Earthquakes was actually the name of San Jose's team back in the 1960's in the old NASL and some other pro leagues through the early 1980's. The target audience of the team is THE CITY OF HOUSTON! What kind of marketing genious would center his efforts on one population? Do the Astros, Rockets, and Texans only market to white people? This has got to be the worst argument against the name, period. Putting an important date in a team name is a tradition for many European teams, especially in Germany. It think it is a great name. I voted for it. I'm tired of the stupid nicknames teams get nowadays. FC _______ is already taken by FC Dallas. They weren't going to have 2 of them in the same state. Who cares what the mascot is? Do you follow a team because of a freaking mascot? I've yet to see the first JJOF (Junction Jack Only Fan) or the TOF (Toro Only Fan).
The little Sam Houston thingie on the top reminds me of the picture I TOOK in the fourth-to-the-last day of the year last year: Yes, you may use it for your desktop image.
frankly, i think the name is cool. Away with the generic FC and REAL, reserve that for the real football teams in europe.
Here's another article about the name from the Chron. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/soc/3610533.html
I love the name of the team. It's very traditional. The logo however, could of been more traditional to match the name. It' s not bad though.
I like it, but the logo could be better. Thank God they didn't put REAL in there. MLS messed up by trying to imitate European clubs by using terms like that. They need to establish their own history and identity rather than live off europe's rich tradition. I am not an MLS fan but will start becoming one and will attend some games. The league has improved alot since it first started (hard to believe it's been 10 years!). Anyone know if they will have any kind of tryouts to find local talent? There are some amazing players in the Houston area that I believe could play in the MLS (sadly, it's all about who you know, and not how skilled you are!)
NICE. I will give you credit, brother. Can I modify it to chant any other team's name in there instead of Sucky Dallas? "One-Eight-Three-Six, [other_team] [can]suck our d*cks!" Testing... 1, 2,... testing: "One-Eight-Three-Six, Chivas, Chivas, suck our d*cks!"
I coined the term "Juicebox" for MMP the day it was renamed and said it on Sports 610, yet no credit for me, either. Bastards.
Well, I used Dallas as an example, because hating Dallas is pretty much a birth right in Houston. You can easily substitute any team name in there...
Actually, Real Madrid formed a partnership with Real Salt Lake and the MLS, hence the name. I get your point, though.
i like it a lot. beats the hell out of some stupid mascot name like the toros or something. we're watching a sports team, not a cartoon.
Who does Houston hire to make these big decisions? I bet it's the same people who came up w/ the dildo logo for the Rockets.
San Jose's MLS team originally was called the Clash. And then all of a sudden changed it to Earthquakes. I didn't even know about that, and was wondering who the Earthquakes were.
Who knows the logo might not be up to par, but real question is the jerseys. I like the color scheme it reminds me of the early ninties astros scheme. Who knows the jersey might actually look good. Im ready for some football.
