Raptorman415 Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Newark is a problem for me. Mainly because Devils is just to good of name for a New Jersey team and I wanna be original. It's Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jship23 Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 An Idea for a Wyoming team that I like is Wyoming Wranglers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilSox Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 9 hours ago, Raptorman415 said: Newark is a problem for me. Mainly because Devils is just to good of name for a New Jersey team and I wanna be original. The official color of the New Jersey flag is "Jersey Blue." So I often go with Newark Blues or New Jersey Blues. I hear you though. I think the problem with Newark is that all the culturally significant things about it either fly under the radar or are just assumed to be from New York. A lot of people have no idea that much of the PBS programming they've watched was produced at the WNET studios in Newark. Or that the tube from the RCA television they may have watched those shows on came from a factory right outside of Newark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentColon2 Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Or that the car that was stolen from them is in a chopshop in Newark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Anyone else having issues with Buffalo? The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 9 hours ago, neo_prankster said: Anyone else having issues with Buffalo? What about Lakers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianoknight Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Personally, I always struggle with Ypsilanti. 5th in NAT. TITLES | 2nd in CONF. TITLES | 5th in HEISMAN | 7th in DRAFTS | 8th in ALL-AMER | 7th in WINS | 4th in BOWLS | 1st in SELLOUTS | 1st GAMEDAY SIGN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 On 3/13/2015 at 3:05 PM, Xist2inspire said: I always use "Juice" (one of the proposed names for the Magic), with a color scheme of orange, lime green, and white. It's a bit of a silly name, I know, but I love the colors, and it's fitting considering that Orlando is the county seat of Florida's Orange County, and was once a big part of Florida's citrus industry, which is something else Florida's famous for. Plus I always found it pretty neat that the abbreviation for "Orlando Juice" is "OJ." There was such a team, in baseball's Senior League, complete with the "OJ" logo on the hat. It didn't use lime green, instead using blue alongside orange and white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorman415 Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 12 hours ago, neo_prankster said: Anyone else having issues with Buffalo? I always seem to use the Buffalo Bolts. It's Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedawg22 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 On 7/21/2018 at 12:17 PM, pianoknight said: Personally, I always struggle with Ypsilanti. The Ypsilanti Members. oh ,my god ,i strong recommend you to have a visit on the website ,or if i'm the president ,i would have an barceque with the anthor of the articel . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verno Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 On 5/6/2018 at 5:46 AM, jship23 said: Utah/Salt Lake City: Saints, Angels, Seagulls (state bird), Stags, Storm, Blizzard, Grizzlies, Raptors, Swarm Cincinnati: Silverbacks Mississippi: Mud Hens Boston: Dragons, Beacons, Pilgrims St. Louis: Spirits, Arches, Showboats Columbus: Cannons Portland: Pioneers, Thorns, Storm Wichita: Wizards (Wizard of Oz reference) Detroit: Drive San Francisco: Gold, Rush, Prospectors, Fog Oakland: Oaks, Acorns San Diego: Seals, Sea Lions, Seagulls, Breakers, Sombreros Richmond: Rebels, Renegades Idaho/Boise: Gems, Bucks, Stags, Spuds Albuquerque: Arrows, Arrowheads Las Vegas: Aces, Blackjacks, Vipers Orlando: Orange Colorado/Denver: Gold, Miners, Prospectors, Centennials Vancouver: Kodiaks, Lumberjacks Hold on a sec!!!! The state bird of Utah is the seagull? No way!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Anyone having problems with Houston? Trying to look beyond the oil industry and space program for inspiration. And a name for Pittsburgh without being an analogue to the Steelers. Oakland is even tougher without trying to emulate the Raiders. The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 On 7/30/2018 at 7:12 PM, verno said: Hold on a sec!!!! The state bird of Utah is the seagull? No way!!!!! Yes. In fact, the state bird of Utah is Larus californicus... the California gull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilSox Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 On 8/25/2018 at 12:45 AM, neo_prankster said: Anyone having problems with Houston? Trying to look beyond the oil industry and space program for inspiration. And a name for Pittsburgh without being an analogue to the Steelers. Oakland is even tougher without trying to emulate the Raiders. Not sure what the issue is with Houston... most cities only have one or two things you free associate them with, from which sports teams identities are drawn from. If you had to avoid those things with Houston, you could go with an "old west" identity. Pittsburgh (and Seattle) more or less have an established canon for what their sports teams should look like. To where if you veer too far from it, it doesn't seem believable. I wouldn't worry too much about your teams looking like the Steelers when they've actually had a team in real life (the Penguins) change their identity to look more like them. Oakland is a tough one though. The Raiders pretty much are their identity, and they're about to move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 I live in Maryland and even I have trouble coming up with nicknames. The only thing I've been able to come up with is Oaks (White Oak is the state tree). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krz Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 On 8/25/2018 at 12:45 AM, neo_prankster said: Anyone having problems with Houston? Trying to look beyond the oil industry and space program for inspiration. And a name for Pittsburgh without being an analogue to the Steelers. Oakland is even tougher without trying to emulate the Raiders. Harveys? Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 On 8/25/2018 at 1:45 AM, neo_prankster said: Anyone having problems with Houston? Trying to look beyond the oil industry and space program for inspiration. And a name for Pittsburgh without being an analogue to the Steelers. Oakland is even tougher without trying to emulate the Raiders. For Houston, if it's a baseball team, I'd go for Swingers. The "state music" is apparently Western Swing. As for a non baseball team, maybe "Eights" referring to the eight second ride a rider needs to accomplish while riding a bull at a rodeo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxxtrot44 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 On 7/30/2018 at 5:12 PM, verno said: Hold on a sec!!!! The state bird of Utah is the seagull? No way!!!!! Enjoy a rousing tale! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_of_the_gulls I HATE THIS TIMELINE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoOakland Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 10 hours ago, NicDB said: Oakland is a tough one though. The Raiders pretty much are their identity, and they're about to move. The one aspect of Oakland that no sports team has really emphasized yet is our massive port. The cranes are a pretty well-known symbol in town (the false rumor I grew up with is that George Lucas based the AT-AT on Oakland's cranes). On that note, maybe something nautical/shipping related? I'm thinking Oakland Express, Clippers, Captains, Guardians (of the Coast, that is), or Pirates (that was my high school's mascot). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whittier S Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 I have plans for a team called the Oakland Rage, which is a reference to the city's history of political activism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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