Brian in Boston Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 5 hours ago, WideRight said: Without question, design A is the best of the three options... in my opinion, by a considerable margin. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 I like A, B is a little odd. C looks like it could be a '70s throwback/fauxback. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoads82 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 A 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osctheg Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 I think A fits the era best. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycast Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 While I prefer A myself, C has this vibe about it that looks like a natural evolution of the original logo, especially for the wordmark. B does absolutely nothing for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbird669 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 I like A as a logo for the time period, with C a natural evolution to present. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksox42 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 It's A all the way!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH42XCC Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Definitely voting for A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 On 10/16/2021 at 12:43 PM, WideRight said: Ok, looking for more feedback. Looking to update the Baltimore Blitz around 2000. So, some potential XFL influence (Xtreme, Kewl) but within a USFL context. Decided early on that the logo with the full name probably was not great for the helmet, so each design includes a "B" logo, a wordmark, and a helmet. I have a striping design I like a lot and will use with all 3 ideas, so the main thing is the logo. And yes, I tried out the Birmingham Bolts design, but with the Blitz colors it ends up looking like I am trying to create a punkish Union Jack. It does not read as lightning as much. I also tried multiple lightning bolt designs, but they all looked wrong, like a HS that had stolen the Chargers or Air Force logo. So, back to the letter B (since it is both Blitz and Baltimore). Do any of these three work for you? Why? Why not? Maybe around the 2015s the team will get nostalgic and go back to the original logo, but for now, I want the late 90's and early 2000's to lead to some Xtreme style designs, as we saw with the XFL and the weird lightning football logo for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of that time. (The NFL never got too Xtreme because they were already established and a bit fuddy duddy about change.) Definitely A. The B in Option B reminds a little bit of the Baskin Robbins logo in weird way (I know it may just be me) and I just don't like the wordmark. The stand alone lower case B in C doesn't really read as a B to me when it is by itself. Quote Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideRight Posted October 21, 2021 Author Share Posted October 21, 2021 Hi folks. I am not designing new unis for a while as I need to do a lot of groundwork within the program (Draft Day Pro Football 21) and with the website to plan for the 1995 expansion clubs entering the league. So, in the meantime, and because I don't think I have shared these before, here are the last few logos for the USFL Summer Bowl. The league switched from "USFL Championship" to "Summer Bowl" with a year designation (no Roman numerals here) for 1990, so we have had 4 Summer Bowls so far. 1990-Orlando, 1991-LA, 1992-DC, 1993-New Orleans, and 1994 (upcoming in just days) in Birmingham. The next 2 Summer Bowls will be 1995 in Denver (the first repeat site from 1983) and 1996 in The Meadowlands. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 How about a mountain motif for the '95 Summer Bowl? Quote The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbird669 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 The summer bowl is a great idea, and I love the logos for all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texaskdog Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Anyone here got a good revised Portland Breakers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSquirrel Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Here are my ideas for later identities for current USFL teams Austin Wranglers AFL 2004-2007 & AF2 2008: Maybe Texas Outlaws Mid 2000s but change the Wranglers dark blue & red to classic Outlaws royal blue & green OR Tampa Bay Bandits Mid 2000s due to the horse but keep the red and change the dark blue to black OR Birmingham Stallions Mid 2000s but make the colours red & gold. Columbus Destroyers AFL 2004-2008: If you ignore the c & d sort if embedded in which could just be made the same colour or just say it’s a multi colour football, it could be Orlando Renegades Mid 2000s if the ownership decided to tone down the logo before changing the name later one but have the colours as blue silver & white because well it is very generic but could work for a team with a bad name before renaming Orlando to maybe the Scream. Georgia Force AFL 2002-2008 & 2011-2012: Oakland Invaders Mid 2000s with the Blade sort of looking like lightning which fits with the lightning fist from the original Invaders logo but mainly it gives a meaning to the Invaders name. The GF monogram should be replaced by a O for Oakland with light blue, black and white replaced by buff blue, navy blue and yellow or if they wanted new colours for the 2000s, teal, dark blue and gold. Peoria Pirates AF2 2008-2009: Orlando Renegades Mid to Late 2000s if the owners decided to replace the tomahawk logo with a pirate and keep the team name. Replace the Pirates grey & black with either royal blue & silver or a new colour scheme of navy blue and grey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalErnst Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 On 10/21/2021 at 12:32 PM, WideRight said: Hi folks. I am not designing new unis for a while as I need to do a lot of groundwork within the program (Draft Day Pro Football 21) and with the website to plan for the 1995 expansion clubs entering the league. So, in the meantime, and because I don't think I have shared these before, here are the last few logos for the USFL Summer Bowl. The league switched from "USFL Championship" to "Summer Bowl" with a year designation (no Roman numerals here) for 1990, so we have had 4 Summer Bowls so far. 1990-Orlando, 1991-LA, 1992-DC, 1993-New Orleans, and 1994 (upcoming in just days) in Birmingham. This may be a weird question but is there any way you could send a few screen shots of what this league looks inside the program(DDPF21). I’d like to see what the team editor looked like. I’m pondering buying that game, or the 22 version for my XFL reboot. Quote THE Xtreme Fantasy Football League Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycast Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 On 11/7/2021 at 7:13 AM, BengalErnst said: This may be a weird question but is there any way you could send a few screen shots of what this league looks inside the program(DDPF21). I’d like to see what the team editor looked like. I’m pondering buying that game, or the 22 version for my XFL reboot. You can download the demo for free to check it out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideRight Posted November 8, 2021 Author Share Posted November 8, 2021 On 11/7/2021 at 3:22 AM, TheSquirrel said: Here are my ideas for later identities for current USFL teams Austin Wranglers AFL 2004-2007 & AF2 2008: Maybe Texas Outlaws Mid 2000s but change the Wranglers dark blue & red to classic Outlaws royal blue & green OR Tampa Bay Bandits Mid 2000s due to the horse but keep the red and change the dark blue to black OR Birmingham Stallions Mid 2000s but make the colours red & gold. Columbus Destroyers AFL 2004-2008: If you ignore the c & d sort if embedded in which could just be made the same colour or just say it’s a multi colour football, it could be Orlando Renegades Mid 2000s if the ownership decided to tone down the logo before changing the name later one but have the colours as blue silver & white because well it is very generic but could work for a team with a bad name before renaming Orlando to maybe the Scream. Georgia Force AFL 2002-2008 & 2011-2012: Oakland Invaders Mid 2000s with the Blade sort of looking like lightning which fits with the lightning fist from the original Invaders logo but mainly it gives a meaning to the Invaders name. The GF monogram should be replaced by a O for Oakland with light blue, black and white replaced by buff blue, navy blue and yellow or if they wanted new colours for the 2000s, teal, dark blue and gold. Peoria Pirates AF2 2008-2009: Orlando Renegades Mid to Late 2000s if the owners decided to replace the tomahawk logo with a pirate and keep the team name. Replace the Pirates grey & black with either royal blue & silver or a new colour scheme of navy blue and grey. Thanks for the suggestions. I am still on the fence over whether my version of the USFL will ever grow beyond 24 teams. The more teams I add the more work it takes to simulate each week and each offseason. 28 is the next size up, and that creates the awkward 5-4-5 alignment in each conference. Hard enough figuring out how to handle 4 divisions of 6 teams when it comes to schedules without having different-sized teams. That said, I do expect some relocation, and perhaps some rebranding, as we move into the 2000's. Stadium issues are always a possibility, as are cities trying to get into the USFL clubhouse. I already have one move planned, as well as a rebrand, so we shall see if more happens. And, I am just about to kick off 1995, so the new teams will be in action. You can check out my site to see just who ended up becoming the first members of the Atlanta Fire, Ohio Glory, Seattle Dragons, and the reborn LA Express. I am also working myself up to designing a new "mannequin" based uniform template where you can see the uni's as worn by the players instead of flat design schematics. Not sure how long that will take, but once I have the template ready, I will share that along with new images for all teams. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 57 minutes ago, WideRight said: Thanks for the suggestions. I am still on the fence over whether my version of the USFL will ever grow beyond 24 teams. The more teams I add the more work it takes to simulate each week and each offseason. 28 is the next size up, and that creates the awkward 5-4-5 alignment in each conference. Hard enough figuring out how to handle 4 divisions of 6 teams when it comes to schedules without having different-sized teams. That said, I do expect some relocation, and perhaps some rebranding, as we move into the 2000's. Stadium issues are always a possibility, as are cities trying to get into the USFL clubhouse. I already have one move planned, as well as a rebrand, so we shall see if more happens. And, I am just about to kick off 1995, so the new teams will be in action. You can check out my site to see just who ended up becoming the first members of the Atlanta Fire, Ohio Glory, Seattle Dragons, and the reborn LA Express. I am also working myself up to designing a new "mannequin" based uniform template where you can see the uni's as worn by the players instead of flat design schematics. Not sure how long that will take, but once I have the template ready, I will share that along with new images for all teams. For 28 teams, you can just have what the NFL did from 1978 until 1994 and have the fifth place teams in each conference play each other twice. Or, you can go straight to 30 teams if you want more balance. As far as players go, I was interested to see if Bill Goldberg played in the USFL before pursuing wrestling. Same for Dwayne Johnson, the Miami (FL) linebacker. Other players I'm curious about this year are Brad Johnson, Keith Traylor, Siran Stacy, Will Furrer, Casey Weldon, Paul Justin and Mario Bailey. Ron Carpenter, who was a defensive back for Amsterdam in NFLE in '95 is another player I was hoping to see in the USFL in '95. Quote The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalErnst Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 5 hours ago, Skycast said: You can download the demo for free to check it out. Just bought the game this morning actually. I’ll figure it out. 1 Quote THE Xtreme Fantasy Football League Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalErnst Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 2 hours ago, WideRight said: And, I am just about to kick off 1995, so the new teams will be in action. You can check out my site to see just who ended up becoming the first members of the Atlanta Fire, Ohio Glory, Seattle Dragons, and the reborn LA Express. I am also working myself up to designing a new "mannequin" based uniform template where you can see the uni's as worn by the players instead of flat design schematics. Not sure how long that will take, but once I have the template ready, I will share that along with new images for all teams. Im actually a big fan of your current template but can’t wait to see what you come up with in the mannequin as your league moves to the new century Quote THE Xtreme Fantasy Football League Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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