[div align=\\\"center\\\"]Let's first talk about each of the teams a bit before I get into my final, succinct rankings.
The Baltimore Hawks:
As I'll do with every team, I'll list off the users that I know well, or by acquaintance. nunccoepi, leafer, toivo, iamslm22, zoone16, DollarAndADream, evryday, Raven.
I can see myself getting along well here. Nunc is a snek, but he's a good dude. I know leafer, zoone and DAAD by acquaintance, but they're decent dudes. I'd be cool with sharing a locker room with the rest of the guys. Raven is bae. Duh.
I still think the logo and team name is just okay, but I do like hawks a lot. Might be a decent landing spot.
They have NOT reached out to me as of this post.
The Colorado Yeti
I know only two guys here, Wheaties and NUCK. I've shared a locker room with Wheaties and he seems good, but quiet. NUCK I've never shared a locker room with, but after his SHL fiasco and his lack of grammar (as an English teacher, I can't read his posts), IDK if this makes it desirable.
I think the name and logo combination is fine. I don't know if I could see myself here. I don't know who'd I'd ever talk to and that's a huge detractor. I'm more active if I know people.
They HAVE reached out to me.
The Philadelphia Liberty
I seem to know quite a few guys from here. adam2552, RavensFanFromOntario, damienj, HalfEatenOnionBagel, 124715, WinstonKodogo. Most of these would be acquaintances. adam and 124 from NSFL WW, RFFO from SHL, and damienj, HEOB, WK from random joins on GOMHL. I wouldn't say I KNOW any of these guys though, other than HFFO, and that's very brief.
Still loathe the name and logo.
They HAVE reached out to me. @PDXBaller seems like a classy dude and ALMOST got me to change my mind about the team itself. But, it's still not enough to sway me from not wanting to sign here.
The Yellowknife Wraiths
People I've heard of or know: AzhekAhriman, DeathonReddit, Dangles13, SwagSloth, RainDelay, enigmatic, bzerkap, ErMurazor. I know the Azhek, DoR and Swag from WW here. @Dangles13 is a dick, but he's a great dude. RD tried on SHL, and I thought he seemed like a cool guy. I know of bzerk and erm from GOMHL, and I know enig from every league. She's kinda everywhere.
I can definitely see myself here. I know enough people where I think I'd fit in.
I love the logo and color scheme. I don't know where Yellowknife is, but I'm guessing Canada. Those Canadians and their fun names. Wood Buffalo. Heh.
They HAVE reached out to me.
The Arizona Outlaws
I know of run_CMC, roly, Evok, 4D Chess, ADwyer87, esa77 and Rich. run and roly are cool dudes as far as I've seen from Werewolf. 4D chess seems odd, but I know him only from GOMHL here and there. Evok is amazing, IDC what she thinks of me. She's a workhorse. ADwyer is such a weird guy, but he does him. I've never shared a locker room with Esa or Rich, but everyone speaks so highly of them that it'd be interesting.
I like the logo and color scheme. The name is... okay. I have a somewhat bitter taste in my mouth from my first player, but I guess I can swallow my pride. I'd be good going to the Outlaws.
They HAVE reached out to me.
The New Orleans Second Line
Who I know: bovovovo, CFJ, hockeyis66, beaver, waters, AdamS, JuOSu and Shaka. I've shared a locker room with only hockeyis66. Quiet, but a good dude. I know beaver and waters from SHL WW, and AdamS from NSFL WW. CFJ from the SHL forums where he narrates a damn good rivalry article between me and another player. JuOSu is an acquaintance like bovo, and I've just heard good things about Shaka from SBA.
I might be able to fit in here. I know some people, but not enough to be super comfortable day 1.
The name is too long, but I loved NOLA. Logo colors are great but the logo itself is just alright.
I might be able to get along here. I'm not sure.
They have NOT reached out to me.
The Orange County Otters
I know JKortesi81, DrunkenTeddy, timeconsumer and TheWoZy. Jkort is the guy I have a rivalry with on SHL (in kayfabe, duh). DT and WoZy are both buds from GOMHL, both great dudes even though I give them trouble all the time. tc I know from here by name, but haven't talked to the guy much. He's also on GOMHL if I remember correctly.
The name is alright. Otters don't speak 'dominance' or 'football' at all to me though. Sounds too much like Orange County Chopper and that's not my ish.
They're lower on the list, but maybe the users make up for it.
They have NOT reached out to me.
The San Jose SaberCats
I know Rabidsponge21, GoodLeftUndone and Symmetrik. Rabid is a good dude, and the other two I really only know by name only.
I don't really like the logo or team name, and I still dislike Saber followed by a capital C. Growing up near Buffalo, it's sabre. I get that it's 'wrong' but it's right to me.
I don't see myself playing here to be quite honest.
They have NOT reached out to me.
Based on all this, my final rankings are:
The Outlaws have some good users that seem to float my boat. The Wraiths are a very close second, but the users on the Outlaws pushed them over Yellowknife. The Hawks users do a lot for me. The Otters and Second Line were a last minute swap (as I write this) because of again, the users. I was already on the Otters and I'd like something new to be honest. The Yeti don't really have anyone I know, same with the SaberCats. Liberty remain at the bottom. Relocate and rebrand, and tweak the roster just a bit and it changes the game. I know this won't happen so I won't dwell on it. Again, PDXballer almost sold me on changing this up, but I just can't do it.
If anyone has questions or comments, I'll answer them... but this isn't a full-fledged presser.[/div]
The Baltimore Hawks:
As I'll do with every team, I'll list off the users that I know well, or by acquaintance. nunccoepi, leafer, toivo, iamslm22, zoone16, DollarAndADream, evryday, Raven.
I can see myself getting along well here. Nunc is a snek, but he's a good dude. I know leafer, zoone and DAAD by acquaintance, but they're decent dudes. I'd be cool with sharing a locker room with the rest of the guys. Raven is bae. Duh.
I still think the logo and team name is just okay, but I do like hawks a lot. Might be a decent landing spot.
They have NOT reached out to me as of this post.
The Colorado Yeti
I know only two guys here, Wheaties and NUCK. I've shared a locker room with Wheaties and he seems good, but quiet. NUCK I've never shared a locker room with, but after his SHL fiasco and his lack of grammar (as an English teacher, I can't read his posts), IDK if this makes it desirable.
I think the name and logo combination is fine. I don't know if I could see myself here. I don't know who'd I'd ever talk to and that's a huge detractor. I'm more active if I know people.
They HAVE reached out to me.
The Philadelphia Liberty
I seem to know quite a few guys from here. adam2552, RavensFanFromOntario, damienj, HalfEatenOnionBagel, 124715, WinstonKodogo. Most of these would be acquaintances. adam and 124 from NSFL WW, RFFO from SHL, and damienj, HEOB, WK from random joins on GOMHL. I wouldn't say I KNOW any of these guys though, other than HFFO, and that's very brief.
Still loathe the name and logo.
They HAVE reached out to me. @PDXBaller seems like a classy dude and ALMOST got me to change my mind about the team itself. But, it's still not enough to sway me from not wanting to sign here.
The Yellowknife Wraiths
People I've heard of or know: AzhekAhriman, DeathonReddit, Dangles13, SwagSloth, RainDelay, enigmatic, bzerkap, ErMurazor. I know the Azhek, DoR and Swag from WW here. @Dangles13 is a dick, but he's a great dude. RD tried on SHL, and I thought he seemed like a cool guy. I know of bzerk and erm from GOMHL, and I know enig from every league. She's kinda everywhere.
I can definitely see myself here. I know enough people where I think I'd fit in.
I love the logo and color scheme. I don't know where Yellowknife is, but I'm guessing Canada. Those Canadians and their fun names. Wood Buffalo. Heh.
They HAVE reached out to me.
The Arizona Outlaws
I know of run_CMC, roly, Evok, 4D Chess, ADwyer87, esa77 and Rich. run and roly are cool dudes as far as I've seen from Werewolf. 4D chess seems odd, but I know him only from GOMHL here and there. Evok is amazing, IDC what she thinks of me. She's a workhorse. ADwyer is such a weird guy, but he does him. I've never shared a locker room with Esa or Rich, but everyone speaks so highly of them that it'd be interesting.
I like the logo and color scheme. The name is... okay. I have a somewhat bitter taste in my mouth from my first player, but I guess I can swallow my pride. I'd be good going to the Outlaws.
They HAVE reached out to me.
The New Orleans Second Line
Who I know: bovovovo, CFJ, hockeyis66, beaver, waters, AdamS, JuOSu and Shaka. I've shared a locker room with only hockeyis66. Quiet, but a good dude. I know beaver and waters from SHL WW, and AdamS from NSFL WW. CFJ from the SHL forums where he narrates a damn good rivalry article between me and another player. JuOSu is an acquaintance like bovo, and I've just heard good things about Shaka from SBA.
I might be able to fit in here. I know some people, but not enough to be super comfortable day 1.
The name is too long, but I loved NOLA. Logo colors are great but the logo itself is just alright.
I might be able to get along here. I'm not sure.
They have NOT reached out to me.
The Orange County Otters
I know JKortesi81, DrunkenTeddy, timeconsumer and TheWoZy. Jkort is the guy I have a rivalry with on SHL (in kayfabe, duh). DT and WoZy are both buds from GOMHL, both great dudes even though I give them trouble all the time. tc I know from here by name, but haven't talked to the guy much. He's also on GOMHL if I remember correctly.
The name is alright. Otters don't speak 'dominance' or 'football' at all to me though. Sounds too much like Orange County Chopper and that's not my ish.
They're lower on the list, but maybe the users make up for it.
They have NOT reached out to me.
The San Jose SaberCats
I know Rabidsponge21, GoodLeftUndone and Symmetrik. Rabid is a good dude, and the other two I really only know by name only.
I don't really like the logo or team name, and I still dislike Saber followed by a capital C. Growing up near Buffalo, it's sabre. I get that it's 'wrong' but it's right to me.
I don't see myself playing here to be quite honest.
They have NOT reached out to me.
Based on all this, my final rankings are:
The Outlaws have some good users that seem to float my boat. The Wraiths are a very close second, but the users on the Outlaws pushed them over Yellowknife. The Hawks users do a lot for me. The Otters and Second Line were a last minute swap (as I write this) because of again, the users. I was already on the Otters and I'd like something new to be honest. The Yeti don't really have anyone I know, same with the SaberCats. Liberty remain at the bottom. Relocate and rebrand, and tweak the roster just a bit and it changes the game. I know this won't happen so I won't dwell on it. Again, PDXballer almost sold me on changing this up, but I just can't do it.
If anyone has questions or comments, I'll answer them... but this isn't a full-fledged presser.[/div]