Burmy Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Will they play in Hoffman Estates? Just curious.Nope...they'll play at the Odeum in Villa Park (also home to the CIFL's Chicago Knights-previously Cardinals)Hope they at least have a good logo (other than that bland wordmark they've been promoting)i wonder if the song The Night Chicago Died will be there theme.I still remember going to see the Wave play the Storm...after the Wave won, that was the song they played over the Cell PA system. (Very witty) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 No matter how you cut it, if the name is a take-off on any of Chicago's historical riots, it is tremendously offensive. And that's in a municipality with an existing pro team named after a conflagration that killed hundreds, left over 100,000 homeless and destroyed in excess of $200-million in property.I think it's taking it a bit far to say it's "tremendously offensive." Tremendously offensive is Washington Redskins and Chief Wahoo. Over the years we've seen the Atlanta Flames, Washington Bullets, Birmingham Fire, UAB Blazers, Utah Blaze, Chicago Fire, New York Hitmen, plus dozens of natural disasters as team names (as gueman said), so to take the ultra-PC route for "Chicago Riot" is a bit over the top, IMO. Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Riots and soccer go hand-in-hand.If Chicago is allowed to have a team called "Chicago Riot", I want the Washington Bullets back NOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 The name is odd, but I'm more surprised by the facts that (1) professional indoor soccer found yet another sucker to take a crack at the Chicago market, and (2) the team will be playing in 2010-11, essentially starting up FOUR WEEKS after being announced. I know the reason behind it, but it's still an incredibly odd move.What I fail to understand is why Peter Wilt keeps climbing his way down the American soccer ladder. He's gone from MLS, to WPS, to an established and stable (relatively) indoor team, and now heads up a team built in twelve days.Also note that the Riot's schedule is 8 home/12 road, so every other team in the league is getting an extra home date. For this, I'm sure the Riot will be amply compensated in rubber checks. 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...
Burmy Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Update, their official logo is below:This ties in to the city very well...too bad they're playing in the DUPAGE COUNTY SUBURBS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 **facepalm** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 I suppose it was be worse if they called the team the Chicago Fire...but this is a horrible idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubsFanBudMan Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 The name is odd, but I'm more surprised by the facts that (1) professional indoor soccer found yet another sucker to take a crack at the Chicago market, and (2) the team will be playing in 2010-11, essentially starting up FOUR WEEKS after being announced. I know the reason behind it, but it's still an incredibly odd move.What I fail to understand is why Peter Wilt keeps climbing his way down the American soccer ladder. He's gone from MLS, to WPS, to an established and stable (relatively) indoor team, and now heads up a team built in twelve days.Also note that the Riot's schedule is 8 home/12 road, so every other team in the league is getting an extra home date. For this, I'm sure the Riot will be amply compensated in rubber checks.Thought it was worth highlighting some of the content from that twelve days link, in part because I just find that unbelievable.The former Fire executive on Tuesday introduced the Chicago Riot, a Major Indoor Soccer League entry that went from idea to formation in less than two weeks."The league asked me to do it," said Wilt, the team's owner/operator. "They realized they needed another team and knew I knew the Chicago market. In just 12 days we've put all this together."Wilt quickly arranged a home arena (Villa Park's Odeum Sports and Expo Center), hired a coach and operations director (Jeff Kraft from the inactive Rockford Rampage), had a logo designed and set up a modest front office to handle marketing and ticket sales.As for the objections to the Chicago Fire name, I don't really see the issue since they play up the firefighter theme. If anything it reminds me of little league baseball when we had a team sponsored by the police, fire, etc. so we had the "Hometown Fire," "Hometown Police," "Hometown Bank," "Hometown Optimist," whatever. It's always made me think of that rather than the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuffDawg Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 As for the objections to the Chicago Fire name, I don't really see the issue since they play up the firefighter theme. If anything it reminds me of little league baseball when we had a team sponsored by the police, fire, etc. so we had the "Hometown Fire," "Hometown Police," "Hometown Bank," "Hometown Optimist," whatever. It's always made me think of that rather than the event.Did you mean to say Optometrist, or being a Cubs fan does that other word just come out naturally? There comes a point when you don't stand for the constant heartbreak anymore, and walk away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianVlietDesign Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Update, their official logo is below:This ties in to the city very well...too bad they're playing in the DUPAGE COUNTY SUBURBS!What is this? Roller Hockey International? NYCFC - MLS CUP CHAMPIONS - 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murtaugh Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 As for the objections to the Chicago Fire name, I don't really see the issue since they play up the firefighter theme. If anything it reminds me of little league baseball when we had a team sponsored by the police, fire, etc. so we had the "Hometown Fire," "Hometown Police," "Hometown Bank," "Hometown Optimist," whatever. It's always made me think of that rather than the event.No, Chicago Fire definitely refers to the event while using firefighter "heraldry". But in Chicago the event is taken as a positive, as the city's prominence and growth were a direct result. NO GRAND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hontas Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Tremendously offensive is Washington Redskins and Chief Wahoo.**Only to hypersensitive geeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubsFanBudMan Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 No RuffDawg, I meant Optimist, as in Optimist Club. Still don't know what that is, but they sponsored a Little League team.And jl, you're right, but the fact that they use a badge and use to have an alt with a fire truck deflects any negative connotation it carries. That's all I was saying. They don't use a burning city as a logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubsFanBudMan Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 *used ... Wish I could still edit posts on a BlackBerry. Otherwise I like the new mobile version of CCSLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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