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Interesting. Is there any reason for this? Maybe to avoid alienated people who don't care for Louisville (the college), but then it seems like LVL fans wouldn't like something named for Kentucky.

While I personally think "Louisville" sounds better, I'll definitely default to a local on this. On CCLSC I got into a discussion on this topic and generally came to the conclusion that it works for specific references (Carolina Panthers, Texas Rangers) or to avoid local rivalries (Minnesota), but it doesn't work as well outside of those contexts.

 
Honestly I can't say for certain, but Kentucky as a state, at least to me, feels much more united than other cities, we're not southern, were not northern, were not Louisville or Lexington, we're Kentucky. Unlike New York, or LA or Chicago, or even cities like Charlotte which is more comparable to Louisville, Louisville doesn't have its own culture as much as Kentucky has its own culture. I think that makes sense. Kentucky as a place is also much more recognizable throughout the world. Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Bourbon, Kentucky Fried Chicken, (I know this is specified to UK but the amount of UK fans compared to Louisville in the rest of the state is crazy, there's probably UK fans throughout the rest of the state by far) and Kentucky Basketball. Louisville isn't as well known as Kentucky is

Huh, interesting. I've never been to Louisville (though I have been to Mammoth Cave, an awesome experience and I even stayed in the concrete wigwams nearby) but Kentucky does occupy a strange space on the map. I have a hard time grouping it with the Great Lakes, but it's not quite Southern like Tennessee or North Carolina. It's not even Mid-Atlantic like Virginia is, it just kinda occupies the space there. Very interesting, I'd like to check Louisville out if I ever get the chance.

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ProsecutorMilesEdgeworth goes "yoink".

Hahaha, this made me laugh out loud. 

Louisville is a great city, but maybe it's personal bias since I've lived here before, but Lexington is a prettier city, and is probably more representative of the state as a whole. I also just know more about Lex so maybe that's it too. But Keenland, the Horse Park, the distillery district, downtown, Lexington has got a lot to offer. Then again so does all of KY. PM if you're actually interested in learning more, I'd be happy to show you some neat spots that would be fun to visit.

Kansas City Scarecrows : In many fields, it was common to see a man made of burlap and old clothes protecting the crops

Los Angeles Mammoths : Los Angeles is the home of the La Brea Tar Pits, in which wolves, smilodons and mammoths have been found

Kentucky Colonels : Although able to be tied to KFC, I'm looking more toward the officers in the Civil War.

Miami Neptunes : I wanted to go Flamingos, but with that being nominated, I wanted another option. Neptune is the Roman name of Poseidon, god of the sea. Miami is on the ocean, so seems like they'd want the blessings of the sea.

Wisconsin Knights : Something more generic for Milwaukee. Lots of recommendations for things associated with beer making or motorcycles. A person from Wisconsin is a Wisconsinite. This is just a bit of word play associated with it that would have a knight for imagery, a strong option.

Minnesota Caribous : I don't want to just pick Minneapolis with St. Paul right there. Caribous would just be a neat name that you could use.

LA Mammoths are OK, there is a Mammoth Mountain nearby.  LA has real fire eaters too! haha

Miami Neptunes is cool, could have an interesting color mix of neon and beach tones.  Bright teal and sand?

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I don’t know how long this is open for so I’ll give one now and try to give the rest later when I have time to think and the schedule isn’t so packed.

I love the idea of naming a team in LA after the La Brea Tar Pits but I have two trains of thought that I love so please help me with my submission.

The first is LA Tar Cats which is the simple but fun and I feel unique take on it.

My other option is the LA Brea Cats. Hear me out here. It’s a play on of the city and the actual tar pit name and I think it does something close to what Penn St does with the Nittany Lions, which I’m pretty sure is just the name of the mountain near the school (don’t quote me on it).

If the second is too much of a stretch I think the first would be a simple name turned LA and gives plenty of opportunity for a tar color team.

Kansas City Cyclones - Another Tornado related name
Los Angeles Action (LA Action) - Movie reference
Kentucky Stallions
Miami Typhoons
Milwaukee Mallards - Mallards is a different and cool brand with interesting colours
Minnesota Blizzard