pf9 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 This season, the Raiders moved from Oakland to Las Vegas. They kept their name, which I feel is a travesty, I felt the name should have remained solely an element of the team's time in California. Outside the NHL, most relocations have not involved a name change in the process. The only non-NHL examples are as follows: MLB: St. Louis Browns becoming Baltimore Orioles in 1954 First Washington Senators becoming Minnesota Twins in 1961 Seattle Pilots becoming Milwaukee Brewers in 1970 Second Washington Senators becoming Texas Rangers in 1972 Montreal Expos becoming Washington Nationals in 2005 NBA: Chicago Zephyrs becoming Baltimore Bullets (now Washington Wizards) in 1963 Buffalo Braves becoming San Diego (now Los Angeles) Clippers in 1978 Seattle SuperSonics becoming Oklahoma City Thunder in 2008 NFL: The Houston Oilers moved to Nashville (initially playing home games in Memphis) in 1997, but did not change their nickname to the Titans until 1999. Some teams when relocating keep a nickname that was more appropriate for the city they left. Like the New Orleans Jazz becoming the Utah Jazz, or the Minneapolis Lakers becoming the Los Angeles Lakers. Conversely, Rockets was more appropriate for Houston than it was for San Diego. So, unless there's a Rockets-like situation, teams relocating from one city to another should change their nicknames. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronjon1990 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 No. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfatron Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 if they want to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apparition Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 lol remember when there was a team called the Tennessee Oilers for a couple of years? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Hope- Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 1 minute ago, Starless said: lol remember when there was a team called the Tennessee Oilers for a couple of years? definitely funny but consider also that the utah jazz have been a thing for like 40 years 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apparition Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Just now, -Hope- said: definitely funny but consider also that the utah jazz have been a thing for like 40 years I would make a joke here but I would absolutely get in trouble for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 26 minutes ago, -Hope- said: definitely funny but consider also that the utah jazz have been a thing for like 40 years Los Angeles Lakers as well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaidersAreOne Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tk3 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 They shouldn't have to, but it's objectively cooler to get a new name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramxel Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 (edited) It's just easier to drop the local name, which in itself is much more random. They should just be the Raiders, and since there won't be any other team in the league with the same name, teams shouldn't have the city/state w/e name. Edited October 2, 2020 by kramxel Typos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramxel Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Adding to my previous post, the only time I could see a team changing it`s name is if there was some obvious association with the local name. For example a team named Las Vegas Gamblers moving to a different town (so no one gets offended by a real example, which there are a few). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
43M Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I would prefer teams that relocated teams change their names, but I dont really care either way. I think Rams really shouldve changed their name for LA, but I knew they wouldnt. Raiders is more universal, and its a classic NFL team. Still wouldnt have minded a name change. Woulda been cool to see the LA Vipers vs Las Vegas Outlaws. 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_W Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Dallas Whalers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phinsesq Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I vote that the city you move from gets to choose your new name and mascot. 😈 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkeyDoke21 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 They shouldn't be forced, but the majority of the time, I like it more when they do. Browns to Ravens would be another example, for the NFL. Pelicans from Hornets for NBA. Dallas Texans to KC Chiefs. Those aren't the only non NHL examples. There are a lot of examples you didn't use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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