I was looking at the Bobcats upcoming schedule and noticed that they had a game against Portland next Friday night, and got to thinking how unique and cool the name TrailBlazers is

i'm curious as to some other opinions out there of what other favorite team names may be, I'm sure there are some great DII or DIII college ones I've never even heard of

oh, and I'll nominate the new Cary soccer team, the Carolina Railhawks, for the worst one I could think of off the top of my head

1/31/2007 5:51:47 PM

OLDDDDDDDDDDD

this was done last year

search

1/31/2007 5:52:46 PM

I DIDDDDDDDDDDDDD

but if old, trash it, what the hell

1/31/2007 5:54:30 PM

any name that doesn't end w/ "s" is just swell in my book. and not just b/c it nomiates us.

any name that is an animal that is of no reference, just to sound hard, is lame (i.e. half the NFL teams)

[Edited on January 31, 2007 at 6:02 PM. Reason : d]

1/31/2007 6:01:14 PM

more like jailblazers

1/31/2007 6:01:34 PM

NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS

Macon Whoopee

Florida Everblades

Kentucky Thoroughblades

1/31/2007 6:06:51 PM

Best: Wichita Shockers

Worst: Tarheels lol

1/31/2007 6:08:40 PM

San Fransisco "Dons"

1/31/2007 6:10:10 PM

^^ what he said

1/31/2007 6:11:07 PM

and all this time I thought Tarheel was just another word for faggot.

1/31/2007 6:24:43 PM

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" was looking at the Bobcats upcoming schedule"

HOW ABOUT THE F-ing BOBCATS?!?! as worst team name ever. The owners name is Bob and he likes cats.

[Edited on January 31, 2007 at 6:27 PM. Reason : ]

1/31/2007 6:26:50 PM

Originally, the idea for a the new mascot's name was submitted to the Charlotte public, with the 'premise' being that the winner's name would be chosen

turns out that the three finalists were Bobcats, Flight, and Dragons - convenient that Flight sounds like a middle school girls rec softball team, and nobody in their right minds would wanna have their team called the Dragons, it made it a no-brainer what the winner would be, it was a farce

i was downtown for Johnson's and Mayor Pat's unveiling of the team name and logo, it was a bit anti-climactic to say the least

but they're still my team

1/31/2007 6:30:49 PM

i dont know if the premise was to let the fans decide the name from Flight, Dragons or Bobcats...I think the marketing company had color schemes and logos for the three different names

^^oh boo hoo, he paid hundreds of millions of dollars to bring a team back to charlotte, lets criticize him for the name he chose

can you imagine what the reaction would be out of NYC if in 2007 they chose the names "Knickerbockers" or "Metropolitcans" for a sports team?

let alone the politically correct community would NEVER let them name a team the "Yankees" in 2007

1/31/2007 6:46:02 PM

why wouldn't the politically correct crowd not allow the name yankees?

1/31/2007 6:49:09 PM

probably the same reason a new franchise in Georgia wont be named the "Rednecks"

1/31/2007 6:51:31 PM

ive always kinda liked 'mudcats'

1/31/2007 6:57:25 PM

akron zips

wtf is a zip

1/31/2007 7:21:47 PM

Anyone remember the Piedmont BollWeevils? That was an awesome name

1/31/2007 7:27:41 PM

I maintain that "Wolfpack" is pretty kickass... but fuck "Wolf Pack"

1/31/2007 7:41:38 PM

Best: Wolverines, Wolfpack

Worst: Gamecocks, Buckeyes, and Tar Heels

1/31/2007 7:42:29 PM

Terrapins anyone? OMG SUCKASS!!!

1/31/2007 7:44:53 PM

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"akron zips wtf is a zip"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akron_Zips

1/31/2007 7:45:18 PM

that a team hasn't used 'ninjas' or one of its variants for a name baffles me


if i ever get like 600 mil, the Charlotte Ninjas will be tearing shit up in the Holla Coliseum in like 2025

1/31/2007 7:46:08 PM

banana slugs ~


i kinda like 'longhorns'

1/31/2007 7:46:33 PM

Jackals is another good one somebody should use

1/31/2007 7:51:08 PM

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"turns out that the three finalists were Bobcats, Flight, and Dragons - convenient that Flight sounds like a middle school girls rec softball team, and nobody in their right minds would wanna have their team called the Dragons, it made it a no-brainer what the winner would be, it was a farce"

I actually kinda liked 'Flight'. Sounds like a WNBA team, but at least it's indicative of the state of North Carolina (As was hornets, which I thought was one of the best...and the only pro team named after an insect)

With dragons at least you could have some cool apparel and court art

Bobcats is just fucking unbelievably terrible

1/31/2007 7:55:29 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Warriors

1/31/2007 8:08:38 PM

Tulane Green Wave isn't the worst, but deserves a mention.

1/31/2007 8:11:21 PM

i always wondered wtf the alabama CRIMSON TIDE had a fucking ELEPHANT for thier mascot?

Denzel would be like 10 times better

1/31/2007 8:12:51 PM

1/31/2007 8:13:03 PM

there used to be a AA baseball team in Idaho called the Boise Spuds, but now I think they're the Liberty Spuds

also, my sister went to highschool in Mandeville, LA and their mascot was the "Mandeville Skippers"

pretty fierce

1/31/2007 8:15:00 PM

oakland athletics is gay

and they also have an elephant

1/31/2007 8:22:49 PM

and all this time I thought Tarheel was just another word for faggot.

1/31/2007 8:25:37 PM

Nittany Lions
anyone?

1/31/2007 8:34:51 PM

Louisville RiverBats or something like that. Just awful.

1/31/2007 8:50:50 PM

the Montgomery Biscuits. awesome.

1/31/2007 9:01:27 PM

My dads old over 40 soccer team was called Olde Town

1/31/2007 10:13:10 PM

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"With dragons at least you could have some cool apparel and court art"

WTF?

Dragons woulda been gay as hell. At least the Bobcat resides in NC.

1/31/2007 10:27:38 PM

Eh.... you coulda made it decent in my opinion. I'm not into sorcery/magic the gathering shit, but you could at least work with it.


Seriously...a fucking Bobcat

North Carolina also has Cockroaches, deer, and pine trees. Doesn't mean you name your team that


(Oh, and there was another finalist not mentioned above. IIRC the finalists were the Bobcats, Flight, Dragons, and Web.... could be wrong, but I know 'Web' was one of those under serious consideration late in the game)

[Edited on January 31, 2007 at 10:36 PM. Reason : ]

1/31/2007 10:34:48 PM

before the Oilers were renamed to the Titans someone had seriously suggested the Tennessee Tuxedos with the jerseys looking like those fake tux t-shirts and the helmets looking like slicked back hair

1/31/2007 10:41:20 PM

ahaha

Awesome

1/31/2007 10:41:57 PM

yeah, it was SO bad but would have been so fucking funny

1/31/2007 10:43:04 PM

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"Nittany Lions anyone?"

with you!

^^^^ charlotte web would've been cool, actually. i always liked the baltimore ravens' name, and it also fits w/ my previous statement that any team name that doesn't end with "s" owns.

1/31/2007 11:04:34 PM

Ravens is very fitting there becuase a group of Ravens is known as a 'Murder'...and, well

1/31/2007 11:06:28 PM

the infamous Trajan Langdon, of duke fame, went to high school in alaska and the mascot was "Halfbreeds". he always said it was a sign of pride for ppl to be half white/half eskimo in that area of alaska. im pretty sure that would be a no-no anywhere in the civilized part of america

1/31/2007 11:26:26 PM

not ending in "S": the Jazz, the Magic, the Red/White Sox, the Lightning... I think there 2 more pro sports teams that don't end in an "S" but I'm too drunk to think of them due to the NCSU win 2nite ...

1/31/2007 11:47:24 PM

heat, wild

a bunch of arena football teams if those count

1/31/2007 11:49:16 PM

Savannah Sandgnats

And yes, I remember the Piedmont Boll Weevils

1/31/2007 11:55:23 PM

^^^ well, i don't quite count red/white sox in that group. while on paper it's an x, it's an abbreviation for socks (obviously).

colorado avalance and a lot of MLS teams, as well fit criteria.

[Edited on January 31, 2007 at 11:56 PM. Reason : ^]

1/31/2007 11:56:13 PM

Asheville Tourists

2/1/2007 12:51:21 AM