SFGiants58 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, ManillaToad said: Clumping in every type of explorer in the history of Alberta as genociders seems like a pretty good way to get upset at an innocuous sports team name, I agree. Except the link is far more direct than any of the stretches you made. Explorers, as is understood in North American popular culture, can very easily be read as a synonym for “colonizer.” The same applies to Pioneers. MLB: Project 32 (Complete), MLB: The Defunct Saga (Complete) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Explorers is a lousy name, they shouldn't use it, it doesn't set off alarms for me personally but I'd want to avoid that headache just to stay safe. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManillaToad Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, SFGiants58 said: Except the link is far more direct than any of the stretches you made. Explorers, as is understood in North American popular culture, can very easily be read as a synonym for “colonizer.” The same applies to Pioneers. It's also just the simple concept of exploration that is present in every culture in the history of mankind. Should the Patriots, 49ers, Cowboys, Rangers, and Trailblazers change their names? Didn't the mythical Argonauts explore the seas and cause problems with the locals wherever they landed? Yikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 After some careful consideration (and if the other mods want to re-open this after an interval), this conversation is going nowhere useful and has run its course. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
officeglenn Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Some actual news on this front ... EDIT to save you a click and nearly four minutes of your life: The team is releasing their final list of possible names (I've read elsewhere it'll be a list of seven) for another round of fan input. However, the final decision will remain with the team's board. I'll reopen this thread on Monday when the list is released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
officeglenn Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 And the finalists are: Elk Evergreens Evergolds Eclipse Elkhounds Eagles Elements The team has posted a survey online at https://www.esks.com/name Let's keep the discussion here focused on these seven names, rather than what could have or what you feel should have been on the list. Also, please don't dredge up any discussion around the reasoning behind the name change in the first place. We've gone around in circles on that, and it's happening whether you agree with it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 I like the Evergreens, but I don't think it properly matches the green/yellow look. The shade of green that the Seahawks used from 1976 to 2001, that's an evergreen and that's the color I'd want associated with it. Still, the name is better than the others on the list. Elk coming in a close second, mainly because I prefer animal mascots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleVermilion81 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Evergreens and Evergolds are kinda cool. I'm not one who really follows the CFL, but it would seem weird to have either of those as names just from the "green" in the name perspective, with also having Redblacks as a team. Having 2 teams in a 9 team league with names containing colors is something that is weird to me. Elkhounds would be cool, but seems minor league baseball more than professional football. I would say Eagles, but there's already an NFL Eagles team so they'd had really have to tread carefully with branding and marketing. I think Elk is the best all things considered. Eclipse and Elements are just dumb. I'd even question those names in the arena league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolvikings Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Even though I guess it's grammatically wrong, I still prefer Elks to Elk. However, either way it's still my top choice. Eclipse and Elements are easily the worst. http://dstewartpaint.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Edmonton Elk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_DietDrPepper_ Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 I think Elk is a clear number one, with Eagles at two and a mix of Evergreens, Evergolds, and Elkhounds in the middle. Elements and Eclipse are clearly at the bottom. Follow the NFA, and My Baseball League here: https://ahsports.boardhost.com/index.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnPheitseog Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Names not worth considering: Eclipse Elements Nope: Eagles Would be good if the NFL didnt have it already. Yes I know two different countries, but I imagine that the NFL would fight to keep the copyright to sell merch in Canada. Evergreens- If you are a green and gold team, don't want to prioritize one over the other. Evergolds- If you are a green and gold team, don't want to prioritize one over the other. Good Elkhounds- Not the best, but at the same time not bad at all. Yes: Elk Formerly known as DiePerske Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeypower Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Elk - clear #1 Evergreens - doesn't really make sense for the city of Edmonton and the current colour scheme Evergolds - dumb and bad, also not a thing Eclipse - dumb and bad Elkhounds - It's a Norwegian dog, but I don't know about it as a team name. Kind of seems like someone started with Elk and then thought about the Tiger-Cats and Redblacks and said "we can do that too" Eagles - I'd stay away from this because of Philadelphia and the fact that "Eagles" has become such a generic sports name Elements - dumb and bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 This list reads like "the one we want, and a bunch of others we came up on the way to the press conference to pad out the list". Gotta be Elk. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 11 minutes ago, _J_ said: Names not worth considering: Eclipse Elements Nope: Eagles Would be good if the NFL didnt have it already. Yes I know two different countries, but I imagine that the NFL would fight to keep the copyright to sell merch in Canada. I mean, the BC Lions and Detroit Lions coexist so why can’t the Edmonton Eagles and Philadelphia Eagles do the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridleylash Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Elk - Definitely a classic-sounding name, but maybe not my favourite of the finalists. Evergreens - Not great, but could definitely play into the green part of their brand. Evergolds - Same as above, but with gold. Eclipse - Elkhounds - I actually really like this one; it has a very similar cadence to the original team name (Es-kimos, Elk-hounds) and with their prominence in dog sledding would make it a fine mascot for Edmonton. Eagles - Serviceable, if a tad generic. At least works phonetically with the city's location, as well. Elements - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnPheitseog Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 1 minute ago, DNAsports said: I mean, the BC Lions and Detroit Lions coexist so why can’t the Edmonton Eagles and Philadelphia Eagles do the same? Might be different since BC started in the 50s, dunno. Honestly, if they can make it work Eagles would be a good name. Formerly known as DiePerske Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleVermilion81 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 10 minutes ago, Gothamite said: This list reads like "the one we want, and a bunch of others we came up on the way to the press conference to pad out the list". Gotta be Elk. The problem I've learned with things like this, the clients usually end up picking the crap on and not the good one. That's what would make me nervous about a list like this if I was fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 22 minutes ago, monkeypower said: Elkhounds - It's a Norwegian dog, but I don't know about it as a team name. Kind of seems like someone started with Elk and then thought about the Tiger-Cats and Redblacks and said "we can do that too" Not a bad looking mascot, but I had to look up what it was. How many actual fans would be confused? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeypower Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 18 minutes ago, DNAsports said: I mean, the BC Lions and Detroit Lions coexist so why can’t the Edmonton Eagles and Philadelphia Eagles do the same? 13 minutes ago, _J_ said: Might be different since BC started in the 50s, dunno. Honestly, if they can make it work Eagles would be a good name. I would think it would have to do with that because I don't think copyright/trademark was as big of a deal back in the '50s and at this point it's been nearly 70 years of both teams being Lions. I don't think Edmonton changing to Eagles in 2020 gets the same pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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