Potential Names

Discussion in 'San Diego' started by Lithium858, Mar 2, 2011.

  1. VBCity72

    VBCity72 Member+

    Aug 17, 2014
    Sunny San Diego
    Club:
    Plymouth Argyle FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Honestly I don't think it really matters who wins the vote. Having Footy Mcfooty Face or whatever it is as a legit option shows that this poll is not serious.
     
  2. athletics68

    athletics68 Member+

    Dec 12, 2006
    San Diego & San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Indeed. They're already using San Diego FC in the renderings and such. I've been figuring that'll end up being the winner no matter how the polling plays out.
     
  3. Rahbiefowlah

    Rahbiefowlah Member+

    Oct 22, 2001
    Las Vegas
    841472734773239808 is not a valid tweet id
     
  4. Rahbiefowlah

    Rahbiefowlah Member+

    Oct 22, 2001
    Las Vegas
    Kinda like 1904 San Diego, that's floating around twitter right now.
     
  5. athletics68

    athletics68 Member+

    Dec 12, 2006
    San Diego & San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    1904?
     
  6. athletics68

    athletics68 Member+

    Dec 12, 2006
    San Diego & San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That's a pretty obscure reference.

    And if it's referenced in Anchorman I think most San Diegans would hate it immediately. The Burgundy jokes got old about 5 years ago.

    If we're going with identifying numbers I'd thing 619 San Diego would be a better one. Everyone in SD will get that reference immediately.
     
  7. Rahbiefowlah

    Rahbiefowlah Member+

    Oct 22, 2001
    Las Vegas
    I think the obscurity is what is cool about it. It would take a simple explanation for those who don't know. Also I don't think it's as obscure,
    or widely unknown, as you assume.
     
  8. athletics68

    athletics68 Member+

    Dec 12, 2006
    San Diego & San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Problem with it is when you use what looks like a year (which 1904 does) people think you're referencing a year. I think a better 4 digit number would be San Diego 1542. Hows that for obscure? Could even make the colors yellow and red if you get the reference.
     
  9. Ben7

    Ben7 Member

    Jan 14, 2007
    that whole number's thing is to obscure and confusing for the general public.

    Round two of four is over soon, looks like one of my picks San Diego Seals, narrowly makes the top 30, but that's gonna be the end of the road for it likely.

    Did you people see and vote for the option to have up to 5 write in names once the voting process is further along?
     
  10. athletics68

    athletics68 Member+

    Dec 12, 2006
    San Diego & San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    What are the top choices right now?
     
  11. Ben7

    Ben7 Member

    Jan 14, 2007
    They are down to the top 30 (see below), so it's 2 more weeks of the lowest 10 each week, going away.

    I haven't heard yet, if they will accept up to 5 vote in suggestions, along with the top 10 or not.

    Voting just restarted earlier today, so there aren't a ton of votes yet, still the two that have been on the top for a while are already there again.

    I'll list the top 3 as of right now
    San Diego Valor
    San Diego Football Club
    San Diego Surf



    • Athletic Club San Diego (ACSD)
    • Atletico San Diego
    • Footy McFooty Face
    • Inter San Diego
    • Mission San Diego FC
    • Real San Diego
    • San Diego AFC (America's Finest City or Association Football Club)
    • San Diego Anchors
    • San Diego Armada
    • San Diego Bad Hombres
    • San Diego Bolts
    • San Diego Brewers
    • San Diego Chargers
    • San Diego City FC
    • San Diego Conquistadors
    • San Diego Fleet
    • San Diego Football Club (SDFC)
    • San Diego Force
    • San Diego Lightning
    • San Diego Riptide
    • San Diego Sculpin
    • San Diego Seals
    • San Diego Soccer Club (SDSC)
    • San Diego Sol
    • San Diego Strikers
    • San Diego Surf
    • San Diego United
    • San Diego Valor
    • San Diego Waves
    • Sporting San Diego FC
     
  12. wmwilson

    wmwilson New Member

    Mar 3, 2017
    Yes they have! Doesn't seem right an organization trying to use a community competition to promote itself.
    This is from their FB page, though they later changed it "However there is work to be done. We need all your votes in the next round."
    [​IMG]
     
  13. athletics68

    athletics68 Member+

    Dec 12, 2006
    San Diego & San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Which is why it won't be the name...
     
  14. Pedro Rondon H de Sá

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Jan 13, 2014
    Rio de Janeiro
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    SoccerCitySD (MLS) should be called San Diego Soccer instead of a generic name.
     
  15. Ben7

    Ben7 Member

    Jan 14, 2007
    It's totally fine for it's current purpose and the (drumroll) soccer city project @ SD's Qualcomm site in MV.

    No worries the team won't get that name or McFootyFace either.

    Maybe the Ownership Group of the potential MLS team will keep it, but I asume they will be doing a separate PLC or Ltd or some such thing just for that.

    Current top 5
    San Diego Surf = 1356
    San Diego Football Club = 825
    Mission San Diego FC = 207
    San Diego Armada = 156
    San Diego Valor = 140
     
  16. athletics68

    athletics68 Member+

    Dec 12, 2006
    San Diego & San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Since they won't use Surf (as it's already owned by someone else and is clearly being ballot stuffed by the youth group), looks like the current winner is what many expect it will be anyway, SDFC.
     
  17. Rahbiefowlah

    Rahbiefowlah Member+

    Oct 22, 2001
    Las Vegas
    I don't think they would put Surf on the ballot if they wouldn't be willing to use it.
     
  18. athletics68

    athletics68 Member+

    Dec 12, 2006
    San Diego & San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    They put Footy McFooty Face and San Diego Snapdragons (the Qualcomm chip) on the ballot. They didn't exactly do a deep screening job on these names for actual usability. Like most of these contests, it's just an excuse to make people feel involved. They'll end up naming the team what the owners want it named, not who wins this contest.
     
  19. Ben7

    Ben7 Member

    Jan 14, 2007
    So, San Diego Seals didn't crack the top 20. Too bad, still think it would be a good mascot for kids and for the grown ups supporters S.E.A.L.S themed as a nod to the Navy as well as local wildlife.

    Anyway the voting turned a bit dubious to say at least in the last couple of hours, suddenly thousands of votes appeared for McFooty face, whereas before Surf lead SDFC by a wide margin ahead of everybody else.

    Wonder if all those Footy McFooty Face voters actually bothered to read the voting info...

    Top 10 will get submitted to MLS, potentially even with a couple write in options (at least FS was asking about if that was something folks wanted). No chance ever MLS would approve that one.

    So these are the 20 names remaining

    Footy McFooty Face 3250
    San Diego Bad Hombres 512
    San Diego Surf 391
    Mission San Diego FC 145
    San Diego Football Club (SDFC) 144
    San Diego Sol 43
    San Diego Armada 42
    Athletic Club San Diego (ACSD) 33
    Atletico San Diego 33
    San Diego Valor 21
    San Diego City FC 15
    San Diego AFC (America's Finest City or Association Football Club) 15
    San Diego Soccer Club (SDSC) 14
    San Diego Chargers 14
    San Diego Brewers 12
    Inter San Diego 12
    San Diego Bolts 11
    San Diego Sculpin 9
    San Diego Riptide 8
    San Diego United 5
     
    Rahbiefowlah repped this.
  20. Rahbiefowlah

    Rahbiefowlah Member+

    Oct 22, 2001
    Las Vegas
    Well, we'll have to create a Footy McFooty Face Tifo on opening day anyway.
     
  21. athletics68

    athletics68 Member+

    Dec 12, 2006
    San Diego & San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Agreed. But as for name it looks like Mission San Diego and SDFC are the likely to real candidates.
     
  22. Rahbiefowlah

    Rahbiefowlah Member+

    Oct 22, 2001
    Las Vegas
    There are literally 20 names and like 2 of them aren't appropriate. What do you mean real candidates.
     
  23. tallguy

    tallguy Member+

    Sep 15, 2004
    MoCoLand, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You guys need to reduce the field to 7 or 10 finalists.
     
  24. athletics68

    athletics68 Member+

    Dec 12, 2006
    San Diego & San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Look at the vote totals. The others could be legit contenders, but no one is voting for them.
     

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