Since you asked, I'll start:
The Cleveland Grovers
The Washington Swamp Things
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Since you asked, I'll continue:
The Cleveland Indians
The Washington Redskins
Don't bow to political correctness.
In recognition of our current culture:
The Cleveland Cancelers
The Washington Dividers
- just for you Smoke!
Cleveland Great Lakers. Why they are at it, why not change the name of the city?
Washington Revolution, Federals, Gridlockers, or Filibusters
With as much tongue in cheek as possible, how about the Washington Marshals and the Cleveland Nextyears?
How about their original names...
* Washington Braves (when they started in Boston before changing to the Redskins)
* Cleveland Spiders (before switching to Indians)
Cleveland steamers...sorry couldn't help myself.
Washington insiders.
As a lifelong Tribe fan, it will be sad to see the name go. Won't lose much sleep over it. Cleveland Spiders was the prior name of the franchise and that name certainly would be considered. Have not thought about it enough yet to propose any other names.
Washington Knicks*.
*Short for Kaepernicks, not Knickerbockers.
BTW not a fan of the new persistent header on posts. Smaller font would make it better, but it still would be unnecessary.
Our local d3 was for many years the Redmen but switched several years ago to be the Storm. My father (who was on faculty at this Methodist institution) lobbied for the Fighting Methodists.
When I played my college's teams were called "The Fighting Missionaries."
Would have been very cool to play the Fighting Methodists. Another Holy War.
The name eventually gave way to our times, the fact that the school had not been religiously affiliated for over a hundred years, and the sheer impossibility of displaying "Fighting Missionaries" on a jersey with anything bigger than a 10 point font.
When the college made the change, I lobbied for the "Roo Rats" which were a kind of Whitman tradition, shrouded in post-midnight, wheatfield secrecy honored primarily by students who were science majors of some type.
Now the wheatfields are vineyards, and the team is called the Blues.
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Spiders sounds good. I think they had a historically bad year...maybe why they changed names?
Washington Carpetbaggers. Washington Swamp Monsters. Washington Monuments.
Washington Leeches
Washington Freeloaders
Washington Crooks
Washington Sycophants
Cleveland Droughts
Cleveland Lacunas
Sports. Entertainment. When it becomes something else I find other things to do. I think people today spend way too much time watching others do things. On the phone, on the computer, on the TV, etc. Maybe people need to do more and watch others less? Fishing, hiking, biking, boating, sailing, hunting, walking, horse back riding, camping, atv's, and a host of other things to do. Yes actually do. Sitting down and spending your day watching others play while having someone's politics shoved down your throat is not entertaining to me. It doesn't matter which direction those politics come from even though it appears the left is leading by a great margin.
When I sit down to watch a game I just want to be entertained. Period. Once I don't believe that can happen I simply move on. I have moved on.
AS always, great words of wisdom and truth from Coach May.
@smokeminside posted:When I played my college's teams were called "The Fighting Missionaries."
Would have been very cool to play the Fighting Methodists. Another Holy War.
Wake Forest teams are still Demon Deacons.
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I like alliteration, maybe the Cleveland Clowns. Shoot forgot the football team has that one the past 30 years.
But I think any team in D.C. needs a truly neutral name that represents the current enlightened leaders in our country, like:
The Washington raiL staR.
Brockmire already has this covered.
I'll go with : Cleveland Spiders (I'm a traditionalist, and they may have had better success as the spiders.)
Then I'll say: D.C. Monuments. Here the Redskins anticipate that the Nation's Capital city will remove Washington from its name (our first President is a villain now in 2020). Also the new football name preserves the name "monument" after many have been unlawfully defaced or torn down.
Or D.C legislators: You can see the Legislators "in action" on the field and also watch the legislators "Inaction" on the Hill.
We have a late name nominee for the Redskins out of DC....the Possums. Why the Possums you ask? They play dead at home (see picture below) and get killed on the road. Thank you, thank you very much. I'll be here all week, and please tip your waiters and waitresses.
Seriously, this is a big deal in DC. Dan Snyder had dug his heels on this topic since he bought the franchise 19 years ago. They wanted him to change the name when he bought it. He is being strong armed by business sponsors, govt, the NFL and others. They are going to change the name without a doubt. Snyder might be a meddling fool (his mentor is in Dallas) but he is not an idiot. Full disclosure - the Redskins are the NFC team I follow, and I've gone to a many games over the years. Redskins fans are excited because we have new organization and Head Coach. Changing the name at this time makes a lot of sense for a lot of reasons.
JMO.
Is there really any other choice? Washington Sucks.....nuf said.
Fenway, that was great....the Possums. Funniest name yet.
@FL-KY Baseball Dad posted:Fenway, that was great....the Possums. Funniest name yet.
I like the name, because it makes a statement: They got no "O"
So the new "Washington Football helmet is out.
Are you excited? Similar in bland to the Brown helmet. Having lived in the DC area for 6 years during their heyday (Joe Gibbs), I actually have a good name. Fans are rabid (especially before Nationals as it was lone team).
Most of the fans refer to the team in short as the name "Skins". The Big Offensive Line has been called the Hogs. Put it all together ("Skins" nickname, slang for football, Hogs on the line-- you have the Washington Pigskins.
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The Washington Term Limits.
They will never pass.