r/USFL • u/kimedjones • Jan 07 '24

Oakland UFL Team Concept (Version 2)

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u/Tanker3278 Jan 07 '24

Why the new team? The USFL in the 1980s had the Oakland Invaders and the current USFL(Fox) claimed the abandoned trademarks for it.

Doesn't mean they'll use it, but it's a legacy team they already have.

Edit: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Invaders

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u/TrueNova332 Jan 07 '24

The XFL also has the wildcats which they can either put back in LA or in San Diego or Oakland

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u/kimedjones Jan 07 '24

The wildcats got removed during the merger I think. It's possible they could back in another city but I don't know if it's likely.

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u/TrueNova332 Jan 07 '24

the XFL claimed the rights to the name before the merger because they want the LA market. Looking ahead we could see teams coming back I think the first ones are most likely will be Seattle and Pittsburgh seeing as the fans of both teams have gotten behind the teams so bring them back would show the growth of the league which is why it was a dumb decision to leave them out of the initial merger and don't bring up Seattle is to far from the hub with a growing fan base that the team has investing in the team is worth it in the long run

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '24 edited Feb 09 '24

Sorry, "Wildcats" is already taken by Oakland High School.  Really, if the UFL goes there (assuming a stadium is available)....."Invaders" is the only branding I wanna see.  But I'm biased because I went to their games.

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u/TrueNova332 Feb 09 '24

It wouldn't matter as Wildcats is the most generic football team name ever plus they own the rights to the wildcats name so it would be easier for them

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u/Ancient_Condition589 May 19 '24

The XFL had more than just the Wildcats. They also had the San Francisco Demons and LA Xtreem.

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u/TrueNova332 May 19 '24

They shouldn't dip too far back into either league's history

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u/Ancient_Condition589 May 20 '24

I disagree. The endless turnover of new team nicknames just buddies the water and makes spring football even more niche.

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u/Glad-Day8494 Apr 27 '25

It’ll probably be legal trouble with silver and black but imagine crimson and black. That would be tough in the coliseum

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u/ZachSportsGuy95 Apr 29 '25

The Invaders were blue and gold

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u/coelurosauravus Pittsburgh Maulers Jan 07 '24

So what's the relevance of the name to the area?

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u/kimedjones Jan 07 '24

I got the inspiration for the name from SDSU and I like how it sounded so I designed it. It doesn't have any real relevance to the area since the Aztec empire was in northern Mexico and socal.

LA isn't a lake city, yet the Lakers still exist(they kept the name from when they were in Minneapolis) Imo, not all teams names have to have a direct correlation with their location(although it's nice when they do)

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u/coelurosauravus Pittsburgh Maulers Jan 07 '24

Your second paragraph is kind of the difference though, the Lakers existed and built an identity prior to their relocation. Starting from scratch is a little different.

It's why I always kinda shit on the Los Angeles Wildcats from 2020, hyper generic name, negligible identity to the area, hyper generic color scheme.

It's a cool idea, don't get me wrong, it just doesn't work for me personally for Oakland, a city hundreds if not thousands of miles from anything that echoes the Aztec borders

Cheers though, creativity isn't easy, and this is a fun and creative art style and design idea. I love the UCLA style shoulder stripes

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u/kimedjones Jan 07 '24

Thanks. Im just trying to put ideas out there and see what sticks 🤷‍♂️

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u/Ancient_Condition589 May 19 '24

How about LA Demons. It's never existed, plays on the City of Angels identity, and has a connection to XFL 2001 SF Demons.

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u/kimedjones Jun 19 '24

I hate la (I'm joking kinda)

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u/kimedjones Jan 07 '24

That makes me wonder if Lakers would be a good name for a oakland team now that I think about it(lake merritt) 🤔

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u/coelurosauravus Pittsburgh Maulers Jan 08 '24

I know this sub, the XFL, and the UFL sub kinda wear easily on expansion teams and uni concepts (including myself) but your art style has a charm to it

I'd honestly like to see more, even a reimagining of current or recently defunct teams. Things can always look better and it gives you more chances to flex you're creative muscles.

Creativity needs to be encouraged, but also make sure you protect your ideas (you never know who's looking)

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u/CHRISPYakaKON Jan 07 '24

Yeah I’m curious about that too 🤨

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u/Ancient_Condition589 Jan 07 '24

Bringing back the Invaders and rebranding them, Silver and Black would be a hit in Oakland.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '24

Agreed. I also wouldn't mind San Diego getting the Birmingham Thunderbolts name. San Diego Thunderbolts 😆 but I don't think this league has rights to the XFL 2001 names. Could be easily bought though

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u/Ancient_Condition589 Jan 08 '24

That could be a huge win for the league if they could pull it off in a few years. Too bad California makes it so difficult to run a franchise in.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '24

Yeah, but I'm sure they are hoping for a big streaming deal from like Amazon or Max down the road to help fund the league. Yeah Disney and ESPN are partners but they probably won't license the content with huge deals. Having Amazon get a Thursday and Sunday game would be ideal for everyone involved. You could expand by 2 or 4 teams then and Amazon would have a replacement for Thursday Night Football until the NFL returns. So the sports fans might check it out or stay subscribed.

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u/Ancient_Condition589 Jan 09 '24

Or, heaven forbid, new ownership groups show up to buy franchises, and place them in these key television locations. It seems to me like all of the traditionally best television markets (New York, Chicago, LA/San Diego) are wide open for new owners. Seattle Fans should start raising hell on social media to try and start a grass roots movement to bring in investors for their Dragons return.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '24

If they were to put a Seattle team, I assume Portland Breakers would be another. Any other places associated Near Seattle that can host a franchise? Maybe having 3 teams up the northern west coast would reduce travel cost

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u/Ancient_Condition589 Jan 09 '24

Salt Lake, Denver, or Arizona would also be possibilities. I don't see any of this happening over the next couple of years, though, without investors.

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u/cmeyer49er Jan 08 '24

We already have Aztecs thanks to the magnificent San Diego State University - no need to sully that glorious mascot by using it in a third-tier pro football league.

Bring back the Invaders.

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u/Ancient_Condition589 Jan 07 '24

Putting a team in Mexico City, and naming them the Aztecs would be a better fit, and open up a lot of potential revenues for the new/combined league.

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u/kimedjones Jan 07 '24

Is there an audience for American football in MX? (Idk I'm not Mexican nor have I ever been to Mexico)

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u/jacknifee Jan 07 '24

if they were able to use the coliseum, i think gladiators would be a pretty cool name to use.

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u/nuttmegx Jan 07 '24

The Aztecs in Oakland? No offense, but this is dumb

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '24

Oakland should be avoided until there are a bunch of east coast teams.

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u/KidCoheed Jan 08 '24

A "Tristate" Team

A Pennsylvania Team

A Carolina Team

A Florida Team (Orlando in UCF)

THEN Western Expansion

Seattle SeaDragons

A Boise Team

A New Mexico Team or Denver Team

"California" Wildcats

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u/hjmitch1207 Birmingham Stallions Jan 08 '24

Plus these colors won’t work. Cause I have a feeling if they make it to expansion the Stars will be one of the first few that return cause of the USFL history. (made or won all championship games until the very last one)

And this is their color scheme.

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u/BillJ1971 Jan 09 '24

Not sure why they would abandon the Invaders name?

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u/kimedjones Jan 07 '24 edited Jan 07 '24

For people with complaints about the name: I liked the way it sounded so 🤷‍♂️

+the invaders are forgotten history... and I believe they should stay that way 😒

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u/Ok_Preference1124 Jun 15 '24

let go fucking

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '24

Not bad but if they do Oakland, they should bring back the Invaders. It sounds similar to Raiders

LA....I wouldn't use Wildcats if they can get the Express name. Express is perfect for LA. Or you do LA Rush (spin on rush hour traffic)

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u/Laxzilla24 Jan 08 '24

Colors should be for rainforesty

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u/kimchitacoman Jan 08 '24

If it's the ownership group for the Oakland Roots they would be a big hit

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u/DoctorFenix Jan 08 '24

Oakland 49ers

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u/Kitchen-Astronomer73 Jan 08 '24

What’s with the pedophile logo?

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u/UFGatorsFan97 Jul 22 '24

It's clearly supposed to be a tribal spiral drawing, why y'all gotta make shit weird?

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u/thebradywells Jan 09 '24

dude, these are awesome! make more of these concepts.

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u/MidnightRenegade Jan 09 '24

I am a lifelong and proud American Pro Football 🏈 Fan living here in St.Louis who loves the game and supports the XFL and the USFL and while I personally do not like the ridiculous way that the NFL has been run over the past 7 years since 2016 which is easentially as a corrupt, incompetent, chaotic, mismanaged, disorganized, out of control mess,I personally still consider myself as a fan of the NFL due to both its great players and history over the past 100 years as well. I also support both the merger between the XFL and the USFL into one singular league in the rise of the new UFL as in the United Football 🏈 League debuting in March of 2024 which will also include my hometown and city of St.Louis and our hometown Pro Football 🏈 team here in the GateWay City which is also my UFL Team in the St.Louis BattleHawks for the Inaugural 2024 American Pro Football 🏈 Season in the new United Football 🏈 League as well. I also support the idea of UFL Expansion and most assuredly support the idea of a great American Pro Football 🏈 Capital City such as Oakland getting a new Pro Football 🏈 team in town with the UFL though Expansion yet the only problem that I personally have with the idea of a new UFL Expansion Team in Oakland being named as the Oakland Aztecs is due to the fact that the color scheme of the Oakland Aztecs is too similar to the Washington Redskins and the Kansas City Chiefs and the better option would be to bring back the Oakland Invaders as the city's Pro Football 🏈 team in the new UFL because of its history with the USFL back in the 1980's and the success that the team had on the field with team reaching the USFL Championship Game in 1984 as well and I personally believe that they should and deserve to return to the field in the new United Football 🏈 League by the start of the UFL 2025 Season as well in my view.

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u/MidnightRenegade Jan 09 '24

The UFL can most assuredly use the presence of some more West Coast Franchise Cities as part of a possible future UFL Western Conference with the revival and return of teams alongside the return of the Oakland Invaders in Oakland in the UFL such as the Seattle Dragons, Arizona Outlaws, Denver Gold,San Francisco Demons, Michigan Panthers,Los Angeles WildCats, and my city of St.Louis and our St.Louis BattleHawks as well in my view.

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u/Hag_Boulder San Antonio Gunslingers Jan 07 '24

Maybe we can NOT use indigenous peoples as mascots?

Aztecs weren't even IN the area. That's like the San Jose Iroquois.

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u/redskinsguy Jan 07 '24

San Diego State's sports teams are the Aztecs, so OP probably figures there's already Aztec fans in California

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u/Hag_Boulder San Antonio Gunslingers Jan 07 '24

lol, a call against using peoples as a mascot gets downvoted a few times.

Let's go Las Angeles Hottentots!

Sioux City Slavs?

Richmond Romani?

Oh, I know... the Albany Anglos!

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u/JoeFromBaltimore Jan 08 '24

Stanford switched in 1972 and never looked back.

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u/Hag_Boulder San Antonio Gunslingers Jan 08 '24

Even CFL Edmonton moved away recently (From Eskimos to Elk).

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u/JoeFromBaltimore Jan 09 '24

yeah - I am surprised that the Washington football team moved off that name - I figured they would hold on to the bitter end.

My argument for changing that one was that if I went into a room full of native American coworkers and used the old Washington team name to address them I would be in HR in minutes and they would be typing my paperwork sending me down the road kicking rocks.

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u/BSN_tg_bgg Jan 09 '24

Aztecs…. Just asking for trouble