Ok...New Rule!

[cctekguy]

The owner owns the team and can do whatever he wants to with it, but the CITY owns the team name, logo and uniforms!

After all these years I still stumble when I say "St.Louis Rams" or "Phoenix Cardinals". When was the last time anyone saw a Cardinal in Arizona or a Ram in Missouri?

Moving a team should be like getting a divorce. Mrs. Smith doesn't continue to be Mrs. Smith when she moves in with Mr. Jones...She becomes Mrs. Jones.

And when the new gal moves to Mr. Smith's home she becomes the new Mrs. Smith.

Tennessee got it half right when they moved from Houston. They became a brand new team. Then Houston blew it by not naming their expansion franchise the Oilers.

I guess the Colts is the hardest one to swallow. What a magnificent history they had in Baltimore. Unitas, Matte, Bubba Smith... What did Indianapolis do to deserve that kind of legacy? All Indiana has ever done is grow corn and screw up the drive from Chicago to Cincinnati.

I bet if Cleveland ever moves the receiving city will NOT keep the name "BROWNS". What a dumb name.

"And Now....Introducing....YOUR LAS VEGAS BROWNS!"

I suppose it could work since everyone loses their shit in Las Vegas. A better move would be Buffalo to Las Vegas. Then you would only have to add the word "Dollar" to the team name.

Ya gotta love the Packers, though. It's a dumb name but it's been dumb so long everyone kinda likes it...No one would keep that name either unless the Packers and the Browns merged and moved to San Francisco....Then they could be the San Francisco Brownpackers.

Any other franchise moves I missed that just don't ring true?

 

[mudloggerone]

Yeah but you have to step away from football. The Utah Jazz plain sux! The Jazz name in the NBA should have stayed in New Orleans.

 

[RZR]

The Cleveland Browns originally an AFL team built entirely by Paul Brown. That's where they get their name. They're the only team named after a single person.

Did you know that back in the day the Eagles and Pittsburgh were struggling when both teams sent numerous players to fight in WWII. At the brink of extinction, the teams merged to save themselves and were the Steagles during the 1943 season.

History aside, I think it's an interesting concept.

 

[Phicinfan]

The Cleveland Browns originally an AFL team built entirely by Paul Brown. That's where they get their name. They're the only team named after a single person.

Did you know that back in the day the Eagles and Pittsburgh were struggling when both teams sent numerous players to fight in WWII. At the brink of extinction, the teams merged to save themselves and were the Steagles during the 1943 season.

History aside, I think it's an interesting concept.

:rant:
As a philly fan, and a true hater of Pittsburgh (having lived on the east side of PA) I hate you for saying this :harumph::grin:

 

[RZR]

No worries Phic....I understand.

I hated history when I learned this little factoid. I cheer for Philly and am an anti-fan of Pittsburgh.