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Who are you rooting for in Super Bowl 60?

  • New England Patriots

    Votes: 11 22.0%

  • Seattle Seahawks

    Votes: 25 50.0%

  • Team State Farm

    Votes: 1 2.0%

  • The Meteor

    Votes: 13 26.0%
  • Total voters
    50
  • Poll closed .
For Tennessee Titans fans, there is leak going around that Tennessee is doing new uniforms and a new logo. It looks like they are going back to the color scheme of the Oilers. The new logo also allegedly got leaked.
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Some guy did a mockup of what the new uniforms are allegedly going to look like.
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Some controversy is brewing over the logo though. Some people think it looks too bland. Others are upset because they deliberately admitted in the article I linked above that they are reducing the "Greek inspiration" surrounding their old logo. Some people wanted a logo based around the sword concept that they have with their alternate logo. Others want the new logo to retain the flames that were present in the old one.
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The leaked logo is one of the first major sports teams logos I've seen in some time that actually feels traditional and nice in its simplicity. It actually feels like something that would have been made in the 50s and not just some corporate marketing firm slop. Hopefully they stick with it as their primary
 
@Kermit the Frog
Oilers was not a popular name among fans in Tennessee plus "a new name that would better represent the state and align with the opening of a new stadium (now Nissan Stadium). Commissioner Paul Tagliabue advised against aquatic-themed names—ruling out options like "Catfish" or "Trout" during a naming trend that included the Sharks and Marlins.

Multiple names were trademarked, including Tennessee Pioneers, Commanders, Fury, Vipers, and Tradition. However, none resonated as strongly as the eventual choice

On November 14, 1998, the name Tennessee Titans was officially unveiled. The name was selected because it embodied qualities Adams sought: power, strength, leadership, and heroic stature.

It also paid homage to Nashville’s nickname, the “Athens of the South”, due to its classical architecture, universities, and full-scale replica of the Parthenon. In Greek mythology, Titans were powerful deities who preceded the Olympians—symbolizing grandeur and legacy.

Interestingly, “Pioneers” was initially favored, but the idea was scrapped after it leaked, prompting Adams to pivot to “Titans".


The rebrand proved successful—not just symbolically, but competitively. In their first season as the Titans (1999), the team went 13–3, made a Super Bowl appearance, and delivered the legendary “Music City Miracle” playoff "

If you think Titans is boring, what about Pioneers? If that leak wasn't made that would more than likely been the name taken instead
 
Pioneers actually doesn't sound too bad. Has more of a midwest/southern US, country, patriotic vibe to it. "Nashville's nickname" be damned. Sounds like a cop out excuse for the name tbh, and if it was a leak that changed course for them that tracks. And looking at their logo, what with the flames, red, white, and blue color scheme, the stars - it doesn't exactly scream "Greek mythology" to me, it sounds more like we like nascar and the mythology of the wild west.
 
The stars represent Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville, the color scheme is obviously patriotic, the flames are a tie to Greek mythology as Prometheus was a titan (Tie to name and to Nashville nickname) and the The flame also represents power, energy, and the dynamic spirit of the team, resembling a comet or solar flare trailing behind the central "T" in the logo
Plus Titans was the last of the two names retained, fans voted for Titans over Tornados, my point is there's a cities resonated for the aspects of the logo and it was the fans who decided for it over Oilers (which was not popular as it was a reminder of where the team used to play). Btw, i'm not saying i'm for or against changing the name,but simply giving info on why it is what it is
 
Nigger Respecter said:
The leaked logo is one of the first major sports teams logos I've seen in some time that actually feels traditional and nice in its simplicity. It actually feels like something that would have been made in the 50s and not just some corporate marketing firm slop. Hopefully they stick with it as their primary
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Nah, Oilers has always been a dumb name. Especially for a Tennessee team. Oilers made sense for Houston since Texas is famous for OIl. I agree with you that this logo is nice, simply, and traditional, but it's way better than oilers as the previous comment mentioned (Nashville being the "Athens of the south), Titans are cool, cooler than Greek gos really. But more importantly, it has alliteration so Tennessee Titans sounds better to say than Tennessee Oilers.


Alternate option, maybe if they ever win a Superbowl, they can get in contact with Sony, and get the rights to call themselves the Tennessee Kratoses and have him be the logo.
 
Bartolomeo said:
(Nashville being the "Athens of the south),
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See, I get the goal to build around that, but A) the franchise constantly pulls their punches on the Greek iconography (should've gone neoclassical for the new stadium, missed opportunity. Make a hoplite helmet the logo instead of a big T), and B) nobody more than a state away from Nashville retains or keeps the whole "Athens of the South" vibe, it's Country Hollywood. Unless they figure out a way to put a cowboy hat or some kind of greek helmet into the logo, it's always going to feel like a generic Madden team.
 
Kermit the Frog said:
The Dolphins are releasing WR Tyreek Hill
Also releasing DE Bradley Chubb
No decision on Tua yet but it's looking like he's going to be released if they can't find a trade partner (they won't)
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And so the rebuild begins! If all goes well, nobody will remember that Tua was ever a Dolphin. If all goes wrong, everyone but Tua will remember he was a Dolphin
 
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Kermit the Frog said:
No decision on Tua yet but it's looking like he's going to be released if they can't find a trade partner (they won't)
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George Paton bites the bullet on a contract that probably wasn't his idea in the first place, the Broncos make the AFC championship 2 years later, and now all these fringe franchise guys on bloated contracts are straight-up sweating, lol.
Kyler Murray's in for a very fun offseason.
 
Dragged Into Sunlight said:
There are plenty that barely have any. 49ers, GB and Den only have one, Vikings zero, Chicago zero, etc. Yet the Cowboys live rent free in everyone else's head.
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The Lions have been to a championship game in the time between the Cowboys just getting out of the first round.

Of course, they lost, because Lions, but still. Even the 49ers have been back (and lost, lmao) several times since the '90s. The Cowboys really haven't done shit after Romo left the building, and didn't even do much when he was there.
 
Dragged Into Sunlight said:
There are plenty that barely have any. 49ers, GB and Den only have one, Vikings zero, Chicago zero, etc. Yet the Cowboys live rent free in everyone else's head.
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Almost because their fans screech in other people ears year after year that it is their year and they call other teams above them frauds, they might be thought of less if not for that
 
Zaryiu2 said:
Almost because their fans screech in other people ears year after year that it is their year and they call other teams above them frauds, they might be thought of less if not for that
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It's really a pernicious combination of an owner who plays things up for the media, a sports media that came of age in the 1990's and itself hasn't really ever moved on, and the other Texas team being younger/a constant roller coaster compared to Dall-ass, who (faults, drama, and all) have sustained above-average play where you can even start hyping yourself up for a Super Bowl.

I try to not imagine the sex lives of octogenarians, but Jerry's edge game must be next level
 
Dragged Into Sunlight said:
She has utter psychopath eyes and is just as offputting in interviews. Completely fulfills the neurotic Jewish woman stereotype.
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Ahh, I was fooled! They are sneaky with those name changes. Constantly pretending to be one of the goyim to keep people unaware of their true nature:

“Robert Irsay was born on March 5, 1923, in Chicago, the son of Charles Israel and the former Elaine Nyitrai, Jewish immigrants from Hungary. The family name was changed to Irsay in 1931, when Bob was eight years old.”
 
Dragged Into Sunlight said:
4th in Super Bowl wins, 2nd in all time win percentage, one of the most valuable and recognizable sports franchises oj the planet. Yeah, I'd say it's pretty good.
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"Cowboy hats? Who the hell goes to war in cowboy hats?"
"Uh, cowboys?"
"When was the last time cowboys ever went to war?"
"The Dallas Cowboys go to war every Sunday. Sometimes Monday."
Bartolomeo said:
Alternate option, maybe if they ever win a Superbowl, they can get in contact with Sony, and get the rights to call themselves the Tennessee Kratoses and have him be the logo.
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ARES! GRANT ME A SUPER BOWL RING AND MY LIFE IS YOURS!
 
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