Post by Nevadanut on Aug 8, 2016 18:19:53 GMT -8
August 8, 2016 - The Salt Lake Screaming Eagles have an identity.
Today the team released its team logo which, along with every other aspect of the team, was voted upon by the fans. Several options were available to fans, and the one above was the winner. It is unknown whether the others will be adopted as secondary logos.
The reveal of the logo comes two months and two days after the announcement of the team name, Screaming Eagles.
The Screaming Eagles also have set up their official twitter account: at SLScreamEagles.
Salt Lake is the brainchild of Project FANchise,, a startup company based out of Santa Monica, CA. Its investors include veteran tech entrepreneurs as well as former NFL executives and players.
Project FANchise is a unique organization that will attempt to bridge the gap between fantasy sports, video games, and live sports. It'll be the first fan-run organization in all of professional sports. Its mobile app will encourage fans to become involved in team decisions, from interviewing and hiring the team's General Manager, Head Coach, coaching staff, and influencing which players to sign and cut on the final roster. The fans will also have a say in the design of the team's logo, their name, their uniforms, the mascot, and the merchandise. The group will also allow fans to analyze game film and offer input to the coaching staff. Fans will even have the power as to call actual plays during the course of a game.
The Salt Lake City IFL team marks the second go-round for an arena based football team in Utah. The first team, the Utah Blaze, played in the Arena Football league from 2006-2008 before the league folded in 2009. The Blaze subsequently re-branded itself as the Utah Valley Thunder and played one season in the American Indoor Football Association. In 2010, the Blaze brand was revived along with the revival of the AFL. The Blaze would play four seasons before folding after the 2013 season.
The Blaze played their home games at Energy Solutions Arena (now named Vivint Smart Home Arena), the home of the NBA's Utah Jazz. In 2010, the Blaze played one season at the Maverik Center, so the facility is familiar with hosting indoor football games.
According to KSL.com, Salt Lake City beat out the cities of Oklahoma City (Oklahoma), Boise (Idaho), Independence (Missouri) and Austin (Texas) for the rights to an expansion franchise. The addition of Salt Lake City also puts the IFL at 10 teams heading into the 2017 season.
Fans interested in participating in Project FANchise and would like to reserve 2017 season tickets are encouraged to visit the official Project FANchise website.
- HMB/DKH
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