This year marks the 40 Anniversary of America’s Sweethearts!

The New York Jets Flight Crew has a new look. And I like it. As I’ve said in the past, I enjoy a puff sleeve and/or a ruffle. In moderation. The collar adds a little “pow!” too. I have no idea what these outfits were for, if it’s a one-time only thing, or what, but I enjoyed them. If one of you has the scoop, and would care to enlighten me, I would love to know the deets.

I will say, the one thing I did not enjoy so much was (were?) the poms. I have a few personal rules when it comes to dressing a pro team:

• Uniforms must not be ugly, skanky, boring, or lame. Duh.
• I don’t like to see cheerleaders in black. Some black is ok. Mostly black: not ok. And I really hate black poms. I find them depressing. And not very exciting to watch on the field.
• The outfit has to have some kind of branding. Logo, team name, or whatever. It has to clearly identify the team the dancers are associated with.
• There must be some sparkle. Doesn’t have to look like one of those glitz dresses on Toddlers and Tiaras, but you’ve got to have some.
• No likey when the poms are a solid color that matches the main color of the outfit. The whole point of poms is to emphasize the motions and provide contrast. So Flight Crew, if you’re going to wear all white again, we need to chat about the poms. I know a guy who can hook you up. Call me.
• I’m sure I have more rules, I just haven’t made them up yet

On a somewhat related note, the Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders also recently debuted a new look. I like this one as well. Apparently in addition to a puff sleeve and a ruffle, I also enjoy a scoop neck. And I enjoy that they’ve got some color to them. I do like the white outfits worn all around the league, but after a while, they all start to blur together in my mind.

I need to start writing these down…

But that’s enough about me. What do you guys think?

I’m not entirely sure how this works, but Fox Sports seems to have two or three “Sports Girls” for each of their regions. The girls are out and about, visiting various college, pro, and semi-pro sporting events in their region. They do interviews, hang out with fans, help generate excitement for the game, etc. There’s the North Girls, the Arizona Girls, the Carolinas Girls, the Florida Girls, and so forth. When it comes to the Southwest, they’ve got two sports girls, one of which is Kaime O’Teeter, former Dallas Stars Ice Girls, and someone you may remember from a few seasons of CMT’s Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Squad. I’m not sure how long she’s had the gig, but it looks like fun!Click here to see what Kaime (rhymes with Jamie) has been up to since she retired from the Stars.

Southwest Girls Liddy (left) and Kaime

Sports Illustrated has lots of great photos from the past couple of weeks. Click here for week 2 and here for week 3!

Get a leg up on the competition!

This one gets MAJOR points for accuracy, ha!

A Denver Broncos Cheerleader performing with pink poms for Breast Cancer Awareness Month (Oct. 2011)

It’s Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta, and this time the bride is former Florida Panthers Ice Dancer Meg Liz Miller. Catch her episode “Skin Can’t Win” on reruns this weekend!

Check out Meg’s website here

You can also watch the video that got her cast for the show:

The Dallas Cowboys CHeerleaders website has been completely redesigned. The new site looks great, and includes the team photo, individual photos, and profiles for this year’s team. Click here to check it out!