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TrapperJohn · 08-08-2019, 06:24 PM

The Oakland Panthers

The Panthers are the most recent CBL franchise to receive a name change, having been until just a few months ago the Oakland Aftershocks—I never came upon a quaking logo that I really liked, and once I discovered SFGiants' defunct franchise thread on SportsLogos, there was no coming back from the allure of this great logo and wordmark scheme. The pairing of the city and name has been done before by minor sports teams, although I'm pretty sure Huey Newton came up with it first. In any event, it's a more exciting, powerful, and apt name for an Oakland squad than the Athletics could ever hope to be. These Panthers, incidentally, play at Sungevity Park.

08-08-2019, 06:24 PM	#214
TrapperJohn Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 253	The Oakland Panthers The Panthers are the most recent CBL franchise to receive a name change, having been until just a few months ago the Oakland Aftershocks—I never came upon a quaking logo that I really liked, and once I discovered SFGiants' defunct franchise thread on SportsLogos, there was no coming back from the allure of this great logo and wordmark scheme. The pairing of the city and name has been done before by minor sports teams, although I'm pretty sure Huey Newton came up with it first. In any event, it's a more exciting, powerful, and apt name for an Oakland squad than the Athletics could ever hope to be. These Panthers, incidentally, play at Sungevity Park.