Tier 3: Written/Graphics Tasks (each must be either 200+ words or a graphic)
Choose up to FOUR for 2.5 TPE each
17) Describe the unique food items sold in your team’s home stadium. Write about the most popular items among your team’s fans and players, or create a graphic showing the menu of featured foods in the stadium.
![[Image: d3bzdeX.jpg]](https://imgur.com/d3bzdeX.jpg)
18) If you could cast your team in a video game or TV show, what would that look like? Would they be voice actors in a game or cartoon, actors in a funny sitcom, or maybe key players in a reality TV show?
![[Image: JQhosRC.png]](https://imgur.com/JQhosRC.png)
21) What team do you think has the best branding in the league? What team do you think could use a refresh? Why?
With the Philadelphia Liberty rebrand, there are two contenders for worst brand in the league: the Baltimore (banana) Hawks and the Chicago Butchers. For me, the Hawks have an advantage simply from their more vibrant colors, with bright yellow accenting red that also echo the cool Maryland state flag so nicely. So that leaves the Butchers and their boring grey and red in most desperate need of a refresh.
I don’t mind the idea of a Chicago team, but I think even their mascot could get a re-think. Yes, I know there is a historic connection between Chicago and Butchers, an association popularized by The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. But let’s be honest here, that book does little to glorify the meat packing district of Chicago in the 1900s; instead it purposefully exposed health violations and unsanitary practices that helped spur public outcry and reform. So, you could say the mascot is outdated. Second, the cleaver dripping blood imagery is just gross. While sports logos can range from quirky and campy to fierce and intimidating, the Butchers logo is menacing in a gruesome way. And I can’t really imagine an alternative for a “Butchers” logo without it still being a little off-putting (now I’m imagining a hunk of meat hanging in a freezer).
So I think the Chicago franchise would be better off starting over with a new team mascot and creating an accompanying logo that better fits the modern era of International dot football.
27) You’re in charge of entertainment for the Ultimus or Ultimini half-time show. What would you do?
When the Ultimus is being hosted in Sarasota, Florida, there is only one choice for the half-time show: a live tele-cast of a Sea World animal show! Fans will be able to marvel at the incredible athleticism of a high-flying family of Bottlenose Dolphins. Virtually enhanced with special effects, the dolphins will perform tricks to show off their agility and intelligence. The dolphin show will be followed by orcas. The finale will feature a pair of Sea Lions who will add humor to the show, barking and joining the audience in applause. Front rows in the stadium and certain boxes will be rigged with sprinklers to simulate the “splash zone” of a live show.
The show would be MC-ed by Left Shark (a throw-back to the now-defunct NFL’s 2015 SuperBowl half-time shows featuring Katy Perry) or more precisely, an underpaid, aspiring dancer/actor in a shark costume. Other ocean-loving creatures would join Left Shark as back-up dancers during a musical performances by classic rap artist Pitbull – a Florida native and cultural ambassador for the American Latino community. Now aged 62, Pitbull would also be a visual reminder of Florida’s large retirement community that call Florida their home. Don’t worry, folks, you won’t need your hearing aide to appreciate this show: Mr. Worldwide will keep things poppin’.
See you in Sarasota!
Choose up to FOUR for 2.5 TPE each
17) Describe the unique food items sold in your team’s home stadium. Write about the most popular items among your team’s fans and players, or create a graphic showing the menu of featured foods in the stadium.
![[Image: d3bzdeX.jpg]](https://imgur.com/d3bzdeX.jpg)
18) If you could cast your team in a video game or TV show, what would that look like? Would they be voice actors in a game or cartoon, actors in a funny sitcom, or maybe key players in a reality TV show?
![[Image: JQhosRC.png]](https://imgur.com/JQhosRC.png)
21) What team do you think has the best branding in the league? What team do you think could use a refresh? Why?
With the Philadelphia Liberty rebrand, there are two contenders for worst brand in the league: the Baltimore (banana) Hawks and the Chicago Butchers. For me, the Hawks have an advantage simply from their more vibrant colors, with bright yellow accenting red that also echo the cool Maryland state flag so nicely. So that leaves the Butchers and their boring grey and red in most desperate need of a refresh.
I don’t mind the idea of a Chicago team, but I think even their mascot could get a re-think. Yes, I know there is a historic connection between Chicago and Butchers, an association popularized by The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. But let’s be honest here, that book does little to glorify the meat packing district of Chicago in the 1900s; instead it purposefully exposed health violations and unsanitary practices that helped spur public outcry and reform. So, you could say the mascot is outdated. Second, the cleaver dripping blood imagery is just gross. While sports logos can range from quirky and campy to fierce and intimidating, the Butchers logo is menacing in a gruesome way. And I can’t really imagine an alternative for a “Butchers” logo without it still being a little off-putting (now I’m imagining a hunk of meat hanging in a freezer).
So I think the Chicago franchise would be better off starting over with a new team mascot and creating an accompanying logo that better fits the modern era of International dot football.
27) You’re in charge of entertainment for the Ultimus or Ultimini half-time show. What would you do?
When the Ultimus is being hosted in Sarasota, Florida, there is only one choice for the half-time show: a live tele-cast of a Sea World animal show! Fans will be able to marvel at the incredible athleticism of a high-flying family of Bottlenose Dolphins. Virtually enhanced with special effects, the dolphins will perform tricks to show off their agility and intelligence. The dolphin show will be followed by orcas. The finale will feature a pair of Sea Lions who will add humor to the show, barking and joining the audience in applause. Front rows in the stadium and certain boxes will be rigged with sprinklers to simulate the “splash zone” of a live show.
The show would be MC-ed by Left Shark (a throw-back to the now-defunct NFL’s 2015 SuperBowl half-time shows featuring Katy Perry) or more precisely, an underpaid, aspiring dancer/actor in a shark costume. Other ocean-loving creatures would join Left Shark as back-up dancers during a musical performances by classic rap artist Pitbull – a Florida native and cultural ambassador for the American Latino community. Now aged 62, Pitbull would also be a visual reminder of Florida’s large retirement community that call Florida their home. Don’t worry, folks, you won’t need your hearing aide to appreciate this show: Mr. Worldwide will keep things poppin’.
See you in Sarasota!
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