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Simple question: Do you like the nickname "Bulls On Parade"?

Do you like the "Bulls On Parade" nickname?

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Like the song beat & all..it does inspire chaos & destruction......things defenses like to do offenses

but I honestly don't think our defense is that good to where they deserve a nickname If we start shutting down teams........ really good teams, then i think we'd deserve 1. So far, we've just handled our business like we were expected to.

lol, so my answer is no
 
"Bulls on Parade" is something you'd never yell at a game or anything like that. It just doesn't have the right ring to it. As someone mentioned earlier, claiming back "House of Pain" would be awesome. Other ideas, maybe some play on the "Republic of Texas" or something having to do with the Alamo? Or is that too much associated with just San Antonio?

Edit: I love the idea of "SWAT TEAM."
 
A few thoughts regarding my support of the name--

Most important thing is that it's stuck because it wasn't some corny, forced nickname that some dude sat around trying to 'cleverly' come up with. It was a name that the team embraced and it makes sense to me.

I don't know anything about the song, but apparently it is a song that inspires destruction and it sounds nice on gamedays.

Honestly when I think of the name bulls on parade I think of big, muscular nice looking bulls being shown being shown off for a crowd of people.

I never got the pink prissy tutu imagery as I've never seen that in a parade. Maybe I'm sheltered but I mostly have seen bands, floats of various kinds, dancers, rotc, armed service stuff and oh yeah....the rockets after they won a championship.

All of you that don't like it now will love it after we win the superbowl this year and the bulls really are on parade.
 
You guys wanna come up with a forced name for the d line or the other position groups or individual players, have at it.

But the defense, and maybe the entire team at this point has embraced bulls on parade.
 
Rey said:
You guys wanna come up with a forced name for the d line or the other position groups or individual players, have at it.

But the defense, and maybe the entire team at this point has embraced bulls on parade.
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And the name still sucks.
 
Direct answer: No.

All my reasons have been stated by others.

However... don't matter what I think about it if the guys in the locker room have embraced it. If it really, truly fires them up, then so be it.
 
Dumbest, dorkiest nickname I have ever heard. When the Texans get a sack and I see that name on the gamethread it almost takes to fun out of the sack.

Almost as dorky as Texan fight songs......almost.

Love my team, but can't stand all this crap people feel the need to tie them to.
 
Rey said:
You guys wanna come up with a forced name for the d line or the other position groups or individual players, have at it.

But the defense, and maybe the entire team at this point has embraced bulls on parade.
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So Bulls on Parade isn't a forced nickname in itself?
 
TexansFanatic said:
Didn't we have this identical thread last year?

The nickname Bulls on Parade is extraordinarily gay. Steeped in gayness. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

The tune is killer. The nickname is....

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Exactly!
 
cant believe its got to a point where the board is no longer talking about how terrible our defence is but talking about the nickname our DOMINATE defence has. How the times have changed

:texflag: :fans:
 
Double Barrel said:
It's a good riff and I understand the desire to use it as an intro.

But has anyone even bothered to pay attention to the actual message of the song?

It's not very flattering of the military, stock market, U.S. foreign policy, and the manipulation of mainstream media to brainwash citizens.

yeah, that should be a nice song to play when they honor patriotism at the game.
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Biggest reason why I don't like it. Screw Rage Against The Machine.

Like I've said for a while, the D should be called "Damage Inc."
 
like the song, meh on the nickname. nearky all nicknames are lame anyway so i dont see why ppl are so anti against it.... esp when it does kinda fit- team mascot is a bull, things are shown off on parades = texans showing off how good they are every week
 
For those who aren't familiar with the Rage song, the name suggests pageantry, which is only a little less intimidating than an appletini.

Those that are familiar with the song know that Rage are devout Marxists who highly dislike American culture, but they don't care because Rage rocks.

Personally, I think the name is silly because so many fans are older and fit into group A, and the fact that group B is either dismissive or ignorant of the meaning of the song is both ironic and a little embarrassing. Football is a primary staple of mainstream American culture, which Rage believes is a propaganda tool of an evil capitalist system. The song Bullet in the Head comes to mind. Or look inside the sleeve of the Evil Empire album, and see the book with a football player on the front, which is about how atheletics perpetuates male chauvenism or some nonsense.

I do agree that Rage rocks (their tape cassette hardly ever left my player in high school), but their music is a bad fit for representing the Texans. And plus I hate Cadillac Marxists.
 
SCOTTexans said:
Just think what people were saying about the Purple People Eaters defense when that nickname first came out.....:backsout:

I wouldn't call it fierce and Intimidating
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The Pencil Neck said:
AND it was because of a song that was popular at the time: The One-Eyed Flying Purple People Eater by Sheb Wooley. Loved that song when I was 5-6 years old.
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Yep, intimidating as can be.
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or the even more intimidating animated version.
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The players seem to have embraced the nickname. Wade likes it. I bought the t-shirt after the playoff game, so I guess I'm OK with it.

Just like you can sometimes choose to be offended, some have chosen to reflect what they perceive as negative connotations with the moniker. In of itself, there's really nothing wrong with "Bull on Parade".
 
Brisco_County said:
For those who aren't familiar with the Rage song, the name suggests pageantry, which is only a little less intimidating than an appletini.

Those that are familiar with the song know that Rage are devout Marxists who highly dislike American culture, but they don't care because Rage rocks.

Personally, I think the name is silly because so many fans are older and fit into group A, and the fact that group B is either dismissive or ignorant of the meaning of the song is both ironic and a little embarrassing. Football is a primary staple of mainstream American culture, which Rage believes is a propaganda tool of an evil capitalist system. The song Bullet in the Head comes to mind. Or look inside the sleeve of the Evil Empire album, and see the book with a football player on the front, which is about how atheletics perpetuates male chauvenism or some nonsense.

I do agree that Rage rocks (their tape cassette hardly ever left my player in high school), but their music is a bad fit for representing the Texans. And plus I hate Cadillac Marxists.
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Off-topic, but that whole subject irritates me. You don't see me complaining that people don't drool over my hairy legs or buy me diamonds, cars, and hold doors open for me because I have great tatas. Be happy with what you've got, try to make the most of it (and, yeah, if you're a female that can actually kick butt at football without a boatload of male, synthetic hormones, GO FOR IT), and stop griping that you can't be Tom Brady, a dominant nose-guard, Alan Greenspan, and Marilyn Monroe all rolled into one.
 
TexansFanatic said:
I don't know, man. Have you ever spent an evening with a woman who's had 10 appletinis? That's some frightening shyte right there!
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Any woman that can down ten appletinis and is still functional for the rest of an evening is frightening!

....and yet strangely appealing at the same time...
:kitten:
 
Lucky said:
The players seem to have embraced the nickname. Wade likes it. I bought the t-shirt after the playoff game, so I guess I'm OK with it.

Just like you can sometimes choose to be offended, some have chosen to reflect what they perceive as negative connotations with the moniker. In of itself, there's really nothing wrong with "Bull on Parade".
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No, the name just sucks.
 
Showtime100 said:
No, the name just sucks.
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I'm with ST and everyone else that thinks it sucks but as has been pointed out: Better get used to it. The DC is using it on his twatts and I've heard it bandied about by the talking heads as well. I think it's already stuck. Yuck!
 
ObsiWan said:
Any woman that can down ten appletinis and is still functional for the rest of an evening is frightening!

....and yet strangely appealing at the same time...
:kitten:
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Haha! Sounds like you may suffer from the same debilitating illness I've suffered with for years: an attraction to insane women.

And who said anything about remaining functional? ;-)
 
ObsiWan said:
Direct answer: No.

All my reasons have been stated by others.

However... don't matter what I think about it if the guys in the locker room have embraced it. If it really, truly fires them up, then so be it.
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Pretty much what I've resigned myself to, as well. If it gets the defense fired up, then whatever. Like mentioned upthread, if they win a Super Bowl, it will make the name relevant and we will all come to accept it.

DocBar said:
I hate everything about "Bulls on Parade". Damage Inc. nails it.
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TheMatrix31 said:
Biggest reason why I don't like it. Screw Rage Against The Machine.

Like I've said for a while, the D should be called "Damage Inc."
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False Start said:
Much better song than Bulls on Parade! Old school Metallica kicks ass. :jam:
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That's FOUR folks for Damage, Inc.!!!! :headbang:

ChampionTexan said:
Yep, intimidating as can be.

or the even more intimidating animated version.
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I think a name suggesting cannibalism and the savagery that's associated with eating human flesh is far more sinister than anything a parade has to offer. JMO

Plus, I don't think they glossed themselves. The immortal team names in the NFL were bestowed by either sports writers or NFL Films. But, different time, I guess.
 
I've just been reading all the comments on this and had intended not to respond but now I've decided to add my two cents:
I too think that "Bulls on Parade" thing just sounds too gay.
I wouldn't mind if they called themselves "Mad Bull" or "Bulls from Hell" or Iron Bulls" or something like that, But I cringe everytime I hear of the dainty prancing "Bulls on Parade".
Sorry it just conjures images that make me sick.
Now, if they ride that thing to a Superbowl victory, I'll cringe and bear it. And apparently, the team likes it....gaggggggggggggggg!!!!
 
I think you people trying to force a different nickname are trying to hard.

I think the people talking about what the song actually means and how ironic it is for the Texans to use it must think that Bob McNair introduced the idea to Connor Barwin.

I think it's funny that it pisses so many people off.

Finally I think I really don't care what the hell the players call their defense as long as they keep putting their cleats to the opponents necks. They could call themselves the Montrose Fairies for all I care, as long as they are holding people to 10 points or less who gives a ****.
 
The only people trying to force a nickname are the Texans players and the stadium playing the song.

Suggestions from fans are just that, suggestions. Nobody is starting petitions or getting t-shirt made here.

As for irony, I thought that years ago when the Texans were playing Marilyn Manson's "Beautiful People" at games. I doubt anyone pays attention to the lyrics of songs when they are just lifting the opening riff for bumper music. But we can still find it funny.
 
b0ng said:
I think you people trying to force a different nickname are trying to hard.

I think the people talking about what the song actually means and how ironic it is for the Texans to use it must think that Bob McNair introduced the idea to Connor Barwin.

I think it's funny that it pisses so many people off.

Finally I think I really don't care what the hell the players call their defense as long as they keep putting their cleats to the opponents necks. They could call themselves the Montrose Fairies for all I care, as long as they are holding people to 10 points or less who gives a ****.
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The Montrose Fairies?

:thinking:

I like the sound of that. That's about as scary as you can get right there.
 
I like the Disturbed loop that they have always played to bring out the players.

But has anyone checked out the lyrics to "Down With The Sickness"? :mcnugget:
 
Double Barrel said:
I like the Disturbed loop that they have always played to bring out the players.

But has anyone checked out the lyrics to "Down With The Sickness"? :mcnugget:
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If it's got 3 - 5 catchy words it'll fly and nobody will know the difference. I'm kind of surprised they don't play more rap with how big the rap scene is/was in Houston.
 
Doppelganger said:
To me a nickname should sound fierce and intimidating.

The Steel Curtain.
The House of Pain.
The Purple People Eaters.
Monsters of the Midway.
The Fearsome Foursome.
The Doomsday Defense.

These teams played hard nosed defense and were utilized intimidating nicknames.

Bulls on Parade is not intimidating. I understand what it means, but it still comes across as passive. The Bulls are walking down the street. There is no raw aggression that comes to me when I think of that nickname.

Thus, I don't care for it.
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I would have loved something "The Bull Rush" or something.
 
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