jdp Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 So, admittedly, I'm trying to get out ahead of other threads here. That may not be cool, but I've noticed several lately, and I've been working on this for a while, so I thought I might as well at least get my league structure/team names out there... Just so I don't look like too much of a copy cat.I originally started doing concepts for a bunch of worldwide club teams (and I might continue that), but that wasn't getting much traction. I'm guessing because I was trying to concept too many existing teams. So why not make up my own...?Stateside Soccer FederationThe idea for the Stateside Soccer Federation came from an article posted on the MLS website: What if we made "state-by-state" teams? California and Texas would dominate. Although I don't necessarily agree with that statement, I thought it would be interesting to concept teams for each state. And, thus, the Stateside Soccer Federation. Each state gets a team. There are 10 regional divisions with five teams per division (all listed below). Over the course of a couple/few weeks, I will upload a new concept for each team, including name, crest, kits, derbies/competitions and a few other fun things from time to time.C&C always welcome, even at this point in the process.Here we go...Pacific DivisionAnchorage FrontierSan Francisco Redwoods ("The Reds")Hawaii HammerheadsOregon CascadesSeattle Orcas Mountain Division Arizona CoppersColorado MajestyNevada SagesAlbuquerque RoadrunnersUtah Beehive High Plains Division Boise GemsBig Sky SCND RoughridersSioux Falls BadlandersWyoming Drovers Prairie Division Iowa Stalkers (as in corn)Kansas SunsNebraska MammothsOK DrillersMinnesota Stars Great Lakes Division Illinois RailsplittersIndiana DunesOhio ScarletMichigan MastodonMilwaukee Drifters Gulf Division Magic City YellowhammersJacksonville StormNOLA DeltasMississippi Magnolias ("The Mags")Houston Clutch Valley Division Little Rock Naturals ("The Bauxers")Louisville BluegrassKC HeartsTennessee SmokiesWest Virginia Dales Piedmont Division Atlanta GatekeepersAnnapolis Skipjacks ("Skippers")Carolina Aviators ("Gliders")SC PalmettosVirginia Tidewater Megalopolis DivisionWilmington Wonders ("The Dubs")New York ExcelsiorNew Jersey StrongPenn Liberty ("The Bells")Bridgeport Schooners New England Division Portland (Maine) Blues (as in blueberries)Boston Hub (play at "The Colony")Manchester Granite ("The Finches")Providence Blackstone ("Rhodies")Burlington Thrush "Type something, will ya? We're paying for this stuff." - Peter VenkmanComplete: Stateside Soccer Federation | Complete: World Football Club Alliance | Stalled: Roller Hockey International Redux | Stalled: MLB & Soccer Crossover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujju2 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Lets go Nevada! Sages as in Sagebrush? Anyways, I'll be following this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 Lets go Nevada! Sages as in Sagebrush? Anyways, I'll be following this.That's it. I was trying my best to avoid something related to gambling and/or Las Vegas. Also thought about the Nevada Silvers (state mineral). "Type something, will ya? We're paying for this stuff." - Peter VenkmanComplete: Stateside Soccer Federation | Complete: World Football Club Alliance | Stalled: Roller Hockey International Redux | Stalled: MLB & Soccer Crossover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BagelHK Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Love the name choices. Go 'Cades! I'll be watching this for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullarmor Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Cool names, can't wait to see the concepts ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujju2 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I would actually suggest Wyoming Excelsior, based of the geyser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 I would actually suggest Wyoming Excelsior, based of the geyser.Hmmm. I really like that. I went with Excelsior for NY because that is the state motto.Now I'm torn. Gee, thanks. "Type something, will ya? We're paying for this stuff." - Peter VenkmanComplete: Stateside Soccer Federation | Complete: World Football Club Alliance | Stalled: Roller Hockey International Redux | Stalled: MLB & Soccer Crossover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 A few name changes already:Houston Aeros >> Houston ClutchJust saw that Aeros is already in use for an NHL concept New York Excelsior >> New York Princes (harkening all the way back to the founding of New Amsterdam) New Jersey Metros (too similar to original MLS team) >> New Jersey Strong Cheyenne Bighorns >> Cheyenne Excelsior (after the geyser--Thanks, ujju2) "Type something, will ya? We're paying for this stuff." - Peter VenkmanComplete: Stateside Soccer Federation | Complete: World Football Club Alliance | Stalled: Roller Hockey International Redux | Stalled: MLB & Soccer Crossover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soarindude Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 A few name changes already:Houston Aeros >> Houston ClutchJust saw that Aeros is already in use for an NHL concept New York Excelsior >> New York Princes (harkening all the way back to the founding of New Amsterdam) New Jersey Metros (too similar to original MLS team) >> New Jersey Strong Cheyenne Bighorns >> Cheyenne Excelsior (after the geyser--Thanks, ujju2)Could use dukes instead of princes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 A few name changes already:Houston Aeros >> Houston ClutchJust saw that Aeros is already in use for an NHL concept New York Excelsior >> New York Princes (harkening all the way back to the founding of New Amsterdam) New Jersey Metros (too similar to original MLS team) >> New Jersey Strong Cheyenne Bighorns >> Cheyenne Excelsior (after the geyser--Thanks, ujju2)Could use dukes instead of princes.It definitely sounds better, but I went with Princes to refer to the flag on which the NYC flag is based.Maybe NY Oranje ...? "Type something, will ya? We're paying for this stuff." - Peter VenkmanComplete: Stateside Soccer Federation | Complete: World Football Club Alliance | Stalled: Roller Hockey International Redux | Stalled: MLB & Soccer Crossover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughRiders99 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I'd like to suggest a name change for Sioux Falls. SF is on the eastern border of South Dakota, while the Badlands are all the way on the other side of the state. So if I were you, I'd probably rename/relocate the South Dakota to Rapid City, which is right next to the Black Hills, and have them be called the "Black Hills XXXXXXX" or something like that. And as an Iowan myself, the Iowa Stalkers are a little.... "out there," because it's BOTH good and bad at the same time. It's good because it's unique, bad because it sounds funny/wrong. But that's just me. Can't really speak for the other states. But otherwise, I really like the league structure and I love how you named the divisions. I generally hate "directions" names as in West, East, North, South. They're boring, IMO, and you did a great job coming up with "flower-y" names for them! Can't wait to see where this goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujju2 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Just had an idea: New York Excelsior can stay, and have the Cheyenne Steamboats. Based on Steamboat Geyser. I guess I know too many geysers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Baltimore isn't the only city in Maryland ya know... go for Annapolis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 I'd like to suggest a name change for Sioux Falls. SF is on the eastern border of South Dakota, while the Badlands are all the way on the other side of the state. So if I were you, I'd probably rename/relocate the South Dakota to Rapid City, which is right next to the Black Hills, and have them be called the "Black Hills XXXXXXX" or something like that. And as an Iowan myself, the Iowa Stalkers are a little.... "out there," because it's BOTH good and bad at the same time. It's good because it's unique, bad because it sounds funny/wrong. But that's just me. Can't really speak for the other states. But otherwise, I really like the league structure and I love how you named the divisions. I generally hate "directions" names as in West, East, North, South. They're boring, IMO, and you did a great job coming up with "flower-y" names for them! Can't wait to see where this goes. Baltimore isn't the only city in Maryland ya know... go for AnnapolisYou guys present some valid arguments, so I'll update names: Annapolis (my cousin was in the Naval Academy) and Rapid City. But I'm keeping the "mascots."Rapid City BadlandersAnnapolis SkipjacksFor the record, I went with the most-populated city in each state, which lead to Baltimore and Sioux Falls. Not overly original, but I wanted to keep out personal biases. For instance, I really wanted to give my hometown a team. I did learn something from this approach, though: Jacksonville is bigger than Miami, both in size and population.Oh, and if you have suggestions for Iowa, I'm all ears. "Type something, will ya? We're paying for this stuff." - Peter VenkmanComplete: Stateside Soccer Federation | Complete: World Football Club Alliance | Stalled: Roller Hockey International Redux | Stalled: MLB & Soccer Crossover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMurr Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 For the record, I went with the most-populated city in each state, which lead to Baltimore and Sioux Falls. Not overly original, but I wanted to keep out personal biases. For instance, I really wanted to give my hometown a team. I did learn something from this approach, though: Jacksonville is bigger than Miami, both in size and population.Sorry to nit-pick then but you are therefore placing the California team in Los Angeles and still calling them the Redwoods. It works for the state don't get me wrong but the Redwoods are way up north.I think if you are going to go with Redwoods as a nickname you should perhaps make an exception to your rule of the states largest city and place the team in San Francisco instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 Very well. Thanks for all the feedback and legitimate C&C. I've made the name changes above. I even went back through to see that the rest were reasonable. Here are the changes:Boston HubAtlanta GatekeepersAnnapolis SkipjacksKC HeartsJacksonville StormRapid City BadlandersBig Sky SCSan Francisco Redwoods All good? "Type something, will ya? We're paying for this stuff." - Peter VenkmanComplete: Stateside Soccer Federation | Complete: World Football Club Alliance | Stalled: Roller Hockey International Redux | Stalled: MLB & Soccer Crossover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMurr Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I think so. I like the Redwoods name and can't wait to see it. Just wanted to say it fits Nor-Cal more then So-Cal. Looking forward to your concepts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujju2 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Steamboats/Excelsior? Changes seem good so far, nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 OK. Final changes.I was never really happy with the Princes, so NY becomes Excelsior again. And, although I like the geyser angle, something just isn't sitting right with me when trying to apply a name. And I'm removing Cheyenne as the place. Although it is the largest city, I'm not finding a defining characteristic. I though about the Ranchers, but that makes me think of chicken and salad dressing....so that leaves me with the Wyoming Drovers (and their fans are called the Herd). "Type something, will ya? We're paying for this stuff." - Peter VenkmanComplete: Stateside Soccer Federation | Complete: World Football Club Alliance | Stalled: Roller Hockey International Redux | Stalled: MLB & Soccer Crossover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujju2 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I still support the Wyoming Steamboats, but nice updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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