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Fargo team shirts; slogan for the back
Topic Started: Jun 14 2006, 03:26 PM (2,217 Views)
cwillaert
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Ok people, I need some help. Ed Kane and I are in the process of designing this years (2006) Cadet and Junior National team t-shirts for Fargo. Each year we do something different. This year is going to be an Ed Kane original design...for those of you that know Ed you know that his designs are one of a kind. We need a "slogan" or saying for the back of the shirt. The back has an artists rendering of a picture you've all seen before...the one of Jake Clark from this years World Team Trials in which he's doing a reverse lift and dumping the other guy on his back.
Possible ideas he and I have come up with for the saying are:
New rules, same results
Storm rules the new rules
New FILA rules, same Storm rules
New rules, Old School

You get where we're going with it. So, get your creative thinking caps on and help me out here. If we use the slogan you come up with I'll give you a free shirt.
I'll also be giving the Beshey's a couple of free shirts for taking the photo that inspired the design.

Let's here 'em.
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nwsub
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Just small changes

New FILA rules, Storm still rules (New FILA rules? Storm still rules)

New rules? Nope, Storm rules! (New rules? Storm rules!)

Old rules, new rules....... Storm rules

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Ha, who doesn't have anything to do?
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Shane
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What about something like ~ Batten your hatches, the Storm is here ~
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Ok, as long as the shirts don't end up looking like those "Team Say Uncle" sweat shirts that gave me siezures just by looking at them....


I would just make a shirt that says "Minnesota Storm" on the front with the logo and then on the back it would say "Be Ambitious." It makes them sweeter if they aren't corny.

But I heard the warm ups for Fargo are pretty awesome.
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Quote from Gino Frank- "Our opponents can call down the thunder....... But they can't prepare for the STORM!"
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I like that one. It reminds me of that quote from the movie Tombstone.

"You called down the thunder well now you got it!"

Or maybe the shirts should say something more modern like...


"You know how tha Storm do! We get it crunk! Y'all be triflin'!"
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How about something like...Old Rules or new. Storm season is here!!!!!!
or TREMBLE with fear, STORM season is here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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A couple of those are definite possibilities. But I still wanna hear some more. By Sunday night I want to see about 30 more ideas.

Schrupp...yes, the Fargo jackets are incredibly sweet...very 1976 old school looking. Very basic but very cool.
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A simple phrase would be better than trying to come up with something witty. I'd love to see an entire team of guys walking around with "Be Ambitious" written on the back of their shirts.

I think Schrupp would agree on this as a great shirt... if you are going to use Clark. Something Storm on the front... and on the back, a sillouhette of Clark saluting the crowd after he won nationals or WTT with "Be Ambitious" written above it, across the shoulder blades.
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Schrupp...yes, the Fargo jackets are incredibly sweet...very 1976 old school looking. Very basic but very cool.


So Willaert, how am I going to get one of these? I would just buy one off a wrestler at Fargo, but apparently USA Wrestling somehow tends to find exactly where me and Betts are buying/trading at, at the exact moment we make a "transaction" and then put the heat on us. I'm gonna stick it to the "man" this year... :angry:

Also, I think the "Be Ambitious" idea is actually a good one. The witty sayings are nice, but they have to be good. I think if you actually are going to use Clark, then "BE AMBTIOUS" with a Minnesota Storm logo somewhere would be pretty nice. Plus, it's a good thing to be...ambitious.
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Wow, I'm flattered... However if you're using a photo of me, can we "photoshop" it and add some hair on my head... or mabye make me look a bit more attractive like David Hasselhoff or something?! ha ha.

As for the "slogan". I have to agree with the Tweedle Dee, and Tweedle Dum on this one (Chas and Shrupp). Simple is better. I've seen shirts get carried away with sayings/slogans or whatever, and it can actually ruin the shirt. If you keep it nice and simple, it tends to work better. I did like one of the sayings we had back in the day, "Land of 10,000 GUTS!". That was good.

I like the ideas that Wookie has mentioned, however it's still too much. Maybe keep it simple and leave it at, "Storm Season Is Here!"

I'm going to go off of Wookie's ideas and say, "You Can't Prepare For This Storm!". Am I even elligable for this contest since I get my ugly mug on the thing?! ha ha. I'm a bit confused as to which pic you're using? It's not the one of me holding "Tweedle Dee" upside down, is it?

Thanks for the salute idea Tweedle Dee... I'm going to use that on my shirt! Just for that, I'll give you $1 off the original price. Print this up and give it to me at the time of purchase. ;)
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A little off topic, but wait until you see Team Okinawa's gear for this year. Quite snazzy I might say. This year we have ordered more gear... and even SEVERAL more jackets (since we had sooo many requests for them last year). We will have t-shirts, long sleeve shirts, shorts, jackets, and bags to ummmm... I'm not sure how to say this... cough, cough, sell, cough, cough!
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"Storm Warning.... they'll get ya"
"The Storm Warning Is Out"
"Storm Warning...we're coming"
"Storm Warning...we'll get ya"
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Thanks for the salute idea Tweedle Dee... I'm going to use that on my shirt! Just for that, I'll give you $1 off the original price. Print this up and give it to me at the time of purchase. 


Which one is Tweedle Dee and which one is Tweedle Dumb? Anyways, if you have your shirts at Fargo I will definitely buy one. I will maybe buy two if they say "BE AMBITIOUS" on them.

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Kane here...
the shirt is drawn.... Betts looks a little thick.... well Betts is a little thick , thru the middle I mean...I had to make one of his arms longer, because it actually looks too big- - bigger than the other one in the picture. Clark's head doesn't show very much in the picture- - so I just made his head a little bigger...........enough said. So Clark is all in shades of REDS, and Betts is in all Blues. The 'Saying" - I thought- should have something to do with the new rules and how they don't affect our style- - we just keep winning. or how- - this is what a storm wrestler does to you. I was looking for 4 words or 6 at the most ------ because that is all their is room for on the shirt.... 4 to 6 words. But then you guys have come up with some pretty good ideas so far. It is nice to be a smart ass , but then not too smart. Like on the Cadet singlet we had a circle with a misquito on the butt and it said "Bite Me!" ,but stronger minds prevailed and we just have the misquito now. So we origionally thought: NEW RULES? Storm rules! or New rule: Old School or something that refers to the fact that no matter what changes are made .... the Minnesota STORM is still in charge..........So get us something good by Sunday and I will draw ir on Monday!
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Storm Warning Issued

Severe Storm Warning Issued

Storm Warning Issued for ....

Keep with the Storm theme. Am happy to hear that this group of Cadets may get the mosquito that they have wanted since the first team of schoolboys ever went to Schoolboy Duals. Back then the higher hands ruled and the boys lost out. Maybe the singlets you are talking are not for Cadets, if not, it would be to bad since this would be the original and first Schoolboy Dual Team to compete as a team, that will be back together this year. It will be a really great time at Kansas City, camp and Fargo with this talented and tight group of MN wrestlers.

Between Storms or Moquitos what other than lakes and great wrestling is MN known for?
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I guess my ploy of an idea to try to get them NOT to use the picture of Clark throwing me didn't work. You're nuts Kane, this shirt sounds sweet... and I NEED one.

P.S. Make me as thick as you can...
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New Rules, Same Results: Minnesota Storm
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I'm a bit confused as to which pic you're using? It's not the one of me holding "Tweedle Dee" upside down, is it?


That would be the one. Sorry Chas...you were not posterized but you have been t-shirtized.
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SUMMER FIGHTING

Can't get much simpler than that.

Copywrite: Unit
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Minnesota Storm Wrestling... your weekly forecast doesn't look good. (or something to that effect).

We'll rain on your parade... Storm Wrestling. (my favorite)

I'm actually starting to feel the "Be Ambitious" thing! ha ha.

Maybe we put "Fila Sucks" or something like that? ;)

As for making this something about the "new rules"... forget about it... before you know it we'll have new ones again! In reading about the misquito... I like the idea of the misquito... a mean looking misquito on the butt would look real cool. However, I'm still a fan of the "old school" STAR on the butt from my younger years. Simple, yet cool. That was a HUGE part of our singlets then.


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Please, no aqua tee shirts!!!
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KANE here:
I guess since BETTS just won a WORLD SILVER MEDAL we will have to give him a little more R-E-S-P-E-C-T .....I will simply change the two heads around on the shirt so Betts is throwing Clark and Write "ALL BETTS ARE OFF!
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I have thought about going back to the star on the butt of our Junior singlets. Didn't do it this year but maybe next year.

I like the "we'll rain on your parade" thing.

I also like something about the thunder someone else mentioned. Perhaps "MN Storm...pounding thunder".
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Oh no, now we have trouble with Mr. Kane on the forum! How is Mr. Ed doing?
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Clark, even if they don't use "Be Ambitious" me and Chas will just steal the silk screener at my work and make some "Be Ambitious" shirts for Fargo.

Willaert, I think that "Pounding Thunder" is sweet sounding. Or even just like having "The Thunder Rolls....Minnesota Storm Wrestling" would be sweet, I think.
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How about something that continues to play on the MN gutwrench tradition and the new continuous gut and lace rule.

relentless guts
unremitting guts
incessant guts
perpetual guts
unsurpassable guts
untold guts
unbroken guts (my favorite)

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New rules - Same result
You can't control the "Storm"
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Take cover . . .
the Minnesota Storm is here

We'll rain on your parade and pounding thunder are both good, too.
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WELL WILLAERT.....Kane here......
Its Monday morning.... what do we put on the shirt?????????
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