All in agreement for the return of Athletes West, say Aye.
All in agreement for the return of Athletes West, say Aye.
More beers less fears. wrote:
All in agreement for the return of Athletes West, say Aye.
Put a bird on it!
Big East
Greater Portland Track Club (GPTC)
Rose City Track Club
Red and Black jerseys
Jerry Schumacher Track Club
JSTC sublimated over a big Swoosh on the singlet would look pretty good and JSTC sounds good to me.
i like Jerry's Kids
also:
Money Badgers
The Oregon Duckers
littlemeatchunks wrote:
i like Jerry's Kids
also:
Money Badgers
The Oregon Duckers
Money Badgers is the best so far.
The group is strictly distance runners so using "Track Team" in the name would be misleading and inappropriate.
"Schu's Crew" or something like it is cute; however, it's best to assume that Nike and Jerry have much bigger plans for this super team that will eventually involve more coaches as the roster expands.
Think of this team as a wholely owned subsidiary of Nike with its own name, own CEO (Jerry), and own employees (the runners) separate from Nike headquarters. Thus, this subsidiary/team will continue after Jerry moves on, however many years from now that might be.
The team now has runners from all over the country so references to Wisconsin are outmoded.
Also, the team trains all over the place -- Colorado Springs, Flagstaff, training base in Europe, etc. -- so using "Portland" or "Oregon" in the name would be rather provincial.
Athletics West is retro-grade intriguing but, like above, is misleading and inappropriate since "athletics" is the term used internationally referring to the sport of track and field. Again, this group is distance only. And, like a poster implied above, Athletics West may bring with it some baggage that's best left unopened.
So, why not a name invoking a simple and clear identity?
Something along the lines of the British Miler's Club.
Say . . . America's Distance Racing Team.
Start with that.
keep it simple:
the crew
Schu-Mach 5
Bonecrushers
The fartlickers
Hammer down
Identity Man wrote:
The group is strictly distance runners so using "Track Team" in the name would be misleading and inappropriate.
"Schu's Crew" or something like it is cute; however, it's best to assume that Nike and Jerry have much bigger plans for this super team that will eventually involve more coaches as the roster expands.
Think of this team as a wholely owned subsidiary of Nike with its own name, own CEO (Jerry), and own employees (the runners) separate from Nike headquarters. Thus, this subsidiary/team will continue after Jerry moves on, however many years from now that might be.
The team now has runners from all over the country so references to Wisconsin are outmoded.
Also, the team trains all over the place -- Colorado Springs, Flagstaff, training base in Europe, etc. -- so using "Portland" or "Oregon" in the name would be rather provincial.
Athletics West is retro-grade intriguing but, like above, is misleading and inappropriate since "athletics" is the term used internationally referring to the sport of track and field. Again, this group is distance only. And, like a poster implied above, Athletics West may bring with it some baggage that's best left unopened.
So, why not a name invoking a simple and clear identity?
Something along the lines of the British Miler's Club.
Say . . . America's Distance Racing Team.
Start with that.
Nope. America has more than one team. I like the idea of naming it like an NFL or NBA team. Tied to a location with a mascot. Of course not e dry one an nfl team is from the city they represent but it works.
I did like the Money Badgers.
The Portland Money Badgers. I'd buy the jersey.
The Portland EPOers. Salazar's group can be called the Oregon Asthma Puffers.
The Schumacher Ployject
Hammertime Track Club
The Gaza Strippers
The dirty dozen.
Jerry is inherently media-modest and wouldn't want his name on the team moniker. Il let you know when they decide : some pretty fun ideas on here.
The Stinkys
The Poopyheads
Identity Man wrote:
Think of this team as a wholely owned subsidiary of Nike with its own name, own CEO (Jerry), and own employees (the runners) separate from Nike headquarters. Thus, this subsidiary/team will continue after Jerry moves on, however many years from now that might be.
Uh, no. It's just a training group.
Victory TC (translation of Nike).