J.J. Watt tees off on how ridiculous the notion of Tennessee wearing the Houston Oilers throwbacks is and the importance of their history in Houston.
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He also suggests that they should play this season for the right to wear them #WeAreTexans pic.twitter.com/y0xKyNwuW1
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A little trip down memory lane on a chilly Saturday morning.
ABC's Monday Night Football Intro#Patriots at #Houston Oilers
— Kevin Gallagher (@KevG163) November 11, 2023
November 10, 1980
As per usual, Howard Cosell introduces the evening's combatants.
Then the "Luv Ya Blue" Oilers faithful welcomes the national television audience into the Astrodome with a loud rendition of their… pic.twitter.com/ltDiengl0o
Warren Moon and the Run and Shoot offense #Oilers pic.twitter.com/GUE6aH16eQ
— Old Time Football 🏈 (@Ol_TimeFootball) November 15, 2023
Chewy said:
A little trip down memory lane on a chilly Saturday morning.ABC's Monday Night Football Intro#Patriots at #Houston Oilers
— Kevin Gallagher (@KevG163) November 11, 2023
November 10, 1980
As per usual, Howard Cosell introduces the evening's combatants.
Then the "Luv Ya Blue" Oilers faithful welcomes the national television audience into the Astrodome with a loud rendition of their… pic.twitter.com/ltDiengl0o
Nice TD/INT ratio.
94chem,
That, sir, was the greatest post in the history of TexAgs. I salute you. -- Dough
That, sir, was the greatest post in the history of TexAgs. I salute you. -- Dough
Bumped to get 4 Oiler threads on front page.
POS Bud and his family. Insane watching this game and the disrespect with the old uniforms .
its confusing the s*** out of me
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Levis is not really good at football. Glad they got him.
**** YOU, BUD!
How'd that taste, Nashville?
I've never rooted for the Texans. Growing up in the 70s and following the Oilers from birth to their departure, I didn't give two ****s about McNair's Texans and their silly Toro logo.
Watching that game was surreal. I enjoyed watching the old Oilers on the field again, but my hate for Bud Adams and his witch spawn grew as the game progressed.
It was the first time in 20+ years I jumped up and celebrated a Texans win. **** Bud Adams. **** his daughter. **** Tennessee. **** whatever a Titan is. **** em all.
And, tbh, thank you Titans as well. You cured my Oilers nostalgia.
Watching that game was surreal. I enjoyed watching the old Oilers on the field again, but my hate for Bud Adams and his witch spawn grew as the game progressed.
It was the first time in 20+ years I jumped up and celebrated a Texans win. **** Bud Adams. **** his daughter. **** Tennessee. **** whatever a Titan is. **** em all.
And, tbh, thank you Titans as well. You cured my Oilers nostalgia.
I just hope that one day, for whatever reason, the family is forced to sell the team, and the new owners can give the naming rights back to the tine.
One can dream, right?
One can dream, right?
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blue staragz win said:
**** YOU, BUD!
Jock 07 said:
I just hope that one day, for whatever reason, the family is forced to sell the team, and the new owners can give the naming rights back to the tine.
One can dream, right?
I keep thinking that there's gotta be some way that JJ Watr and Matress Mac can get us those colors and name back in Houston.
Watt seems passionate about this, and Mac is….well, Mac can do anything it seems.
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The Mcnairs have said there is a uniform change coming after this year and the rumor is we made a deal with Adams on the oilers. I will believe it when I see it tho.Ghost91 said:Jock 07 said:
I just hope that one day, for whatever reason, the family is forced to sell the team, and the new owners can give the naming rights back to the tine.
One can dream, right?
I keep thinking that there's gotta be some way that JJ Watr and Matress Mac can get us those colors and name back in Houston.
Watt seems passionate about this, and Mac is….well, Mac can do anything it seems.
supposedly Paul Gallant has seen it and wasn't super charged up. It will likely disappoint given how paint by numbers the Texan organization is.Ferris Wheel Allstar said:The Mcnairs have said there is a uniform change coming after this year and the rumor is we made a deal with Adams on the oilers. I will believe it when I see it tho.Ghost91 said:Jock 07 said:
I just hope that one day, for whatever reason, the family is forced to sell the team, and the new owners can give the naming rights back to the tine.
One can dream, right?
I keep thinking that there's gotta be some way that JJ Watr and Matress Mac can get us those colors and name back in Houston.
Watt seems passionate about this, and Mac is….well, Mac can do anything it seems.
that wouldn't seem to make much sense.
If the Titan's org was planning on selling the IP, why would they spend a metric ****ton promoting it to their own fans this season?
If the Titan's org was planning on selling the IP, why would they spend a metric ****ton promoting it to their own fans this season?
I doubt it. This year the Adams make a big deal over those Oiler uniforms (two games, uniforms, banners, field). They also sent a cease and desist to UH for wearing the colors. And at this point I can't say i'd want the full uniform back...Oilers uniforms seem to be bad luck.Ferris Wheel Allstar said:The Mcnairs have said there is a uniform change coming after this year and the rumor is we made a deal with Adams on the oilers. I will believe it when I see it tho.Ghost91 said:Jock 07 said:
I just hope that one day, for whatever reason, the family is forced to sell the team, and the new owners can give the naming rights back to the tine.
One can dream, right?
I keep thinking that there's gotta be some way that JJ Watr and Matress Mac can get us those colors and name back in Houston.
Watt seems passionate about this, and Mac is….well, Mac can do anything it seems.
so they sell millions worth of special edition merchandise before selling the rights.
And piss off their whole fan base in the process?
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dont shoot the messenger, was just sending what I heard.
Who knew the Titans were so progressive on trans issues?
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And piss off their whole fan base in the process?
Why would they even care? They only enjoy rubbing it in. And after the last choke job, I bet its easier to just let go of it. Why bother to promote another city to begin with? They'll always be the Houston Oilers.
You wouldn't expect an organization to spend a bunch of money building up a brand for a particular market if they know that the brand will no longer be relevant to that market a year later. You also don't risk the ire of your fanbase by getting them to shell out big $'s for "retro" branding, only to pull the rug out and sell that brand to your divisional rival.
I guess it's possible that ownership is making these negotiations without informing their own teams. Would be par for the course with the Adams folks.
I guess it's possible that ownership is making these negotiations without informing their own teams. Would be par for the course with the Adams folks.
What an ugly old hag.CW Griswold said:
Who knew the Titans were so progressive on trans issues?
I would probably only expect them to shift the colors. Either to red just becoming the primary or perhaps moving toward orange or something like that.
JJxvi said:
I would probably only expect them to shift the colors. Either to red just becoming the primary or perhaps moving toward orange or something like that.
From a good source?
I have no sources but there's zero chance that happens. Hope I'm wrong.
What I had heard/read was not for getting the Oilers colors and logo but a move closer to Columbia blue the NFL would approve. The Texans were trying to get as close as they could to the Oilers era in Houston but not the Oilers.
My guess is the Titans did this as a reminder of who truly owns the colors and logo.
It sucks because seeing those colors, logo, and name this weekend was a reminder for one of the greatest uniforms in sports. It belongs in Houston.
My guess is the Titans did this as a reminder of who truly owns the colors and logo.
It sucks because seeing those colors, logo, and name this weekend was a reminder for one of the greatest uniforms in sports. It belongs in Houston.
46 years ago today.
OTD 1978#Dolphins #Oilers #MNF
— Old Time Football 🏈 (@Ol_TimeFootball) November 21, 2024
🇺🇸 is introduced to @EarlCCampbell who puts on a show going 28-199-4, including a 81 yard dash.
35-30 #Oilers
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I miss the "Houston Oilers." Great connection to my hometown and the baddest ass uniform and helmet in the NFL.
Still shocks the conscience that Houston had no pro football team from 1996 to 2002.
If American football had a **** it would be in Houston.
Hell you got high schools in Houston with $80 million dollar stadiums.
At the time everybody thought a deal would eventually get done, but it didn't.
And it didn't really sink in until that first year no team and no football at the Dome.
They even jerked people off for a few years with the Tennessee Oilers until they change the name so there wasn't that big of an uproar.
Still one of the biggest failures of all time with respect to the cultural identity and cohesiveness of a city.
The cop cars were Oiler blue. Now they black and whites like every other city.
An unbelievable course of events 30-years on.
If American football had a **** it would be in Houston.
Hell you got high schools in Houston with $80 million dollar stadiums.
At the time everybody thought a deal would eventually get done, but it didn't.
And it didn't really sink in until that first year no team and no football at the Dome.
They even jerked people off for a few years with the Tennessee Oilers until they change the name so there wasn't that big of an uproar.
Still one of the biggest failures of all time with respect to the cultural identity and cohesiveness of a city.
The cop cars were Oiler blue. Now they black and whites like every other city.
An unbelievable course of events 30-years on.
Agreed. The Oilers were HUGE.Stat Monitor Repairman said:
Still one of the biggest failures of all time with respect to the cultural identity and cohesiveness of a city.
I don't know if the Texans can ever recreate that, given Houston's demographics today. Hell, I never watch the Texans and I've lived here my whole life.
During the Oilers' playoff runs in '78 and '79, the grocery store I worked at would rig up a transistor radio to one of the store intercom mics at an unused cash register. We'd use a rubber band to keep the "talk" button depressed so the play-by-play could be heard throughout the store.
But it was mostly for the workers ... the shoppers were all at home watching on TV.
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