colortv Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Not sure if this is known but the article came out today: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2891343-report-tennessee-titans-were-originally-nicknamed-pioneers-before-leak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 My elementary school picked pioneers as the school mascot. Even as an 8 year old going to a school that was once a Pony Express stop, I found it to be embarrassingly hokey. cant even imagine it for an NFL team. 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...
SJAnfield Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 They dodged a bullet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Bolton Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 I'm gonna go ahead and take your word for it because I will not give those doofuses at Bleacher Report my click. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henburg Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 I had always heard that the finalists were Titans, Pioneers, Wolves, Blitz, and Copperheads, although I think that Copperheads may have just been a fan movement and not an actual consideration from within ownership. Side note, I can't believe that they're allowed to post like a thirty-word fun fact and call it an article, but that's sorta Bleacher Report's thing I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinsUp1214 Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 I wonder if there’s any preliminary logo sketches or mockups tucked away somewhere. I’d be really intrigued to see what direction they’d have taken with a Pioneers identity. I’m guessing it’d have included a coonskin cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimball Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 3 hours ago, henburg said: I had always heard that the finalists were Titans, Pioneers, Wolves, Blitz, and Copperheads, although I think that Copperheads may have just been a fan movement and not an actual consideration from within ownership. Side note, I can't believe that they're allowed to post like a thirty word fun fact and call it an article but that's sorta Bleacher Report's thing I guess. Wasn't Tennessee Presidents also considered? Also Tuxedos? Or am I just making stuff up without Googling it first? "I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific." Lily Tomlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Nashville Pioneers sounds really good. Titans is a generic name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Ark said: Titans is a generic name. https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/tennessee/articles/the-athens-of-the-south-a-brief-history-of-the-nashville-parthenon/ PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 3 hours ago, Ark said: Nashville Pioneers sounds really good. Titans is a generic name. If you think Titans is a generic name, wait until you learn about: Cardinals Falcons Panthers Bears Cowboys Broncos Lions Chiefs Rams Vikings Raiders Eagles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henburg Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 7 hours ago, kimball said: Wasn't Tennessee Presidents also considered? Also Tuxedos? Or am I just making stuff up without Googling it first? I think I remember Presidents, Tuxedos I'm not sure of. I also think that I vaguely remember Generals or Commanders as one of the higher choices as well. I'm pulling all of these from an old book on Titans history that I used to have, with one of the pages being a pretty long list of all the potential nicknames that the team considered at some point. I wish I could find it, it was a pretty interesting glimspe into all of the considerations for a rebranding team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Boy Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 7 hours ago, kimball said: Wasn't Tennessee Presidents also considered? Also Tuxedos? Or am I just making stuff up without Googling it first? Were Bud Adams and Don Adams related? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sec19Row53 Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 8 hours ago, kimball said: Wasn't Tennessee Presidents also considered? Also Tuxedos? Or am I just making stuff up without Googling it first? Chris Berman. I hope people realize this and I am just killing the joke. It's where I sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 7 hours ago, DNAsports said: If you think Titans is a generic name, wait until you learn about: Cardinals Falcons Panthers Bears Cowboys Broncos Lions Chiefs Rams Vikings Raiders Eagles This is true but - A lot of these teams are original to either the NFL or AFL, which basically gives them exemptions for having generic names. - The Titans, on the other hand, were created in the late 90s. - If the Titans had an Ancient Greek theme it would be totally different, but no, their theme is arguably the most generic in the league. - Despite there being no oil in Tennessee, Tennessee Oilers is a better identity in every way than Tennessee Titans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gr3g3 Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 10 hours ago, Ark said: Nashville Pioneers sounds really good. Titans is a generic name. Listen, I hate the Titans with every fiber of my being. If I had 2 bullets and was in a room with Hitler, Bin Laden and the Titans, I would shoot the Titans twice. However, saying the Titans is a generic name is insane considering the actual generic sports names not only in the NFL, but all sports. Titans is far from generic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 31 minutes ago, Ark said: This is true but - A lot of these teams are original to either the NFL or AFL, which basically gives them exemptions for having generic names. - The Titans, on the other hand, were created in the late 90s. - If the Titans had an Ancient Greek theme it would be totally different, but no, their theme is arguably the most generic in the league. - Despite there being no oil in Tennessee, Tennessee Oilers is a better identity in every way than Tennessee Titans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManillaToad Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 If the name means they would've avoided the flaming thumbtack I'd gladly rather have it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaSteve Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 11 hours ago, Ark said: Nashville Pioneers sounds really good. Titans is a generic name. Nashville is nicknamed Athens of the South, so it does actually tie into the city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rich Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 45 minutes ago, Ark said: - If the Titans had an Ancient Greek theme it would be totally different, but no, their theme is arguably the most generic in the league. What the hell do you think the whole theme was about? What about the sword on the sleeve? What about the flame of Prometheus? What about this guy on the sidelines? The whole theme IS Ancient Greek. 45 minutes ago, Ark said: - Despite there being no oil in Tennessee, Tennessee Oilers is a better identity in every way than Tennessee Titans. Are you being difficult just to be difficult?? It is what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 "Be difficult?" By stating the underlying problem in all of this? That the Oilers identity is better, and that the Titans actually had the Oilers identity at one point but decided to change from it? Well I'm wrong, their team does have an Ancient Greek theme. I don't think it's done very well though, the sword and flame in the logo could refer to anything. And about the generic theme argument, there is a difference between generic and classic. Even if the difference can be subjective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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