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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...

How far along did you get? Any ideas from that you think could carry over to this?

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...

Harold had no brothers left at this point, I thought. Hadn't his last surviving brother died at the battle of Stamford Bridge?

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...

1970 Playoffs: Qualifying Teams: AFC: 1. Baltimore Colts (East Division Winner) 2. Oakland Raiders (West Division Winner) 3. Cincinnati Bengals (Central Division Winner) 4. Miami Dolphins (East Division Runner-Up) 5. Kansas City Chiefs (West Division Runner-Up) 6. St. Louis Cardinals...

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?

The POD is 1989, but the speculation about the USFL is intersting, I'll admit. So, two more divergences, let's say the league gets caught during the 1982 strike shortened season. The other possibility is the other 1989 POD.

The what if scenario occurs in 1989, it should be noted. The what if is Moldea discovers this smoking gun (more like smoking atom bomb) and centers his book around it. So it's too late for the USFL, as sad as that is for a fellow fan of that an all the other also-ran pro leagues.

In 1989 an author named Dan Moldea released a book called "Interference: How Organized Crime Influences Professional Football" in which he claimed, with evidence, that most owners in the NFL at the time were involved with organized crime, and that games were being regularly rigged to manipulate...

Nevermind.

What happens after the war, though? What happens when an upstart league feels pressure and decides to sue for antitrust violations again? Alternative possibility: perhaps the federal government provides a little financial support, seeing sports keeps people's spirits up during tough times?