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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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Big energy city, JJ Watt.

Lights Out Defense.
Electric Company

rather do something like that honestly. Voted no btw.
 
i love mean intimidating nicknames like sweetness and the tyler rose..

smh you old geezers need to relax, bulls on parade isnt going anywhere. continuing to recommend some tryhard, intimidation filled nickname like the stampede or damage inc isnt going to happen.. the walking dead, smh..

you guys that continue to say its gay. well, meaner, tougher men than you have had even more effeminate nicknames. if you hear parade and immediately think of pride festivals than so be it..

when i hear the nickname this is what i think of..

http://media.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/images/2010/jul10/running_bulls_sm/running_bulls18.jpg
 
b0ng said:
Best intro song that will never get played anywhere *****NSFW*****

EDIT: Also, I like viewing this and I think the song fits.
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I've got the perfect song for a good "hits" video. Anyone here want to team up and do a youtube video? I've never done anything like that.
There's no longer any tracks on the web, and I'd have to find the cd sleeve to get the exact lyrics.
It was originally written about the military after desert storm, but it would perfect for football or even MMA. It's heavy punked-up hardcore.

The lyrics go something like this:

Contact - Bombshop 101

Brace for contact, full speed collision
(something) We orchestrate hit and runs
Pray for our opponents when we attack
Brutal, lethal, fill the body bags

Mercenaries a simple fact
No remorse, we signed a contract
Back and forth the pendulum swings
M*****Fer get in the ring

How do you spell hype?
Today's prototype

We want contact, we want it now
Do what they want, obey the crowd
With a vengeance, full frontal assault
Destroy the threat, brought to a halt

What kind a force could do such a thing?
An overpowering warrior, a one-man gang
Back and forth the pendulum swings
M****Fer get in the ring!

How do you spell hype?
Today's prototype

Bracing for contact, full speed collision
Bracing for contact, full speed collision
Bracing for contact, full speed collision
Bracing for contact, full speed collision

CONTACT!
CONTACT!
CONTACT!
CONTACT!
CONTACT!
 
Premier said:
i love mean intimidating nicknames like sweetness and the tyler rose..

smh you old geezers need to relax, bulls on parade isnt going anywhere. continuing to recommend some tryhard, intimidation filled nickname like the stampede or damage inc isnt going to happen.. the walking dead, smh..

you guys that continue to say its gay. well, meaner, tougher men than you have had even more effeminate nicknames. if you hear parade and immediately think of pride festivals than so be it..

when i hear the nickname this is what i think of..

http://media.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/images/2010/jul10/running_bulls_sm/running_bulls18.jpg
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My only problem with Bulls on Parade is that does not roll off the tongue easily. I will let others have not liking Rage, or not macho, or coming from a song etc.
 
I like the jam aspect of the song. I never cared for the "political" RATM, I love Audioslave.

Everytime I hear the phrase "Bulls on Parade" I think of "Elephants on Parade" from Dumbo Just doesn't sound though & manly enough for our defense. Back in the Travis Johnson days maybe, but nowadays, not so much.
 
I personally dont understand the issue people have with it. Bulls on parade does not bring anything "effeminate" to mind for me. I think bulls, and military, and that beat in the RATM song.

I dont automatically associate the word parade with baton twirling and old men in go-carts though. For some reason, some people are incapable of associating the word parade with the military.. which, historically, is what a parade is.


Whatever the case... it doesnt really matter what we think. Like it or hate it.. the players have identified with it, and the national media has caught wind of it. My advice would be to untwist your panties and embrace it whole-heartedly. The more we, the fans, boast about it..the more likely we are to have our defense become an icon in the NFL. If we continue to rail against the name, we are only gonna hurt our chances of being in the record books :D.

You may not want to put a Bulls on Parade sticker on your cherry '79 Camaro... or iron the patch on your Members Only jacket, but the sooner you can stop lobbying for whatever 80's action movie title you have been wanting to call our defense, the sooner we can stop having this conversation and get back to just enjoying being a dominate force in the NFL.
 
The problem is that some people think parade:

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and other people think parade:

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Or worse... parade:

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The first thing I think of now when I hear "Bulls on Parade" is the Gay Pride Parade...someone said it last year, I tend to agree.
 
I like it because the players have embraced it. I agree it isn't the best nickname but if the song gets them pumped up and they like it, then I am for whatever makes them the best defense in the NFL.
 
Grid said:
I personally dont understand the issue people have with it. Bulls on parade does not bring anything "effeminate" to mind for me. I think bulls, and military, and that beat in the RATM song.

I dont automatically associate the word parade with baton twirling and old men in go-carts though. For some reason, some people are incapable of associating the word parade with the military.. which, historically, is what a parade is.


Whatever the case... it doesnt really matter what we think. Like it or hate it.. the players have identified with it, and the national media has caught wind of it. My advice would be to untwist your panties and embrace it whole-heartedly. The more we, the fans, boast about it..the more likely we are to have our defense become an icon in the NFL. If we continue to rail against the name, we are only gonna hurt our chances of being in the record books :D.

You may not want to put a Bulls on Parade sticker on your cherry '79 Camaro... or iron the patch on your Members Only jacket, but the sooner you can stop lobbying for whatever 80's action movie title you have been wanting to call our defense, the sooner we can stop having this conversation and get back to just enjoying being a dominate force in the NFL.
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Great post. I agree with you completely. Rep to you!
 
So when the Texans clean house the coaches can take "Bulls on Parade" with them as they leave. Time to retire it.
 
I hate the name. Not because I don't know what it means, much less imply...of course I do. I know where it's derived from.

My problem with it is that the masses DO NOT get it and thus think of a literal parade of slow paced bulls painted for the occassion. It's that perception that I loathe.
 
I'm going with Bulls Biodegrade.

That song applied to the team in 2011 when they got after other teams. Now they seem to have a 'turn the other' cheek mentality. The PA needs to replace that song with Alec Baldwins monolague from Glen Gary Glen Ross. Put the coffee down. Coffee is for closers.
 
I hate it now. Everything we have done since Barwin, Bulls on Parade, and the Letterman Jackets has been a failure. Time for the team to find a new nickname.
 
No, I don't. It sounds goofy. This isn't the local kickball team. I prefer they not have a nickname unless it comes naturally and sounds intimidating.

Maybe they should spend less time embracing nicknames and more time studying film, because they suck.

I also don't understand the "the national media had embraced it" comment. I've never heard the national media refer to them as this unless they are reporting the nickname that the players like to go by. If they started randomly referring to us as "bulls on parade" I would probably laugh at it.
 
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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Exactly my feelings.

"Bulls on Parade" for me only brings to mind the picture of the clownish cow art that was at one time scattered throughout Houston.:clown:


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Worst nickname ever. I thought it when this thread came about and I think it now. I'm hoping a side effect of the Texans horrible play is this nickname going away forever.
 
I heard the term "Bulls on Charade" recently and got a good chuckle.

The song is great. Nickname sucks, but I see what the logic was... a bad ass song with attitude.. why not link it to a defense? well... it is what it is, but it doesn't quite do it for me, for whatever reason.
 
It's still a pretty good nickname, but any sort of team-related saying loses it's punch when the team is bad. Once the team is competitive again, I'm sure #BullsOnParade will be the cool thing to say once again.
 
"Tha rotten sore on tha face of mother earth gets bigger"

A line from the song, and certainly epitomizes seeing a former 12-4 team meltdown an entire season with an 8 game losing streak.

Time to close the book on the Kubiak era, and let this silly nickname be just another chapter.
 
I want a t-shirt with "BULLS ON PARADE" across the back but in front I want it to say

"My team drafted Conner Barwin and all we got was this lousy nickname"

Hate it and instantly assume anyone using it sincerely is complete moron
 
Hervoyel said:
I want a t-shirt with "BULLS ON PARADE" across the back but in front I want it to say

"My team drafted Conner Barwin and all we got was this lousy nickname"

Hate it and instantly assume anyone using it sincerely is complete moron
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Yeah, I don't know if it makes me think the person's a moron, but it kinda pisses me off.

I didn't like it when Barwin came up with it and dang sure don't like it now. This defense hasn't been worthy of a nickname, especially one that was self-promoted. One good season doesn't equal Luv Ya Blue type status, imo
 
HOU-TEX said:
Yeah, I don't know if it makes me think the person's a moron, but it kinda pisses me off.

I didn't like it when Barwin came up with it and dang sure don't like it now. This defense hasn't been worthy of a nickname, especially one that was self-promoted. One good season doesn't equal Luv Ya Blue type status, imo
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Lets put it this way. If I walk into a room and catch a person wearing an oversized white shirt with "CHOOSE LIFE" on it dancing to "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" then I'm making the same call I'd make if I saw them before a Texans game screaming "BULLS ON PARADE! WHOOOOOHOOOOO!"
 
Hervoyel said:
Lets put it this way. If I walk into a room and catch a person wearing an oversized white shirt with "CHOOSE LIFE" on it dancing to "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" then I'm making the same call I'd make if I saw them before a Texans game screaming "BULLS ON PARADE! WHOOOOOHOOOOO!"
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lol. Nice
 
Always felt it was pretty stupid considering the context of the song it was based on.
 
I like it because it fits with the team name and logo, not just the song. Also the Texans cheerleaders still go by Babes on Parade as one of their nicknames. And while you can associate it with the Texans defense, which is lousy right now, I believe they'll do the name proud for the next two decades starting in 2014. Our defense may soon be anchored by two beasts in J.J. Watt and Jadeveon Clowney.

I can stomach another six more losses in 2013 if it means a great defense for the next 12, 13, 14, 15 years, etc... etc... We may move back to the 4-3 defense unless Wade Phillips and the current coaching staff stays. I'd rather play a 4-3 with Watt at LE and Clowney at RE. We can fill in two defensive tackles. Hopefully Cushing is back at MLB and have Reed and Mercilus at OLB. Maybe we can draft a cornerback and defensive tackle early in rounds two or three.

It's our defense which needs the help right now. As much as we need a right tackle and quarterback, I'm almost tempted to just bring everybody back on offense next year (even Schaub since he's under contract) and simply try to upgrade right tackle in free agency. We just need to have a healthy Arian Foster and Owen Daniels.
 
Babes on Parade makes sense for cheerleaders though.

The defense would need to be "Bulls on a Rampage" or something more menacing to have any real bite to it.
 
Don't like the name, never did. But it doesn't bother me as much these days for some reason. Right now the only nickname the Texans deserve is "Losers on Parade".

The sooner they get past the funk they're in the better, then whatever they're called is fine. As long as they're winning.
 
Dutchrudder said:
Babes on Parade makes sense for cheerleaders though.

The defense would need to be "Bulls on a Rampage" or something more menacing to have any real bite to it.
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That's exactly what it will feel like to opposing offenses who have to decide whether they will double J.J. Watt or Jadeveon Clowney. You can't use four guys (OL or TE) just to chip both of them. We are going to give even a talented quarterback like Andrew Luck a lot of fits twice a year for the rest of his career.

http://youtu.be/SgLJiDjX-v8

I guess you can say I already know who I want in the first round. If we end up losing to the Jaguars twice in the next three weeks, we will have a top three pick, likely the first overall pick, all wrapped up.
 
Hervoyel said:
I want a t-shirt with "BULLS ON PARADE" across the back but in front I want it to say

"My team drafted Conner Barwin and all we got was this lousy nickname"

Hate it and instantly assume anyone using it sincerely is complete moron
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Have fun being hilariously judgmental, I guess.
 
Looking back.. there was never a "parade of bulls", It was more like the running of the bulls where the opposition was just quartering them inside the ring and on their way to the slaughter house.


The "jump the shark" moment for this regime was "Letter jacketgate" and it's been a downhill plummet ever since.
 
Vinny said:
the curse of the forced, premature nickname
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I agree and will take it one step further. Giving YOURSELF a nickname is stupid. No great person/team has created their own nickname. Its like the "nerd" from high school creating a nickname for himself prior to college, dude at the end of the day you're a nerd and no one will call you Rainman....
 
amazing80 said:
I agree and will take it one step further. Giving YOURSELF a nickname is stupid. No great person/team has created their own nickname. Its like the "nerd" from high school creating a nickname for himself prior to college, dude at the end of the day you're a nerd and no one will call you Rainman....
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To illustrate everything you said and put it in pics..

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And the Texans picked option #3

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From the jacket on down... and like Bud, they're still looking to "score".

From the Letterman Jackets to the self given nickname (which is always a bad idea), they are the Grandmaster B's of the NFL.
 
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