Ferdinand Cesarano Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 On 12/3/2017 at 12:17 PM, Ark said: The Tennessee Oilers! They should still be the Oilers today. Right. If nicknames names that do not match their location names such as the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the ever-popular Utah Jazz are considered acceptable, then the Tennessee Oilers could certainly have remained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 10 minutes ago, Ferdinand Cesarano said: Right. If nicknames names that do not match their location names such as the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the ever-popular Utah Jazz are considered acceptable, then the Tennessee Oilers could certainly have remained. Big difference is that teams like the Lakers, Dodgers, and Jazz happened in the 60s and 70s. Oilers moved in 1998 when new branding was a more popular option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 The Houston Oilers is a classic franchise with a classic identity. If the Memphis Grizzlies are a team, then the Tennessee Oilers should definitely still be a team. And who thought the Tennessee Titans would be better for branding than the Tennessee Oilers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verno Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 On 12/5/2017 at 11:58 AM, Lenny Dykstra said: Lighting in the picture might be weird, but Ole Miss had powder blue helmets for about 40 years. They were brought back recently. Sorry if you already knew this, but I thought it was close enough colors to be mentioned Ole Miss is close, but it's darker than the Houston Oilers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fool Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 On 12/6/2017 at 9:37 AM, AstroBull21 said: Big difference is that teams like the Lakers, Dodgers, and Jazz happened in the 60s and 70s. Oilers moved in 1998 when new branding was a more popular option. The issue is that Bud Adams was clueless. Nothing to do with branding, he just had no idea what he was doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadSeed84 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 My old high school Father Judge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentColon2 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 also this prototype unused white sox uniform Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 2 hours ago, AgentColon2 said: also this prototype unused white sox uniform Actually, that uni on the left is orange and aqua. More Dolphins than Oilers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 2 hours ago, AgentColon2 said: also this prototype unused white sox uniform 1. I always think of the top uniform as representing a red and white team that happened to wear powder blue road uniforms. If you treat the powder blue as a team color, you have to include these as well. 2. I think the uniform on the bottom left is powder blue and orange. EDIT -- @rjrrzube is right. It's more aqua than powder blue. BONUS -- Is that Goose Gossage in the top picture? Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Cunningham Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 leopard88 is exactly right re: baseball uniforms. While of course the actual color is powder blue, that's an equipment color, not a team color as we generally think of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnysama Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 How could we have gone three straight pages w/o mentioning the 1970s/80s Phillies road suits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 5 minutes ago, johnnysama said: How could we have gone three straight pages w/o mentioning the 1970s/80s Phillies road suits? 3 hours ago, leopard88 said: 1. I always think of the top uniform as representing a red and white team that happened to wear powder blue road uniforms. If you treat the powder blue as a team color, you have to include these as well. Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 To add to the point about the Phillies and Cardinals, both teams switched later to grey road uniforms that were otherwise identical to the powder blue ones. That suggests to me that neither team thought of powder blue as a team color (at least at the time)*. * -- The Phillies have started marketing merchandise in powder blue and maroon. However, this seems to me to be historical revisionism, at best. Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGiants58 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 25 minutes ago, leopard88 said: * -- The Phillies have started marketing merchandise in powder blue and maroon. However, this seems to me to be historical revisionism, at best. I’d say it’s excusable, given that maroon/powder is such an excellent color combination that’s underused in North American sports. MLB: Project 32 (Complete), MLB: The Defunct Saga (Complete) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 1 minute ago, SFGiants58 said: I’d say it’s excusable, given that maroon/powder is such an excellent color combination that’s underused in North American sports. I actually agree with you on that. The colors look great together. I just don't think the Phillies thought of powder blue as a team color in the 70s and 80s. To that end, I would guess that they never sold any powder blue merchandise then other than replica road jerseys (assuming they sold replica road jerseys then). Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krz Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 On 12/6/2017 at 11:26 AM, Ferdinand Cesarano said: Right. If nicknames names that do not match their location names such as the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the ever-popular Utah Jazz are considered acceptable, then the Tennessee Oilers could certainly have remained. Agreed, and it’s not like there is any titans in Tennessee Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Squared Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 54 minutes ago, KRZYBDGRZ said: Agreed, and it’s not like there is any titans in Tennessee Athens of the South, brother. My TeePublic Shop My Instagram Art Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdthrillinger Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 This work too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 4 hours ago, SFGiants58 said: I’d say it’s excusable, given that maroon/powder is such an excellent color combination that’s underused in North American sports. Unpopular opinion - the '89-'91 gray/maroon Phillies roads > the blue Phillies roads. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnPheitseog Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, BringBackTheVet said: Unpopular opinion - the '89-'91 gray/maroon Phillies roads > the blue Phillies roads. Super unpopular opinion: The current Phillies home/away blows away ANY of their previous looks* *if the stripes were sewn it,would be the best. Still fantastic Formerly known as DiePerske Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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