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Post by The Lach is very tired on May 31, 2013 7:45:14 GMT -5
But yes, all the New Zealand team names: Basketball: Tall Blacks, Football: All Whites. Cricket: Black Caps. *sigh* New Zealand have some interesting ones, my all time number one was a name the NZ national mens badminton team tried to register but was rejected by the world badminton association. The name? The Black Cocks. |
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Post by Fundertaker on May 31, 2013 10:47:40 GMT -5
Not just one team but in general I find it very stupid that because of the All Blacks that just about every other national sports team from New Zealand must have black as part of its name. Isn't the football/soccer national team the All Whites, though?  |
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Post by Red Impact on May 31, 2013 11:00:53 GMT -5
Oklahoma City Thunder (they'll make excuses how OKC has "crazy thunder" or some shit, but it's still dumb. Why not the Outlaws or Laters? I'm sorry, I'm just cracking up at the notion that Thunder is a terrible name but Laters would be good. |
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Post by Burst on May 31, 2013 11:10:58 GMT -5
I guess the thing about the Cleveland Indians is just trying to figure out what you would rename them to that people would agree on. About the only two ones that I've seen so far are the Cleveland Spiders for historical reasons, which could be either lame or not lame depending, and the Cleveland Rockers.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2013 11:22:21 GMT -5
Go Ahead Eagles of the Dutch Eredivisie soccer league. What the hell is a Go Ahead Eagle?
I suppose it's better than their old name "Be Quick". (That's not even a joke, that was their former name)
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on May 31, 2013 11:42:47 GMT -5
I guess the thing about the Cleveland Indians is just trying to figure out what you would rename them to that people would agree on. About the only two ones that I've seen so far are the Cleveland Spiders for historical reasons, which could be either lame or not lame depending, and the Cleveland Rockers. The Cleveland Native Americans Or just keep the Indians.... Only shift all the logos and such to a map of India |
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Post by mattperiolat on May 31, 2013 12:31:03 GMT -5
I guess the thing about the Cleveland Indians is just trying to figure out what you would rename them to that people would agree on. About the only two ones that I've seen so far are the Cleveland Spiders for historical reasons, which could be either lame or not lame depending, and the Cleveland Rockers. Don't see the Rockers, only because it sounds too much like the RockIES. I'd be OK with Spiders, but I don't see it going over with the fan base. Any discussion about Atlanta changing their name too? |
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Post by Hit Girl on May 31, 2013 13:16:47 GMT -5
One of my created teams on NHL are the "Cleveland Rockstars".
They should go with that. They can even modify Chief Wahoo to become Mongoose McWahoo, the lead singer of Cozzy, the mascot band of the Rockstars!
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Post by Bub (BLM) on May 31, 2013 13:22:42 GMT -5
The Cleveland Browns deserve a mention. What is a "Brown", anyway? They clearly don't even know because they don't even have a real team logo. It's just a brown football helmet.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on May 31, 2013 13:24:33 GMT -5
The Cleveland Browns deserve a mention. What is a "Brown", anyway? They clearly don't even know because they don't even have a real team logo. It's just a brown football helmet. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the name from the surname of one of it's previous owners? |
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Post by Red Impact on May 31, 2013 13:29:13 GMT -5
The Cleveland Browns deserve a mention. What is a "Brown", anyway? They clearly don't even know because they don't even have a real team logo. It's just a brown football helmet. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the name from the surname of one of it's previous owners? Their first coach, although they say it was based off the nickname of Joe Louis (The Brown Bomber). But he has nothing to do with Cleveland, so that's doubtful. |
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Post by Push R Truth on May 31, 2013 14:19:04 GMT -5
The Cleveland Browns deserve a mention. What is a "Brown", anyway? They clearly don't even know because they don't even have a real team logo. It's just a brown football helmet. YOU CAN'T JUST CHANGE THEIR NAME MAN! That would TOTALLY ruin the classic "I'm taking the Browns to the Superbowl" |
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Post by ZombieElvis on May 31, 2013 16:26:48 GMT -5
Denver Nuggets. I've really liked some of their logos and players over the years, but the name is weak to me.
New York Red Bulls. Product placement has gone too far.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2013 16:37:41 GMT -5
But yes, all the New Zealand team names: Basketball: Tall Blacks, Football: All Whites. Cricket: Black Caps. *sigh* New Zealand have some interesting ones, my all time number one was a name the NZ national mens badminton team tried to register but was rejected by the world badminton association. The name? The Black Cocks. Watch in envy as the New Zealand Black Cocks pound the competition until they can't take it anymore. |
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on May 31, 2013 16:52:12 GMT -5
The Cleveland Browns deserve a mention. What is a "Brown", anyway? They clearly don't even know because they don't even have a real team logo. It's just a brown football helmet. Paul Brown= Browns. And while thier main Logo is the helmat, they do have another logo with an Elf. And the human mascot is a dog. |
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Post by Rumble McSkirmish on May 31, 2013 17:12:01 GMT -5
I too find the Ottawa Redblacks (Reminds me of roulette table, maybe it's part of Ottawa city counsel's attempt to build a casino in town.)name lame and this is coming from someone who lives there. Of course if I cared at all about the CFL then that would really mean something.
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Post by canceled4truth on May 31, 2013 18:09:26 GMT -5
The Houston Texans. If possible, they should've just gone back to the Oilers.
I have no idea why the Canucks and the Canadiens are both team names.
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Post by Hit Girl on May 31, 2013 18:47:38 GMT -5
"New York Red Bulls" - Teams should NEVER have sponsors in their names. It's tacky and the inevitable problem will occur when the sponsorship deal ends and the team will have to be rebranded. What's next? The New York Pizza Hut? The New York McDonalds? The New York Trojan Condoms?
"Anaheim Ducks" - The old Disney name was superior. "The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim" stood out, because it had an endearingly underdog element to it. There's no point in trying to make a team called the Ducks sound cool. They never will be.
"Chicago Slaughter" - An Indoor Football League team with a weird creepy serial killer name, and managed by Mongo. That's apropos baby!
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Post by Cesaro Smirk on May 31, 2013 19:06:50 GMT -5
Montreal Expos, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators (not very intimidating,) San Jose Sharks (who ever heard of a shark that would survive such conditions as on a rink?). There are too many to mention.
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Post by DoubleDare on May 31, 2013 19:50:45 GMT -5
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