RedBlacks is probably the more "in your face" type name and toughest sounding, smack-downish sort of thing as well, I think, but I personally like Voyageurs albeit it's not really tough, but then neither is Ducks or Penguins. :?
I don’t even know where people begin to get this notion. If team colours were purple and gold and they selected a name that specified “reds” or “blacks” I could understand, but in no way, shape or form does the RedBlacks name have anything to do with race. That is completely absurd. The context is quite clear.
negro is Spanish for black it isn’t racist in itself just like black isn’t racist in itself but. Why did you think it was ?
But thank you for proving my point… Hunt compares it to the Rouge et Or. but the right comparison would be The RedGold.
I feel for Hunt. Hopson and the Riders put him in an impossible situation and he’s trying to make the best of it. Much props to him for attempting to convince the BOG to reconsider last week but they are being dicks.
Anyway RedBlacks is what he picked we’ll hope he’s right and people get conditioned to like it. Starting at a 90 percent disapproval is too bad. You would hope fans would be excited about the first contact they will have with their football team.
I'm listening to CFRA radio on the internet this morning, it's "venting" Thursday and callers can talk about anything they want.
Everyone wants to comment and complain about "Redblacks" looks like not too many people in Ottawa want the Redblacks or any other name on the short list.
As the host said "what will the crowd chant"??? GO BLACKS GO or GO REDS GO ???
One of the best suggestions this morning was "The Rampage"