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The second franchise to be granted was the Orlando Thunder, who will play their home games at the Florida Citrus Bowl. The Thunder's majority owner is Raj Bhathal. Also involved with the club is actor Burt Reynolds, who co-owned the Tampa Bay Bandits of the now-defunct USFL.
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NeoPrankster wrote:
The second franchise to be granted was the Orlando Thunder, who will play their home games at the Florida Citrus Bowl. The Thunder's majority owner is Raj Bhathal. Also involved with the club is actor Burt Reynolds, who co-owned the Tampa Bay Bandits of the now-defunct USFL.
It irrationally bothers me that those bolts come so close, but don't connect in the back.
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LA Hardcore
LA Riot
LA Underground
LA Grind
LA Syndicate
LA Cartel
LA Stars
LA Cruisers (classic car culture)
LA Lowriders
LA Streets
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The next team to be unveiled is the Frankfurt Galaxy, who will play their home games at the Waldstadion.
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The fourth franchise to be granted was the Baltimore Stallions. The team's majority owner is Baltimore businessman Leonard "Boogie" Weinglass, with former Redskins assistant coach Jim Speros, filmmaker Barry Levinson and bestselling author Tom Clancy as minority partners.
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The fifth franchise to be granted was the Sacramento Surge. The team will play at Hughes Stadium on the campus of Sacramento City College. In 1985, the state capitol California became home to the NBA Kings.
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LA could have a beach theme too. Tan/powder blue/yellow would be a good combo.
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The sixth franchise to be granted was the Paris Phantoms. Their logo depicts Erik, the titular character of Gaston Leroux's classic story Phantom of the Opera. The emblem was leaked to Sports Illustrated about a week or so before the uniforms were scheduled to be unveiled.
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Here's a league poster that will continually be updated when more teams are unveiled.
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The seventh franchise to be granted was the San Antonio Riders. The team will be owned by Larry Benson, brother of New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson. For 1991 and '92, the Riders will play in temporary facilities while the Alamodome is set to open in 1993.