Washington Football Team is now the Washington Commanders
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GroundHOGS wouldn't surprise me because The Danny is forever nostalgic for the 1980's Washington Football Team of his youth.
If that is the direction, I just hope they just go with Washington Hogs rather than RedHogs or BattleHogs or whatever.
I live in the DC area and have a groundhog/woodchuck in my yard that has managed to survive despite despite not having use of his back legs. I'd like to think he'd be the perfect mascot for the Snyder era WFT if the new name has something to do with groundhogs.
I thought so to but none of the others have had redirects set up that I can tell
I actually really like the "Football Team" name as well, as well as their current logo. It's unique and felt silly at first, but it grew on me. It'd be great though if they drum up all of this publicity to announce the new name as the... Washington Football Franchise!
Pigskins seems to be the local fan-favorite for a hog-oriented name (and maybe an overall favorite replacement name): it has a football connection, a Hogs connection, and allows the familiar 'skins nickname.
Yeah that has been discussed several times in this thread and seems popular.
Could be some PETA trouble with that one. If bullpen outraged them, that really won't go over well. In typical(for them) fashion, they bumble-fucked their way to a very good, unique one with WFT. And will now go away with from that with one of these other lame ideas.
They changed the direct. Maybe it was a red herring all along or maybe they realized it was blowing the surprise I dunno
Jalen Hurts wrote a letter to the NFL and the WFT after an incident on Sunday when fans fell onto the field because a railing in the corner of FedEx Field gave way as he was walking into the tunnel
View: https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1478461598687760384?s=20
View: https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1478461598687760384?s=20
So, the chair of the board of that charity is a trademark lawyer for a firm that helped represent a DOE employee who won a judgment of $200K after being demoted in response to repeatedly complaining about her coworkers' repeated use of the word "redskins" in front of her.
I'm leaning toward guerrilla marketing.
I'm leaning toward guerrilla marketing.
Reddit: Looked at the US trademark office, and happened to find an interesting approved filing by a major sports licensor and attorney…
Someone in this thread also said that the washingtongroundhogs.com domain is parked since Jan 1. I haven't done the validation research, and this could be anything. Clever smoke screen, squatter, or the real thing I suppose.
That would fit the Feb 2 announcement date.
If they spent a year doing research to come up with that…well, I guess if Dan Snyder is running the process anything is possible
If they spent a year doing research to come up with that…well, I guess if Dan Snyder is running the process anything is possible
For funsies, go to WashingtonAdmirals.com
Edit: Never mind, don't. It doesn't go to the WFT site anymore. It supposedly did earlier today
Edit: Never mind, don't. It doesn't go to the WFT site anymore. It supposedly did earlier today
If it really is Groundhogs and they announced the announcement date today (1/4), you'd think that they'd have acquired the URL prior to 1/1, wouldn't you?
Or “Groundhogs are afraid of their own shadows, turn it over six times in crushing loss”
I actually don’t hate Groundhogs, although I would have just gone with some play on an actual hog/pig. Pigskins being the pretty logical choice. Commanders, Armada, or some other military reference is all pretty terrible.
Groundhogs is a terrible name IMO. There is nothing inherently dynamic, powerful, or intimidating about the animal. The headlines, as mentioned above, will write themselves. Not in love with the other contenders (still think Redtails was the literal perfect name in that you would go from a name that was offensive to a particular demographic to one that would honor one) but would prefer something like Admirals to Groundhogs
I love Groundhogs, though I suspect if it’s in that zone it’ll be Red Hogs (please not RedHogs without a space, this isn’t single-A baseball) or just Hogs alone. All of them are super strong and distinctive. Gets history and organic, fan-driven nicknaming in there; super unique and will sell a ton of merchandise, and avoids referencing the old name too closely (I don’t think they should have the term “skin” anywhere near the new name).
And yeah, the headlines. The newspaper unions should be lobbying hard for this.
Cowboys can’t wrangle Hogs
Hogs trample Giants
PIGS FLY! Hogs take to the air, best Denver to win Super Bowl
Hogs sloppy in loss to Patriots
Color scheme can stay too (I bet they add a touch more red, though.). And if they actually go full Groundhogs, they will have a day a year where they get unique national media coverage.
Now I’ll be kind of be bummed if they don’t do it.
And yeah, the headlines. The newspaper unions should be lobbying hard for this.
Cowboys can’t wrangle Hogs
Hogs trample Giants
PIGS FLY! Hogs take to the air, best Denver to win Super Bowl
Hogs sloppy in loss to Patriots
Color scheme can stay too (I bet they add a touch more red, though.). And if they actually go full Groundhogs, they will have a day a year where they get unique national media coverage.
Now I’ll be kind of be bummed if they don’t do it.
Looks like it might be The Admirals.
https://www.mediaite.com/sports/boomer-esiason-may-have-just-spoiled-the-washington-football-teams-name-reveal/
https://www.mediaite.com/sports/boomer-esiason-may-have-just-spoiled-the-washington-football-teams-name-reveal/
I expect Chris Berman has already cued up Groundhog Day references for losing and winning streaks.
Washington loser of three straight, seem to keep reliving the same day, already down 7, when this pick 6 put them down, 2 scores, they fumbled the ensuing kickoff and BOOM 21 nothing! Time to hire Bill Murray only he can make this end!
This may be true, but as of right now, no one has filed a trademark application for "Washington Admirals" in the US Patent & Trademark Office. (As mentioned above, someone filed to protect "Washington Groundhogs" on Dec 29th.)
When I hear a generic military term like Admiral my mind doesn't jump to segregation, but DC doesn't strike me as a military town. There's military there, but it's not the same kind of folks that inhabit military towns like Norfolk, Bremerton, Jacksonville, etc. It's why the minor league hockey team in Norfolk is the Admirals. It's why a football team in Norfolk went by Destroyers.
It’s also not particularly specific to DC. groundhogs I mean. They’re kindof all over. If you have an animal, it should be specific to a place, no? Most teams have that connection, no?
Pelicans, Devil Rays, Cardinals, Bruins, Lions, Tigers…
Hmmm
On second though, I guess the animals don’t matter. By us still. Groundhogs?
I cant you guys skipped the whole ‘woodchuck’ angle.
‘How many TD’s will the woodchucks chuck…?’
Why would Admiral invoke thoughts of segregation? It is a currently used rank in the Navy. I think it sucks as a team name but I don't understand why it would make you think of 1942 and segregation.
Admirals doesn't really seem like a word that fits with Washington, since George Washington was a general, not an admiral.
Groundhogs, Redhogs, or just Hogs would be better, especially since "Hogs" has a connection to the team's history.
Groundhogs, Redhogs, or just Hogs would be better, especially since "Hogs" has a connection to the team's history.
Groundhogs sounds like a name you'd see in Single-A baseball, IMHO. Just "Hogs" seems pretty good, compared to the alternatives.