Midnight Blues

Mayors use some mojo to tame the Cats

MAGIC CITY - Midnight blue is a very dark shade of blue. Midnight blue is not the same as navy blue. While both are dark shades of blue, midnight blue is darker than navy blue and is generally considered to be the deepest shade of blue, so dark that it is often mistaken for black. The name “midnight blue” was first used in 1915. The hue is named for its resemblance to the very dark blue shade of the night sky around a full moon. While the color name is relatively new, midnight blue skies can be seen in Vincent Van Gogh's work from the 1800s. In the 1920s, England’s Duke of Windsor, Edward VIII (1894–1972) popularized the color with his suits and tuxedos. One of his midnight blue evening suits is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Crayola named a crayon “midnight blue” in 1958, replacing the shade that had previously been known as “Prussian blue”. Midnight blue projects sophistication and elegance. Its link with formal occasions and royalty means it conveys confidence, power and authority, while its deep hue can also come across as dark and mysterious. According to color psychology, blue is associated with trustworthiness and reliability. Dark shades of blue are also linked to authority and intelligence. Midnight blue’s deep appearance makes this impression, but because it is so close to black, it projects qualities associated with black like power, strength and formality and conversely mourning and fear. Midnight blue is a versatile, timeless color. Midnight blue is sensible, yet sophisticated and goes well with a wide range of other colors. The NFL's Chicago Bears and MLB's New York Yankees are good examples of teams that use midnight blue as a dominate team color. In the BDFL, the Western Hills Wildcats' colors are midnight blue and orange patterned after their time in Libertyville, Illinois and DaBears. In Week 15 of the BDFL, the two-time consecutive BDFL champs (Mayors) used some Monday Night Football (MNF) "midnight mojo" to tame the Wildcats (37-36) in a game that could foreshadow the Mayors resiliency to win three straight BDFL titles. "Midnight Blue" is also a classic rock song by former Foreigner singer-songwriter Lou Gramm that was released early in 1987 by Atlantic Records. It was the lead-off single from Gramm's debut album, Ready or Not, from February 1987. Despite its hit status, it's still considered one of the decade's truly most underappreciated singles and is considered the last great single of the album-rock era. "Midnight Blue" has remained Gramm's highest-charting solo hit to date. Also in Week 15 of the BDFL, "Midnight Blues" can be appropriately used and be traced back to Monday Night Football (MNF) and the last game of the 2023 BDFL regular season when the Brookside Dogs and Jugtown Juggernauts came up a tad short of making the BDFL's prestigious Big Daddy Championship Series (BDCS) and a shot at the 2023 BDFL Championship Title.

Midnight Blue by Lou Gramm (1987)

Final Scores

2023 BDCS

The 2023 Big Daddy Championship Series

TITLETOWN - We had some serious drama going into Monday Night Football (MNF) for the last game of the 2023 BDFL regular season with four teams still fighting for the last two playoff slots. Now we're all set for the 2023 Big Daddy Championship Series (BDCS) with the eight teams that will contend for the 2023 BDFL Championship Title beginning in Week 16. Remember, this is not a bracketed tournament like the NCAA's since seeded match-ups will begin in Week 16 with the quarter-finals of the BDCS and the seeded match-ups will continue in the semi-final round in Week 17. Below is the 2023 BDCS field and their proper seed with the divisional champs in white letters and the wild cards clubs in gold letters. It should be another classic post-season in the BDFL. See the BDFL's Schedule Page for all the BDCS and Big Mullet Series (BMS) match-ups for Week 16 action.