*S50 Expansions/Relocation Ideas

[ForSucksFake]

A lot has changed since my last player was in the ISFL (NSFL when I joined) and one of the biggest, surprising moments for me was finding out the Philadelphia Liberty had relocated to Cape Town to become the Crash. Philadelphia had one of my favorite logos in the entire league and traded it in for, well, a corporate-friendly generic rhino. Philly had an instantly recognizable logo and it immediately conveyed the essence of not just the city but the club itself. Look, the Crash branding is fine but it’s a damn shame that it replaced a top-3 ISFL brand. This is a long intro but I felt the need to set the table for this “pitch.”
I still need to learn how to create original logos but I thought it would be fun to throw some city and team names out along with some rudimentary logos to stir the mind.

San Diego Mavericks


My favorite movies are the Top Gun films and if you remember watching them, they’re primarily set in San Diego, with plenty of exterior shots taking place in the city while the actual United States Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) is in Miramar. I thought about going with the Miramar Mavericks but something felt right about giving San Diego a football team again. The team nickname was much easier. I felt Top Guns would be too on the nose so I went with the one and only Maverick Mitchell for the namesake. The name type is directly from the Top Gun movies.

Seattle Starshine


Seattle is a great sports town. They’ve feverishly supported the Seahawks and Kraken and T-Mobile Park can be a great time, too. I wanted to tap into some Seattle history while making up fake words for the name like the Seahawks did. One of the rumors up here is that there’s so much coffee in Seattle, you can find grounds in the tap water. Star is derived from Starbucks and I added the extra dose of alliteration by tacking on shine. While Starshine isn’t exactly a fake word, it sounds really cool and actually means “the glow of the stars.” Oh, and sick Gorillaz song, too. The green goes in line with the Mariners, Seahawks, Kraken, Storm, Sounders, and the defunct Supersonics all having a variation of the color in their scheme.

Oakland Paradise

I feel so bad for Oaktown these days. Not only did the Warriors move out of the Oakland area to be closer to San Francisco, it’s all but certain that the Athletics are gone, whether they relocate to Las Vegas or elsewhere. So, part of the branding was to hang on to those iconic colors. The team’s name came to me while I was watching some videos of Oakland street takeovers. The Town deserves a franchise to get behind.

Toronto Torque


This idea came to me from the DSFL general server, where @lemonoppy detailed their desire to one day bring an expansion franchise to Toronto. I volunteered some team names like Aliens, due to the city’s rich history of urban legends regarding extraterrestrial lifeforms. Like superhero alter egos, names are just cooler with alliteration. In this case, I went with Torque to symbolize speed and power. The color scheme was inspired by @WildfireMicro ‘s desire to wear pink uniforms forever in Honolulu. The league needs more pink.

Portland Roses


“But FSF, there’s a DSFL team in Portland already.” Well, a couple of things on that. It’s totally normal to have minor league and major league teams play in the same city. Calgary has the Flames (NHL) and the Hitmen (WHL), who are owned by Bret “The Hitman” Heart. Seattle has the Thunderbirds (WHL) and recently got the Kraken (NHL), but here’s the kicker. The Pythons get promotion (think soccer) and move to Philadelphia. Instead of being the Philadelphia Pythons, they acquire the rights to the Liberty branding. I used to live in the Rose City and I think it’s an absolutely killer name. So why not have the Portland Roses as the new football team in town? Portland has had great examples of teams that have mascot names that relate to the city. Off the top of my head are the Trail Blazers (Lewis & Clark expedition ended in Oregon), Timber (duh), and the Portland Beavers (a minor league baseball team that Kurt Russell played for.)

Miami Blizzard


“FSF, you can’t be serious.” Oh, I am drop-dead serious, honey. One of the most defining characteristics of Miami (the Will Smith song, the toxic Heat fans, Miami Vice) is the snow. You wouldn’t believe how much snow Miami has. What’s even more insane is how much more snow Miami gets during spring break. Miami has so much snow, you have to wonder how many athletes choose to go there to go skiing.


Hopefully I didn’t upset any Python or Crash fans out there. I have always felt the Oklahoma City Thunder should move back to Seattle and rebrand to the Supersonics, so I used that same thought process and applied it to the ISFL. Who knows, maybe someone will like a team off this list and use it for an expansion team. I would be absolutely thrilled!

[Opera_Phantom]

I gotta say, a couple of these would make for real cool teams.

[lemonoppy]

Toronto needs more Racoon

[18situaseans]

Yes! I love that you are recognizing the west. A San Diego team would be awesome for sure. Love the idea of Mavericks but I’m pretty sure that’s an SFL team.

[soevil]

I’m on board with the Starshine baby

[DREAMSLOTH]

We still out here catching strays

For real though, Starshine and Paradise have my full support.