Alternate History Sports / History of the National Football Association - 1974-75 Season

**Posted by MyTeamIsDr.Pepper** 10/01/2019 11:19 pm

FC Macbeth wrote:
Why isn't 'Chicago Blazers' or 'Chicago Inferno' part of the name-the-team contest? Sure, MLS already had the Chicago Fire but I liked the two names better than the three suggested.

The seem really modern for the team. Blazers also seems much more fitting for a florida team imo.

Now, as of now we have a tie between Detroit and Cleveland for the second spot. So I'll ask y'all.

Detroit or Cleveland?

**Posted by Steelman** 10/01/2019 11:44 pm

For the era, Detroit was a bigger market than Cleveland, so I'll go with a vote for Detroit.

**Posted by FC Macbeth** 10/02/2019 5:35 am

MyTeamIsDr.Pepper wrote:
FC Macbeth wrote:
Why isn't 'Chicago Blazers' or 'Chicago Inferno' part of the name-the-team contest? Sure, MLS already had the Chicago Fire but I liked the two names better than the three suggested.
The seem really modern for the team. Blazers also seems much more fitting for a florida team imo.

Now, as of now we have a tie between Detroit and Cleveland for the second spot. So I'll ask y'all.

Detroit or Cleveland?

I say Detroit.

**Posted by FC Macbeth** 10/02/2019 5:41 am

MyTeamIsDr.Pepper wrote:
FC Macbeth wrote:
Why isn't 'Chicago Blazers' or 'Chicago Inferno' part of the name-the-team contest? Sure, MLS already had the Chicago Fire but I liked the two names better than the three suggested.
The seem really modern for the team. Blazers also seems much more fitting for a florida team imo.

Now, as of now we have a tie between Detroit and Cleveland for the second spot. So I'll ask y'all.

Detroit or Cleveland?

And by the way, why would 'Blazers' nickname be fit for a team in Florida anyway? Any sort of connections with Florida?

**Posted by Section30** 10/02/2019 9:53 am

Between those two I would go with Detroit6.2.6

**Posted by Dan O'Mac** 10/02/2019 1:15 pm

I would go with Detroit over Cleveland, and I love the name Blazers.

**Posted by Section30** 10/02/2019 1:45 pm

If you wanted to go with the fire theme I think Dragons could be interesting.6.2.6

**Posted by RightGuard** 10/02/2019 2:32 pm

Detroit

**Posted by Darknes** 10/02/2019 7:06 pm

Detroit

**Posted by MyTeamIsDr.Pepper** 10/02/2019 7:44 pm

FC Macbeth wrote:
MyTeamIsDr.Pepper wrote:
FC Macbeth wrote:
Why isn't 'Chicago Blazers' or 'Chicago Inferno' part of the name-the-team contest? Sure, MLS already had the Chicago Fire but I liked the two names better than the three suggested.
The seem really modern for the team. Blazers also seems much more fitting for a florida team imo.

Now, as of now we have a tie between Detroit and Cleveland for the second spot. So I'll ask y'all.

Detroit or Cleveland?

And by the way, why would 'Blazers' nickname be fit for a team in Florida anyway? Any sort of connections with Florida?

Well Blazers=Fire, to me at least. And while in theory it works for Chicago, it's a bit modern for the era, and doesn't capture the essence of an old Chicago team that I wanted for the Zephyrs.

So here are the results of the Expansion Council!
In first, and a runaway winner at that was Chicago!
In second we had a tie, both Detroit and Cleveland received 2 votes so we had a tiebreaker. Detroit won that significantly!

So for the 1951 season the NFA will be giving a franchise to Chicago and Detroit!

Thank you guys so much for all the participation! I'll have the 1950 season and Champions Bowl up soon and then after I'll reveal the identities.