Worst Team Names in Sports

Whenever a new sports team is formed it is very important to give the team a good name. The team should have a good name for the team's sake. Nobody wants to play for a team that sounds like a bunch of sissies. They want to play for a team that sounds tough. They want to play for a team that will strike fear in the other team. A good team name is also important for fans. When fans go to a game they want to proudly cheer the name of their team. Fans don't want a team name that they are embarrassed to yell out loud. The following teams are teams that have failed to come up with good names.

Akron Zips
The University of Akron goes by the name of the Zips. The Zips? What does that mean exactly? They're fast? They move around a lot? They hold up people's pants?

Bulldogs, Tigers and Wildcats
The use of the names Bulldogs, Tigers and Wildcats should be outlawed for any future sports teams. There are already many ranging all sports. Come up with something original if you want to start a new team. It is especially bad when two teams play in the same division with the same name. Take for example the LSU and Auburn Tigers. There are six teams in their division and they aren't all different? That's ridiculous. I'm also tired of the "I'll take the Tigers in this game" joke.

Georgetown Hoyas
What exactly is a Hoya? Well the name hoya actually comes from Greek. Hoya actually means "what." That's right, they are the Georgetown Whats. I give those Georgetown students credit, they are pretty smart to use a Greek word for their nickname but it begs the question, how could such smart people come up with such a dumb name?

Houston Texans
Houston Texans! What a great name! How did they come up with that one? I bet it took a lot of brainstorming. I can picture the meeting. "Ok guys, we need a good name for our team in Houston." "I got it! They play in Houston, which is in Texas, so why no the Texans?" Brilliant! The entire division should adopt that naming. So the AFC South is now the Houston Texans, the Indianapolis Indianapolians, the Jacksonville Jacksonvillagers, and the Tennessee Tennesseans.