Name the New NFL team in SA

[Oh, Gee!!]

Tom Benson is bringing his team to SA for the 2006 season and on. Only question is what to name our NFL team. Obviously, we can't name it the Saints, any suggestions?

[SWC Bonfire]

The San Antonio Gunslingers

[pache100]

Obviously, we can't name it the Saints, any suggestions?

Why not? San Antonio is named for a saint. It makes perfect sense. And I love the SAints logo you see so many places these days.

Personally, I'm not that anxious to see the Saints come to town, because I don't think San Antonio is ready for all-NFL/all the time. I'd like to see the Saints go back to Louisana as soon as they have a stadium to play in, whether it be the SuperDome (really don't think that one is going to happen) or a new stadium. The Saints belong there.

Our time will come, I think, but it's not here yet. IMO.

[TheTruth]

The San Antonio Gunslingers

[Oh, Gee!!]

SA Menudo anyone?

[Duncan21]

The San Antonio ulfsarks

[sa_butta]

The San Antonio Gunslingers:lol
No way.

Armadillos
Coyotes

[PM5K]

That's not PC...

[TheTruth]

San Antonio Force

[SWC Bonfire]

Put the outline of the Alamo over the fleur-de-lis and call them the Santos. :lol

Failing that:

The San Antonio Lone Stars (too close to silver stars, though, and is their a plural to Lone Star?)
The San Antonio Defenders (TM) :lol
The San Antonio Vaqueros
The San Antonio Caballeros
The San Antonio World Car Suzuki/Kia Commercials

[TheTruth]

Put the outline of the Alamo over the fleur-de-lis and call them the Santos. :lol

Failing that:

The San Antonio Lone Stars (too close to silver stars, though, and is their a plural to Lone Star?)
The San Antonio Defenders

I like it..

[Oh, Gee!!]

I like it..


I like the Defenders tambien, que no?

[SWC Bonfire]

I like it..

...Except for the fact that they went 0-186 or so.

[Extra Stout]

The San Antonio Lone Stars (too close to silver stars, though, and is their a plural to Lone Star?)Cue the Jerry Jones lawsuit.


The San Antonio VaquerosCue the Jerry Jones lawsuit.


The San Antonio World Car Suzuki/Kia CommercialsThe San Antonio Huge Tracts of Land.

[sa_butta]

San Antonio Banditos
Desperados
knights

[samikeyp]

Los Vatos de San Antonio de Bexar. :spin

[Oh, Gee!!]

SA Rio

[CharlieMac]

I can dig Coyotes.

The Toros sound good too.

[PM5K]

I said brrr It's cold in here I said there must be some Toros in the atmosphere

[sa_butta]

Los Vatos de San Antonio de Bexar. :spinvatos locos forever...

[samikeyp]

Bring back the...

http://www.teleportrait.com/LogoServer/football/SanAntonioWings2.GIF

:lol

[sa_butta]

I can dig Coyotes.

The Toros sound good too.Only problem is Spurs mascote is a coyote unless we had the coyote
do NBA and NFL. It would be weird to have two coyotes for both pro
teams. I like the Torros.

[sa_butta]

Outlaws
Bandits

[Swishy McJackass]

The latest word that I've heard is that the franchise will make an eventual move to Los Angeles.

But I kinda like the Outlaws.

[Oh, Gee!!]

Los Yumbo Yacks

[CharlieMac]

The latest word that I've heard is that the franchise will make an eventual move to Los Angeles.

But I kinda like the Outlaws.

I'l bump this thread when it does.

[davi78239]

I like The Outlaws, Coyotes, Force, Thunder, and Lightning.

[SWC Bonfire]

SMJA can't help it. He hails from parts unknown.

[Oh, Gee!!]

El Rio. SA river?

[Swishy McJackass]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2201514

[Taco]

San Antonio Defenders is a good one

how about

San Antonio Wranglers?

or

San Antonio Rattlers


Here's a funny one

San Antonio Siesta's

Logo : Dude leaning against a wall taking a Siesta with a burro in the background

the uniforms could be made out of Mexican Blankets

[Taco]

san antonio TurnzNiggazDreamz2Flames

:lol

[TOP-CHERRY]

San Antonio Wranglers?

eek...

[tlongII]

The San Antonio Hot, Flat, and Dustys

[SWC Bonfire]

The San Antonio Hot, Flat, and Dustys

You know, when fuel gets really expensive and you have to walk/bike everywhere, you'll wish you lived someplace 1. warm and 2. flat. :lol

Also:

The San Antonio 3rd NFL team in Texas vs. the none in your states

[Taco]

S A Snail Darters

[sa_butta]

The San Antonio Hot, Flat, and DustysIs that better than cold hilly and rainys?

[TOP-CHERRY]

San Antonio Stealers.

Oh wait... Steelers is already taken.

[davi78239]

I like the Rattlers too or the Vipers.

[blaze89]

Defenders....eh...team will be the butt of alot of jokes if the team have a bad defensive unit.

Toros, Gunslingers - little bit of history although Toros would be more popular.

Generals, Commandos - military

Bulldogs - Historical NFL name (Canton Bulldogs)

Dragons - just came off the top of my head.

I really cannot stand all the western-theme nicknames, hopefully the team stays away from that.

[3rdCoast]

so hold up a second. the saints are gonna come here for next year then go to la? thats bullshit if it happens. if they come here for a full season then leave i will be pissed. they cant tease us like that.

[DrRich]

The Chupacabras!!!

[gameFACE]

"According to Mortensen, San Antonio is a likely home for 2006 and Los Angeles is the preferred destination beyond that"

The San Antonio Transients :smokin

I say call them the San Antonio Saints for marketing reasons and rename them permanently if they go to LA. Then return the Saints name to NO.

[blaze89]

so hold up a second. the saints are gonna come here for next year then go to la? thats bullshit if it happens. if they come here for a full season then leave i will be pissed. they cant tease us like that.

If that happens, pull a Memphis, TN and just don't show. Cause if the city will be treated like that, then the city will never get any respect from the NFL.

Memphis had the headline "Our Dream, Their Team" when the then-Tennesee Oilers arrived.

[Marcus Bryant]

I doubt Benson wants to go to LA. Will he say he is thinking about that in order to get what he wants out of SA? You better believe it.

As for team name, I'd say Saints fits San Antonio de Bexar just fine.

[3rdCoast]

San Antonio Rage

San Antonio Snakes

[Spurminator]

Texas Toros of San Antonio

[Extra Stout]

Pick whichever you like best:

San Antonio Puffy Tacos
San Antonio Antonians
San Antonio Pinatas
San Antonio Traffic Counters
San Antonio Tax Avengers
San Antonio Swimmers
San Antonio Blind Salamanders
San Antonio Golden-Cheeked Warblers
San Antonio RechargeZoners
San Antonio Provincial Myopians
San Antonio Tundras
San Antonio Stockyards
San Antonio Frijoles
San Antonio Big Ass Chunks of Limestone
San Antonio River Barges
San Antonio Parts of a Snake That Sound Like Something You Sew on Clothing
San Antonio Accordions
San Antonio Selenas
San Antonio Tequila Worms
San Antonio Aquifers
San Antonio Mesquites
San Antonio Stubbs
San Antonio Cowboy Fans
San Antonio Five-Foot-Two Guys in Tank Undershirts Brandishing Knives
San Antonio Enchilada Reds
San Antonio Tamal Husks
San Antonio Sarapes
San Antonio Zeitunge
San Antonio Feral Hogs
San Antonio Hunting Leases
San Antonio Media Moguls' Flaky Ex-Wives
San Antonio Mustaches
San Antonio Lowriders
San Antonio Lucados
San Antonio Golf Resorts
San Antonio Quarriers
San Antonio Cervezaderos

[Taco]

San Antonio Ghost Tracks
:lol


Pick whichever you like best:

San Antonio Selenas



Get it right it's Salinas!!!! :lol



Pick whichever you like best:

San Antonio Puffy Tacos


I like this one!!! :lol




The Chupacabras!!!

Ding Ding Ding!!!!

We have a Winner!!!! :lol

[Marcus Bryant]

San Antonio Ghost Tracks

[Extra Stout]

San Antonio Ruler-Waving Nuns

[MiNuS]

The San Antonio SpurTalkers

[TheTruth]

San Antonio Diablos

[CosmicCowboy]

San Antonio Dreamers...cuz they aren't stayin here...

[MiNuS]

The San Antonio Santana's

The San Antonio River Rafts

The San Antonio Alamo Ozzies (We'll piss on you!)

[ShoogarBear]

I can't believe you guys missed the obvious . . .

The San Antonio Writers

[Mixability]

Santos de San Anto
:smokin

[Extra Stout]

I can't believe you guys missed the obvious . . .

The San Antonio WritersThe logo of a pimply, scrawny, ghostly-white 20-year-old sitting in his parents' basement taking pictures of the TV while the evening news is on would be too complex to fit on a helmet.

[Marcus Bryant]

Really?

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005JNBQ.01._PE30_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[Guru of Nothing]

San Antonio Looters.

[Swishy McJackass]

San Antonio Anal Spelunkers
San Antonio Anal Intruders

[pache100]

The Chupacabras!!!

I LOVE it!!!

[Extra Stout]

Really?

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005JNBQ.01._PE30_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Well he probably does have the same disorder (Asperger's).

[mookie2001]

San Antonio 186ers or 36ers


defenders of or year of the alamo

[Marcus Bryant]

Well he probably does have the same disorder (Asperger's).

True.

[midgetonadonkey]

The San Antonio Beer Bellys

[Extra Stout]

True.
But without Aspy's, who would we have to develop software and write science fiction?

[Drive Like Jehu]

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?p=558920#post558920
I think a new name should reflect our cities legacy as a home to our military...

San Antonio Admirals
http://www.nimitz-museum.org/images/leftcorner_officialnimitz.jpg

(Though not an admiral of the US Navy, we all know this guy, plus I believe Perry made him an offical admiral of the Texas Navy)
http://www.nimitz-museum.org/images/leftcorner_officialnimitz.jpg

or

San Antonio Generals

(based on the past and current importance of Fort Sam)

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

The San Antonio Tourists

The Out of Towners

The Houseguests

[Vashner]

"Defenders" (as in Alamo Defenders)

or .. "Coyotes" :)

Then you can reuse the mascot :)

[SWC Bonfire]

"Defenders" (as in Alamo Defenders)

or .. "Coyotes" :)

Then you can reuse the mascot :)

I already trademarked "Defenders". :lol

[SWC Bonfire]

Perhaps they could be the San Antonio Sanchos and the mascot could be a guy who looked like he just got dressed as he was climbing out the window.

[spurs=bling]

Perhaps they could be the San Antonio Sanchos and the mascot could be a guy who looked like he just got dressed as he was climbing out the window.
:lol

did SA get the team ?

[Carie]

:lol

did SA get the team ?
No decision has been made yet. Latest speculation is that they'll be here for 2006 and then after that is up in the air between us and L.A.

[NZHayden]

how about call the team - the new orleans flood victims

[SWC Bonfire]

Well, if you're going to go there, The San Antonio Hurri-cuns (must be pronounced like mayor Hardberger would).

[spurs=bling]

No decision has been made yet. Latest speculation is that they'll be here for 2006 and then after that is up in the air between us and L.A.

a whole year?

is Mr. SA is a small market, gonna see what happens in a year or what?

[spurs=bling]

how about call the team - the new orleans flood victims


or how about San Antonio Refugees?

[Carie]

a whole year?

is Mr. SA is a small market, gonna see what happens in a year or what?
If I understand what you're asking, assuming that the Superdome is not up to par, they'll need some place to play next year. And they probably want to stay in one place, not like this year. From what I've read, LSU is not interested. However, all of this is just speculation because Benson has said that he won't begin negotiations until after this season.

[Duncan21]

San Antonio 69ers :tu

[ChumpDumper]

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your San Antonio Opportunists!

(ok, Looters has a better flow)

[The sone]

i think we need a name that reflects the unit as a whole...


The San Antonio Flan!!!

[Spurodamus]

http://members.aol.com/blackrose3000/images/negrodamus.jpg

Their name will be the San Antonio Katrinas.

[bry3]

Some of the names like gunslingers, etc. are too XFL sounding.

[Vashner]

Yea but Fun and XFL are good compared to somthing stupid like Houston did "Texans".

It needs to be something that you can yell out and smash a cold beer on your own head like a barbarian. Macho....

Armadillos! lol

[PeterBurns]

The San Antonio Cable Pirates

[batman2883]

San Antonio Looters

[sa_butta]

San Antonio Borrachos

[Extra Stout]

What about San Antonio Mice?

The logo could be a short Mexican dude decked out in Mavericks gear siphoning gas out of his neighbor's truck.

[MiNuS]

The San Antonio Tourists

The Out of Towners

The Houseguests
I was also thinking of Tourists.

How about

The San Antonio Conventioners

or

Los Hoteleros de San Antonio.

but really I like The San Antonio RattleSnakes

[Vashner]

Botox Avengers (Designed to irritate JerryJones)..

Guicci Squad (Left over from Gucci Bowl)

[rr2418]

Why would you want to have "Saints" (in any language) used twice in the name?
San = Saints
San Antonio = Saint Anthony
Saint Anthony Saints? Huh???

I'm not for the move anyway, but I can't believe that SA would welcome a temporary move for one year! Like I said in another post, the NFL and Benson are proving that they don't respect us. They're treating us like a second rate city.The worst part about this, they know that all they have to do is "dangle a carrot" in front of the people of SA, and they'll go for it, all while Tags and Benson are laughing at us. Ask yourselves if this is what you, the people of SA want? Do we even want an owner like Benson? I wouldn't and don't!!!

But..........if SA should ever get a team, they should be called the:

SAN ANTONIO TOROS

Why? Because, I believe that the semi-pro team, " San Antonio Toros" of the late 60's and early 70's were the most successful football team the city has ever had. The colors were black, white, and red. Besides, Toros sounds more intimidating than the....(sigh) Saints.

[Extra Stout]

Why would you want to have "Saints" (in any language) used twice in the name?
San = Saints
San Antonio = Saint Anthony
Saint Anthony Saints? Huh???But there's precedent:

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

All in English: The The Angels Angels of Anaheim
All in Spanish: Los Angeles de Los Angeles de Anaheim




But..........if SA should ever get a team, they should be called the:

SAN ANTONIO TOROS

Why? Because, I believe that the semi-pro team, " San Antonio Toros" of the late 60's and early 70's were the most successful football team the city has ever had. The colors were black, white, and red. Besides, Toros sounds more intimidating than the....(sigh) Saints.Better open up your checkbook to Mr. McNair over in Houston. The Texans already own the rights to the name "Toros" for the purposes of the NFL.

How dastardly of him.

[T Park]

Saints is fine.

The Alamo was a mission.

We have lots of missions.


Either that, or go with the Admirals.


San Antonio Saints sounds good though.

[rr2418]

But there's precedent:

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

All in English: The The Angels Angels of Anaheim
All in Spanish: Los Angeles de Los Angeles de Anaheim



Better open up your checkbook to Mr. McNair over in Houston. The Texans already own the rights to the name "Toros" for the purposes of the NFL.

How dastardly of him.

Are you saying they own the rights b/c of the logo on their helmet? Their mascot? Then what about the Chiefs and the Redskins? Their mascots look similar.

[Extra Stout]

Are you saying they own the rights b/c of the logo on their helmet? Their mascot? Then what about the Chiefs and the Redskins? Their mascots look similar.No, I'm saying they own the rights because they have registered the name as a trademark. Actually, they registered five names in all.

[The sone]

No, I'm saying they own the rights because they have registered the name as a trademark. Actually, they registered five names in all.


wow...i didnt know you could do that...what names?

[Low End Specialist]

Really?

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005JNBQ.01._PE30_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

San Antonio Ligers? That would be flippin' awesome.

San Antonio Unlce Ricos? In honor of someone who could've gone pro. :spin

[baseline bum]

San Antonio Perdedores
San Antonio Brownskins

[Vashner]

tailgaters :)

[scott]

Yellow Jackets, named after the 7-0 St. Anthony Yellow Jackets (official Alma Mater of scott) who currently feature the city's leading rusher.

[maxpower]

San Antonio Santos

[spurs=bling]

San Antonio Santos
:tu :smokin

[Vashner]

Yea Saints should not apply to NO. It was "decadance night" (a gay parade) when the storm hit.