tigerslionspistonshabs Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Yup. Even stretch that puppy a bit to reach closer to the edges. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
officeglenn Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Tweet from a local radio host eliminating one possibility: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerslionspistonshabs Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Phew. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridleylash Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Thank god for that. "Empire" would've sounded hilarious in the worst possible way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLJ Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 11 hours ago, Gothamite said: I don’t think “borrowing” from Inuit culture is really in keeping with the spirit of this move. This. I think there is a misunderstanding on what First Nations people are saying. It’s not find something more respectful of us, it’s stop using us as mascots all together. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Survival79 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 1 hour ago, tigerslionspistonshabs said: What about Edmonton Owls? It rolls off the tongue AND the Great Horned Owl is the provincial bird of Alberta. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Survival79 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 18 hours ago, NicDB said: Edmonton Elks sounds like it could have just as easily been around for 100 years, too. Maybe because they were the Edmonton Elks almost 100 years ago? Grey Cup Memories: 1922 Quote The Edmonton Eskimos, renamed the Elks, made it to consecutive Grey Cup games, but suffered the same fate as they did in 1921. The only difference was that the Elks actually got on the scoreboard, and led their opponents at halftime. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeypower Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Some Canadian humour. And thank goodness it's not going to be Empire. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VancouverFan69 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Survival79 said: With a single E, I would go with Edmonton Kodiaks. No bear name in the CFL. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popmart Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Kodiaks has a nice ring to it, but Kodiaks are only found in Alaska. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sec19Row53 Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 15 hours ago, Survival79 said: Edmonton Excellence. Green Bay has greatness. Edmonton can have excellence. That's not really a thing. That was just Tiki getting fooled by what he read on Wikipedia. Elks is good, as long as they can get the Twitter handle. How soon do they change THAT?? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Edmonton can't have excellence because it isn't Calgary. Elks is perfect. Go with Elks. It sounds like an old-timey team name that matches the old-timey team logo, and describes an animal that can presumably be found in the greater Edmonton area. Go Elks! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Survival79 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, Sec19Row53 said: That's not really a thing. That was just Tiki getting fooled by what he read on Wikipedia. Yeah, I know. It was a poor attempt at a joke; hence the . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayMac Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, DG_ThenNowForever said: Edmonton can't have excellence because it isn't Calgary. That sounds like a good old-fashioned Albertan insult! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 23 hours ago, Gothamite said: Interesting also that they're a community-owned team. They really are the Canadian Packers. On topic: Elks gets my vote. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 21 minutes ago, JayMac said: That sounds like a good old-fashioned Albertan insult! I wish. The only thing I know about Alberta is this guy: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sec19Row53 Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 51 minutes ago, Survival79 said: Yeah, I know. It was a poor attempt at a joke; hence the . My bad 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideRight Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Maybe they could go the route of the Detroit Lions and Cincinnati Bengals, ignore local culture and animals and go with a totally unrelated animal. Edmonton Emus (I actually prefer "Elk" to "Elks"). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobbi Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 I hope they don't go with something stupid like Edmonton Energy and try to tie it in to industry in Alberta. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsfan7 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 1 hour ago, infrared41 said: On 7/21/2020 at 2:42 PM, Gothamite said: Interesting also that they're a community-owned team. They really are the Canadian Packers. On topic: Elks gets my vote. The Community ownership isn't terribly unusual in the CFL. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are also community-owned, but with a lot more shareholders (80 vs thousands) and the Blue Bombers (And Valour FC of the CPL) are technically a non-profit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.