Recently the Chicago Butchers relocated to Osaka as the Osaka Kaiju. This was a great decision for the team. The Butcher's brand was ridiculed from the start. It was poorly managed and started out very slowly. If not for the Las Vegas Legion and the Colorado Yeti, the Butcher’s were looking like a DSFL team. The Legion was able to relocate and turn itself around into a great franchise with the New Orleans Second Line. Osaka has the chance to do the same thing. The logo and branding on this relocation is on point. New York and Osaka have the Godzilla versus King Kong dynamic and it is set up to be a great rivalry. I also think relocation to outside of the United States was a good move so all the teams are not completely clustered in one country. With changes like these it will be great to see who is the best in the world. Congratulations to Osaka and rest in peace Chicago.
While there isn't any specific team I'd relocate, I'm going to move Dallas. Why? I lived in Dallas for six months and hated it. So I'm going to once again pitch Grand Rapids because I'm slightly a narcissist and like seeing my hometown represented. Coming up with a theme would be hard because calling the team something to do with the river would be difficult to be unique. Rapids is redundant, Whitecaps is taken by the High-A baseball team. Any other affiliates that we have tend to go with the theme of their pro team (Drive for the Pistons, Gold for the Nuggets), and Rampage was just your typical 'tough' sounding name. However, I'd like to pay homage to the city's original economic ventures, namely as one of the biggest furniture producers. You can't really create something terribly 'tough' from that, so take it back one step in the chain and my suggestion would be the Grand Rapids Lumberjacks, backed by Michigan's vast array of forest types in both peninsulas.
Shoutout and congrats to osaka for successfully completing their rebrand. It was a great idea and I really mess with the mascot they got going on. But if it were up to me to rebrand a team in the ISFL, it would probably have to be the lame ass cape town crash. The purple and gold really is not doing it for me. And then on top of that, their logo is a rhino even though they really are not called the cape town rhinos. Furthermore, cape town does not even play football , I am going to assume south africans probably play more rugby and soccer than anything over there. I would relocate to a city where football is really big and may mean more to the people, a city built on brotherly love, Philadelphia. There the players will be able to free roam the field and excel at their expertise in the sport of football. Calling them the Liberty would be pretty dope too considering how the liberty bell was cracked there in that city. And you know what, there needs to be a team in the ISFL that rocks the red white and blue. The red white and blue Liberty of Philadelphia , man am I creative or what.
There are a couple obvious standouts in my head. Yellowknife has always seemed like a strange place to have a team, and still feels like it was chosen as a meme all these years later, what with its population of sub 20 thousand (you could fit 3 Yellowknife Town populations into literally any NFL stadium with thousands of seats to spare). I still find the name Berlin Fire Salamanders too wordy, it really feels like it should just be Salamanders; not sure if it's the fact that it's 3 words or the fact that the last word is 4 syllables.
But the big one for me is the Yeti. The Logo kind of tells the whole story for me. Sure, the C is from the Colorado State Flag, but that doesn't change the fact that it's just a somewhat stylized C (the worst type of logo in the real life NFL), but that's easily the lesser of the two major issues. You probably know what the shadow in front of the C, it's a famous photo of a Bigfoot. An entirely different Cryptid than the Yeti. Granted, they're similar in terms of body layout and structure...but honestly, this is the big issue for me. They should blatantly be the Colorado Bigfoot. If they want to be the Yeti, then they should probably change both their logo and their location to something more fitting.
From Lone Star to Northern Lights: The Dallas Frostwolves
The Dallas Birdogs, a team steeped in tradition, now faces a pivotal moment. As the sun sets over the Texas plains, I envision a bold transformation: the relocation of the Birdogs to a new home—the icy expanse of Anchorage, Alaska. Here, amidst snow-capped peaks and shimmering fjords, they’ll become the Dallas Frostwolves. Location: Anchorage, Alaska Why Anchorage? Because it’s a stark departure from the scorching Texas heat. Imagine the thrill of a touchdown against a backdrop of Northern Lights—a spectacle that would rival any championship game. Mascot: The Frostwolves The Frostwolves symbolize resilience, adaptability, and teamwork. Their silver-blue fur echoes the icy landscape, and their howls resonate through the frozen wilderness. Fans will rally behind these majestic creatures. Colors: Arctic Blue and Silver Arctic blue represents the frigid Alaskan waters, while silver signifies the strength of the pack. These colors adorn jerseys, banners, and merchandise, uniting fans across the miles. Logo: A Howling Wolf Silhouette Picture a fierce wolf, head thrown back, howling at the midnight sun. This emblem captures the spirit of the Frostwolves—a team unafraid of challenges, even in the harshest conditions. Tagline: “Chasing Glory Across the Tundra” The Frostwolves’ journey isn’t just about touchdowns; it’s about survival. Their pursuit of victory mirrors the wolves’ quest for sustenance in the wild.
If I were to rebrand a team, I'd relocate them to London. While we have a DSFL team located there in the London Royals, I feel like we could use another team. The ISFL is already surprisingly international with several non-USA teams in the league, but you can never be too inclusive with other countries. London also is the site of a former professional American Football team in the London Monarchs, which existed in the NFL Europe and the WLAF. And a big plus of having another team in London is how fiercely competitive they are there. If you've seen or heard of the football clubs over there, there are some hotly contested rivalries across the pond. Bringing that ferocity to the ISFL would only amp up the emotions and excitement for every weekly game when the London team came to town. Let's just maybe leave the football riots by the wayside, shall we?
If I had to change any team's location and branding, I would go with the Baltimore Hawks. Both the location and the team name are kind of safe and boring, in my opinion. If you are a fan of US professional sports, you have undoubtedly seen many Hawk teams and many teams from Baltimore. One of the fun parts about the ISFL is that the teams are usually pretty creative and outside of the norm compared to teams you see in the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL. All that being said, I would take the opportunity to move the Hawks to South Dakota under a new name and branding. What better place for a professional football team than Sioux Falls? My suggestion is for this new team to go by as the Sioux Falls Prairie Dogs. Prairie Dogs are native to South Dakota and would give the Otters a run for their money for cutest mascot. Plus it would be something unique and memorable that we don't see on our televisions every Sunday.
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I love what Osaka Kaiju did with their relocation and rebrand. It looks really clean and it is a unique concept. That is what I think it important in the location and rebranding, something that is unique with a really cool logo. I think that the team that needs a rebrand the most is the Baltimore Hawks. I just don't think it is unique enough to be on par with all of the other teams in the league. If I were in charge of them I would relocate them to Rio and they would be called the Scarlets - as in Scarlet Macaws. The team would be able to keep their bird theme and I think that there are some really cool things that they would be able to do with a Macaw as a logo. I understand if they want to keep the "raptor" theme for their team, so if that is the case they can always be called the Rio Harpies (as in the Harpy Eagle) the biggest eagle in the world. I think that they would be able to do some cool logo designs with that as well, probably not as cool as a the Macaws, but still something unique.
I don't believe that a re-branding or relocation should be allowed at all. We've all seen BASEketball so we know how weird and crazy things can get when you mix relocation or bad rebranding. The Jazz moved from New Orleans to Utah, where there is no jazz and music is banned. The Lakers moved from Minneapolis to Los Angeles... Where there is no Lakes? What are we doing?!
When done right, perhaps the relocation/rebrand can be done tastefully. However, I still don't think its great for the leagues or the fans and it should be avoided at all costs. I'm all for slight rebrands or changing up of logos and colors to shake things up. Anything more than that is way too invasive and shouldn't be something that becomes normal. Being a fan of a small market city, I hope against hope that no relocation befalls my beloved teams. Thanks for reading and go Portland! Words: 150+ J.C. Tomlinson - OLB - Season 50 Knif3yMan87
Oh the butchers are dead? About bloody time, interesting place to choose so hopefully they aren't as bad as the Kashima Foxes were in the terrible PBE league. I would personally move the Cape Town Crash to somewhere in Pennsylvania. Like Pittsburgh or...Hmm, oh I know! Philly! Yeah kind of wild outside the box thinking by me but now we have to really thinking about the branding.
Something that shows the spirit of Philly off...Now bare with me but they have that bell right? Okay perfect lets do a generic bell brand logo and now we just need the name...Someone MURICAN...Oh! The Philly Liberty! I think that shows off a lot of character albeit is a dumb name for sure. The real kicker is then I would relocate a season late to crush the Philly fans' hearts all over again. That or just move them to Munich and call them the Munich Ice Salamanders for the funny memes. [156 wirds] |
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