Stupid sports teams nicknames

[zell]

For some reason it really bothers me when a new franchise in sports gives their team a really dumb ass nickname,and there are older teams that have pretty stupid names as well.Here are some of the ones that I despise.

Washington Nationals-You mean to tell me that no one could come up with anything more original than that?Jeez,that's something that a 3rd grader could have come up with.

Houston Texans-see above rant.

Columbus Blue Jackets-I'm so glad I don't live in that city and have to root for a team with a lame ass name like that.And what is a Blue Jacket anyway?Is it an old type of civil war soldier or is it an insect?Seem like management wants to keep everyone outside of Ohio,who doesn't know the history,guessing about that one.

I could go on especially with college teams,but why bother.

And out of all of the professional teams here in the U.S.,how come no one has thought of using the Rhino?Seems like a fierce enough animal to warrant a team name.

 

[gunslingingbird]

My list of stupidest team nicknames are mostly college teams. UCSC has the Banana Slug (a fucking shell-less SNAIL), Standford has the Cardinal (which, apparently, is some sort of a tree, not a bird or a color), Syracuse has the Orangemen (sounds like a spin-off of the Blue Man Group), Maryland has the Terrapin (a fucking TURTLE, for fuck's sake! How intimidating is that?!?), and Hawaii has the Rainbow Warrior (they have plenty of them in San Francisco's Castro district, and they're all THOO-PER!).

The professional teams that I think have a stupid nickname include the Browns (I hope I never hear a coach say that he's taking the browns to the super bowl, especially after eating BBQ. If I were the owner of a team in Cleveland, I would name them the Steamers ), the Nuggets (it wasn't until a few years ago that it occurred to me that they were referring to Colorado's gold rush, not something on the menu at McDonald's), and the Red Sox and White Sox (naming a team after your laundry is just lame).

 

[hedonis]

Team names that don't have a discernible icon. I mean, what the hell could the mascot be for the Nashville Sound?

:dunno:

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[gunslingingbird]

Team names that don't have a discernible icon. I mean, what the hell could the mascot be for the Nashville Sound?

:dunno:

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How about a rat?

 

[anomaly]

Team names that don't have a discernible icon. I mean, what the hell could the mascot be for the Nashville Sound?

:dunno:

H

I agree. I hate teams with stupid names. For example what would be the mascots for the following teams:
Houston Texans
Orlando Magic
Utah Jazz
Miami Heat
New Orleans Saints

 

[TheAdmiral]

Whatever the NBA decides to name the Oklahoma City team (you just know its going to be something stupid)

 

[gunslingingbird]

I agree. I hate teams with stupid names. For example what would be the mascots for the following teams:

Houston Texans - a cowboy
Orlando Magic - a rabbit with a top hat
Utah Jazz - a guy wearing a beret, a goatee, and sunglasses
Miami Heat - :flame:
New Orleans Saints - a Catholic priest

 

[Doc Scurlock]

The Minnesota Wild. It's a stupid name. Should have found a way to buy the North Stars name from the Dallas Stars. It doesn't even allow you to use the name when addressing a player. Ales Hemsky is an Oiler. Marian Gaborik is a Wild? :dunno:

 

[zell]

and the Red Sox and White Sox (naming a team after your laundry is just lame).

Hey,leave my White Sox out of it!

What about the South Carolina Gamecocks!WTH were they thinking there?!

 

[zell]

The Minnesota Wild. It's a stupid name. Should have found a way to buy the North Stars name from the Dallas Stars. It doesn't even allow you to use the name when addressing a player. Ales Hemsky is an Oiler. Marian Gaborik is a Wild? :dunno:

While that is a pretty stupid name,they have one of the best jerseys in all of sports,imo.

 

[shayd]

I always find it amazing that people still call the Miami Dolphins "the fish". It's as though they'd never taken an elementary biology class.

 

[knowone]

And out of all of the professional teams here in the U.S.,how come no one has thought of using the Rhino?Seems like a fierce enough animal to warrant a team name.

errrr....ahem....;-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose_Rhinos

 

[Marlo Manson]

I definitetly have some dumb ones that bother the hell out of me

NY knicks (knicker bockers)
philly 76ers ???
S.F. 49ers ???
florida panthers (didn't know they had a panther pop in florida??)
finally they changed the Mighty ducks to respectable (ducks)
Atlanta thrashers ??
nashville predators ?
cleveland browns ???
calgary flames In freezin ass canada ??
to be continued!! BTW I won't even touch college teams!!

 

[gunslingingbird]

I definitetly have some dumb ones that bother the hell out of me

I'll see if I can address some of your concerns.

NY knicks (knicker bockers) - Honestly, I don't know what a knickerbocker is. :helpme:
philly 76ers ??? - Philadelphia is where the Declaration of Independence was signed and the constitution was adopted in 1776, hence the '76ers.
S.F. 49ers ??? - A 49er is what the people who moved to California during the gold rush of 1849 were called.
florida panthers (didn't know they had a panther pop in florida??) - I believe the state animal is the Florida panther, which is a species that can only be found there.
finally they changed the Mighty ducks to respectable (ducks) - A duck is still a pretty lame mascot, if you ask me.
Atlanta thrashers ?? - ???
nashville predators ? - Something to do with Dateline MSNBC, perhaps? :dunno:
cleveland browns ??? - More subtle than Cleveland Steamers
calgary flames In freezin ass canada ?? - Maybe they meant flamers, but decided that was too flamboyant, and settled for flames. :dunno:

I hope that helped clear up some of your confusion. :hatsoff:

 

[knowone]

I definitetly have some dumb ones that bother the hell out of me
S.F. 49ers ???

What's wrong with this name, it pays direct homage to the gold prospectors who caused San Francisco to grow from almost nothing to a significant city?

 

[gunslingingbird]

What's wrong with this name, it pays direct homage to the gold prospectors who caused San Francisco to grow from almost nothing to a significant city?

Actually, the Gold Rush was closer to the central valley and Sacramento than it was to San Fagcisco. If my memory serves me right, San Fagcisco became important because it was the nearest port where ships could sail to and from.

 

[knowone]

Actually, the Gold Rush was closer to the central valley and Sacramento than it was to San Fagcisco. If my memory serves me right, San Fagcisco became important because it was the nearest port where ships could sail to and from.

Yes, the gold went through SF to the east coast.

 

[bodie54]

The Oregon State Beavers would definitely make my top 10 list :1orglaugh

I always find it amazing that people still call the Miami Dolphins "the fish". It's as though they'd never taken an elementary biology class.

:1orglaugh

NY knicks (knicker bockers)

Knickerbocker is a (antiquated) nickname for natives and/or residents of the city and/or state of New York. It's origin is a turn of the 19th century novel by Washington Irving.

 

[Marlo Manson]

I'll see if I can address some of your concerns.

NY knicks (knicker bockers) - Honestly, I don't know what a knickerbocker is. helpme:
philly 76ers ??? - Philadelphia is where the Declaration of Independence was signed and the constitution was adopted in 1776, hence the '76ers.
S.F. 49ers ??? - A 49er is what the people who moved to California during the gold rush of 1849 were called.
florida panthers (didn't know they had a panther pop in florida??) - I believe the state animal is the Florida panther, which is a species that can only be found there.
finally they changed the Mighty ducks to respectable (ducks) - A duck is still a pretty lame mascot, if you ask me.
Atlanta thrashers ?? - ???
nashville predators ? - Something to do with Dateline MSNBC, perhaps? dunno:
cleveland browns ??? - More subtle than Cleveland Steamers
calgary flames In freezin ass canada ?? - Maybe they meant flamers, but decided that was too flamboyant, and settled for flames. dunno:

I hope that helped clear up some of your confusion. hatsoff:

yes thank you some now make sense!!
76ers (should have figured that one out!! I actually did think of the constitution, 1776 in philly, but didn't think it was the inspiration)
panthers (figured on gators)
49ers is now makin sense.:hatsoff:

What's wrong with this name, it pays direct homage to the gold prospectors who caused San Francisco to grow from almost nothing to a significant city?

nothing wrong with it! I just didn't know what it was in reference to?? and always made me ponder the name it has stumped me cuz I was to lazy to look it up! actually its kinda cool then!! :thumbsup:

Actually, the Gold Rush was closer to the central valley and Sacramento than it was to San Fagcisco. If my memory serves me right, San Fagcisco became important because it was the nearest port where ships could sail to and from.

its cool S.F. acknowledges that significant history!! :thumbsup:

The Oregon State Beavers would definitely make my top 10 list 1orglaugh

1orglaugh (pretty ugly uniforms!! :eek


Knickerbocker is a (antiquated) nickname for natives and/or residents of the city and/or state of New York. It's origin is a turn of the 19th century novel by Washington Irving.

that now makes sense but its kind of weird and peculiar to be a team name!!

 

[BigSwede]

Atlanta thrashers ??
nashville predators ?

What´s wrong with those two?