10-03-2022, 01:43 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-06-2022, 12:07 PM by Southie. Edited 3 times in total.)
Quote:13. Expansion Expansion Expansion! Tell us why you think the league should expand / not expand or include any ideas (in words) for team branding ideas you have or team locations.I'm not clear on whether or not we should expand. I've heard that our recruitment numbers are pretty low so I'd vote against expansion given the chance. This is more about me venting about cities that don't have teams that should. My first choice for an expansion is Pittsburgh. How can you not have a pro football team in Pittsburgh? Pittsburgh has six Vince Lombardi trophies. Since 2000 Pittsburgh has won two Superbowl's and three Stanley cups yet the city gets no love when it comes to sim leagues. Why does Philly have a team in all three sims (PBE, ISFL. SHL) when Pittsburgh can't have one. New England also isn't represented in the ISFL which is absurd. The SHL has the New England Wolfpack and the PBE has the Providence Crabs yet the ISFL has nothing Not even a DSFL Team. I shouldn't have to tell you how successful Boston has been in sports over the last twenty years. They've won a Stanley cup, Multiple Superbowl's and Multiple World Series yet they barely exist in the ISFL.. Of course the push to make the ISFL internationally known as opposed to a national league means that'll it be almost impossible to get another American franchise in the league. Which is relocation is more likely to happen then expansion. An actual Mexican ISFL team would be good. The Luchadores have been pretty successful in their time in the DSFL an ISFL team in another city in Mexico would be great. Mexico City might be perfect. It's the largest city in Mexico and even larger then Tijuana itself. Plus the elevation would give a massive homefield advantage to whatever team choose the location.\ Outside of Mexico., Another team in Canada could be fun. Somewhere like Ottawa or Calgary. Toronto's too mainstream and played out at this poimt. Give some of the cities in Canada a cool place to hang out and bring some revenue to them.
Quote:24. If you could create a team using any active players in the league, what would that team look like? Would you build a group of all-stars to contend in the next Ultimus, or a team full of jokesters for the fun of it? Describe the roster and why you chose the players you did.
Beniri T'Chawama is my first pick overall. I think building a team from the inside out is the best way to build a football team and Beniri is the best offensive lineman in the game. My next pick would be Wendell Sailor. He arguably should've gone first but i fell like offensive lineman have more to do with quarterback success then we want to admit. My third and fourth picks are Escanor Sama and Nick Kaepercolin Jr.. Sama seems like a fantastic slot receiver and Nick Kaepercolin Jr. caught the most touchdown passes of anyone last season. MY next pick would be Bender Rodriguez who feels like the best linebacker in the league. He led the league in sacks last season as well. I'd put Duke Cheeks and Spicy Ron on either side of him. Then it would be time to take a runningback. I'm going to go with Jay Cue Jr. This is a pretty Arizona heavy team but what can you do? The current league champions have a stacked roster.
Quote:27. What team do you think has the best branding in the league? What team do you think could use a refresh? Why?
It's been awhile but I believe the New York Silverbacks are the best branded team in the entire league. ISFL or DSFL. As for the worst. The Baltimore Hawks feel cheep. I think it's the orange on the russet background that doesn't do it for me. Honolulu Hahalua is also a bad logo scheme but their dedicated fanbase and Ultimus wins means I don't see them changing anything in the future. As for the DSFL, I'd say the Coyotes have the best scheme. It might just be the purple and yellow but it works for me. For the worst I'd go with the Norfolk Sea Wolves. It feels bland and lacks emotion. I understand that submarines are tough and destructive but I don't get that from Norfolk's brand especially when compared to other teams in the DSFL.
Going back to the ISFL for a moment, The New Orleans Second Line are pretty lame. I understand their connection but it doesn't come off as aggressive or a football team.