New name for "Number 8"

[ratsapprentice]

I happen to love American sports branding.

The bright colours and fancy screen-wipes excite me.

I would love to support a team called the "Gators".

 

[Big Ewis]

"Uh...well...he's...uh...wearing a black jumper...and...uh... black shorts...so I guess he's...uh... ALL black."

uh uh das, shoulda seen it comin. You can't make that sort of comment, there was bound to be the kiwi vexed reply to that...I was about to warn you about it but I see it's already been fulfilled
the "Utah Jazz" is a classic name, plus it's got a bunch of puns; which journalists or pundits use all the time; but that's neither here nor there of course.

 

[SimonG]

But then mean something! Nuggets = Gold found in Colorado and other western states. Jazz (Team originated in New Orleans, later moved to Utah) = New Orleans style Jazz.

I'm not saying they're great names, but they could be worse, and there ARE worse team names in the States, but I don't think any come close to rugby league's Rabbitohs. I mean, come on! It sounds like a breakfast cereal!!!

das

It's no longer jazz. Imagine some Canadian team (nicknamed the Eskimos) moved to Florida....the Miami Eskimos. Don't like any gimmicky names attached to places, but if we must...the Utah Polygamists.

And whats with all this moving about? Ludicrous

 

[Pockets]

But then mean something! Nuggets = Gold found in Colorado and other western states. Jazz (Team originated in New Orleans, later moved to Utah) = New Orleans style Jazz.

I'm not saying they're great names, but they could be worse, and there ARE worse team names in the States, but I don't think any come close to rugby league's Rabbitohs. I mean, come on! It sounds like a breakfast cereal!!!


das

The problem with American-style team naming is that anything from the '90s is full of XTREME dumbness.

For example: Kansas City Wiz (later filled out to Wizards), DALLAS BURN, NY/NJ MetroStars (the only time when being bought-out by an energy drink ends up improving the name) and of course, for the fans of alliteration

Rochester.
Raging.
Rhinos.

As to alternate names for #8; we've got locks, why not have a key?

 

[Shaggy]

It's no longer jazz. Imagine some Canadian team (nicknamed the Eskimos) moved to Florida....the Miami Eskimos. Don't like any gimmicky names attached to places, but if we must...the Utah Polygamists.

And whats with all this moving about? Ludicrous

... Like the Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) ... Miami you say ... they'd probably like that ... a bit warmer at least

The moving is all about going where the money is, and the owners can sometimes use it as leverage against the city their team is currently based in ... for example, the Edmonton Oilers (Ice Hockey), the owners threaten to relocate, unless they got a new stadium built in Edmonton. It's under construction now, at considerable cost to the city, but the Oilers have a proud tradition/history with the city, so it's worth it to keep them (despite their poor performances in recent years)

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

The fat controller

 

[Hulk Hogan]

Rear-Admiral

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Scrum back controller.

 

[TRF_stormer2010]

Flankers are wing forwards, so centre forward?

Makes the most sense to me.

I'll say what I say every time.

Use the German word for it. Sturmführer. Storm Leader. It's a nice way to describe the pack as well.

If it wasn't for all the Nazi connotations (only ever properly been used as a paramilitary rank in the SA with later variations in the SS), then that's not actually half bad. considering that "forwards" is "die Stürmer" and most of the other forward names include that too (Flankers = Flügelstürmer, Second row = Zweite-Reihe-Stürmer, literally wing forward and second row forward)

If you change it to "Stürmerführer" then it could be interpreted as "leader of the forwards", as in the one who controls the pack at the back of the scrum.

I like it. Rugby could maybe do with a little controversy to get some non-game airtime maybe. The problem is the US national team will all then be sporting bald heads, blank angry expressions and swastikas on their necks in 5 years time so, yeah, you're right.