USFL 2023 - Uniforms and Logos

[GDAWG]

58 minutes ago, gosioux76 said:

That's a great point. 

 

I think having two spring leagues will really test the theory that there's an abundance of talent just waiting for a shot. 

 

The XFL just took two of their QB's in Luis Perez and Kyle Sloter.  Now they were technically free agents because they had been released by NFL teams but there were indications that they were returning to the USFL.  

[leopard88]

20 minutes ago, WideRight said:

If they wanted to diversify colors they should have moved the Bandits to Orlando instead, or add the Federals to have a green team.   

 

 

That assumes Orlando was available as another hub.

 

My suspicion is that this was less about a burning desire to bring back the Showboats than it was that Memphis was available to serve as a hub.  If USFL nostalgia was the sole driving force, the Bandits would come ahead of the Showboats . . . and even farther ahead of the Federals. 

[BengalErnst]

4 minutes ago, GDAWG said:

 

The XFL just took two of their QB's in Luis Perez and Kyle Sloter.  Now they were technically free agents because they had been released by NFL teams but there were indications that they were returning to the USFL.  

Couple more will be leaving soon also. Ta’amu and Bryan Scott will both be announced in January in supplemental draft. 

[heavybass]

The Showboats ripping off Wolverine colours?

[BengalErnst]

7 minutes ago, leopard88 said:

 

That assumes Orlando was available as another hub.

 

My suspicion is that this was less about a burning desire to bring back the Showboats than it was that Memphis was available to serve as a hub.  If USFL nostalgia was the sole driving force, the Bandits would come ahead of the Showboats . . . and even farther ahead of the Federals. 

I do agree but what explains Detroit being used as a hub city also? 
 

And no they’re not ripping off the Wolverines.. they’re are only so many color combinations 

[leopard88]

10 minutes ago, BengalErnst said:

I do agree but what explains Detroit being used as a hub city also? 

 

 

I suspect that it's still availability as much as anything.

[GDAWG]

22 minutes ago, BengalErnst said:

Couple more will be leaving soon also. Ta’amu and Bryan Scott will both be announced in January in supplemental draft. 

 

Makes sense for Ta'amu since Todd Haley announced in the Showboats press conference Brady White, who was the backup last year.  

[DCarp1231]

The Showboats logo looks more like a tractor and less like a boat 

[EJ_Barlik]

1 hour ago, leopard88 said:

 

I suspect that it's still availability as much as anything.

What if the other hub turns out to be New Jersey?  They certainly have infrastructure....

[PERRIN]

1 hour ago, heavybass said:

The Showboats ripping off Wolverine colours?

Navy and gold has been a common color scheme for decades across multiple sports and ties in with another pro team in the state but ok

[leopard88]

32 minutes ago, EJ_Barlik said:

What if the other hub turns out to be New Jersey?  They certainly have infrastructure....

 

I'm just going off of the Detroit rumors.

 

My assumption is that facilities are more important than historic identities at this stage.  If they could only find another hub in San Antonio instead of Memphis, we might be looking at the rebirth of the Gunslingers . . . even though they probably even ran ahead of the Federals in the laughingstock race. 

[Brian in Boston]

The designer behind the new Memphis Showboats logo clearly engaged in artistic embellishment when depicting the speed of the team’s namesake conveyance. That said, it isn’t as if the captains and crew  of 19th century paddle wheel watercraft didn’t push their ships to the limits of said vessels’ operational capacities from time to time.

 

http://howardsteamboatmuseum.org/river-history/for-profit-glory-steamboat-racing-inland-rivers/

 

I think that given the choice, when it comes to modern sports branding,  the owners and management of most pro teams are going to lean into erring on the side of emphasizing  the physical prowess of the athletes in their employ, even if it means taking liberties within the design of the logos used by their teams.
 

After all, the last thing a pro football team wants to be promoting is the “leisurely” manner in which its athletes go about playing the game. I just don’t see that approach maximizing ticket sales.

 

 

[GDAWG]

1 hour ago, leopard88 said:

 

I'm just going off of the Detroit rumors.

 

My assumption is that facilities are more important than historic identities at this stage.  If they could only find another hub in San Antonio instead of Memphis, we might be looking at the rebirth of the Gunslingers . . . even though they probably even ran ahead of the Federals in the laughingstock race. 

 

The San Antonio Gunslingers are a team in the National Arena League.  

 

Home - San Antonio Gunslingers

[LogoFan]

I wonder if Joe Bosack designed this logo as well.  I have a feeling we'll see a secondary logo.

 

EDIT: Found the secondary logo on Instagram.  Nice.

 

Seeing it colorized, it's growing on me.  Looks better than half the new XFL logos.

[BengalErnst]

Looks better than all of the new xfl logos 

[leopard88]

13 hours ago, GDAWG said:

 

The San Antonio Gunslingers are a team in the National Arena League.  

 

Home - San Antonio Gunslingers

 

Not using the blue/green/silver color scheme = fails.

 

 

Also, interesting that the ball has an Orlando Predators logo on it.  Just another sign of low budget football, I suppose.

[MJWalker45]

17 hours ago, heavybass said:

The Showboats ripping off Wolverine colours?

Depending on where you look, the colors are off. I've seen more with blue and orange than maize and blue. 

[MJWalker45]

13 hours ago, GDAWG said:

 

The San Antonio Gunslingers are a team in the National Arena League.  

 

Home - San Antonio Gunslingers

I think they took the XFL idea and had each team put their logos on the balls.

37 minutes ago, leopard88 said:

 

Not using the blue/green/silver color scheme = fails.

 

 

Also, interesting that the ball has an Orlando Predators logo on it.  Just another sign of low budget football, I suppose.

This team was literally playing in a horse barn two years ago, so low budget applies.

And teams in Texas that start up seem to follow an unwritten rule, except for Panther City lacrosse, that you have to copy the Texas flag colors. And most people in San Antonio don't have a positive view of the USFL Gunslingers since they were so cheap that even the players weren't sure they could get paid. 

 

[GDAWG]

10 hours ago, leopard88 said:

 

Not using the blue/green/silver color scheme = fails.

 

 

Also, interesting that the ball has an Orlando Predators logo on it.  Just another sign of low budget football, I suppose.

 

This current version of the Gunslingers has.....yep.....a red jersey!  If I am the USFL and I acquire this team, I would bring back the old color scheme.

[leopard88]

15 hours ago, GDAWG said:

 

This current version of the Gunslingers has.....yep.....a red jersey!  If I am the USFL and I acquire this team, I would bring back the old color scheme.

 

The primary logo was goofy as hell, but the uniforms were great.