Teams without logos representing their names

[RollTribe19]

Yankees

Dodgers

Oakland Athletics

NY Football and SF Giants

Mariners

Seattle Supersonics

49ers

Packers

Browns (not quite sure how you would represent that)

Mets (what is metropolitan in the plural form?)

Islanders

NY and Texas Rangers

Texans

Astros

Canadians

Canucks

Most soccer teams (Sporting KC, Real Madrid)

Heat (sort of)

Wild (sort of)

Padres

Crimson Tide

Syracuse Orange

Stanford Cardinal

Miami Hurricanes

Michigan Wolverines

Iowa State Cyclones (sort of)

Utah Utes (sort of)

North Carolina Tar Heels (they use it in a technicality, but what is a Tar Heel?)

University Of North Dakota

That's all I got

North Dakota has a logo...an interlocking ND, also a wordmark with the state in it....being that they have no nickname, they pretty much have everything covered logo and lack of nickname wise. So as just The University of North Dakota, they have an ND logo and a logo incorporating the state, which mean they have logos representing their name.

[Mingjai]

Most soccer teams (Sporting KC, Real Madrid)

Most soccer teams--even many of those in the MLS--don't follow the American convention of city-plus-nickname naming convention, so I wouldn't expect many soccer teams to have logos representing their nicknames.

[ConcreteCharlie]

Yankees

Dodgers

Oakland Athletics

NY Football and SF Giants

Mariners

Seattle Supersonics

49ers

Packers

Browns (not quite sure how you would represent that)

Mets (what is metropolitan in the plural form?)

Islanders

NY and Texas Rangers

Texans

Astros

Canadians

Canucks

Most soccer teams (Sporting KC, Real Madrid)

Heat (sort of)

Wild (sort of)

Padres

Crimson Tide

Syracuse Orange

Stanford Cardinal

Miami Hurricanes

Michigan Wolverines

Iowa State Cyclones (sort of)

Utah Utes (sort of)

North Carolina Tar Heels (they use it in a technicality, but what is a Tar Heel?)

University Of North Dakota

That's all I got

Just a few that I'd cross off. Stanford and Syracuse have logos that are the respective colors right? Wild have a logo of wilderness which I think works and the Heat has fire. Mets have a big city skyline

[Gothamite]

Since "Yankees" is synonymous with "Americans", from being the city's lone representative in the American League, they don't belong on your list either.

[Chromatic]

^^^^^^^^^ Not only does the Orca not represent Canucks' name but totally misrepresents it as well.

It's still better than this garbage:

I'm betting if they had not went away from the stick-in-rink in the '70s you'd call it untouchable.

The only slam against the SIR that I hear is that its "boring", but its no more "boring" than an H inside a C, a Leaf with the team's name written inside, or a B in a circle with spokes. They've just been around since the original 6 days and have prestige associated with them.

[Discrim]

Yankees

Dodgers

Oakland Athletics

NY Football and SF Giants

Mariners

Seattle Supersonics

49ers

Packers

Browns (not quite sure how you would represent that)

Mets (what is metropolitan in the plural form?)

Islanders

NY and Texas Rangers

Texans

Astros

Canadians

Canucks

Most soccer teams (Sporting KC, Real Madrid)

Heat (sort of)

Wild (sort of)

Padres

Crimson Tide

Syracuse Orange

Stanford Cardinal

Miami Hurricanes

Michigan Wolverines

Iowa State Cyclones (sort of)

Utah Utes (sort of)

North Carolina Tar Heels (they use it in a technicality, but what is a Tar Heel?)

University Of North Dakota

That's all I got

North Dakota has a logo...an interlocking ND, also a wordmark with the state in it....being that they have no nickname, they pretty much have everything covered logo and lack of nickname wise. So as just The University of North Dakota, they have an ND logo and a logo incorporating the state, which mean they have logos representing their name.

Yanks: I know they don't use it on their uniforms, but if an Uncle Sam hat doesn't sufficiently represent "Yankees," then what would?

Mariners: how does a compass rose not represent mariners to you?

Mets: Skylines aint metropolitan? That's news to me.

Islanders: I know the NY overshadows it, but Long Island is in their logo.

Texans: brahma bull, Texan flag...what's the issue here?

Astros: apparently the star's not exactly sufficient. Not sure how.

Heat: what's not to get...it's a flaming basketball. Fire tends to be hot.

Wild: if you see their logo as a bear, those tend to be found in the wild. If you see it as an abstract wilderness scene, that tends to be found in the wild too.

Padres: swinging friar, anyone?

Miami: isn't their secondary that ibis/hurricane thing?

[Morgan33]

It's still better than this garbage:

I'm betting if they had not went away from the stick-in-rink in the '70s you'd call it untouchable.

The only slam against the SIR that I hear is that its "boring", but its no more "boring" than an H inside a C, a Leaf with the team's name written inside, or a B in a circle with spokes. They've just been around since the original 6 days and have prestige associated with them.

Thank you. The modern SIR above needs to become the Canucks primary

[UnclearInitial]

Most soccer teams (Sporting KC, Real Madrid)

Most soccer teams--even many of those in the MLS--don't follow the American convention of city-plus-nickname naming convention, so I wouldn't expect many soccer teams to have logos representing their nicknames.

And Real Madrid is one of the few who DO feature their name on their logo. Not much more royal than a crown

[TCutt]

I think that one big one would be the Tennessee Titans. All it has is the flames and the sword, no physical representation of what a Titan actually is.

[tigerslionspistonshabs]

Yankees

Dodgers

Oakland Athletics

NY Football and SF Giants

Mariners

Seattle Supersonics

49ers

Packers

Browns (not quite sure how you would represent that)

Mets (what is metropolitan in the plural form?)

Islanders

NY and Texas Rangers

Texans

Astros

Canadians

Canucks

Most soccer teams (Sporting KC, Real Madrid)

Heat (sort of)

Wild (sort of)

Padres

Crimson Tide

Syracuse Orange

Stanford Cardinal

Miami Hurricanes

Michigan Wolverines

Iowa State Cyclones (sort of)

Utah Utes (sort of)

North Carolina Tar Heels (they use it in a technicality, but what is a Tar Heel?)

University Of North Dakota

That's all I got

The Islanders logo is a picture of an Island. Doesn't really get much more representative than that.

The Mets logo is a picture of a city = metropolitan.

[nuordr]

I think that one big one would be the Tennessee Titans. All it has is the flames and the sword, no physical representation of what a Titan actually is.

But it does represent the State of Tennessee flag with the 3 stars.

[johnnysama]

Two CFL teams fit this trope: The Edmonton Eskimos and the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

[Chromatic]

Two CFL teams fit this trope: The Edmonton Eskimos and the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

I'm sure if the Eskimos had a logo depicting their namesake it would be embroiled with controversy.

To be honest I'm surprised no one is up in arms over their name already.

Anyways, I think the Titans logo represents them well enough. It's got a shield, fire, a big ass "T", what more do you want to depict a team named the Titans? If a shield with an A represents the Argos then the Titans certainly have it down pat.

[FGM13]

Two CFL teams fit this trope: The Edmonton Eskimos and the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

The Eskies have a very good reason for this...

But they did used to have that stupid as hell Nanuq logo.

[fumbler]

I think that one big one would be the Tennessee Titans. All it has is the flames and the sword, no physical representation of what a Titan actually is.

But it does represent the State of Tennessee flag with the 3 stars.

Is this where mitsubishi comes from?

Hahahahaha

[redlegs420]

It's still better than this garbage:

I'm betting if they had not went away from the stick-in-rink in the '70s you'd call it untouchable.

The only slam against the SIR that I hear is that its "boring", but its no more "boring" than an H inside a C, a Leaf with the team's name written inside, or a B in a circle with spokes. They've just been around since the original 6 days and have prestige associated with them.

Thank you. The modern SIR above needs to become the Canucks primary

Couldn't agree more! Clean and classic.

[RyanB06]

I think that one big one would be the Tennessee Titans. All it has is the flames and the sword, no physical representation of what a Titan actually is.

*logo snip*

But it does represent the State of Tennessee flag with the 3 stars.

*flag snip*

Is this where mitsubishi comes from?

Hahahahaha

Mitsubishi is three *diamonds*, not three *stars*. Poor joke is poor.

[fumbler]

I think that one big one would be the Tennessee Titans. All it has is the flames and the sword, no physical representation of what a Titan actually is.

*logo snip*

But it does represent the State of Tennessee flag with the 3 stars.

*flag snip*

Is this where mitsubishi comes from?

Hahahahaha

Mitsubishi is three *diamonds*, not three *stars*. Poor joke is poor.

Look at the negative space.

Now who's poor?

[waltere]

^ Holy crap, cannot unsee.

[M4One]

In honour of the CHL Memorial Cup starting Friday night, the Kelowna Rockets, who moved from Tacoma, who also didn't have a logo that represented the team name.