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Post by alecs on Aug 16, 2022 18:48:10 GMT -8
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Post by David on Aug 16, 2022 20:21:45 GMT -8
Honestly not a fan of these. - Tornado. >> Should be Tornadoes. - Crude >> Crude Oil? I guess that'd be okay. Not wild about it. - Oilers >> The ownership group already has a hockey team called the Tulsa Oilers. What's the point in naming another franchise the same name? - Wildcatters >> Easily the worst of the bunch. I get wildcatters are prospectors who sinks exploratory oil wells, but the logo they're hinting at is animal based. Not a fan. - Bison >> Eh. It's okay. Probably Top two for me of the selected names. I'm pretty much dug in they should have resurrected the Tulsa Talons brand.  |
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Post by alecs on Aug 17, 2022 8:24:08 GMT -8
Honestly not a fan of these. - Tornado. >> Should be Tornadoes. - Crude >> Crude Oil? I guess that'd be okay. Not wild about it. - Oilers >> The ownership group already has a hockey team called the Tulsa Oilers. What's the point in naming another franchise the same name? - Wildcatters >> Easily the worst of the bunch. I get wildcatters are prospectors who sinks exploratory oil wells, but the logo they're hinting at is animal based. Not a fan. - Bison >> Eh. It's okay. Probably Top two for me of the selected names. I'm pretty much dug in they should have resurrected the Tulsa Talons brand. Absolutely agree with David 100%. I'm sure the Talons would have been a top 5 option; perhaps there was some trademarking issue or other obstacle that prevented it from happening. If I had to pick from this list, though, Tornado would be my top choice. The alliteration is catchy, and would provide them with a foundation for a rivalry with another team named after an extreme weather event (GB Blizzard). |
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Post by DiamondThief on Aug 17, 2022 8:28:59 GMT -8
How about the Tulsa Bears?
Just kidding.
I like the Tornado. It completes the hat trick with the Storm and the Blizzard.
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Post by alecs on Aug 17, 2022 8:48:49 GMT -8
How about the Tulsa Bears? Just kidding. I like the Tornado. It completes the hat trick with the Storm and the Blizzard. I actually hadn't thought of the Storm for some reason - that would be a hat trick indeed! |
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Post by David on Aug 17, 2022 10:11:59 GMT -8
Honestly not a fan of these. - Tornado. >> Should be Tornadoes. - Crude >> Crude Oil? I guess that'd be okay. Not wild about it. - Oilers >> The ownership group already has a hockey team called the Tulsa Oilers. What's the point in naming another franchise the same name? - Wildcatters >> Easily the worst of the bunch. I get wildcatters are prospectors who sinks exploratory oil wells, but the logo they're hinting at is animal based. Not a fan. - Bison >> Eh. It's okay. Probably Top two for me of the selected names. I'm pretty much dug in they should have resurrected the Tulsa Talons brand. Absolutely agree with David 100%. I'm sure the Talons would have been a top 5 option; perhaps there was some trademarking issue or other obstacle that prevented it from happening. If I had to pick from this list, though, Tornado would be my top choice. The alliteration is catchy, and would provide them with a foundation for a rivalry with another team named after an extreme weather event (GB Blizzard). USPTO and Trademark Elite has the Tulsa Talons mark/name as Dead/Cancelled. I think it's more the ownership group is very partial to an oil-based name, so they didn't want to resurrect the Talons brand. Surprised the fans didn't write it in, or maybe they did and Tulsa pulled a Terry Emmert and ignored it. |
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Post by Monika on Aug 17, 2022 17:29:45 GMT -8
Tornado or Bison for me. Like David, those are my top two choices. I probably would lean toward tornado.
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Post by Nevadanut on Aug 17, 2022 18:09:10 GMT -8
Tornado is good, but I've always liked team names which are named after uncommonly used animals. I'm going with Bison.
Also, I am moving this thread to the Tulsa board. I'll leave a "this thread has moved" message here.
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Post by David on Aug 29, 2022 13:45:26 GMT -8
Tulsa has announced its name will be unveiled Saturday, September 10th at the team's Open House event at the BOK Center.
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Post by alecs on Sept 10, 2022 10:14:21 GMT -8
Welp. Tulsa has gone with the Oilers as its new name.
Color scheme looks like it's a combo of black, dark grey, and athletic gold. Primary logo honestly looks like a Houston Oilers knockoff.
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Post by David on Sept 10, 2022 10:59:36 GMT -8
I dislike the fact it takes away from an already established brand -- the Tulsa Oilers hockey team.
This comes off as lazy to me.
Why even have a fan vote if you were just going to name it after the hockey club? I get it, same ownership. It's still lazy and it's a disservice to your hockey brand.
The logo isn't super similar to the Houston Roughnecks oil derrick, but the Tennessee Titans didn't appreciate it and they sent a cease and desist letter to the XFL. Makes you wonder if they'll act if they catch wind of this.
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Post by alecs on Sept 10, 2022 11:09:48 GMT -8
I dislike the fact it takes away from an already established brand -- the Tulsa Oilers hockey team. This comes off as lazy to me. Why even have a fan vote if you were just going to name it after the hockey club? I get it, same ownership. It's still lazy and it's a disservice to your hockey brand. The logo isn't super similar to the Houston Roughnecks oil derrick, but the Tennessee Titans didn't appreciate it and they sent a cease and desist letter to the XFL. Makes you wonder if they'll act if they catch wind of this. I wouldn't be surprised if that actually happens. These days we're always seeing some obscure D3 college make a fuss whenever a pro team re-brands too similarly to their own identity. It also makes you wonder if the fans actually wanted the Oilers name, even though there's the ECHL team already named that. |
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