similar in some way (whether in detail or in breadth, of substance of superficiality) to the Roman Republic/Empire. But what I'm interested in (as a bit of a fun game with the members of this board) is to try to reshape America so that it...
Just a little thought that went through my head. What will happen to England if during the succession crises of 1066 all the major claimants to the throne end up dead?
You can consider this what if either with a Norman victory, an English victory, or a draw, but now both leaders at the battle...
Random thought: How would the NFL and the sports world react if a star player killed them self over a super bowl?
To make the hypothetical more concrete, let's say Scott Norwood kills himself the night he misses the kick that costs the Bills the Super Bowl? How would the media react? The League...
As a bit of a fun game, let's face-off the runners up in both the AFC and NFC championships (and before the merger, the AFL and NFL championships) in the Super Bowl:
Super Bowl I (1966): Buffalo Bills (I) vs. Dallas Cowboys (I)
Super Bowl II (1967): Houston Oilers (I) vs. Dallas Cowboys (II)...
Perhaps have Coventry avoid getting firebombed during the Blitz. After the war, it becomes a sort of Mecca for hockey, and eventually forms a major hockey league with the other three towns mentioned above and the largest of the smaller cities. Eventually, hockey hits it big as a winter...
We already have one for Association Football, so this will be a general thread for posting the results of other sporting events, such as Stanley Cup Finals, Super Bowls, etc. etc.
I'll be posting alternate playoff results from an NFL that adopted an alternate playoff system, starting in 1970...
Another interesting possibility: let's say in '95 evidence comes to light that coach Marc Levy and star players on the Buffalo Bills (Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, etc. etc.) were involved in fixing every single super bowl the four years they went in order to make it big on betting against themselves.
I was waiting until the 80s mainly because of the POD being in 1989, initially, but we've had people speculate on a fix coming to light in 82/83, so why not 68 as well?