JGraspo Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 ......if this were Mexico City, the name "CORONAS" just may work. For I'm most certain that it could envoke a bit of national pride for the very citizens that stir the hops, add the yellow coloring, and produce this beer product.......but please know, that Mexico City has a few ultra conservatives as well......NOW, please allow me the honor of welcoming you to the CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS. For we are a city that is fast becoming the new beacon of the south. Our city is so diverse, that it is almost safe to say that the beacon that glows atop Williams Tower, actually shines it's light on all of the world by way of Houston........... .........we are building up and growing like crazy.......and we are fast becoming extremely sosphisticated along the way...... The name "Coronas" would surely do well in Cozumel, Mexico City, etc....but it could never work here in the largest city within the LONE STAR STATE. I can only imagine the laughter that this insult would provoke among the citizens of SAN JOSE, for whom just lost their beloved team to the City of Houston.........we would certainly become a national laughingstock..........just like the TEXANS.......a team that I have been a season ticket holder with since day one, and a team that I love dearly! NO SKWATRA, we are going to do this right this time. We are going to show the soccer world just what Houston has now become..........a Texas sized city where anything and everything is possible. A city with style, taste, infused with a bit of dignity...........the beacon is starting to glow....... HOOK'EM HORNS! Metropolitantexan Are you done........of all the cheesiest things to post It's a freaking soccer team name. Yeah let it be a good name, but lay off the melo drama kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolitantexan Posted December 21, 2005 Author Share Posted December 21, 2005 Are you done........of all the cheesiest things to post It's a freaking soccer team name. Yeah let it be a good name, but lay off the melo drama kid Thank you kindly for the compliment..... for you would think that as cheesy or as melo dramatic as you so eloquently anointed my post........somewhere in there you would have come to a stark realization that I am certainly no kid.........but thanks anyway.......peace. HOOK'EM HORNS! Metropolitantexan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmainguy Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Thank you kindly for the compliment..... for you would think that as cheesy or as melo dramatic as you so eloquently anointed my post........somewhere in there you would have come to a stark realization that I am certainly no kid.........but thanks anyway.......peace.HOOK'EM HORNS! Metropolitantexan I always like your posts-cheese and all. I find your prose flowing and flowering! However... I'm sticking with the Challangers: Space heros and bring it on all in one name. MC Houston...that's just maybe too much to explain to the clueless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProHouston Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Here's a combined list of what I think measures up so far. Any favorites among these?Houston ChallengersHouston EnergyHouston CozmosHouston ApollosHouston HeatHouston OrbitHouston LaunchHouston StrikersHouston Kicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmainguy Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Here's a combined list of what I think measures up so far. Any favorites among these?Houston Challengers Houston Energy Houston Cozmos Houston Apollos Houston Heat Houston Orbit Houston Launch Houston Strikers Houston Kicks Houston Challengers: That's been my pick. Houston Apollos: I think that was a Houston hockey team...been there-done that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danax Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Let us not forget Danax, that this team has just left the state of California, from a city with a Spanish name "San Jose" simply because the economics/finances were very obviously in big time shambles. And I am certain there were many "Latins" in attendance at those games....right!I'm guessing that support for the Quakes must've dropped off quite a bit since the 70s when San Jose had a larger Hispanic population. Now it's an expensive yuppie haven, but apparently the city council not approving the new stadium was the biggest issue.I haven't seen any names that really sound fantastic. Wildcats maybe, Tejanos....hmm. Rovers? Challengers sounds decent. Coronas? Let's not slink to the depths of advertising beer, please. The new stadium might end up being the Corona Center though, or most appropriate would be Bud Light Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 I don't remember any Apollos, so Apollos is good with me. I like that one. Houston Handy Dandys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Somehow "Apollos" doesn't seem very "Houston-ish". For that matter, neither does "Challengers", although I kind of like Challengers better. I guess it sounds more like a team name. I'm still drawing a blank on this whole space theme business though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 i guess as we've seen here, the general public will just relate this to beer. but i liked it for astronomy reasons, and that it means crown in spanish. co Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Apollos. "Apollo 13". "Houston, we have a problem." It's so Houston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Favorite suggestion I saw on a different forum: Houston Whitneys Also Houston Habaneros, which would be hotter than Jalapenos. I also like the color team names, like the Reds, Blues, Grays, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Somehow "Apollos" doesn't seem very "Houston-ish". For that matter, neither does "Challengers", although I kind of like Challengers better. I guess it sounds more like a team name.I'm still drawing a blank on this whole space theme business though. How about the Houston Big Bangs................yeah Baby ! I would suggest the Houston Novas, but I know the first thing that comes to mind is old Chevy cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.S.O.N. Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Is it not kosher to use the word "soccer" in MLS team's names. Would it be possible to use "SC" instead of "FC"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Is it not kosher to use the word "soccer" in MLS team's names. Would it be possible to use "SC" instead of "FC"?Certainly, the purists would object to using that term. For that reason alone, since the purists make up a big portion of the fan base, I would think that soccer would not be used in the name...even though it is in the name of the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rio Grande Valley Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 How about:The Houston PistolerosThe Houston 45sLa Industria The Houston CaballerosThe Houston WarriorsThe Houston StormThe Houston Stampede Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Is it not kosher to use the word "soccer" in MLS team's names. Would it be possible to use "SC" instead of "FC"?There are non-professional SCs or Soccer Clubs. I suppose there's no reason why they couldn't do it at the professional level, except for having to keep explaining what SC stood for. "La Industria"? I think no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 i like "the killers" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elecpharm Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 the choices posted on the mls houston website: AmericansApollosBuffalosBullsEaglesGatorsGeneralsHouston 1836Lonestars (this is my vote)MustangsStallionsStarsTorosmls houston homepage - vote for a name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ V Lawrence Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 the choices posted on the mls houston website: Americans Apollos Buffalos Bulls Eagles Gators Generals Houston 1836 Lonestars (this is my vote) Mustangs Stallions Stars Torosmls houston homepage - vote for a name I like LoneStars too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 So do I. Lonestars is good. If not space, go with Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Kind of boring choices for the most part on that list. It is close to the choices they had for the NFL team. It's like they pulled out the book of generic Texas team names. If those are the best they could come up with though I would pick Buffalos, in honor of the bayou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Buffs is good, if you have to do the mascot thing. I like the fact that it is not boringly obvious like oil and space references. Locals get it. Tourists, not so much. Now, if anyone picks something lame like "Americans", I think I'll scream...or worse. And, sorry Kym and elecpharm, but Lonestars? Haven't we beat the lone star and Texas angle to death as it is? Dallas has Stars, star logos and Rangers. Houston has Texans. I bet they are sick and tired of Liberty Bell references in Philly as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Lol. I'll be there screaming beside you. Or the "Stars"? BOR-ING. The Buffs would also be a nice reference to the old minor league team here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProHouston Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 I gotta tell ya', these names are pretty BORING! Hasn't anyone on their staff discovered our friendly little forum yet? I only see a few of our ideas listed.On chron.com/contests they list "Gatos" (spanish word for cats)? Is that supposed to be "Gators?" And what's with "Americans," when we get hockey will we name them "Earthlings" so we can complete the trifecta?I do like Buffalos though, and I've always been partial to Apollos. I think Buffs would be the best mascot though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Maybe they made Bob McNair honorary chairman of Team Naming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Lonestars is as good as anything I've see so far. I hope they don't use an animal name. I hate animal names. Buffalos and bears remind me of drunk, smelly people. Still, my favorite that I've seen posted here is Apollos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Houston Force? Alrighty, I found a glossary of space terms (http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/basics/bsfgloss.htm)I say keep it space related, but pick something more obscure sounding than something like, say, Rockets or whatever. Easy to do since we're running out of space names. Most of these are just common words, but let's see how they sound: Houston Acceleration Houston Asteroids (nah, too corny and too Astros. Also too Atari) Houston Carriers (sounds diseased) Houston Horrizons Houston Jovians (defination: Jupiter-like planets, the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) Houston Lasers (too simple and lame?) Houston Light Speed Houston Pathfinders Houston Velocity Oh, nevermind. So when is the team named revealed anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danax Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Houston Force? Alrighty, I found a glossary of space terms (http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/basics/bsfgloss.htm) I say keep it space related, but pick something more obscure sounding than something like, say, Rockets or whatever. Easy to do since we're running out of space names. Most of these are just common words, but let's see how they sound: Houston Acceleration- Houston Asteroids (nah, too corny and too Astros. Also too Atari) Houston Carriers (sounds diseased) Houston Horrizons Houston Jovians (defination: Jupiter-like planets, the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) Houston Lasers (too simple and lame?) Houston Light Speed Houston Pathfinders Houston Velocity Oh, nevermind. So when is the team named revealed anyway? Yeah, Kimberly, those probably wouldn't work. The Asteroids would end up being, "The Roids". Not good in sports these days. The Horizons would just end up being called the "the Hos", the Jovians.....a bunch of running gas giants? Then would the cheerleaders be the Black Holes? Pathfinders...are they lost? OK, the space theme just won't go away. What about the (corny)Shooting Stars? You know, a combo of the Texas gunslinger image, Lone Star and space theme. Have a logo of a star with a cowboy hat and gun drawn. Cute, huh? Actually, that might look like we're copying the Cowboys with the star logo, we can't have that. Or, the Celestials? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 How about a combination space AND cowboy theme? It even has a patriotic military component for parrothead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Or, the Celestials? Nah. That sounds too new-agy and girly. I like a space cowboy theme, but "Shooting Stars" and "Space Cowboys" aren't going to do. They just don't have a good ring with Houston. It should only be one word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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