It is no where near done, but this is where I am going with it. I have a flash class next 1/4, so the top banner will be in flash and load quicker and be a little more smooth on the transitions. Ignore the content for now, I am still learning css, so I should have that all figured out soon.
http://batlground.com/batlgroundbeta/test.html
Of course, a lot of things will be tweaked as time goes on, but you get the point.