Star Wars Sports Teams

[Darth Whaler]

Premise: You inherit ownership of a professional sports team. *Being such a huge Star Wars fan, you decide to have your team's nickname reflect that. *You are allowed to move your team to any city, state or country. *One other rule: it has to make sense. *Example: the "San Juan Star Wars" wouldn't really work (you can't really grow up to be a Star War). *So...what would your team be? *Feel free to list more than one idea!

Mine: *The Connecticut Clonetroopers or the Cincinnati Sith.

(I'm originally from Connecticut, now living in Ohio, so I felt I had to come up with at least one name for each of my "hometowns") *

I'm sure some of you guys can top those!

[Obi-Wan]

<span style="color:blue">How about the "Houston Forces" or the "Dallas Jedi" or even the "Mesquite Lightsabers" I think those are cool names.</span>

[tunafishman]

The Buffalo Bantha

The Baltimore Bounty Hunters

The Washington Senators...oh, wait....

[RollaFett]

Washington Senators....lol.

How about the Philadelphia Phetts?
or
the Los Angeles Lobots

[Darth Whaler]

lol...Los Angeles Lobots: that takes the cake so far! Good one!

[Brian]

How about the Atlanta Ackleys...San Fransico Sabers...New Jersey Jedis...Fargo Fetts...Philadelphia Padawans....

[Darth Arraics]

How about the Miami Maul

[Dark Skywalker 9]

How about the New York Fetts?

San Francisco Skywalkers would be a good name for a basketball team. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/saber.gif

Rochester Rogues...Philadelphia Falcons...Bethpage (my hometown) Blasters...Detroit Droids...New Jersey Jawas

[BlueSaber]

How about the Johannesburg Jawas? (I live in South Africa)

[tunafishman]

Even though I'm guilty of this also, why do most of these sports team names have the same first letter as the town? Why is that? It's not found very often for real sports teams? Hmmm....interesting. I will ponder more....

The Minnesota Wampas

[Obi-Stu]

Mine are the Tusken Titans - Go Titans!!!!!

(I am trying not to start with "How about..")

[Darth Whaler]

Originally posted by tunafishman@Aug. 14 2002 - 09:20
Even though I'm guilty of this also, why do most of these sports team names have the same first letter as the town? Why is that? It's not found very often for real sports teams?
I have noticed this also. Interesting. Maybe it just rolls off the tongue better. I wonder what the actual number is of professional sports team names whose city/state name begins with the same letter (like the Tennessee Titans).

To counter the trend, I will add:

the Anahiem Mighty Wookiees

and

the Arizona Fighting Sarlaac Tentacles style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif

[Handothrawn]

In my hometown, Fayetteville NC, we actually have a hockey team called the Fayetteville Force.

Check out the attachment.


Team Logo:

[Handothrawn]

Cool, huh?

[tunafishman]

Actually, I'm surprised Lucasfilm has sued them yet. Also, what is the Force (or is it Forces) mascot?

[Handothrawn]

Our mascot is a dragon named Puck.

[Darth Drew]

San Fransico Sith Lighting

[BlueSaber]

Polokwane Pirates

[Blizzard]

Originally posted by tunafishman@Aug. 14 2002 - 09:20
The Minnesota Wampas
LMAO! :cool:

[RollaFett]

Raleigh-Durham Rancors

Minnesota Hutts

[Mann]

The Milwaukie Mauls!

The New Jersey Jar Jar's!

The Quincy Qui-Gon's!-the minor league

The Wisconsin Wookies

[RollaFett]

St. Louis Sith Lords

Dallas Dookus

San Antonio Sandpeople

Tampa Bay Tusken Raiders

Anahiem A-Wings

[QuigonWindu]

The Baltimore Banthas.

[RollaFett]

The Wisconsin Wamprats
The Jersey Jawas
The Hartford Hans (ok, that's pretty lame)

[The Prism]

Detroit Death Stars
Washington Chancellors
New Jersey Hyperspace