BigEd76 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 I didn't see any recent Arena League topics (no interest?), but Columbus is wearing red alternates with red socks tonight instead of the usual navy blue. Not sure if this is the first week of them or not...A better pic is available on the front page of http://www.columbusdestroyers.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchIsEverything Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Yep a one game jersey. They looked really good! I like the white helmet much much better with the read jerseys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 They looked beeeautiful. Columbus has a very clean, simple uniform that also demonstrates the ultimate in consistency: navy-red-navy striping on the helmet, collar, sleeves, and pants.There are only two things I'd like to see changed for the Destroyers: a return to the beveled numbers of the Buffalo years, and the development of a solid, battleship-based primary logo. The interlocking "CD" is nice, but it screams out "secondary logo" to me. On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 a battleship theme would make sense for the name, but isn't Columbus landlocked? heh, I just now looked it up, and a destroyer ship near the Sabres' arena was in fact the inspiration for the name. A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juddley Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 a battleship theme would make sense for the name, but isn't Columbus landlocked? heh, I just now looked it up, and a destroyer ship near the Sabres' arena was in fact the inspiration for the name.Well, we do have the Scioto and Olentangy River running through town. But I'd like to see a logo like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winters in buffalo Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 a battleship theme would make sense for the name, but isn't Columbus landlocked? heh, I just now looked it up, and a destroyer ship near the Sabres' arena was in fact the inspiration for the name.That's only partly true. There was a name-the-team contest, but I believe the name was submitted without explanation. And, while there is indeed a destroyer moored down the street from the arena, what sealed the deal for the name was the fact that the then-owner's father had served on a destroyer in the Navy. At least, that's how he told it to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 a battleship theme would make sense for the name, but isn't Columbus landlocked? heh, I just now looked it up, and a destroyer ship near the Sabres' arena was in fact the inspiration for the name.That's only partly true. There was a name-the-team contest, but I believe the name was submitted without explanation. And, while there is indeed a destroyer moored down the street from the arena, what sealed the deal for the name was the fact that the then-owner's father had served on a destroyer in the Navy. At least, that's how he told it to me.good to know for the next time I talk out my ass A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Slightly better shot:And the striping is actually red-navy-red. My bad. On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewp80 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Wow, those look great! I hope that turns into a full time alt. Looks really, really sharp. Cardinals -- Rams -- Blues -- Tigers -- Liverpool Check out my music! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStoicPaisano Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Reminds me of Randle-El era Indiana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 a battleship theme would make sense for the name, but isn't Columbus landlocked? heh, I just now looked it up, and a destroyer ship near the Sabres' arena was in fact the inspiration for the name.It doesn't matter that Colubmus is landlocked, we've had a baseball team named the clippers for 35+ years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 I was always thought that was a Joltin' Joe reference, but apparently it dated back to the affiliation with the Pirates.Any idea where the name came from? The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 a battleship theme would make sense for the name, but isn't Columbus landlocked? heh, I just now looked it up, and a destroyer ship near the Sabres' arena was in fact the inspiration for the name.It doesn't matter that Colubmus is landlocked, we've had a baseball team named the clippers for 35+ years.good point, I forgot about them for a minute. A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 They look exactly like the 94 49ers. It didn't look good then either.EDIT: See? 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eye Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 I know this thread is about the Destroyers' uniforms, (which, I think they look great in, by the way) but where did the Soul's unique number font go? I thought they had a custom number font which was the same font in their wordmark, specifically the Soul portion of their wordmark. It now looks like they are using a block number font. Anyone know when or why they changed fonts or am I dead wrong on this one?-E.A.R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apeman33 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 I know this thread is about the Destroyers' uniforms, (which, I think they look great in, by the way) but where did the Soul's unique number font go? I thought they had a custom number font which was the same font in their wordmark, specifically the Soul portion of their wordmark. It now looks like they are using a block number font. Anyone know when or why they changed fonts or am I dead wrong on this one?-E.A.R.No, you're right. The fonts changed when Russell started making the uniforms. The Avengers, Gladiators, Rush and Crush (kinda) all lost their unique fonts when Russel took them over. Chicago and Dallas' alternates use the same font. Las Vegas uses one that's basically the same as the Colorado Avalanche. The rest are block.Columbus' is really the only unique font left but I'm sure it has a basis in plenty of other fonts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecticbro Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 That looks better than their regular uniforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEd76 Posted April 24, 2007 Author Share Posted April 24, 2007 The Soul also lost the color from their sleeves (blue on the homes, gray on the roads) and changed the font of the back nameplates... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 The Soul also lost the color from their sleeves (blue on the homes, gray on the roads) and changed the font of the back nameplates...Yep. In other words, every thing that looked good about the Soul from the neck down.And then there's the ridiculous placement of the Russell logo between the name and numbers on the back... On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleujayone Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Looks a little like the Ohio State Buckeyes. The navy looks almost black. Perhaps that was the idea since the Buckeyes are the biggest game in town. We all have our little faults. Mine's in California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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