(03-23-2018, 01:53 PM)Durden Wrote:This first section will be a ranking of logos. Simply based on the graphic and the colors used. One section will be for all DSFL teams, and then the NSFL teams.
DSFL Logos and Colors:
Norfolk SeaWolves - #6
Gonna be honest, this looks like an MS paint job for the SeaWolves name. The submarine is well done, but .... what the hell do they have to do with one another? This is quite possibly the dumbest name/logo combination I've ever seen on a sim site. Ugh. I can't even look at it any longer.
DSFL Names:
Norfolk SeaWolves - #6
I'd place it lower if I could. Wolves.... in the sea? In VIRGINIA? I hate everything about this team.
NSFL Logos and Colors:
Philadelphia Liberty - #8
The bell is so overused and boring. Can we please move away from this in future sim leagues? I'm sick of seeing it.
Arizona Outlaws - #1
An outlaw with a gun and a bandana over his face? Sign me up. Red and black? Can I sign up twice? I love the logo and think it's great for a football team. It's sharp, it's to the point and works really well.
NSFL Team Names:
Philadelphia Liberty - #8
Seriously. I have seen so many dumb Philadelphia teams with this name. Where's the originality? COME UP WITH SOMETHING NEW FOR ONCE!
Arizona Outlaws - #1
It's so fitting. Outlaws in the desert. Arizona is so nice. The name just kinda flows off the tongue.
I'll take the bait on this. First off with Norfolk. There is a class of submarines called the Seawolf class. Norfolk is a navy base. Does it make sense now? If it doesn't just google it, and you'll find out why we decided to call them the Norfolk Seawolves, but I don't expect you to do much for yourself, or even stay active enough to see this response.
Now to the NSFL stuff. Do I start with Liberty or Outlaws? I'll go Outlaws. Arizona Outlaws is a stolen name that is so blatantly unoriginal and stolen that if it wasn't for their 3 championships HO would have gotten to move by now. Arizona Outlaws were a team in the now defunct USFL, which you can read about here. Now I know you probably won't read the whole thing, and will try to say oh they're the Oklahoma Outlaws so it's different, but read the whole thing before saying anything. What about their logo? Well that's stolen too, while not the official logo of the USFL Outlaws, the logo was taken and only had the colors changed, which does not make it a new logo. You can see the logo that was created here, which was done as a fictitious rebrand of the Outlaws that were in the USFL. Now I could keep going on about how stolen the Outlaws brand is, but I'd just be repeating myself at this point.
As for Liberty I guess you could say this is an opinion piece, but I'll bring it up anyway. The Liberty Bell is a massive part of Philadelphia history and to me it isn't overused at all, I know when I think of Philadelphia the Liberty Bell is one of the first things I think of. If you don't like it that's fine, but you seem to have some unwarranted vendetta against the Liberty, which I don't know anything about nor do I understand. Also a quick look and I was only able to find 1 team with the Liberty name, while I found several Outlaws teams. If you want to bash one team for being unoriginal and then praise another team for literally stealing the name/logo that's fine, I just know that turns me off of prospective players.
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