We've been kicking this around at work today and here's what we came up with: Houston Hurricanes AC Houston Houston Hotspur Houston Tejanos Houston Toros Houton Vaqueros Real Houston Houston Generals And the best of all (just imagine the mascot)... Houston Jalapenos OK - flail away, but at least offer your own suggestions.
I like Houston Toros. Their team colors could be red and black...wait...nevermind. Ok then since red and black aren't much of an option, how about white and blue....ugh nevermind again. GRRRR DAMNIT!! Ok then Hot Pink and Purple! Oooh there's an idea. How about Regal purple and white? Oooh or silver and burgundy? Yes. I think I like silver and burgundy better. Sorta like this one: (but not sleeveless)
How about green as a color. Oh wait, that was tried already? Crazy that we have 10 teams and only 6 color schemes at most. Red and Black - Burn, Metros, DC Red and Blue - Fire Blue and Black - San Jose and Colorado Yellow and Green - LA Blue and White - KC, San Jose Yellow and Black - 'Bus How about purple? How about light blue? How about orange? Anything but Red or blue please.
In a nod to the English game I vote for Houston Hotspur. They can butcher it with a cowboy in spurs or something like that, but the name has a great history.
The Houston Chapter 11? The Houston Hoofers The Houston Riders The Houston Humidity The Houston Hackers The Houston Hustlers The Houston Hee Haws
Bring back the Cosmos...to Houston! I like Toros and Hurricanes, but I'd also suggest Cosmos: (1) like Toros and Hurricanes, it can work well enough in Spanish, but (2) it also keeps the Space City theme that we seem to like here, and, (3) most importantly, it would kill off all future NY Cosmos revival threads.
Houston Dragons Houston Apollos Houston Outlaws Houston Roughriders Houston Scorpions Houston Spurs Houston Thunder Houston Tornados Houston Wranglers Houston Wolves my pick would be Apollos...
I'll already had this in an earlier thread about MLS expansion. The Houston Hotspurs. Some of the other names were: Minnesota North Stars LA Club America Atlanta Flames (hey Hotlanta!) and my favorite... Sporting Rochester
Calling it a football club in Texas is asking for trouble. They can get away with that in upstate NY but not in Texas.
Houston Hooters! Corporate sponsorship would be a no brainer......And having those women associated with the league could only be a good thing!
Now there's some nostalgia. Evil Bud Adams. I'm not sure who owns the name these days - probably still the evil Bud Adams - but IIRC there was some chatter about the name rights when a group was apparently considering buying the Edmonton Oilers and moving them to Houston a few years ago. But dunno for sure. Oilers would be great. "Los Petroleros" was also well-established in the local Spanish-language media. Evil Bud Adams. Look out football, here we come, Houston Oilers, Number One. Houston has the Oilers, the greatest football team. We take the ball from goal to goal like no one's ever seen. We're in the air, we're on the ground - always in control, And when you say the Oilers, you're talking Super Bowl. 'Cause we're the Houston Oilers, Houston Oilers, Houston Oilers, Number One. Yes, we're the Houston Oilers, Houston Oilers, Houston Oilers, Number One. We've got the offense, we've got the defense, We give the other team no hope. 'Cause we're the Houston Oilers, Houston Oilers, You know we're gonna hold the rope. Yes, we're the Houston Oilers, Houston Oilers, Houston Oilers, Number One. Yes, we're the Houston Oilers, Houston Oilers, Houston Oilers, Number One. 'Cause we're the Houston Oilers, Houston Oilers, Houston Oilers, Number One - Five - Seven - Eight, We're the best from the Lone Star State! Houston Oilers, Houston Oilers, Houston Oilers, Number One. Evil Bud Adams.