After exhaustive research and an extreme amount of downloading ROM's (at least 75 flashes under my belt), I have finally come to the conclusion that there is nothing better than just sticking with the Stock ROM.
Please don't misunderstand, I am not knocking the ROM's that are out there. They are fun to try and play with. There has been a lot of hard work by very talented Chef's. Kudos to all of them in the highest regard. (Donate to them if you can, they do great work)=D>
My main reasoning is battery life. The original stock ROM will last 1 to sometimes even 2 days longer. (I think it is what runs in the background that tends to drain the battery faster) The fastest battery drain ever was when running the spb mobile shell.
So it was back to the Sprint Stock ROM, and of course I use different icons all the way around, along with little tweaks here and there to make it my own. I take no credit, every idea was pulled from techs here and there creativeness.
Just my two cents.
p.s. I will continue to try new ROM's when they become available.