MJWalker45 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 San Antonio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowler2 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Salt Lake City Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideRight Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 Ooh, quite a flurry of votes. Right now it looks like the Rose City has a healthy lead, but with 30 hours of voting left, it may not be too late for another city to make a surge. 7 Portland 2 San Jose, Austin, Salt Lake City 1 Sacramento, San Antonio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManillaToad Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 San Jose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideRight Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 Also, if you are so inclined, I am open to hear name suggestions for any city you vote for. That might help me come up with some new ideas. The hardest part of this little adventure is developing 4 identities for each club in the time it takes you all to vote (2 days). I had some pre-loaded, but not all and not every city, so suggestions are certainly welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowler2 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Salt Lake Spikes (nickname for bison or buffalo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 3 hours ago, WideRight said: Also, if you are so inclined, I am open to hear name suggestions for any city you vote for. Portland Steelheads Portland Cutthroats Either paired with a color scheme of Olive Silver Red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoads82 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Portland Heartlanders Portland Evergreens Portland Grizzlies Portland Cascades Portland Riverhogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dozap17 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Voting for Portland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Name suggestion for Portland: Roasters (big coffee city) Name suggestion for Salt Lake City: Mountaineers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NativeSonX Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 It's a mouthful, but Portland Pathfinders has an alliterative appeal to hearken back to the Lewis & Clark, Sacagawea and the exploration of Oregon Country up to locating the Pacific Ocean. Other related names would be: Pioneers, Explorers, Wayfarers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NativeSonX Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 I know you already did this for your CFL Reimagined project, but the Portland Chinook was a very good design. I wonder if you can adapt it for the native people who this fish are named after? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verbi Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Portland Creatures (something bigfoot related or something) Austin Wonders or Weirdos all i got for this group getting votes i know not the best but thought id throw some out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH42XCC Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Portland gets my vote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideRight Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 With a 9-3 lead over San Jose, I am calling this one. Congratulations to Portland, Oregon, the 5th franchise in the AAFL. Portland will be joining San Diego and Dallas in the Western Division. But what name will Portland take? I have 4 options, all very different from each other. Will it be a close race again to pick an identity or wiill one run away with it. Portland Chinook This is a repeat from my CFL project, because I love the colors and the main logo is solid. I think I improved it by exploring the world of Pacific NW native art and creating a helmet stripe that captures that style of design. I really like it and hope you do to. The Chinook Salmon is, of course, a readily identifiable symbol of the PNW and a fierce, fast, and dynamic symbol for this team. The colors are a bit of an homage to the Seattle Seahawks of the early 2000's (Hasselbeck era) but with salmon pink replacing neon green as the color pop in the look. Portland Buzz A bit of a mix of influences here. It was mentioned that Portland is a coffee town, so "Buzz" could refer to that, but it is also a logging reference, as well as a statement about the region's excitement in getting pro football back in town. The main image focuses on the logging industry, so essential to the state. The team name is paired with the image of whirring buzzsaws, all on a forest green background. You may also note that the helmet stripe is actually based on the teeth of a 2-man crosscut saw, another reference to Oregon's history of lumberjacks (cue the Monty Python song). The color scheme here is one of my favorites, very Tulane, with deep forest green and sky blue. Portland Pumas Got to have at least one big cat in the league, right? I went with Pumas over Cougars for 2 reasons, alliteration of the "P" and to avoid conflict with Washington State. A pretty typical front on snarling cat face, but it felt a bit stagnant on the helmet, so I added the four slashes behind it. First tried it in red, but it was almost too much with bloody scratches, so a nice deep green for a city that already has a green & gold team in the Timbers. Since they will share a stadium, this could be a good color combo to go with. I also went with a bit of a unique color scheme, combining the quasi-metallic (at least glossy) buff gold with a dark brown (think Western Michigan), and added forest green again, because, well... it's Oregon. Portland Pathfinders I was thinking Pioneers until the recent flurry of name suggestions included Pathfinders, which I like a lot. It ties in well with the Trailblazers, and since they will share a scarlet, black, and silver color scheme (with just a bit of sandstone or leather in the shield) I thought it was a great fit. The Pathfinder is based on the Pioneers logo from the old Scranton-Wilkes Barre arenaball team, but I wanted to emphasize the raccoon tail on the cap more, so I embellished that. Again it did not look right on the helmet, so I took the arrowhead crest from the National Park Service, and added it in a dark leather or sandstone gold/brown color with black outline. I like the combination, and it recognizes the connection between exploration and preservation. OK, we will start voting on Portland's identity. I will keep the poll open at least until noon tomorrow, maybe longer if it is a tight race. Let me know, will it be wildlife, logging, or historical exploration? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny0930 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Gonna go with chinook here. i love that helmet stripe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blindsay Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Chinook. Quote Im an isles,rangers,devils,Sabres,Yankees,Mets,Braves,hawks,knicks,nets,bills,giants,falcons,and jets fan. So? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManillaToad Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Pathfinders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Buzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowler2 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Pumas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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