Ottawa Redblacks

[Guest]

http://www.ottawaredblacks.com/#

 

Official unveil video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19-D7S4DrOQ

 

[Brandon]

Still surprised that they'd go with a name that could be taken as racist.....

[rebusrankin]

I like the logo, name sucks.

[iso_55]

Only THEY think the name is cool. It's ********.

[BlueBall]

Oh man, that name...but the important thing is there's a team back in Ottawa. Good for the city and good for the league.

[Atomic]

I don't mind the name so much now that it's been out there for awhile.  At least it is unique.

[iso_55]

I just hope that means the Stamps ditch the black helmet & black pants & go back to being red & white. The black helmet was a Lyle Bauer initiative totally ignoring the team's past. It'd be like the Bombers went to white helmets. Just stupid.

[Goldkobra]

 totally hate this name. The absolute worst choice of any they could have chosen.

[Logan007]

I don't get the name...where did it even come from?  I mean, wtf does redblacks even mean?

[Guest]

I tend to agree, while I think that they did a good job on the logo, the name is still terrible.

[Guest]

I don't get the name...where did it even come from?  I mean, wtf does redblacks even mean?

http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/06/08/ottawa-redblacks-president-jeff-hunt-writes-why-the-name-was-chosen-for-the-cfl-team

[iso_55]

Thanks for nuthin' Blunt Bill.

[Jpan85]

I know its the joke on the internet but the name is too close to the Ottawa RodBlacks

[Logan007]

http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/06/08/ottawa-redblacks-president-jeff-hunt-writes-why-the-name-was-chosen-for-the-cfl-team

That's the dumbest explanation I've ever heard.  Whatever.  If it puts buts in their stands that's all that matters.

[johnzo]

Not a big fan of the name, but I am really stoked to see the CFL back in Ottawa.

[iso_55]

Yeah, it's nice. But CFL football  has failed twice in Ottawa. Something like the wrong name can really screw it up & get the team off on the wrong foot. They've already lost a generation of fans.Skepticism reigns supreme.

[The 3rd Scrivener]

I'm not with you fellas who think the logo is good, but of course I'm with you who think that Ottawa having a team again is great!

[johnzo]

Yeah, it's nice. But CFL football  has failed twice in Ottawa. Something like the wrong name can really screw it up & get the team off on the wrong foot. They've already lost a generation of fans.Skepticism reigns supreme.

 

If anyone can make it go in Ottawa, it's Jeff Hunt.  He's got a really solid reputation there from all his years of owning the 67's, which gives the team a lot of credibility out of the gate.  Especially considering that crappy ownership -- the Gliebermens, Bruce Firestone, Horn Chen -- was the major thing holding the old Ottawa CFL teams back. 

[iso_55]

Hunt made his reputation in hockey. Let's hope he can translate that success into football. To me, he's got off to a rocky start with the name of the team. 

[Zontar]

If anyone can make it go in Ottawa, it's Jeff Hunt.  He's got a really solid reputation there from all his years of owning the 67's, which gives the team a lot of credibility out of the gate.  Especially considering that crappy ownership -- the Gliebermens, Bruce Firestone, Horn Chen -- was the major thing holding the old Ottawa CFL teams back. 

Add Brad Watters to that list.

[iso_55]

I don't think Brad Watters was a bad owner per se but he was underfunded. he didn't have the resources to run the team properly. I seem to remember he was a buddy of one of the former Commissioners so he convinced the BOG to grant Watters a franchise. Or something similar to that.

[CodyT]

Sorry but being a 20 year old kid, there is no way I could cheer for a team called the redblacks. It's flat out embarrassing, I think they dropped the ball on this one.

Bad start for a franchise that really needs to get things right this time.

[TrueBlue]

Sorry but being a 20 year old kid, there is no way I could cheer for a team called the redblacks. It's flat out embarrassing, I think they dropped the ball on this one.

Bad start for a franchise that really needs to get things right this time.

 

 

If you lived in and were from Ottawa, and have been dying for a CFL team to come back since the moment they left, you probably wouldn't care too much about what they were called.  You'd probably just be happy to have a team back again.

[Super Duper Negatron]

If you started a team today and called them the Blue Bombers, you would be laughed out of the city. It will grow on people, to the point where nobody will remember what the complaints were all about in the first place (assuming they last long enough for that).

[Gold Donny]

I don't get why it's the 'Rouge et Noir' in French - similar to Laval's team name - and not Red and Blacks in English.  I can understand why in the logo you might not want the word 'and' in there for style purposes, but it would make more sense if that was their name.  Maybe they should just generally be referred to as Ottawa for the most part.  I think the name could be better, but it errors on the side of simplicity, which is good.