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  1. MilSox
    This isn't far off from how women's roller derby leagues have organized for the past decade and some change.
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    The story I always recalled was that Paul Brown was Vince Lombardi's idol and did indeed base the Packers uniforms on the Browns.
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    I never made this connection before. Probably because the main department store in my neck of the woods had a wordmark out of the 1890s.
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    Barons is a pretty good name for Milwaukee. There are several different ways you could go with it and tie it into the local culture. If you're gonna go for a motorcycle theme, I like Milwaukee Machines. The alliteration works, and you could probably make a cool logo out of two M's. One of the teams on the schedule on Any Given Sunday was the Wisconsin Icemen. I always loved that, and the team's initials coincide with the postal code for Wisconsin. I also always liked how Wisconsin Knights was a homonym for "Wisconsinite." Consider those too if you're open to the Milwaukee team claiming the entire state.
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    What about the Milwaukee Mile? The Packers played in the infield of the race track until County Stadium was built.
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    Pretty cool stuff! I was a lurker back then as well and I love to see how that project evolved. Love your brief description of the history of each team and how it actually plays into the real life local sporting culture. Obviously I'd be a Third Ward supporter in this universe. But I have to say even though I didn't see an issue with it the first time around, it's hard for me to wrap my head around their colors not including blue. Especially for a team so steeped in Bavarian heritage. I'm guessing since you're local (enough) you know of Bavarians SC and didn't want to do something that was essentially a take on their identity. But the Milwaukee Wave and Milwaukee Torrent wear blue as well. Then, of course, you have the Brewers, Marquette, and even the Bucks found a way to work it into their identity. Blue is Milwaukee's sporting color (as odd as it is for me, a UWM alum, to admit that). Perhaps we could see a version of Third Ward that is blue and cream? I do love the crest though. That doesn't have to change even if the kit colors do, IMO.
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    Whatever market there could conceivably be for any of these names is already served by all the other goofy names in MiLB. I just came up with the name RiverRockers. Even if they were the Rock River RiverRockers, it's still more palatable than the crap they actually came up with. Also, to the point about the Moo being too close to Wisconsin's Udder Tuggers brand. Supper Clubbers is a reject of another recent rebrand (I want to say Green Bay).
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    The "logic" behind all these nonsense rebrands is that people who don't live anywhere near where the team actually plays will buy the merch as a novelty. But if Beloit rebrands, I am officially done complaining about the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers name. They will be THE Wisconsin team in the Midwest League as far as I'm concerned; and the Brewers affiliate at that. If they absolutely MUST rebrand, do so in a way that includes Rockford and the entire border area. But even then, I can't see that yielding something better than what we have now. This new owner is an ass who definitely has more money than brains. And it doesn't seem like he has a whole lot of either.
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    The blue wahoo is an actual fish. Polka pike sounds like something made up by marketing people who think leisure suits are cool.
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    How are any of the names they've unveiled so far in any way more desirable than Snappers?
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    Those are what I like about the late 80s Sox. Both the script C and White Sox script would fit seamlessly with their current brand. But for all people trash the BiG for being too generic, the Batter Man seems to fly right under the radar.
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    I always thought if they were black and red or black amd silver, theyd be considered quite timeless. But as they were? It was Joe Baseball Uni.
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    C'mon Beloit. Be better than this.
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    It's upsetting to know they're willing to squander away 25 years of cache with a Snappers name that has held up amazingly well.
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    It'd be a shame to see a great name like Snappers go. Just an update to the team's logo package is all they need. Also, how odd is it that Beloit still has a team?
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    I'm not sure how well this name/identity would go over locally. Seems a bit northwoodsy for Milwaukee, where the only people who hunt tend to be transplants from upstate. Maybe try something a little more mythological (say, Orion) if you're set on the Hunters name.
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    I like where you're going with this,but I think the logos and some of these names need work. I kind of want to see more if these teams run with the deer theme. Like what if you went with Milwaukee Stags or Staghorns instead of Mustangs? You could brand the team around a badass helmet design like the Rams, but deer horns and in Bucks colors. Brew City FC could be Cream City FC and extend the city jersey's Cream City branding. Milwaukee Ferment sounds a little goofy to me. Maybe Milwaukee Whitetails (or Wisconsin Whitetails if you're into alliteration) after the specific breed of deer that is the official state wildlife animal. If you wanna do the MLL, Milwaukee Harts. That's a breed of British deer and such a team would presumably play at Hart Park Stadium.
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    Massive upgrade on the Mustangs logo. Still not feeling the colors or side panels though. Phenomenal job on Memphis. I forgot how much I loved those helmets and what you did with the numbers just works. I even like the minimal,yet just enough blue.
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    D'oh. I totally forgot about that version of the uniform too.
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    Your Barnstormers concept is your best work so far. Perfect update to a classic identity!
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    Didn't scroll through the entire thing, but for exactly one year, a much leaner Giannis wore the Christmas unis.
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    Indiana: The uniforms look great. Although I'm disappointed that they're not in Albany. I kind of see them as being to the AFL what Green Bay is to the NFL. Not many cities embraced arena ball and their team the way Albany did with the Firebirds. Arizona: No complaints here. You either stuck with what worked for them, or improved on it. Milwaukee: Very torn on this one. You stayed true to their identity, which (as you alluded to) definitely hasn't aged well. Although a lot of buildings in the Milwaukee area that were being renovated at this time were given purple and/or teal makeovers, which may have had an influence on the Mustangs identity. That said, I would probably start by tweaking the colors to be more similar to what the Bucks were using at the time.
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    Three of the best!
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    I am thoroughly enjoying this series. Hoping to see the Milwaukee Mustangs, Iowa Barnstormers, and New Orleans Night.
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    Why not just have one that says Reno in that font?
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