OT: The Portland AFL team is named the Thunder

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  1. santeesioux

    santeesioux Just keep on scrolling by

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    santeesioux, Nov 12, 2013
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    No, people, we are not getting Durant, no matter how hard you try. :MARIS61:
     
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    I would have preferred the Portland Moda Health Football players, but oh well.
     
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    The AFL team honked twice
     
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    Totally stupid move. Selling Thunder gear in a 1 1/2 major sport town where the main draws division rival is the Thunder is insanely stupid.

    Literally the dumbest marketing move I have witnessed in a while
     
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    I agree 100%. Plus, thunderstorms are extremely rare in the Portland metro area, so the name makes even less sense.
     
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    The other names were lame too, but at least they had the added plus of not being the Thunder. Portland Enforcers at least sounded tough, Thunder sounds like a wnba name.
     
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    As long as they left Steel Heads alone. I want that for the NHL team that will eventually come to Portland
     
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    Was Rain just too obvious of a name to use lol
     
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    What the fuck?

    This organization must be full of literal retards.. Every comment, whether it's here, the article, or facebook, is talking about how bad the choice is.

    I was looking forward to having football here.. But there's no way I can get behind the Portland Thunder.

    Just awful.
     
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    You guys do know there's at least some history, here, right?

    Portland had a franchise known as the Portland Thunder (they were the Portland Storm first) in the World Football League in the 1970's.

    I don't love the name, but it's not terrible, especially when factoring in historical consideration.
     
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    Oh yes the rich history of a minor league team that only played ONE year in 1975

     
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    Or how bout the Portland Flood
     
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    I was very excited for arena football but I will not support a team named the Thunder. I'm so pissed they made this move, its a slap in the face to NBA basketball fans in Portland both because its a rival team AND more importantly because they stole our sister town long time rival. People here are very bitter and pissed off about the way the Sonics left town and now we are the lone ugly child city in the NBA stuck in the middle of nowhere.

    The "Growlers" name was great, it means something to Portland specifically and has a dual meaning.

    Gosh this just pisses the hell out of me I was so excited to support the team I was going to look at getting season tickets but there is no chance I do that now. Who are the IDIOTS making these decisions?!!!!
     
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    At least they aren't the Portland Timberwolves . . . which could be more appropriate than Thunder for the NW area.
     
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    I didn't say anything about the history being rich, but it does make some sense.

    I don't understand why people are up in arms about it. I keep hearing people refer to it like we copied OKC, which is flat out wrong and stoooopid.
     
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    Growlers would have been a great name. I don't hate Thunder, but Sonics would have been more amusing.

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    Good call, would have been awesome.
     
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