Team Names
Pittsburgh
Steelers:
Pittsburgh has been making Steel since the early 1800's. The Coal of the region enabled them to make high-enough heat to 'smelt' Iron Ore into Steel
Why?
Hint: They did not start in this city/state
New Orleans
The Rainbow Warriors
Hawaii
Seattle Seahawks:
Symbol is a Seahawk. What is it's design's importance?
Native T'lingit Art of the location
Colts [But NOT Indianapolis]
Baltimore:
Baltimore has a long history of breeding & training horses. Indianapolis does not.
Current Team? Why?
International Baseball: _____ Giants
Tokyo
- Godzilla
Da' Bums!
Brooklyn Dodgers
- struggles agains the Yankees
- holding a fan base
Only 1 NFL Team's Logo Faces Left
Which? Why?
Eagles
The Eagles faces Left, as in Left Wing (Politics, Liberal)
Also, the letter E appears
Minnesota [Hockey, NOT Wild]
North Stars:
Minnesota is North. The North Star is an ancient sailing myth - head towards the North Star and therefore, you will be headed North
Current City?
San Francisco Giants
They're not from S.F.
Think previous question (Context: why are they the Tokyo Giants)
NYC
Syracuse Orange[men]
They nurture and keep a single Orange Tree on campus
'...in a cavern, in a canyon, excavating for a mine ...'
What Team?
LA Lakers [Basketball, Previous location]
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
There are very few natural lakes in Southern California. Minnesota is the 'Land of 10,000 Lakes'
Ohio State Buckeyes
It's a Tree!
Buckeye Tree - Seeds/Fruit have a shiny outside with a white spot, which Native Americans (Translated) referred to it as looking like a Buck's (Deer) Eye
Alabama Crimson Tide
'Roll Tide!'
- 1907 Alabama vs. Auburn (in Birmingham, AL)
- Alabama's uniforms were/are White with Red. The Red with White is new.
- Heavy Rain flooded the field, creating mud. In Alabama their soil is heavy is reddish tint so the white uniforms looked stained with wet red. The play-by-play announcer said it first, and it stuck!
- It has nothing to do with Navy/Submarine stuff!
Washington Redskins
Tell me about the Uniform & history
Originally, Boston Braves (1930)
Changed to Boston Redskins, Moved to Washington DC
Red may have the stigma of the Native American [Warrior] but it is also, in the same way, the color of Blood or Revolution, from Boston
The Pig thing is truly a fan-made issue
Washington DC [Baseball, NOT The Nationals]
Senators:
Failed Team! Multiple Times!
[University of] Cincinnati ________
Bearcats
WTF!? Not one of you, have ever seen a Bearcat!
Why Binturong? Why is Cincinnati, Ohio!? Also, why did my last two questions involve ridiculous no-named teams from the state of Ohio? The only thing good in Ohio is Cedar Point!
Tennessee
Volunteers
Tennessee is a very poor state, historically, but they have volunteered for military service as a calling, desire, cultural/familial servitude for more than 200 years. They are raised as it is a respect to fight for your rights and it continues to taught in the public schools today.
Green Bay
I want Rationales for...
- Location
- Economy
- Community
Packers
- G[reen Bay]
- ACME Packing (original financier), Lots of Cheese but also other Dairy, Meat, Vegetables
- Wisconsin is Farmland & Dairy. The Green is a symbol of Farming, Community, Working-man Lifestyle, Stadium: [now called] Lambeau Field appears to have been dropped into a residential (family homes) neighborhood!