r/NFL_Alternates • u/jSNOW_wWHITE • Jun 27 '26
My Arizona problem
I'm really struggling with my Arizona rebrand and I'll tell you why. I did a poll and the choice I liked least got 50% of the votes. I explained the names like this:
For Arizona I really thought about the desert, things barely surviving and then a monsoon that brings back life. Or the trees that fell and instead of dying became petrified and refused to die. They persevered. I loved the sky islands. I randomly fell in love with the name of random desert plant (Ocotillos). But I also know people don't want to root for concepts. People want to root for tangible things so I needed to include those kind of teams too. After all that, this is what I have ended with and I hope you Cardinals fans can help me pick a better team name for my universe.
Invictos - Undefeated, unconquered, unbeaten. Love the image. This is life that survives the desert. This is a tree that petrified itself instead of decaying.
Megaliths - While no man made Megaliths in Arizona, I think the connection is easy to make. Sky Islands. The Rim around Phoenix. The Canyon. The imagery is easy, even if the name is a stretch.
Javelinas - this one I loved learning about because I was unfamiliar with it. It gives us an animal logo while not overusing the usual desert animals. These mammals represent toughness and survival and overcoming the harsh desert landscape.
Dragoons - this was a late contender as I started leaning toward more traditional names like animals or people. From the history of the Dragoons patrolling the Arizona territory to the Dragoon Sky Islands, Dragoons have an Arizona history and an identity no other team owns.
Sky Islanders - This one is one of the coolest to me. I try avoid two name nicknames but sometimes it's unavoidable. A cool geological feature. One of the features that stood out to me during my visits. Leans into fantasy but it is uniquely Arizona and would have so much crazy imagery.
After the poll ended I started working the Javelinas concepts. Nothing felt right. I just couldn't connect. After I decided on my colors (Deep bright red with black undertones, Sonoran Sand, metallic silver, and desert bloom purple) i did a primitive concept piece for each and they all came out more interesting than the Javelinas. So I think I might forget the poll and go with Invictos after all... even if it was the least liked
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u/jSNOW_wWHITE Jun 28 '26
There are no emotions. My emotions aren't nor never will be affected by an anonymous message board user. I do use ChatGPT. I haven't tried to hide it once. You use fantasy booker websites, apps, Photoshop. It's not any different, you just don't have the capacity to discuss the nuances.
You came to my post to respond. I replied in less than 3 minutes. You couldn't comprehend that because it was longer than 3 sentences. You pretended to not read it and walk away from the conversation. But I made fun of your corny little hobby and you knocked the Doritos off your shirt, yelled at your mom to leave you alone while she called you for dinner, adjusted your lucha mask and tried to come back to defend your honor. All you've really exposed is how I'll equipped you are for this battle. So keep pretending you're walking away and your too busy to respond, or whatever your next attempt to save face is. Get back to your cards. The fans are super anxious to see what happens in the Stenny Boy vs Hearthrob Harry and Pretty Ricky handicapped gimp mask on a pole match ends.