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New Team Name?

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What would you name the Sonics?

Robbers
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38%
Flycatchers
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Bisons
5
14%
Lizards
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No votes
Bullfrogs
2
5%
Other
16
43%
 
Total votes: 37

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New Team Name? 

Post#1 » by Balkman32 » Thu Jul 3, 2008 2:15 pm

Sorry Seattle Fans, It must be tragic to see your team go. What an ASS of an owner!

If you pick other please display your name!
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Re: New Team Name? 

Post#2 » by 6_Rings » Thu Jul 3, 2008 2:30 pm

Oklahoma has the Sooners so it's Soonics for them now. ;)
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Re: New Team Name? 

Post#3 » by Captain_Morgan » Thu Jul 3, 2008 2:34 pm

Oklahoma Laters?
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Re: New Team Name? 

Post#4 » by Det the Threat » Thu Jul 3, 2008 3:30 pm

To me, it is and it always will be the team known as the OKC Good Faith Efforts.
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Post#5 » by A.J. » Thu Jul 3, 2008 3:33 pm

I like that Soonics name.

How about Oklahoma City Cowboys?
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Re: New Team Name? 

Post#6 » by ponder719 » Thu Jul 3, 2008 3:42 pm

There are plenty of names available, but it's hard to pick a good one.

OKC Carpetbaggers doesn't work, because that third syllable could be changed into something particularly vulgar.

OKC Sterns, perhaps, or the Stars of David, in honor of the man who made it all possible.

They could take a cue from their star, and call the team the OKC Fat F%(@s.

Combining two suggestions, one polite and one less so, how about the OKC Robber Barons?

We could take a cue from MLB and honor the team's heritage by calling them the Oklahoma City Angels of Seattle.

Or, there's always my personal favorite, the OKC Clay Bennett is a S#!^-Faced A$$holes.

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Re: New Team Name? 

Post#7 » by SabasRevenge! » Thu Jul 3, 2008 4:28 pm

Oklahoma City Neanderthals (the general populace has very "classic" features)

Oklahoma City Snake Oil Salesmen

Oklahoma City Deep Fried Twinkies (one of the fattest cities in the US)

Oklahoma City Snake Handlers (KOOKY!)

Oklahoma City A Decade Behind'ers (Last time I flew into OKC was '02, it looked like 1992 at best.)
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Re: New Team Name? 

Post#8 » by Joel Embust » Thu Jul 3, 2008 5:18 pm

the Oklahoma City Suckies
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Re: New Team Name? 

Post#9 » by big L » Thu Jul 3, 2008 5:23 pm

How about, "f*ck Oklahoma city."
from ny, never been a fan of the knicks...
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Post#10 » by jenn_gp » Thu Jul 3, 2008 5:30 pm

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Post#11 » by Ex-hippie » Thu Jul 3, 2008 5:36 pm

Oklahoma Tumbleweeds
Oklahoma Flyovers
Oklahoma Slackjaws
Oklahoma Dust Mites
Oklahoma Swift Boaters (in honor of Aubrey McClendon)
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Oklahoma Wal Mart Greeters
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Post#12 » by nwsports253 » Thu Jul 3, 2008 6:07 pm

big L wrote:How about, "f*ck Oklahoma city."

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Post#13 » by wiff » Thu Jul 3, 2008 6:58 pm

OKC Mouth Breathers
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Post#14 » by haschel cedricson » Thu Jul 3, 2008 7:03 pm

The correct answer is "Oklahoma City Bombers".
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Post#15 » by Blowboarder » Thu Jul 3, 2008 7:39 pm

How come the OKC not appropriate isn't an option?
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Post#16 » by MainEv3nt » Thu Jul 3, 2008 7:51 pm

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Re: New Team Name? 

Post#17 » by August Us Seazr » Thu Jul 3, 2008 8:23 pm

How about Oklahoma City Outlaws? Seems like some cattle rustlers got your team and fled town. I saw the "Barons" uni on the prior post- it gave me an idea. For colors- White with Black Bars for the home uni. Black with white bars for the road. Gray lettering in the style of the "Dragnet" closing credits.

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Post#18 » by Balkman32 » Thu Jul 3, 2008 8:29 pm

haschel cedricson wrote:The correct answer is "Oklahoma City Bombers".


I Can't belive you just said that! Classic!
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Re: New Team Name? 

Post#19 » by Chi Dynasty12 » Thu Jul 3, 2008 8:34 pm

Not Robbers because they stole your franchise out of bad blood. Definetely not bombers because the tradgedy.
I bet they go with the OKC Flyers

That Barons jersey is awesome though, they should go with that.
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Re: New Team Name? 

Post#20 » by Sweezo » Thu Jul 3, 2008 9:04 pm

C'mon...give the mod a break here...bombers? ****chuggers?

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