metro -

OKC United!

With all the suits: The Oklahoma City Defendants.

I also like Barons, if not Outlaws....someone come up with another original mock-up of a Barons jersey.

Chuck, I feel the same way you do on the issue, Outlaws is still an option for me, and I agree that it would sell a LOT more merch than Thunder

Also, please understand that although I really like the 89ers, and believe it most appropriate, it was actually Clay Bennett that championed the name change for our baseball team to the RedHawks.

He personally did not like that name...
Wait, as I typed this I had a thought:
Maybe he was so adamant about taking that name from our baseball team, specifically so he could use it for an NBA team, when he got one?


Hmmm...........

Since Okla used to be Indian Territory......why not the Oklahoma City Indians?

89ers would be great, but there's the 76ers already....

On further thought, don't be surprised if there's no "Name the Team" contests, etc., and Clay chooses to name them (the 89ers) himself......

The Redhawks and their color scheme were designed by Bennett and his group when they were trying to secure an NHL franchise for OKC. When the attempt fell through he gave the name and colors to the 89ers so they became the Redhawks.

So I doubt he would now take it back.....

exactly, they don't interfere with each other, and both years have history significant to their respective city.

While I think you're right about no name the team contests (Clay has publically already said that), I don't think he'll choose the 89ers (although I really like that name, it's historic and not hickish). A week or two ago, he just said no names have really caught his attention or wowed him yet.

well spoken, metro, even though we don't agree on the Outlaws....
Plus, I'm starting to believe that Clay and Co. prolly have the name already sewed up

Either way, 89ers is still in play...
Think about it:
If Clay DID already have a name picked out, now is the absolutely WRONG time for him to drag it out, given the circumstances by which the team is coming here.

I would've given the same response he did.

But, he didn't get this far without paying attention to detail, and he was very active in changing the name from 89ers to Redhawks when that happened, so I believe that he's already got a name, and that that name might be the 89ers.

I'd be willing to bet any of you $50 it will not be the 89ers.

And what would you be willing to bet $50 the team name WILL be?

Sounds like a soccer team.

It is a soccer team.

The D.C. United of the MLS.

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I remember a movie that involved "Manchester United" I think it was eurotrip or something.

Oklahoma Ciyt Zephyrs

Name of the New Orleans Zephyrs of the Pacific Coast League, same league the Redhawks are in.

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OKC Sprawlers?


JK

I think the name should remain the same. Why give the city of Seattle anything at this point. Most teams in past moves have taken the name and all outside of a few in recent past. The name doesn't have to change to make the team OKC's just them playing 40 some games in the Ford Center will make it ours.

I disagree, the hornets played a lot of games here, but it didn't make them ours.

That's a much more difficult question...maybe I'd bet a nickel on what it WILL be.

I hope not, it will be named the Scissor-tailed Flycathers

haha, sadly if it were up to Brad Henry or his "appointed committee" it would be the OKC Scissortail Flycatchers or the OKC Pilgrims or OKC Oil Derrecks. Thanks a lot Brad for the quarters and stamp!

Just another images of us looking like backward country folk. One would almost think we were almost amish if not for the horses we ride to work everyday or the teepees we live in.

I like the Oklahoma City Flight