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115. Tennessee Titans
a.k.a. Houston Oilers
Why?...when their best coach was a Bum.
The Good....One AFC Championship. I don’t count the AFL Before the Super Bowl started.
The Bad....Seems like every season they were in the abyss, whether it be the AFC Central or AFC South
The Ugly....This was a team that failed at relocation, leaving Houston for Memphis even though you plan on playing in Nashville?
Where they play? Nissan Stadium. I guess it sounds better than ****ty Japanese Car Stadium
Owner: KSA Industries, its original owner Bud Adams passed away in 2013.
Coach: Mike Mularkey, a man literally full of ****, is on his third coaching tenure after unsuccessful coaching runs in Buffalo and Jacksonville
Top Current Players: Marcus Mariota is a promising Quarterback, DeMarco Murray is quietly production
Hall of Famer...The most prominent are Earl Campbell, Bruce Matthews, and Warren Moon.Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people.
—H. L. Mencken
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114. Winnipeg Jets
a.k.a. Atlanta Thrashers
Why?...because Atlanta failed as a hockey town twice
The Good....The fans are happy that the NHL is back in Winnipeg. It should be noted, this includes the Jets and Thrashers stats. It does not include the original Winnipeg Jet stats which still belong to the Arizona Coyotes
The Bad....two playoff trips in 17 years?!?
The Ugly....Have you vacationed in Winnipeg in the winter?
Where they play? Bell MTS Place, the original Jets played in the Winnipeg Arena
Owner: Mark Chipman is the Chairman of True North Sports & Entertainment.
Coach: Paul Maurice, only played in the OHL but has an extensive coaching career
Top Current Players: Dustin Byfuglien and Blake Wheeler come to mind.
Hall of Famer...There are for the original Jets, I’ll save that for when the Coyotes come up.Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people.
—H. L. Mencken
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113. New Orleans Saints
Why?...Decades of really poor football, forcing fans to rely on LSU Football for wins
The Good....Had their one shining moment winning Super Bowl XLIV, make that one half of a shining moment since they didn’t show up until the second half.
The Bad....many of the players from that Super Bowl are still on the roster almost ten years later
The Ugly....It took twenty years from birth to secure a playoff spot, it took an additional 13 years to actually win a playoff game
Where they play? Mercedes-Benz Superdome, an all time great building though showing its age. When Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, the Saints played their home games in San Antonio’s Alamodome and Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge.
Owner: Tom Benson, at 90 years old is just a figurehead while the Benson children squabble as to who call the shots.
Coach: Sean Payton, he got his ring, hasn’t been put out to pasture yet.
Top Current Players: DEW BEES!!!!!
Hall of Famers....Archie Manning, Morten Andersen, Willie Roaf, Rickey JacksonNobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people.
—H. L. Mencken
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112. Arizona Cardinals
Why?...Like the Saints but have a longer history of crappy football, first being a second banana to the Bears in Chicago, then second banana in St. Louis to the baseball Cardinals, then to Phoenix where they still suck. But it is a dry suck.
The Good....One Super Bowl Appearance in a close game against the Steelers and one NFL Championship in 1947. Currently the longest championship drought in professional sports.
The Bad....Currently the longest championship drought in sports.
The Ugly....Continuously owned by the Bidwell Family whose decades of stinginess have led to poor play.
Where they play? University of Phoenix Stadium, where all season ticket holder have online degrees in something that they cannot use in the workforce.
Owner: Bill Bidwell is 86 years old, so his son Michael is calling the shots
Coach: Bruce Arians who seems to have a beret fetish.
Top Current Players: Larry Fitzgerald….poor Larry Fitzgerald
Hall of Famers....Dick “Night Train” Lane, Dan Dierdorf, Jackie Smith, Aeneas WilliamsNobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people.
—H. L. Mencken
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111. Charlotte Hornets
a.k.a Charlotte Bobcats
Why?...This will sound confusing but this will include the original Charlotte Hornets up until their move to New Orleans. Along with the birth of the Charlotte Bobcats and renaming of the Hornets in 2014.
The Good....Made it out of the first round four times but not since 2002
The Bad....Those expansion years were bad, both the Hornets and the Bobcats. Just 7 wins in the strike shortened 2012 season.
The Ugly....You had the draft rights to Kobe Bryant and traded it for Vlade Divac. First franchise to move because the fans found out that the owner is a rapist.
Where they play? Spectrum Center, Just like the company, the Hornets are capable of several outages for long periods of time. The NBA nixed the idea of letting the Hornets show to play around 2 to 6 pm.
Owner: Michael Jordan, you might have heard of the guy.
Coach: Steve Clifford, not as notable as the owner, not to be confused with a big red dog.
Top Current Players: Kemba Walker, Dwight Howard (how he’s here now?)
Hall of Famers....Robert Parish had a late dinner here, Alonzo Mourning had an early breakfast here.Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people.
—H. L. Mencken
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110. Minnesota Twins
a.k.a Washington Senators (version 1)
Why?...While the Twins occasionally will have a stinker of a season, they had a lot more when they were the Senators before moving to Minnesota in 1961.
The Good....3 World Series Titles, including 1987 and 1991
The Bad.... Washington D.C. fans had a saying “First in War, First in Peace, Last in the American League”.
The Ugly... “I'll tell you why we came to Minnesota. It was when we found out you only had 15,000 blacks here. Black people don't go to ballgames, but they'll fill up a rassling ring and put up such a chant it'll scare you to death. We came here because you've got good, hardworking white people here."[ -Calvin Griffith, team owner on why he moved the team from Washington to Minnesota.
Where they play? Target Field, I’ve seen it, it’s a cute lil ballpark, I’m not going to knock it.
Owner: Jim Pohlad son of Carl Pohlad who bought the Twins in 1984 from the Griffith Family
Manager: Paul Molitor, a Hall of Famer, 7x All Star, 4x Silver Slugger. Currently in his third year
Top Current Players: Ervin Santana, Joe Mauer, Brian DozierNobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people.
—H. L. Mencken
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Originally posted by CommAvHusky View Post111. Charlotte Hornets
a.k.a Charlotte Bobcats
Why?...This will sound confusing but this will include the original Charlotte Hornets up until their move to New Orleans. Along with the birth of the Charlotte Bobcats and renaming of the Hornets in 2014.Last edited by MaizeRage; 10-26-2017, 11:09 AM.Originally posted by dicaslover
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I had a hornets starter. I was the first in my school. It was awesome.Code:As of 9/21/10: As of 9/13/10: College Hockey 6 College Football 0 BTHC 4 WCHA FC: 1
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109. Brooklyn Nets
a.k.a New Jersey Nets, New York Nets (1978 season only)
Why?...What do you get when your team’s greatest player played his entire NBA Career somewhere else?
The Good....Jason Kidd DUI’ed the Nets to two Eastern Conference Championships in 2002 & 2003.
The Bad....Usually follow an occasional winning season with a decade of incompetence.
The Ugly...Desperate trying to be on par with the crosstown Knicks and failing is a lot like being a parasite on top of a turd.
Where they play? Barclays Arena, because those private arenas being built via eminent domain are always popular with the local crowd.
Owner: Mikhail Prokhorov, who I believe made his money into hacking into your checking account.
Manager: Kenny Atkinson, it appears he played mostly in Europe as a player, in his second year of coaching. I automatically assumed it was Kenny Anderson, the former Seton Hall star.
Top Current Players: Jeremy Lin (who you won’t see this season), Timofey Mozgov (sure why not)
Hall of Famers....Julius Erving (who played his entire career with the 76ers), several Nets hall of famers had cups of coffee with the Nets but no one would spend their career there. One exception would be Drazen Petrovic who was an all-star but died in a car crash in 1993Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people.
—H. L. Mencken
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So the ABA never existed?
Kep (probably) and I have fond memories of Billy "The Whopper" Paultz and Wendall Ladner.CCT '77 & '78
4 kids
5 grandsons (BCA 7/09, CJA 5/14, JDL 8/14, JFL 6/16, PJL 7/18)
1 granddaughter (EML 4/18)
”Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.”
- Benjamin Franklin
Banned from the St. Lawrence University Facebook page - March 2016 (But I got better).
I want to live forever. So far, so good.
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Originally posted by joecct View PostSo the ABA never existed?
Kep (probably) and I have fond memories of Billy "The Whopper" Paultz and Wendall Ladner.Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people.
—H. L. Mencken
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Originally posted by CommAvHusky View PostIf I count the ABA, should I count the USFL as well? Imagine doing a post about the Kentucky Colonels or The Spirits of St. Louis.Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
Tastes like a warm summer day. -Raylan Givens
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Originally posted by joecct View PostSo the ABA never existed?
Kep (probably) and I have fond memories of Billy "The Whopper" Paultz and Wendall Ladner.
Don't forget Rick Barry and of course their best player who played his entire NBA career somewhere else. Watching in person Erving sail from the foul line to lay down a dunk was out of this world.Russell Jaslow
[Former] SUNYAC Correspondent
U.S. College Hockey Online
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