BlueMoon18 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 This is giving me some Texans (font) or 2000s Seahawks (overall colors) vibes. My mind is telling me to go Texans though, so I'll go with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycast Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 The diagonal "stripe" in the LA reminds me a bit of the airplane flight path in the Memphis Express logo from the AAF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideRight Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 Really keen eyes in this group. Cannot get anything past you guys. Yes, very much inspired by the twin-blue Seattle Seahawks of the Matt Hasselebeck era, still my favorite look ever for Seattle (The light grey just captures a rainy day in Seattle perfectly). The LA monogram has a touch of Memphis Express to it as well, yes. I did not think of the Texans here, but perhaps the font (which I think is actually the St. Louis Rams font, if I remember right.) Birmingham up next, and yes, the tapered stripe trend will continue (we are approaching the era of the XFL after all). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMoon18 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Nope that's a Texans font. I could tell due to the 3 and 2 matching that of the Texans Jerseys. The slants are tellable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideRight Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 Still waiting to hear back from Rick Backus (the original designer back when the Bronocos were reimagined) because I really want his blessing on this before I make it official, but just for you all, here is my reworking of one of his Bronco designs from the mid-90's, now the potential new identity of the Birmingham Stallions. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideRight Posted June 5, 2022 Author Share Posted June 5, 2022 Hello all, two things for you tonight. First, the Birmingham uniforms. They are a pretty traditional team, so the only really "modern" touch is the Bronco-styled tapered helmet stripe. Otherwise a pretty standard look for the Stallions for the Milennium. And, just because I recently whipped up the 1999 Summer Bowl Logo, here are the past 4 Summer Bowls in NY/NJ, San Antonio, Columbus, and now Los Angeles. 1996-Meadowlands 1997-San Antonio 1998-Ohio Stadium in Columbus And finally, 1999, in the stadium shared by the LA Express and LA Raiders (remember, they never move back to Oakland because they get a stadium deal in LA with the USFL's help). This is about as CALI as a logo can get without having a raisin in it. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosioux76 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 That discarded Bakas design works perfectly for the Stallions. Smart choice. My one quibble would be to somehow resolve the stallion's missing legs. I'm not suggesting going full body, but you could, for example, go the Miami Dolphins route and have it look as it it's coming out of a circle. You could also take the Michigan Panthers approach and make it look as if the Stallion is rising from the bottom of the helmet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycast Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 I think the updated Stallions logo and helmet are the first ones in this series that I don't really care for. I don't hate it, but something about that logo on the helmet just doesn't do it for me. Perhaps it needs something akin to a Michigan Panthers inspired helmet treatment or an oversized version of the logo. Not sure, but just seems a little off for me although I seem to be in the minority for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideRight Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 And our third team, with a bit of a tweak to the main logo. Here is the original logo: And here is the 2000 revision of that logo. Thoughts? Upgrade or downgrade? 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Nice upgrade. Good modernization. I had thought you were going to do something else! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnage84 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 10 hours ago, ralphz said: Nice upgrade. Good modernization. I had thought you were going to do something else! I'm with @ralphz. Definitely an upgrade and really cleans it up nicely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManillaToad Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Major upgrade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideRight Posted June 9, 2022 Author Share Posted June 9, 2022 SInce I have everyone thinking about the Invaders (waiting on the unis), a question for you: Let's assume that the Invaders will eventually leave Oakland due to stadium issues. I think they will most likely end up in Santa Clara, sharing a stadium with the 49ers. If they do that should they... 1. Remain the Oakland Invaders despite playing in Santa Clara? 2. Become the San Jose Invaders? 3. The Bay Area Invaders? Is there a better location name? NorCal? Golden Bay? (Does that bay have a name or is the SF Bay, which would not work)? East Bay? California? Golden State? It seems weird to me to have 2 teams sharing a stadium and have one called San Francisco and the other Oakland, but I cannot say that I really like any of the options I have come up with yet. I am open to suggestions (except for the suggestion that they move to Las Vegas). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardWitham Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 NorCal invaders could work, IMHO would the colors change with the move to levi's? i know they had planned to make it like metlive stadium, where things coulkd change if the raiders played there too Quote The Danimal said: Texas is the state that gave us George W. Bush and Sarah Palin. 'Nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavybass Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 The Gold Bay Invaders can work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Bay Area Invaders would be a cool shout-out what they were originally going to be called. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManillaToad Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 I think if the move happened in real life they'd go with Bay Area in order to appeal to the Oakland fans as well as the new fans in SF/Santa Clara 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kooky01 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Personally, i'd say California Invaders to appeal not just to fans in the Bay Area but to people in say, San Diego who feel reluctant about rooting for the LA Express. Bay Area or Golden State Invaders would also work well too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosioux76 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 I'll second Golden State Invaders. It may not roll off the tongue as easily as other options, but I like the uniformity with the Warriors. Plus, the Warriors at this point would still be in Oakland, so I could see the Warriors and Invaders having a sort of kinship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoads82 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 I would go with the Golden State Invaders and infused the Warriors' colors with the Invaders' colors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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