Category Archives: Cool names and cool logos

May 4, 2012 · 12:06 am

ASA AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!

 No Robert Downey, Jr, no problem! He did his best work in Greaser’s Palace, anyway. (I’m kidding!) Since the past few weeks in all our lives have seemed like just downtime between commercials for the heavily hyped Avengers movie being released today I figured I would mark the occassion with another acknowledgment of how butt- kickingly cool this logo and team name are.

College football’s ASA Avengers won one of Balladeer’s Blog’s  “20 Coolest” contests in 2010 and you can see why! That logo adorns their football helmets and merchandise, making their gear among the most stylish and distinctive in all of college sports.

The Avengers also Continue reading →

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April 19, 2012 · 12:02 am

COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM: WILLISTON STATE COLLEGE

15899college.jpg (200×184) WILLISTON STATE TETONS

Location: Williston, ND 

Site: http://www.wsctetons.com/ 

Comment: The Tetons were the largest and westernmost of the Sioux and were often called the Teton Dakota or Teton Sioux. There is also the Teton Range of mountains out west. Williston State’s hockey team made it to Continue reading →

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April 10, 2012 · 12:06 am

COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM: LOURDES UNIVERSITY

  

LOURDES UNIVERSITY GRAY WOLVES

Location: Sylvania, OH 

Division: NAIA

Site: http://www.lourdesathletics.com/ 

Comment: How cool is this name and logo? Not only would it appeal to animal lovers but it’s also butt-kickingly impressive in its own right! The nickname Gray Wolves ties in to the tale of Continue reading →

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April 3, 2012 · 12:22 am

COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM: BROOKDALE COLLEGE

 

BROOKDALE COLLEGE JERSEY BLUES

Location: Lincroft, NJ

Conference: Garden State Athletic Conference

Comment: Naturally a Colonial History geek like me couldn’t resist a team named after a New Jersey unit from Continue reading →

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December 29, 2011 · 2:31 pm

THE 8 COOLEST NAMED COLLEGE SPORTS TEAMS FROM ALL-FEMALE INSTITUTIONS

Balladeer’s Blog is always on top of the whole cool-named college sports teams situation. In the tradition of my previous lists of cool-named teams in various divisions of college sports comes this latest effort. This list will showcase the 8 Coolest Named College Sports Teams From All-Female Institutions. The list is in alphabetical order.

 AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE SCOTTIES

Location: Decatur, GA

Site: http://www.agnesscott.edu/athletics

Comment: If you liked Agnes Moorhead you’ll love Agnes Scott! Okay, maybe that’s not the greatest recruiting slogan, but it’s better than anything Penn State has to offer right now! And since I’m a Continue reading →

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December 15, 2011 · 11:04 pm

COOL-NAMED TEAM OF THE DAY: UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT MACHIAS CLIPPERS

 Location: Machias, ME (Well, duh!) 

Division: United States Collegiate Athletic Association 

Conference Affiliation: YSCC 

Site: http://ummclippers.com/landing/index

Comment: For months I’ve been waiting for the perfect opportunity to make the UMM Clippers one of my Cool- Named Teams of the Day. The excitement over the NBA’s Chris Paul being traded to the Los Angeles Clippers seemed too good to pass up. Will UMM’s basketball teams make Continue reading →

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August 22, 2011 · 12:36 am

TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM – GALVESTON COLLEGE

GALVESTON COLLEGE WHITECAPS

Location: Galveston, TX

Division: NJCAA

Major sports: baseball, softball, volleyball

Site: http://www.gc.edu/gc/Athletics.asp?SnID=1428113577

Comment: Not only is Galveston one of the most interesting cities in the western states, but it’s the island home of one of the coolest-named college sports teams imaginable! As always I’m a sucker for teams whose names reflect the character and history of their region and Whitecaps qualifies on multiple levels. Not only is the Continue reading →

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August 13, 2011 · 8:23 pm

TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM – CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

CALIFORNIA (PA) VULCANS

Location: California, PA

Division: NCAA Division 2 

Conference Affiliation: Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

Major sports: football, basketball, base/soft- ball, soccer, volleyball 

Site: http://www.calvulcans.com/

Comment: Live long and prosper. Had to be said. Obviously, though, the Cal (PA) teams are named after the god Vulcan, the Roman counterpart of the Greek Hephaestus. The logo shows the Continue reading →

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August 7, 2011 · 10:33 pm

TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM – PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET

PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET PEREGRINES

Location: Hammond, IN

Division: NAIA

Conference Affiliation: Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference

Major sports: basketball, volleyball, tennis, golf, cross country 

Site: http://webs.purduecal.edu/athletics/

Comment: Peregrine Falcons are noted for their speed and the people of Peregrine Nation (See what I did there?) know that Continue reading →

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July 31, 2011 · 6:32 pm

FRONTIERADO WEEK: TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM – YAVAPAI COLLEGE

YAVAPAI COLLEGE ROUGHRIDERS

 Location: Prescott, AZ

Division: JUCO

Conference Affiliation: ACCAC

Major sports: basketball, baseball, soccer, softball, volleyball

Site: http://www.goroughriders.com/

Comment: What better way to kick off Frontierado holiday week than with a college whose teams have a western theme? The name Roughriders always conjures up Continue reading →

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