fumbler Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 http://boards.sportslogos.net/topic/76047-all-time-worst-professional-sports-team-nicknames/?view=findpost&p=1406521&hl=gorlockshttp://boards.sportslogos.net/topic/57900-the-worlds-most-ridiculous-sports-team-names/?view=findpost&p=930847&hl=gorlocks RICHMOND TIGERS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001mark Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 From top of my head...1. New York Red Bulls... imo this is 1000x worse than ads on jerseys. It's bush league.2. Cleveland Indians... the franchise can do nothing at all whatsoever creative with it. Worst cap in MLB.3. Colorado Avalanche... 'Wild' I'm alright with, it's a quick word surrounded by superb branding within America's hockey hotbed; Avalanche is a mouthful.4. Washington Wizards... WNBA'ish.5. Syracuse Orange... I like it enough, non offensive, light, breezy... alas the nickname proper means nothing. @2001mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 The Wild should've gone with Voyageurs. I'll trade one of my favorite logos in sports for a half-decent trapper/fur transporter logo if it means that nickname reminiscent of an early 90's indoor soccer team went away. we could've called them the "jerz" for short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001mark Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 The Wild should've gone with Voyageurs. I'll trade one of my favorite logos in sports for a half-decent trapper/fur transporter logo if it means that nickname reminiscent of an early 90's indoor soccer team went away. we could've called them the "jerz" for short. Ugh... Voyageurs is such a hippie word lols. @2001mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianoknight Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I have a personal beef with team names that are "concepts" instead of just normal, plural nouns. Among the big sports in North America:NFL gets a perfect 100% grade. Marshawn Lynch is a (singular) Seahawk and plays for the Seahawks (plural)MLB may or may not be perfect, depending on how you feel about the Red/White Sox, instead of "socks." I'll let it slide.NBA gets a 27/30 (90%) grade. Heat, Magic and Jazz buck the trend. Was Karl Malone a chord? Gm7? LeBron, Bosh and Wade were all degrees?NHL also gets a 90% grade. Lightning, Avalanche and Wild break the model. Honestly, I can't even tell you a current hockey player's name. Wayne Gretzky.MLS is a dismal failure. Red Bulls, Rapids, Timbers and Earthquakes are the only good names. #BlameEuropeWNBA is worse. Lynx, Fierce, Shock, Fever, Grief, Empowerment - I'll bet you can't even pick out which of those names I just made up. 5th in NAT. TITLES | 2nd in CONF. TITLES | 5th in HEISMAN | 7th in DRAFTS | 8th in ALL-AMER | 7th in WINS | 4th in BOWLS | 1st in SELLOUTS | 1st GAMEDAY SIGN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 From top of my2. Cleveland Indians... the franchise can do nothing at all whatsoever creative with it. Worst cap in MLB.Chief Wahoo is a great identity, but I agree that the generic identity they've been using is terrible. If they aren't going to use anything Native American related, they might as well change the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillerSox Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 WNBA is worse. Lynx, Fierce, Shock, Fever, Grief, Empowerment - I'll bet you can't even pick out which of those names I just made up. I wish you had made up of all those but I am gonna say the last two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 WNBA is worse. Lynx, Fierce, Shock, Fever, Grief, Empowerment - I'll bet you can't even pick out which of those names I just made up. I wish you had made up of all those but I am gonna say the last two.I am pretty sure "Fierce" is fake as well.I think Lynx is serviceable. I'd rather see an animal with a plural that ends in "s" but it works better than most "non-s" names. Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianoknight Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 WNBA is worse. Lynx, Fierce, Shock, Fever, Grief, Empowerment - I'll bet you can't even pick out which of those names I just made up. I wish you had made up of all those but I am gonna say the last two.I am pretty sure "Fierce" is fake as well.I think Lynx is serviceable. I'd rather see an animal with a plural that ends in "s" but it works better than most "non-s" names.Yup, Fierce and the last two are fakes. But it's basically a slam dunk layup that illustrates my point. 5th in NAT. TITLES | 2nd in CONF. TITLES | 5th in HEISMAN | 7th in DRAFTS | 8th in ALL-AMER | 7th in WINS | 4th in BOWLS | 1st in SELLOUTS | 1st GAMEDAY SIGN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48erhater Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I can't stand the common name Wildcats. They don't even pick which kind of cat to be. And so many college teams have that name. It's ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayMac Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I can't stand the common name Wildcats. They don't even pick which kind of cat to be. And so many college teams have that name. It's ridiculous.I can agree with this. It's very generic. It could essentially be a feral cat which is just non-domesticated household cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcj882000 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Who are we?THE WILDCATS!Who are we gonna beat?THE WILDCATS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smzimbabwe Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I can't stand the common name Wildcats. They don't even pick which kind of cat to be. And so many college teams have that name. It's ridiculous.In a fit of PC, my old middle school changed their name from Warriors (we had a large indian head as logo) to Wildcats, which won 84% of the vote over Gators, Twisters, and Wolverines. Seeing as it was a school in NW Washington, there weren't many Gators or Twisters in the area and I'm not too sure about the local wolverine population or if there even is one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 CFL - Ottawa REDBLACKSMLB - Cleveland IndiansMLS (tie) - Real Salt Lake / Sporting Kansas CityNBA - Utah JazzNFL - Washington RedskinsNHL - Columbus Blue Jackets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnPheitseog Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 My beef with Redskins:Ignoring the pc arguments, which are valid, I dont believe it is strong enough to build a brand around. Look at washington, remove the logo from the helmets, which isnt that good of a logo to begin with, and the wordmark and they could be any name. remove just the wordmark, they could be indians, warrios, chiefs to name a fewAlso, what is your mascot going to be, without being idiotic or offensive? Formerly known as DiePerske Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumbler Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 It happened here in Australia in the BBL http://www.bigbash.com.au/They did not want to choose identities that had anything to do with any animals or clash names, but chose scorchers and heat, and Thunder and Hurricanes. WTF?What sport do you play?Cricket, Why?What's your teams name?Strickers....You said cricket not baseball RICHMOND TIGERS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I can't stand the common name Wildcats. They don't even pick which kind of cat to be. And so many college teams have that name. It's ridiculous.I can agree with this. It's very generic. It could essentially be a feral cat which is just non-domesticated household cat.Yes. This. And who's the worst example of this? The University of Arizona. They have a desert themed logo, use the slogan Bear Down, yet they totally mail it in using a mascot as generic as the Wildcats. And it's made all the more egregious due to their biggest rivals, Arizona State, using probably the most unique mascot in all of college sports. I'm not biased or anything, though. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianoknight Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Who are we?THE WILDCATS!Who are we gonna beat?THE WILDCATS!Looking at you, SEC.Go(eaux) Missouraburniana Tigers!Fight Georgissipi State Bulldogs!Husker fans also had a chuckle when we traded the Purple Wildcats of Kansas State for the Purple Wildcats of Northwestern with the Big Ten move. Same mascot, same primary color, same division. 5th in NAT. TITLES | 2nd in CONF. TITLES | 5th in HEISMAN | 7th in DRAFTS | 8th in ALL-AMER | 7th in WINS | 4th in BOWLS | 1st in SELLOUTS | 1st GAMEDAY SIGN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I can't stand the common name Wildcats. They don't even pick which kind of cat to be. And so many college teams have that name. It's ridiculous.I can agree with this. It's very generic. It could essentially be a feral cat which is just non-domesticated household cat.Yes. This. And who's the worst example of this? The University of Arizona. They have a desert themed logo, use the slogan Bear Down, yet they totally mail it in using a mascot as generic as the Wildcats. And it's made all the more egregious due to their biggest rivals, Arizona State, using probably the most unique mascot in all of college sports.I'm not biased or anything, though. In fairness, the Wildcats name probably came first.I don't mind Wildcats. It's a good college name (and not as common as "Tigers")There are enough of 'em out there that nobody else (new high schools and the like) should probably adopt it, though. Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 NFL Houston Texans -Just Plain Lazy BRING BACK THE OILERS!!!MLB Tampa Bay Rays-Still an awful nameNHL Minnesota Wild-There is a million choices that would be betterNBA Washington Wizards-So minor league soundingMLS New York Red Bulls-a Fly by night :censored:ty tasting energy drink is the name of the team in the biggest marketCFL Ottawa Red/Blacks DING DING DING worst name ever!!!! www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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