The Alliance of American Football (AAF) kicks off their inaugural season on Saturday, Feb. 9, the start of a 10-game schedule.
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Which of the league's eight teams have the best names and logos?
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8. Salt Lake Stallions
The Salt Lake Valley — and entire state — is filled with fascinating history (e.g. mining, railroads), yet they opted for a horse for the sake of alliteration?
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7. Birmingham Iron
The name is great. The logo sucks. Was it created on Madden 2004?
While simplistic logos have their place, this one doesn't have any place.
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6. Memphis Express
FedEx is based in Memphis. We get it. The AAF wants sponsorships money. We get it.
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5. Orlando Apollos
Are there Greek gods running around Orlando these days?
The Apollos are partially saved by a unique and simple oval logo, but a city filled with digital media companies couldn't have done a little better?
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4. San Antonio Commanders
City-appropriate colors. Alamo. Star. Military sword.
The Commanders' logo checks all the historical boxes, though it could use some flash.
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3. Atlanta Legends
“Atlanta makes legends — that’s what the city does," AAF co-founder Charlie Ebersol said of the Legends' logo.
A deeper gold might've worked better with the purple.
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2. San Diego Fleet
The AAF and Fleet nailed it with a classy logo that honors the city's naval history. While gray is usually a poor choice for primary logos, it's offset perfectly by the darker battleship gray.
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1. Arizona Hotshots
One of the best names in sports history.
The Hotshots are named after a group of firefighters, the Granite Mountain Hotshots, who were killed in a fire in 2013. Hat tip to the team for rolling the dice with an unconventional color scheme that came out beautifully.
