random_ax Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 I understand that the top vote-getter for a new NFL franchise was the LA Condors (or California Condors). Is that true? I know the franchise was eventually lost to Houston (Texans) but can any fans in LA verify that Condors seemed to be the favorite? I think the logo below would have been a great logo for the team after some modification...http://clevelandcondors.dynu.com/icons/condors_logo.gifIt was originally the logo of the Chicago Condors womens' basketball team but I see a minor league baseball team adopted it.What do you logo fans think of this if it had been on a LA Condor helmet ( with the baseball replaced with a football etc)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk36 Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Don't like LA Condors, love California Condors. Design Hovie Studios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winghaz Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 The California Condors of Los Angeles.Hey, somebody was going to say it. I might as well be me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 California Condors would be a great name for the future LA team. Helmetwise, perhaps the state of California in gold, with a black or white helmet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 I understand that the top vote-getter for a new NFL franchise was the LA Condors (or California Condors). Is that true? I know the franchise was eventually lost to Houston (Texans) but can any fans in LA verify that Condors seemed to be the favorite? I don't think I ever heard that.LA's bid for an NFL team never got anywhere near actually discussing a team name. If it had, Houston wouldn't have a club.Sounds like fan speculation, or perhaps a local newspaper poll. Nothing serious. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Angel Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 I think that the Condors was going to be the name to replace the Seattle Seahawks back in 96.It's was either going to be the L.A. Hawks or the California Condors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodAtFirstBite Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 if L.A does get a team and plays in a rebuilt Memorial Coliseum they should be:Los Angeles Gladiators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themightyspitz Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 I feel that LA shouldn't have a football team, for three reasons:1. They're going to come up with some sad name that's going to make me laugh everytime someone says it. Gladiators? Arena written all over it. Condors? Come on. This is the city that used to house both the Raiders and the Rams. No offense, but you gotta do better than that, or no team at all.2. I don't like the area around Memorial Coliseum at all. Firstly, because it's USC territory, and coming from a UCLA family and being a Cal guy, I have no desire to tread on USC territory...unless it was to make fun of the Trojans and cheer on my Golden Bears. Secondly, the surrounding area isn't exactly the nicest neighborhood in LA. I'd be more willing to make a farther trip to Pasadena and see a pro team at the Rose Bowl instead just for the better neighborhood alone. 3. Traffic is already unbearable on the 405 and the 10, especially when the two intersect. And Memorial Coliseum is right off the 10. The last thing I want to do on my Sunday is get back on that freeway AGAIN, and I'm sure a lot of Los Angelinos will agree with me. And this is all why I moved up to Berkeley! GO GOLDEN BEARS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
random_ax Posted August 28, 2006 Author Share Posted August 28, 2006 I feel that LA shouldn't have a football team, for three reasons:1. They're going to come up with some sad name that's going to make me laugh everytime someone says it. Gladiators? Arena written all over it. Condors? Come on. This is the city that used to house both the Raiders and the Rams. No offense, but you gotta do better than that, or no team at all.2. I don't like the area around Memorial Coliseum at all. Firstly, because it's USC territory, and coming from a UCLA family and being a Cal guy, I have no desire to tread on USC territory...unless it was to make fun of the Trojans and cheer on my Golden Bears. Secondly, the surrounding area isn't exactly the nicest neighborhood in LA. I'd be more willing to make a farther trip to Pasadena and see a pro team at the Rose Bowl instead just for the better neighborhood alone. 3. Traffic is already unbearable on the 405 and the 10, especially when the two intersect. And Memorial Coliseum is right off the 10. The last thing I want to do on my Sunday is get back on that freeway AGAIN, and I'm sure a lot of Los Angelinos will agree with me. And this is all why I moved up to Berkeley! GO GOLDEN BEARS! What's wrong with LA Condors or Clifornia Condors? You're talking about the kargest bird-of-prey there is and the Califonria condor is indigneous to the state (obviously). I kinda like the logo I found and what would be better than Condors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Shamrock Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 I think Condors would be a good name for a team in L.A., with either Los Angeles or California in front of it.I would really like the idea of reviving the name "Dons" for a team in L.A. The Los Angeles Dons played in the All-American Football Conference from 1946-1949. I think it would be a great reference to early California (similar to Padres or 49'ers), but I doubt the idea of Spanish noblemen would play very well in today's football attitude of "Protecting Houses" and such...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seattlefan68 Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 Isn't San Francisco University already the Dons? Not that the same nickname has never been used twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Shamrock Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 Yeah, S.F. University is the Dons.I don't think there would be a problem with it though, because they wouldn't be in very close proximity, and I'm sure that the hypothetical NFL team wouldn't steal the University's Green and Gold.I wonder if there's ever been any friction between the S.F. 49'ers and the Long Beach State 49'ers?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 I feel that LA shouldn't have a football team, for three reasons:1. They're going to come up with some sad name that's going to make me laugh everytime someone says it. Gladiators? Arena written all over it. Condors? Come on. This is the city that used to house both the Raiders and the Rams. No offense, but you gotta do better than that, or no team at all.2. I don't like the area around Memorial Coliseum at all. Firstly, because it's USC territory, and coming from a UCLA family and being a Cal guy, I have no desire to tread on USC territory...unless it was to make fun of the Trojans and cheer on my Golden Bears. Secondly, the surrounding area isn't exactly the nicest neighborhood in LA. I'd be more willing to make a farther trip to Pasadena and see a pro team at the Rose Bowl instead just for the better neighborhood alone. 3. Traffic is already unbearable on the 405 and the 10, especially when the two intersect. And Memorial Coliseum is right off the 10. The last thing I want to do on my Sunday is get back on that freeway AGAIN, and I'm sure a lot of Los Angelinos will agree with me. And this is all why I moved up to Berkeley! GO GOLDEN BEARS! What's wrong with LA Condors or Clifornia Condors? You're talking about the kargest bird-of-prey there is and the Califonria condor is indigneous to the state (obviously). I kinda like the logo I found and what would be better than Condors? Yeah, but the bird is more famous for being on the Endangered Species List-not exactly a confidence builder. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slickster Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 I think Condors is bad because one could easily add two loops to the last letter and make Condoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cupie Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 Santa Ana College is also called the Dons.They have a pretty sweet logo as well.We should only have one team in Los Angeles/Anaheim and that should be the Rams. Georgia Frontierre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk36 Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 We've discussed it before but Los Angeles Saints would be quite nice. Replace the French theme with a Spanish one and it's a seemless transition. Design Hovie Studios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecticbro Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 That Saint logo would never fly. I just moved from LA and they were having huge political debates about taking some little cross off the city's official seal.Anyway, Condors seems like a decent name, but I think it would be insulting to the three established franchises in the state to call LA's team the California Condors (maybe Southern California Condors?).Personally, I think Gladitors is a great name, but it evokes USC a bit too much, and the UCLA fans might not like that.I think Los Angeles Vipers or Cobras or something would sound cool. There aren't enough snake-themed names in the big leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 Dons would be my 1st choice for a team in LA. It's simple, to the point, and envokes local flare. Back before Houston was given it's expansion franchise, I thought of the name Stars (it could've worked for wither franchise). Helmet-wise, Stars might not have worked because of the Dallas Cowboys design, but I'm sure something creative could have been worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 Dons would be my 1st choice for a team in LA. It's simple, to the point, and envokes local flare. Back before Houston was given it's expansion franchise, I thought of the name Stars (it could've worked for wither franchise). Helmet-wise, Stars might not have worked because of the Dallas Cowboys design, but I'm sure something creative could have been worked out.Also, Los Angeles's team in the old ABA was called the Stars. It would have been sort of like MLB's Colorado Rockies, who took the name of the extinct NHL team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflava Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 Condors is the best nickname I've heard for L.A. - has a really noble sound to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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