The word "Tampa" may mean "sticks of fire" in the language of the Calusa, a Native American tribe that once lived south of today’sTampa Bay. This might be a reference to the many lightning strikes that the area receives during the summer months. Other historians claim the name means "the place to gather sticks"
The word "Tampa" may mean "sticks of fire" in the language of the Calusa, a Native American tribe that once lived south of today’sTampa Bay. This might be a reference to the many lightning strikes that the area receives during the summer months. Other historians claim the name means "the place to gather sticks"
Jazz were in New Orleans, where it made a little more sense. Lakers used to be in Minneapolis, ditto. I'm not sure how far you'd have to go from the Staples Center to find a lake, but I'm guessing it's a ways. Having been to downtown LA, I'm thinking the Homeless, the Strung-Out or the Koreans would have been more apt.
The Jaspers come from Brother Jasper, who did something at Manhattan back in the day (run the school, coach baseball, card tricks, something).
I tend to like nicknames of almost any stripe. Unique is OK, so long as it's not totally gay (not that there's anything wrong with it). Among those that always struck me as particularly lame:
Toronto Raptors
New York Nets
Washington Wizards (these fools had a good nickname, but didn't have the balls to keep it; how can a city that doesn't find "Redskins" offensive, find "Bullets" offensive? Hell, I find "Redskins"offensive, and I'm about as Native American as Elke Sommer; anyway..)
Anaheim Mighty Ducks (at least they had the good sense to shorten it to the somewhat less gay "Ducks." In the opposite vein, Devil Rays was better than Rays; it's not the nickname's fault you guys sucked when you had the "Devil" in there).
Orlando Magic. Please.
Charlotte Bobcats - what, was there no duller nickname available? Nothing? Easilly the most forgettable franchise among the Big Four sports.
Dallas Stars - just because the team you stole used to be the North Stars, and the Texas flag has a star on it, doesn't mean knocking "North" off the front of the name makes it a winner.
Tennessee Titans -I actually like the nickname, but hate where it comes from; apparently whatever tool owns the tema let his daughter pick it, and she liked some "Titan" cartoon; it also looks like their colors were picked by a 2nd-grader.
Under-rated nickname - IUPFW Mastodons.
Jazz were in New Orleans, where it made a little more sense. Lakers used to be in Minneapolis, ditto. I'm not sure how far you'd have to go from the Staples Center to find a lake, but I'm guessing it's a ways. Having been to downtown LA, I'm thinking the Homeless, the Strung-Out or the Koreans would have been more apt.
The Jaspers come from Brother Jasper, who did something at Manhattan back in the day (run the school, coach baseball, card tricks, something).
I tend to like nicknames of almost any stripe. Unique is OK, so long as it's not totally gay (not that there's anything wrong with it). Among those that always struck me as particularly lame:
Toronto Raptors
New York Nets
Washington Wizards (these fools had a good nickname, but didn't have the balls to keep it; how can a city that doesn't find "Redskins" offensive, find "Bullets" offensive? Hell, I find "Redskins"offensive, and I'm about as Native American as Elke Sommer; anyway..)
Anaheim Mighty Ducks (at least they had the good sense to shorten it to the somewhat less gay "Ducks." In the opposite vein, Devil Rays was better than Rays; it's not the nickname's fault you guys sucked when you had the "Devil" in there).
Orlando Magic. Please.
Charlotte Bobcats - what, was there no duller nickname available? Nothing? Easilly the most forgettable franchise among the Big Four sports.
Dallas Stars - just because the team you stole used to be the North Stars, and the Texas flag has a star on it, doesn't mean knocking "North" off the front of the name makes it a winner.
Tennessee Titans -I actually like the nickname, but hate where it comes from; apparently whatever tool owns the tema let his daughter pick it, and she liked some "Titan" cartoon; it also looks like their colors were picked by a 2nd-grader.
Under-rated nickname - IUPFW Mastodons.
Miami Heat
"I'm a Heat"
Lansing Lugnuts is a great baseball cap. I think the name comes from supplying the automotive industry
Utah Jazz is stupid, but the LA Lakers is okay? Do they call LA Land of 10,000 lakes?
Orlando Magic? Do some magic. Make the Heat disappear......
Stanford Cardinal actually names the color of red they chose. They used to be Indians-but that was offensive to Native Americans, so they changed it back to Cardinal, which is what it was prior to 1930. Guess there are no indians in Cleveland. And the Stanford Tree? Technically, Stanford has no mascot. The Tree is just another member of the Stanford Band.
Austin Peay Governors. I'm actually not bagging on the Govs. Just a short story.
Back in the day, they used to have a bballer named Fly Williams. Fly licke to jack'em up quite a bit, so the coach would bring him in off the bench, so the other players could actually get a shot off before Fly came in.............
When the students thought the Govs were losing and needed some quick points off the bench, they would cheer
"Unzip The Fly! Go Peay!"
Miami Heat
"I'm a Heat"
Lansing Lugnuts is a great baseball cap. I think the name comes from supplying the automotive industry
Utah Jazz is stupid, but the LA Lakers is okay? Do they call LA Land of 10,000 lakes?
Orlando Magic? Do some magic. Make the Heat disappear......
Stanford Cardinal actually names the color of red they chose. They used to be Indians-but that was offensive to Native Americans, so they changed it back to Cardinal, which is what it was prior to 1930. Guess there are no indians in Cleveland. And the Stanford Tree? Technically, Stanford has no mascot. The Tree is just another member of the Stanford Band.
Austin Peay Governors. I'm actually not bagging on the Govs. Just a short story.
Back in the day, they used to have a bballer named Fly Williams. Fly licke to jack'em up quite a bit, so the coach would bring him in off the bench, so the other players could actually get a shot off before Fly came in.............
When the students thought the Govs were losing and needed some quick points off the bench, they would cheer
"Unzip The Fly! Go Peay!"
Agreed. I think I have more of a problem with the cartoonish depiction of the mascot than I do with the name.
Agreed. I think I have more of a problem with the cartoonish depiction of the mascot than I do with the name.
I could do without the purple, but the nickname Aces is unique and superb.
Maine Road was bagging on the Tenn Titans uniforms, and I fully agree. The light blue on medium blue trimmed with dark blue is as nauseating as it is forgettable.
Several people have mentioned The Browns, and they are right. If you're going to have the worst team and nickname in the league, do you have to have the most boring uniforms as well? For God's sake put a fucking logo on the helmet or something.
I could do without the purple, but the nickname Aces is unique and superb.
Maine Road was bagging on the Tenn Titans uniforms, and I fully agree. The light blue on medium blue trimmed with dark blue is as nauseating as it is forgettable.
Several people have mentioned The Browns, and they are right. If you're going to have the worst team and nickname in the league, do you have to have the most boring uniforms as well? For God's sake put a fucking logo on the helmet or something.
Their women's teams are the "Peahens," which really might be the worst nickname in all of sports. Similarly, the women's teams at Delaware are the "Lady Blue Hens," which makes absolutely no sense. Shouldn't the men's teams be the Male Blue Hens? Seems like "Blue Hens" would be enough for the female side of the equation.
Their women's teams are the "Peahens," which really might be the worst nickname in all of sports. Similarly, the women's teams at Delaware are the "Lady Blue Hens," which makes absolutely no sense. Shouldn't the men's teams be the Male Blue Hens? Seems like "Blue Hens" would be enough for the female side of the equation.
HS in WV called the Poca "dots"
A school also has the nickname the "Big Blacks"
Years ago school with nickname rebels had a black kid run out onto the field with a rebel flag. Find it a bit odd myself.
HS in WV called the Poca "dots"
A school also has the nickname the "Big Blacks"
Years ago school with nickname rebels had a black kid run out onto the field with a rebel flag. Find it a bit odd myself.
I could do without the purple, but the nickname Aces is unique and superb.
Maine Road was bagging on the Tenn Titans uniforms, and I fully agree. The light blue on medium blue trimmed with dark blue is as nauseating as it is forgettable.
Several people have mentioned The Browns, and they are right. If you're going to have the worst team and nickname in the league, do you have to have the most boring uniforms as well? For God's sake put a fucking logo on the helmet or something.
I could do without the purple, but the nickname Aces is unique and superb.
Maine Road was bagging on the Tenn Titans uniforms, and I fully agree. The light blue on medium blue trimmed with dark blue is as nauseating as it is forgettable.
Several people have mentioned The Browns, and they are right. If you're going to have the worst team and nickname in the league, do you have to have the most boring uniforms as well? For God's sake put a fucking logo on the helmet or something.
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