(S23) - PT3 - Dream Team

[Rise of Smitty]

Not many of the people in the NSFL know about me but I have a vastly expansive history in sim leagues. I have been in sim leagues since 2004 and there has only been a couple of leagues that I was in that I was never a GM at one point in time. Heck, even in the NSFL I had a stint as GM of the Philadelphia Liberty for a couple season with BW. The one thing I have never done though was take over an expansion team. I have always been a GM from the start of the league or have taken over an already league established franchise. So hearkening back to my experience starting a franchise in a new league I tend to go for teams in the Seattle area. That influence is still in two leagues that stand today in the SBA with the Mercer Island Knights and the EFL with the Seattle Predators. If I got an expansion team here I think I would stick to the same theme and go for a Washington State based franchise. I would not go with Seattle as I have done that already so I think I might stick to my hometown of Auburn. I would likely go with something that is also in line with my heritage, Native American, and name the team the Auburn Sockeye. I know this has been a name tossed around for the NHL expansion team but I doubt it will get picked. The Auburn Sockeye would be red, black, and white and be a symbol of stoic excellence. We would make a proud franchise and the people of Auburn and surrounding cities would come out in droves to support the new franchise.