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Pardon my lack of knowledge, but what's wrong with Soldier Field? Doesn't it have historical significance? I know it's old as dirt, but so is Lambeau, Wrigley, Fenway, and half the stadiums in college. If it's just a matter of modernization, couldn't some renos be done and save say, $4 billion dollars?
Agreed fully. That's kind of why I believe that Jazz actually works well. It's a nice alliteration and if you think beyond the 'UTAH ISN'T KNOWN FOR JAZZ!!!!!!!!!!" sentiment, I feel it almost describes more of the flowing, upbeat movement of the game of basketball.
I feel Stingers could work (although it would sound waaaaay better with Salt Lake/City in front of it). Rattlers (there are 6 species of venomous rattlesnakes in Utah), Sidewinders (also a venomous snake native to Utah) I feel could hold some weight.
Utah is a weird/hard location to really nail down an identity. It invokes 'cold, snow covered mountain' thoughts, but in reality, the vast majority of it is rugged desert terrain. So, even though a wild-west/desert animal nickname would be realistic, it doesn't actually fit well, because no one thinks that way.