The Nigh Seen Creeder

Blogger Stephanie Stradley says the Tennessee Titans "have the worst name in sports":

"When NFL owner Bud Adams moved his team, he wanted to keep the name Oilers but the folks in Tennessee wouldn't allow it. So in 1998, he put together an advisory counsel to come up with names and had a 'Guess The Name' contest to get more feedback. Later that year, the name "Tennessee Titans" was chosen, meant to reflect, as Adams said, 'strength, leadership and other heroic qualities.'

"Apparently, Adams isn't particularly familiar with the sordid details of Greek mythology.

"Tennessee is a lovely state with beautiful urban centers. To much of the country, however, Tennessee might be considered backwards and hillbilly. So, I am wondering why you would name your team after Greek gods who had, uh er, lots of improper sexual relationships between family members and other bad stuff.

"The best I can figure is that Bud Adams likes alliteration, doesn't know much about Greek mythology, but figured 'Tennessee Tuxedos' was out of the question.

I don't happen to agree with that. I mean, how can anyone not think that the Banana Slugs of UC-Santa Cruz is the worst team mascot of all time? I do, however, agree that the Titans have one of the dumbest logos/color schemes in professional football. Here's a portion of what Stradley has to say 'bout that:

"To add insult to injury, the logo choice of a flaming tack/flaming meatball might also be one of the worst logos in sport too. Adams said, "I feel we have developed a logo that fans throughout the state of Tennessee and around the country will embrace for years to come."

"Of course, if you have seen the clothes that man has worn over the years, you can understand why he thought people might like that logo."

Read the entire column here.