Sunday, December 18, 2005

New Jersey Giants?

To all of you who think the Giants should be called the "New Jersey Giants" (likewise for the Jets)...

The "New York" in the name refers to the city, not the state. Is it really unacceptable for a stadium to be just outside the city that the team represents?

Should the Washington Redskins be renamed the "Landover Redskins" or the "Maryland Redskins"?

Should the Dallas Cowboys be renamed the "Irving Cowboys"?

Should the Buffalo Bills be renamed the "Orchard Park Bills"?

Sure, it's much more common for stadiums to be within their cities, but it's not a rule, and "New Jersey Giants" is no different from "Irving Cowboys" (which would suck). And if you think Jersey's getting the short end of the stick, don't forget that they're the ones getting all the taxes and other revenue.

I could go on, but I'll end the rant here. Suffice it to further say that it would be in neither team's interest to change names.

EDIT: I don't want this whole rant to seem completely impulsive... I thought about it because somebody, who shall rename unnamed, told me that the name change was part of the new stadium deal. My own subsequent research has turned up absolutely no evidence to support that claim. So please, if you're going to comment that "you heard the same thing," provide a source/link.

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