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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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Vinny said:
the curse of the forced, premature nickname
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The football gods have rained their curse upon us ever since.

You earn a nickname through blood, sweat, and tears.

Try to gloss yourself a nickname and feel the wrath.

This stuff is Football Superstition 101. :voodoo:
 
Double Barrel said:
The football gods have rained their curse upon us ever since.

You earn a nickname through blood, sweat, and tears.

Try to gloss yourself a nickname and feel the wrath.

This stuff is Football Superstition 101. :voodoo:
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correction.. nicknames are usually earned through complete drunken embarrassment/individual greatness.. But yeah, more often than not, blood and tears are involved. :lol:

Non the less, this team had no business even pretending they were close to elite or one of the top teams in the league (especially given their record vs teams on that level).. and the fact that they had jackets with player's names printed is absolutely embarrassing.. embarrassing.

embarrassing.
 
People are still upset about the letterman jackets? You guys need the free slushie more than I thought. :headhurts:
 
bhsman said:
People are still upset about the letterman jackets? You guys need the free slushie more than I thought. :headhurts:
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Regarding "the people that are still upset about letterman jackets" their anger stems from much bigger problems than just a dumbass (COMPLETE DUMBASS) decision to make letterman jackets. It comes down to a culture issue and a systemic problem within this team. The "Jacket" was just another flag to warn us what the hell is really wrong with this franchise.
 
Much like with the Bulls on Parade moniker, I think most of you are just attributing your feelings about the loss that followed to the jackets rather that detach the two. The jackets were a way for Barwin and Cody - who probably knew there was a good chance they wouldn't be back last year - doing something for their teammates before the big game. If anything, Andre is more to blame in building the game up than the damn jackets.

I'm more disappointed in the defense for not improving on the weaknesses exposed by the Packers' game, not some voodoo with jackets, and I used to live in New Orleans.
 
Don't get me wrong, I think they looked good. At the same time it wasn't even as much the jackets as it was the big deal they made out of the jackets. The Texans don't know how to do something like that and keep it low key because they don't know how to "act like they've been there". I don't have a doubt in my mind that the if someone on the Patriots team had a custom jacket made and then a few other players wanted one too that could happen but you'd never hear about it. Nobody would do a story for the paper about it. Nobody would suggest that they all wear their jackets to a road game and then make a big deal about that.


They've been there before. Bob's guys never have and don't appear to be threatening to change that condition anytime soon. It tells you where their heads are and what their minds are on. It ain't winning football games. Not to the degree it needs to be.
 
This is still the weakest, most lame excuse for a defensive nickname in the history of the NFL. I freaking hate it and it makes my eyes and ears bleed Battle Red when I see or hear it.
 
bhsman said:
Much like with the Bulls on Parade moniker, I think most of you are just attributing your feelings about the loss that followed to the jackets rather that detach the two. The jackets were a way for Barwin and Cody - who probably knew there was a good chance they wouldn't be back last year - doing something for their teammates before the big game. If anything, Andre is more to blame in building the game up than the damn jackets.

I'm more disappointed in the defense for not improving on the weaknesses exposed by the Packers' game, not some voodoo with jackets, and I used to live in New Orleans.
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The only one in this thread that won't quit talking about the jackets is you.

As for the rest of your post, seriously? You think we're so upset about the nickname and jackets we've forgotten about any football-related problems we might have with the defense? I'm sorry, all of us except you.

Get over yourself.
 
I brought up the jackets because other people have in, y'know, the thread about a nickname for a team. Makes me wonder if there are Cowboy fans who hate the "America's team" phrase.

Anyways, the only people who 'made anything' out of the jackets seems to be the posters on this board.
 
bhsman said:
I brought up the jackets because other people have in, y'know, the thread about a nickname for a team. Makes me wonder if there are Cowboy fans who hate the "America's team" phrase.

Anyways, the only people who 'made anything' out of the jackets seems to be the posters on this board.
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"America's Team" has a much better ring to it than the " Varsity Jacket Team", don't you think? Especially at the NFL level?
 
DocBar said:
"America's Team" has a much better ring to it than the " Varsity Jacket Team", don't you think? Especially at the NFL level?
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The only people that term is, at most, some Texans fans. At least? Just you.

Bit of a difference there between that and "America's Team."
 
Vinny said:
the curse of the forced, premature nickname
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Double Barrel said:
The football gods have rained their curse upon us ever since.

You earn a nickname through blood, sweat, and tears.

Try to gloss yourself a nickname and feel the wrath.

This stuff is Football Superstition 101. :voodoo:
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I've never been the superstitious type but after this, I just might be changing my opinion on the matter. It's mind blowing the downturn this team has been one since then. I still think the Dome/Reliant are built on an ancient Indian burial ground...
 
Hervoyel said:
Don't get me wrong, I think they looked good. At the same time it wasn't even as much the jackets as it was the big deal they made out of the jackets. The Texans don't know how to do something like that and keep it low key because they don't know how to "act like they've been there". I don't have a doubt in my mind that the if someone on the Patriots team had a custom jacket made and then a few other players wanted one too that could happen but you'd never hear about it. Nobody would do a story for the paper about it. Nobody would suggest that they all wear their jackets to a road game and then make a big deal about that.


They've been there before. Bob's guys never have and don't appear to be threatening to change that condition anytime soon. It tells you where their heads are and what their minds are on. It ain't winning football games. Not to the degree it needs to be.
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True. I thought the same thing the year each receiver had his own TD dance. Such a big deal was made of it that I thought it was embarrassing. To me it made them look like they truly hadn't been there before.

A lot of that is just me though. Most fans suck that stuff up.
 
Hervoyel said:
Don't get me wrong, I think they looked good. At the same time it wasn't even as much the jackets as it was the big deal they made out of the jackets. The Texans don't know how to do something like that and keep it low key because they don't know how to "act like they've been there". I don't have a doubt in my mind that the if someone on the Patriots team had a custom jacket made and then a few other players wanted one too that could happen but you'd never hear about it. Nobody would do a story for the paper about it. Nobody would suggest that they all wear their jackets to a road game and then make a big deal about that.


They've been there before. Bob's guys never have and don't appear to be threatening to change that condition anytime soon. It tells you where their heads are and what their minds are on. It ain't winning football games. Not to the degree it needs to be.
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I believe that if the Texans had bust those things out after actually winning something significant or more respected organization had done it, NFL letterman jackets would have been "all the rage" or "selling like hotcakes" or whatever the current phrase is for lots of people buying them.

The difference of being fun and cool versus silliness had all to do with not winning and the organization that did it.
 
ArlingtonTexan said:
I believe that if the Texans had bust those things out after actually winning something significant or more respected organization had done it, NFL letterman jackets would have been "all the rage" or "selling like hotcakes" or whatever the current phrase is for lots of people buying them.

The difference of being fun and cool versus silliness had all to do with not winning and the organization that did it.
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It's the Tom Brady rule because Tom can show dressed the way he wants and have any hair cut he wants because he's Tom Brady .
 
I call bull on this parade.

Our D has nothing good to parade. Unless you consider chest bumping good or finding ways to be schooled on the field parade worthy I just don't see it.

I associate parades with happy, carefree, celebratory mentality. It's like telling other teams "Welcome! Parade over our happy a$$es!" TOO FRIENDLY. Ugh, just imagining it makes me... Ugh. Not that other teams need an invitation because they parade on our bulls every Sunday and sometimes on Monday.

I hate this nickname so much, but you know right now it actually fits. Our defense sucks and when its crunch time our efficiency or ability to make the big stop, wait for it..... goes on parade.
 
when I read Bulls on Parade this is what my minds goes to

bulls460.jpg


Idk why, but it feels like this is what the nickname was intended to be

I don't like self-imposed nicknames tho, even less if you end up losing 8 (and counting) straight games.
 
bhsman said:
People are still upset about the letterman jackets? You guys need the free slushie more than I thought. :headhurts:
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Do not confuse ridicule with anger. I do not perceive anyone is upset about the letterman jackets. They are now part of our collective Texans history, along with "Rosencopter", "Fresno Mafia", "Sausage Boy", etc.

When faced with an abysmal and very disappointing 2-8 season, already in the tank by November, the only thing we have left as fans is joking around about the situation. No crying in football and all that jazz.

bhsman said:
I brought up the jackets because other people have in, y'know, the thread about a nickname for a team. Makes me wonder if there are Cowboy fans who hate the "America's team" phrase.
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The "America's Team" thing is a good example. The Cowboys did not come up with that name. It was NFL Films that popularized it (taken from a sports article about the number of households watching Cowboys games in the '70's).

Tex Schramm (original president and general manager of the Cowboys) saw a golden marketing opportunity and certainly capitalized on it, but it was not self-gloss by the franchise. It was bestowed upon them by the royalty that is an NFL Films presentation, and the name stuck due to their success, championship pedigree, and growing legions of fans across the country. It certainly helped that they had all-American Roger Staubach as QB and genius class-act coach Tom Landry.

The obvious lesson is to let the nicknames come natural, not forced.
 
As DB pointed out with the "America's Team" moniker, if a team has a name put on them, fine, I feel that is the way to get a nickname.

When this Texans nickname came about it was self-produced (bad), and it was a horrible name (worse). Also my thinking at the time, mainly due to the fact that everybody seemed to have this need to name them, was why? Do they have to have a nickname? "Texans" was fine for me in the interim until a bonafide name came along that WAS them.

The best example I can think of was the 1985 Chicago Bears defense. Ok, "Monsters Of The Midway" but that was a name given the team back in the 40's, or right around there. They just recycled the name. Imo, recycled names are not authentic moniker's for an accomplished defense. In my view that defense, football's equivalent to boxing's Mike Tyson in both ferocity and longevity (relevance works too), had no name, not even "No Name." But to this day just say "'85" and "Bears" in the same sentence and immediately you think of terror in the eyes of the offensive offenders.

The Texans are the Texans, nickname or not. For my money, name me, for I will not be so pretentious as to name myself.

:tiphat:
 
I guess I just don't mind the nickname because my family is full of Saints fans. The record could be 13-3 or 3-13, but they'll always drop a 'Who 'dat?' chant for their team. By comparison, the 'Bulls on Parade" monniker just sounds cool to me, and one that will be said with a bit more enthusiasm when the team is winning again.
 
Dutchrudder said:
We could call them "The Wrecking Crew," it's not like A&M will be using it again any time soon.
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It doesn't look like the Texans will be needing it anytime soon either.

The whole giving yourself a nickname thing is childish and embarrassing. Just like Kobe calling himself Black Mamba. It seems like it's a topic of discussion for some fans like it's a big deal... a player makes a big play and he needs a nickname. I don't get it.

The Dome was called "The House of Pain" for a while because of the whoopings the defense put on people, not because some fans thought it up. If you called Reliant the House of Pain it would be for an altogether different reason.

Stop trying to force the issue. When they actually perform the nickname that you cherish so highly will come... but I hope not.
 
I think this was was brought up before in a previous thread. That said, I love the song from RATM and I like it whenever they play it after the "D" makes a play.

However, NO, I do not like it as a nickname. Nor do I like letterman's jackets.

NOR, DO I LIKE LOSING!!!
 
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Do I like the name? About as much as TB likes driving himself to the game and back... in other words NO! HELL NO! NO FKN WAY!
 
I still support Damage Inc. as the defensive nickname. And you can easily change it to Damaged Inc. to reflect the current state of the Texans D.

No need for rainbows, unicorns or any other gay paraphenalia.
 
Bulls on Parade grows on you but it is still sort of eh.

I honestly won't mind it going away if only to get something closer in step to intimidating or referencing something more inspirational then just a old song that isn't even a legit crossover classic. I mean given the fact that Houston was once home to Robert "Dr. Doom" Brazile and the Astrodome was once known as "House of Pain" we can do something better then that.
 
I never got the whole Texans-bulls thing.

They should have simply gotten a normal nickname (and not recycled the name of the Dallas AFL team).

And the logo looks like a mask from the orgy in Eyes Wide Shut.
 
Well...they kind of nicknamed themselves...that's kind of weak.

But I don't have any issue with the name itself. Not worried about it not sounding tough enough. Who are you trying to intimidate with a nickname?
 
Tolar's Ghost said:
I never got the whole Texans-bulls thing.

They should have simply gotten a normal nickname (and not recycled the name of the Dallas AFL team).

And the logo looks like a mask from the orgy in Eyes Wide Shut.
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I don't think they have Bears in Chicago at all, & I know they don't have blue lions in Detroit or Jaguars with blue-green tongues in Florida.

Bulls & Texas go together. The uniforms are representative of the Texas flag. The name itself is awfully pedestrian, but I couldn't care less if some other team used it decades ago.
 
Rey said:
Not worried about it not sounding tough enough. Who are you trying to intimidate with a nickname?
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Not an accident that especially in football, the vast majority of nicknames are predator animals or peoples that perceived as warriors/strongly independent.
 
I thought the Toros was a better name. It ties the logo and obvious regional name together.

But whatever, a name is a name. People thought the Patriots name was goofy until they became a dynasty. Winning championships is ultimately what makes the name and logo iconic.

And when a team gets to that point, any nicknames are bestowed by sportswriters and immortalized by NFL Films. That is the precedent set by the football gods. The Texans tried to shortcut it, and look where it got them.
 
Double Barrel said:
I thought the Toros was a better name. It ties the logo and obvious regional name together.

But whatever, a name is a name. People thought the Patriots name was goofy until they became a dynasty. Winning championships is ultimately what makes the name and logo iconic.

And when a team gets to that point, any nicknames are bestowed by sportswriters and immortalized by NFL Films. That is the precedent set by the football gods. The Texans tried to shortcut it, and look where it got them.
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All good points.
 
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