Posted by MyTeamIsDr.Pepper  11/30/2019 3:49 pm | #101 |
Section30 wrote:
LOVE the new logo for Chicago.
I also like the update to the Pirates uniforms, but I'm gonna miss the skull and crossbones.
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Good updates! The new Tigers look great. I dig the Pirates update but do miss the skull and crossbones as well. Maybe we can get that back in a patch or alternate looks at some point. Chicago's new logo is pretty cool. There are a lot of ways you could go with that in future updates.
I absolutely love that Zephyrs logo. So much so I think that they're my new favorite team.
The Pirates update makes sense for the time, making it easier to let go of the beloved skull. I think it looks sharp and am happy as a pirates fan.
The Zephyrs have an awesome new logo that is really eye catching. Can’t wait to see how it is built on in the future.
Glad y'all really like the Chicago logo! A bit surprised by all the love for Washington's skull and cross bones logo. Hopefully you guys will like what I have in store in the future!
Here's your sig Steel, It's a little blurry on my part but i'm not sure why. Tell me if you're having the same problem.
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Posted by MyTeamIsDr.Pepper 11/30/2019 4:07 pm | #102 |
Alright so before the 1953 season I have a bit of an update. Hopefully you guys don't mind but I've cut down the season write ups and stuff because I don't have the time to write such long paragraphs. When I get the chance I will write more. But I want to get progress done and decided to cut down on the writing for now at least. So hopefully you guys don't mind.
Here's the 1953 Standings:
New York Cannons 7-0-1
Hornets 6-2
Pittsburgh Ironmen 6-2
St. Louis Tigers 5-2-1
Boston Gaels 3-5
Chicago Zephyrs 3-5
Washington Pirates 2-6
Detroit Bombers 1-7
The MVP award went to RB Quentin Brookes of the New York Cannons.
The MOR award went to QB Eugene Addams of the Philadelphia Hornets.
The MOC award went to Coach William Towles of the Philadelphia Hornets.
-New York jumps to the top, led by RB Quentin Brookes, finally topping the hill and making the championship.
-Joining them are the Hornets, making their 3rd appearance.
-Detroit finishes last for the 3rd straight year.
-Pittsburgh misses the Champions Bowl for the first time in 3 years.
-Tigers bring in the 2nd highest attendance in their first season in their first season in St. Louis.
The 1953 Champions Bowl:
-Christmas Day, 1953, the 8th Champions Bowl, being played in the biggest city in the country. A matchup between the Hornets of Philadelphia and the Cannons of New York City. One of the best teams to play the game and maybe the best Cannons squad to take the field against the young and upcoming Hornets squad. Expected to be a tight matchup. The Hornets receive the ball to start the game but fumble two plays in and set New York up in great position. The spiraled into New York jumping to a 21-0 lead in the middle of the 2nd quarter. The Hornets make something of a comeback, eventually coming within a score but fall short. Watching as the Cannons win the Champions Bowl 38-28 in front of their home crowd.
Hopefully you guys like the new write ups! C&C appreciated, how'd your team do?
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Posted by MyTeamIsDr.Pepper 12/07/2019 4:44 pm | #103 |
Welp, I'm going to assume the new format is okay for now. Would greatly appreciate any C&C though!
Here's the 1953-54 Offseason!
It started off with the 1954 Draft!
The first 3 picks were:
1.Detroit Bombers: DE George Portson- New York State
2.Washington Pirates: QB Scott Hogg- Illinois State
3.Chicago Zephyrs: WR Harold Schmitt- Florida Southern
Here are the rest of any important pick ups or news from the offseason!
-Zephyrs pick up RB Nikolas Smith from Pirates
.-Detroit brings in WR Gabriel Coleman from Pittsburgh.
-Gaels pick up QB Kenny Durham from the Hornets after Eugene Addams blew up.
There was some very unfortunate news as well.
-Elijah Kingston announces his last season. After 7 years with Boston before joining the Ironmen in 1950. 1954 will be his 11th season. He’ll be 33 years old.
-Terrence Gaines announced he’ll be joining his rival in retiring. After being drafted in 1939 to the Washington Pirates in the APL. He played there for 14 years before recently being traded to Chicago.
There were no identity changes this offseason.
C&C appreciated!
Last edited by MyTeamIsDr.Pepper (12/07/2019 11:21 pm)
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Posted by Section30 12/07/2019 10:24 pm | #104 |
I like the simplified format. It gets the point across in a concise way.6.4.1
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Posted by MyTeamIsDr.Pepper 12/11/2019 6:04 pm | #105 |
I like the simplified format. It gets the point across in a concise way.6.4.1
Okay thanks! I'll stick to it for now then.
Here's the 1954 season!
Philadelphia Hornets: 7-1
St. Louis Tigers: 7-1
Chicago Zephyrs: 5-2-1
New York Cannons: 4-3-1
Detroit Bombers: 4-4
Boston Gaels: 3-5
Washington Pirates:1-7
Pittsburgh Ironmen: 1-7
The MVP award went to Eugene Addams of the Philadelphia Hornets
The MOR award went to DE George Portson of the Detroit Bombers
The MOC award went to Coach William Towels of the Philadelphia Hornets
-Heartbreak strikes the “King”, Elijah Kingston in his final season, as he gets injured in week 2 and misses all but the last game of the season. It’s undetermined if he is still going to retire
-Philadelphia led by Eugene Addams wins 7 straight to end season and make their 4th Champions Bowl appearance.
-Wayne Pearson leads the St. Louis Tigers back to the Champions Bowl.-Detroit has best record in franchise history, all 4 of their losses were 1 possession losses.
-Terrance Gaines has a solid last year leading the Zephyrs to 5 wins.
-Two of the winningest teams in the NFA meeting for the 9th ever Champions Bowl in Barber Field, in the beautiful city of Chicago. Philadelphia jumps to a quick halftime lead, up 14-3. Pearson ties the game up for the Tigers at 17. Going into the final drive of the game, St. Louis has a chance to win on a field goal. But as time expires, their field goal attempt is far right. This activated the never before used overtime rules. Both teams would get a chance at scoring. Both teams start at the 50 and it keeps going until 1 team doesn’t score. Philadelphia being the home team gets the first opportunity. The get down the field and score. St.Louis however gets stopped and the Hornets win their 2nd Champions Bowl; 24-17.
Philadelphia, despite being the home team, elected to wear their aways to create a better contrast with St. Louis.
C&C appreciated! How'd your team do this season!
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Posted by MyTeamIsDr.Pepper 12/15/2019 8:04 pm | #106 |
Well, I'm just going to move on to the offseason. Hopefully it'll get some comments coming in!
1954-55 offseason
Starting off with the Draft!
First 3 draft picks of the 1954-55 draft were:
1.Pittsburgh Ironmen: QB Johnny Guido- Richmond State
2.Washington Pirates: C Art Walters- Tennessee
3.Boston Gaels: DB Stan Hunter- Steele
In other news and player moves:
-St.Louis picks up European soccer player Ralph Brunstein to kick for them.
-Zephyrs trade for QB Scott Hogg from Washington in exchange for 3 players and 2 picks
-Cannons trade RB John Wiseman for RB Travis Tidwell from Boston.
-Both Elijah Kingston and Terrance Gaines retire. Both of them having their numbers (12 and 8) retired for their respective teams. (Gaels and Pirates).
Some news regarding team identities!
-Boston is the first team to add a logo to their helmet. Adding their shamrock logo to both sides of their helmet. -Detroit also adds their “Bombers” script to their helmet, and overhauls their look with it.
Finally the league announces they will be doing an expansion for the 1956 season. They’ve announced 7 cities for their 2 team expansion.
Cleveland, OH
Bio: Cleveland is making their second bid at a chance for a return to the NFA. They just missed out in 1950. They look like a forefront runner now.
Owner’s Bio: Kurt Schmitt is a second generation german immigrant and Cleveland businessman. He made the bid last time, and he’s still pushing for a team now.
Potential Stadium: Cleveland Coliseum (would be renamed)
Capacity: 37,000 (The biggest in the country!)
Ranking: 5 Stars
Milwaukee, WI
Bio: Milwaukee is a good contendant, A good ownership group that controlled the previous Milwaukee Lakers made a bid last time, and the same ownership is in charge for this go around. There’s a lot of potential.
Owners’s Bio: Husband and Wife, Daniel and Caroline Radcliffe were the previous owners of the Milwaukee Lakers until they shut down. They’re excited to make another run at the NFA!
Potential Stadium: Radcliffe Stadium
Capacity: 26,000
Ranking: 4 Stars
Minneapolis, MN
Bio: Minneapolis is the last returning bid. Although it is led by a different potential owner. Led by the same people pushing for a professional ULB team.
Owners Bio: Walt Starr, a millionaire from Minneapolis has big plans to build a stadium capable of holding both potential teams.
Potential Stadium: Starr Supercenter*
Capacity: 38,000
Ranking: 4 Stars
*The Stadium is yet to be built.
Baltimore, MD
Bio: Baltimore is a city whose housed the Bulldogs in the early days of the new NFA. The Bulldogs folded in 1950 and the city has been without a team for 6 years.
Owners Bio: Businessman William Hodges from New York has been in the football business for a while and handled finances for the NFA for a long time. He’s not interested in bringing football back to the wonderful city of Baltimore!
Potential Stadium: Baltimore Field
Capacity: 26,250
Ranking: 3 Stars
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Bio: Dallas is a big growing city that’ll grow the city southward.
Owners Bio: Kenny Danson is a family man who has amassed a following from his ownership and participation of many local churches around the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Potential Stadium: Fort Worth State Stadium
Capacity: 28,000*
Ranking: 3 Stars
*They will extend the current stadiums capacity of 20,000
Cincinnati, OH
Bio: Cincinnati is a city that’s been through many teams. They couldn’t get the opportunity to bid in the previous vote, but now that they have the opportunity they are gonna make the best of it.
Owners Bio: James Madison is a local guy who through family inheritance has been able to live comfortably. Not caring much for football though, he found a small petition for someone to make a bid and he backed them up and put in a bid.
Potential Stadium: Cincinnati State Stadium (former Cincinnati Knights stadium)
Capacity: 27,000
Ranking: 3 Stars
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I will be doing an expansion council! To make your vote count, you’ll need your character to have;
Name:Age:
Bio:
Favorite Team:
Choices for Expansion:
Team Identity Ideas: (Colors, Logo Ideas, and Names)
The council will close in a week! Get your vote in!
C&C appreciated!
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Posted by Section30 12/16/2019 12:13 am | #107 |
Way to go Hornets!
As for the updates I really Bombers script on a helmet and Bostons updates look great as well.
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Posted by RightGuard 12/16/2019 9:41 am | #108 |
Name: Greg Seale
Age: 40
Bio: Owner of a prominent flour mill in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Recently has invested time into football and bringing teams to other cities.
Favorite Team: Washington Pirates
Choices for Expansion: Cleveland, Milwaukee
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Posted by Section30 12/16/2019 5:42 pm | #109 |
Name: Anders Lindberg
Age: 47
Bio: Owner of a midwestern gas station chain. Anders grew up playing football and is invested in growing the game in the Upper Midwest and bringing a team to his home state of Minnesota.
Favorite Team: Philadelphia Hornets
Choices for Expansion: Minneapolis, MN and Cleveland, OH
Team Identity Ideas: For Minnesota; Blue Ox, Voyageurs, Beavers. For Cleveland; Lumberjacks, Lakers, Skippers
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Posted by joho42x 12/17/2019 6:04 am | #110 |
Name: Caleb Stevenson
Age: 32
Bio: Caleb Stevenson is the Founder of Stevenson's Groceries, a growing chain of grocery stores based in New York's Westchester County.
Favorite Team: New York Cannons
Choices for Expansion: Cleveland and Milwaukee
Team Identity Ideas:
*Cleveland: Bulldogs, Barons, Lakers, Railmen, Pioneers
*Milwaukee: Stags, Robins, Badgers, Coyotes, Wolves, Red Foxes, Miners, Lumberjacks
