Las Vegas Outlaws of the XFL Reimagined -- Do Over

A few months ago, Phil Hecken from the website Uni Watch put out a call for readers to reimagine what the XFL would look like today if the #XFL hadn't folded. This was also a contest, in part, to the rumors (which are now true) that Vince McMahon was bringing the XFL back to life.

Well, I entered the competition with a concept that mixed both the Letter Fronted uniform concepts with pattern sublimation. It is a simple/clean look yet didn't push many boundaries and didn't gain much traction among readers. 
 
There were some realllllly awesome concepts which you can find here (Part I) and here (Part II)  with the winner determined here (THE FINALS). 

To be honest, I was a big fan of the Geometric patterns applied to Aaron Jaffe's design.

Here's my entry:

Now, I was fairly disappointed that I kept it so safe. That is my M.O... but I decided to go back and give it another whirl. I went into unsafe territory. I tried to design some patterns which all turned out bad. Then I realized I had downloaded a cool design called Shiny Red Wave Background from Freepik by concepter Harryarts. I then went to Spoon Graphics and found some awesome Topographical patterns to add a... LendaSport feel to the design. I also found some inspiration looking through the Paladin Sport catalogue.  I also used a base from #GarbAthletic for all of my designs since they are the ones who partnered with #UniWatch for this contest.

Yeah, I am admitting my sins which doesn't absolve me of anything. Yet my finished product is part curiosity and part... WHY DID YOU DO THIS?!?!?!

The Font I used is from PixelSurplus called Ridgeline with some spurs thrown into the Numbers from the Rebel Bones Font.

Futbol as Football Series: FC Vaduz

Futbol as Football Series: #FCVaduz from the #SwissChallengeLeague from #Liechtenstein

I want to do at least one team from each of the #Principalities of Europe. I've done Luxembourg, I've done a squad from Gibraltar (yeah, I know they are a territory of England, but they're tiny and I'm lumping them into this list) and I will do one from Andorra, San Marino, and maybe transform AS Monaco into a squad.

Now, why Vaduz?

Their badge. Their Badge. Their Badge!

It was MEANT TO BE ON A FOOTBALL HELMET!!!

Dear me, I love it.

Since the The #PrincelyClub is an Adidas team and their kits from last year are pretty cool (theirs from this year are clean and simple, yet I like the sublimated hoops and think they'd been an easy transfer... maybe because I'm #lazy) and they look like they were made for the new #CFL's football jersey template.

Not much to say... It's pretty straightforward and I hope these #Gridiron concepts don't disappoint and properly represents the Pride of Liechtenstein!

Fonts Used: Number on Back - Soccer Jersey; Name - CAT North

Futbol as Football Series: FC Sheriff Tiraspol

Futbol as Football Series: FC Sheriff Tiraspol from the Moldovan Divizia Națională.

First off, I just want to say I am not trying to make a Dallas Cowboys uniform in Pittsburgh Steelers colors. Yeah, I'm a Cowboys fan and yes you can add in your standard Cowboys smirk here -- I'm okay with that.

I chose to make this concept after receiving some guests from Moldova and because of their crest - a wild west sheriff's badge! It is so simple and straight forward that I was able to reduced it to just the background five points for the helmet sticker. 

Sheriff Tiraspol is on the top end of the ladder in Moldova's National Division and has caused a ruckus in years past within the Eurpoa Cup. I'm sure if you are apart of the opposition and see the Gold and Black on the pitch you know you'll be in for a dogfight! 

Or a Showdown at the Tiraspol Saloon or whatever wild west cliche you can think of ;).

I chose Sheriff's 2014/15 home uniform to base my American/Canadian Football concepts on because of the yoke and sleeve pattern. For my "Generic template" I based my design on the Montreal Alouettes' yoke and sleeve cap design. I didn't include a stripe around the shoulder like the Als and the NY Jets for my final products.

Sheriff is an Adidas squad and for my inspiration I decided to pattern my "Real World" template on a league that has recently changed to the Three-Stripes: The CFL. I chose a "Real World" template similar to designs worn by Calgary, Saskatchewan and the BC Lions. I used a three stripe design similar to the multiple-line style of the Hamilton Ti-Cats (and maybe just a little tip-of-the-cap to Adidas) for the pant stripe and around the neck.

Fonts used: Name on Back - Barbaro, Numbers - Greasy Spoon NF with Haymaker spurs, Name on Front/wordmark - Chuck Noon. 

 

NFL, CFL and NCAA football as Australian Football

I started this project a long time ago and I had kinda sorta forgotten about it. Since the Football as Football project has come to fruition (and my goodness there are some cool badges there. The Dallas ones could use some extra love), I have decided to finally share with the world my take on "What if..." the NFL, CFL and NCAA football were Aussie rules teams. Some of these designs are based on older versions of team uniforms (see Jacksonville) and could use some updating. In the CFL section the only team missing is the new Ottawa RedBlacks.

I love the AFL (I barrack for Essendon if you were wondering) and wanted to adapt American/Canadian football uniforms into footy guernseys. I tried to use current symbols, stripes and styles from the respective leagues with a few embellishments here and there. I also used sponsorships (inspired by this project found here) from local businesses with a few wild cards thrown in here and there.

Without further ado, let's start in the NFL with the AFC.

AFC EAST

Buffalo Bills

Sponsorships - Vespa (Wildcard sponsorship) and Tim Hortons.

Miami Dolphins

Sponsorships - Motorola and Sun Life Financial (both team partners, I believe)

New England Patriots

Sponsorships - Gillette and Dunkin Donuts (team partners)

New York Jets

Sponsorships - Toyota and MetLife

AFC North

Baltimore Ravens

Sponsorships - McDonald's and Maersk (Local company)

Cincinnati Bengals

Sponsorships - 5/3 Bank and Proctor and Gamble

Cleveland Browns

Sponsorships - Mack Trucks (Dawg Pound) and Hershey's (C'mon, you can't pass this sponsorship up)

Pittsburgh Steelers

Sponsorships - 84 Lumber and Heinz

NFC South

Houston Texans

Sponsorships - Dr. Pepper and Reliant Energy

Indianapolis Colts

Sponsorships - Lucas Oil and Mayflower (yeah, I stole this sponsorship from a joke design of the Colts a while back from uni-watch.com)

  

Jacksonville Jaguars

Sponsorships - Buffalo Wild Wings and Sukhoi (Russian Aeronautical company and a wildcard)

Tennessee Titans

Sponsorships - Krystal Burger and MCA Nashville (it is Music City and home of the Music City Miracle)

AFC West

Denver Broncos

Sponsorships - BNSF (older logo) and Pepsi

Kansas City Chiefs

Sponsorships - Kansas City Southern Railways and Coca-Cola

Oakland Raiders

Sponsorships - Xfinity and Chlorox

San Diego Chargers

Sponsorships - California Dairy Council and Energizer (duh!)














Now let's get into the NFC.

NFC East

Dallas Cowboys

Sponsorships - ExxonMobil and American Airlines
(yes, I kept the pants different colors)

New York Giants

Sponsorships - Chevy and Timex (I can't remember why I chose Timex - maybe for Time Square?) with different stripes on the pants (I think that used to be apart of their livery) and on the guernseys.

Philadelphia Eagles

Sponsorships - Sunoco and Lincoln Financial

Washington Redskins

Sponsorships - VW (see DCs futbol team) and FedEx

NFC North

Chicago Bears

Sponsorship - Cadillac

Detroit Lions

Sponsorships - Ford and Meijer

Green Bay Packers

Sponsorships - The Fans

Minnesota Vikings

Sponsorships - Mall of America and Target

NFC South

Atlanta Falcons

Sponsorships - Verizon and Home Depot

Carolina Panthers

Sponsorships - BMW (for the South Carolina Fans) and Bank of America

New Orleans Saints

Sponsorships - Mercedes Benz and Tobasco

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Sponsorships - Outback Steakhouse and Raymond James

NFC West

Arizona Cardinals

Sponsorships - U-haul and BNSF (yeah, I got lazy)

San Francisco 49ers

Sponsorships - Hewlett Packer and Wells Fargo

 

 Seattle Seahawks

Sponsorships - Starbucks and CenturyLink

St. Louis Rams

Sponsorships - DeKalb and Edward Jones

From the NFL to the CFL we go!

CFL East

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Sponsorships - Old Dutch and VIA

Montreal Alouettes

Sponsorships - Molson and Canadian National

Toronto Argonauts

Sponsorships - Rona and Nissan

Winnepeg Blue Bombers

Sponsorships - Bison Transportation and Investors Group

CFL West

British Columbia Lions

Sponsorships - Kubota and Fortis BC

Calgary Stampeeders

Sponsorships - Husky and ScotiaBank

Edmonton Eskimos

Sponsorships - Canadian Direct Insurance and Boston Pizza

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Sponsorships - Pilsner and SaskEnergy

Finally, the NCAA. I mainly did these in pairs for current rivals across the NCAA such as BYU and Utah, Army/Navy, UNC/NC State; new rivals such as Wyoming/Boise State; and former/old rivals such as Fresno State/San Diego State, Youngstown State/Akron; and hypothetical rivals Wichita State/Pittsburg State.

NCAA

Akron Zips

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alabama Crimson Tide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Army Black Knights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auburn Tigers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Boise State Broncos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brigham Young Cougars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

East Carolina Pirates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fresno State Bulldogs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia Bulldogs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grambling Tigers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Navy Midshipmen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North Carolina State Wolfpack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North Carolina Tar Heels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oklahoma Sooners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Old Dominion Monarchs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Pittsburg State Gorillas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Diego State Aztecs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Southern Jaguars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas Longhorns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UCLA Bruins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USC Trojans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utah Utes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wichita State Shockers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wyoming Cowboys

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Youngstown State Penguins