# Name the Las Vegas football team **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 27, 2014, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-las-vegas-football-team/696634 "2014-08-27T14:44:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-las-vegas-football-team/696634/41 "2014-08-27T23:37:01Z")
Hamilton makes plenty of sense, it’s a distinct city, it’s not just suburban Toronto. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-las-vegas-football-team/696634/42 "2014-08-28T01:04:55Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Rick-They resurrected the Senators as a nickname, so resurrecting Metropolitans seems like a good bet. It would be nice to bring the Montreal Maroons back to life, too. ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-las-vegas-football-team/696634/43 "2014-08-28T01:52:05Z")
> [@Diceman](#): > > This is a problem. I can’t think of any city with 2 of the same sports team where there isn’t an obvious “A team” and “B team”. The Mets are clearly the B team for baseball in New York, with the Yankees being the A team. In basketball, LA has the Lakers (A team) and the Clippers (B team). In Chicago, the Cubs and the White Sox pretty much divide the city. It is true that the suburbs and surrounding areas pretty much belong to the Cubs. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-las-vegas-football-team/696634/44 "2014-08-28T02:34:35Z")
Puckers ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-las-vegas-football-team/696634/45 "2014-08-28T02:40:38Z")
Las Vega (Lounge) Lizards ---
**Author:** ![howye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9adbd/32.png) [@howye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howye)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-las-vegas-football-team/696634/46 "2014-08-28T12:55:35Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Kansas City built the Sprint Center in the hopes of landing an NHL or NBA franchise. So what happens now is when a team wants a new arena, they use a threat of moving to KC as blackmail to get what they want. > > In the meantime, the Sprint Center has become one of most-booked concert venues in the country, so at this point the city probably doesn’t even care if they get a sports franchise in there. There was an article out there a year or two ago, specific I know, that stated that AEG probably would stand to lose financially if a sports tenant was found. Reserving forty plus nights a year would destroy the schedule flexibility that has turned it into a concert money machine. Go figure. Although given a four team expansion and the current alignment of the NHL, a team in KC would be smarter than two in eastern Canada. East and West could be balanced after expansion in Vegas and Seattle. Anyhoo, the report was that expansion to Vegas was a done deal except for ownership. Which seems a bit of an issue. Plus, I am skeptical that Maple Leafs are going to allow a second team in their backyard for any amount of money. Seattle has an almost deal to build an NBA arena, which is the wrong sport. And Quebec City is building an arena on the Field of Dreams basis, and an expansion or relocation is not completely implausible. So one out of a reported four expansion locations makes is a plausible idea at the moment. Things could change but I am skeptical. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-las-vegas-football-team/696634/47 "2014-08-28T12:59:38Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > Las Vegas Elvises Great idea, but the plural of ‘Elvis’ is ‘Elvi’. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-las-vegas-football-team/696634/48 "2014-08-28T13:46:07Z")
I know you’re joking, but using retro-Latin, I think that would only be true if his name were spelled “Elvus”. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-las-vegas-football-team/696634/49 "2014-08-28T14:07:01Z")
I just want to see the debate on whether the mascot will be hot, sexy, Ann-Margret-banging Elvis or fat sweaty jumpsuit Elvis. Ok, how about the Las Vegas Impersonators? (applies to both Elvis- and Female-) The VIPs The House Flippers The Xerophytes Or if we do the “abstract name” thing: The Luck The DRY Heat The Revue The Fear and Loathing ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-las-vegas-football-team/696634/50 "2014-08-28T16:05:27Z")
[The league is denying all of it](http://http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/24682324/reports-nhl-expansion-could-include-las-vegas-others), but it’s still interesting that Vegas and Quebec have new arenas already under construction. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-las-vegas-football-team/696634/51 "2014-08-28T19:50:42Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > [The league is denying all of it](http://http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/24682324/reports-nhl-expansion-could-include-las-vegas-others), but it’s still interesting that Vegas and Quebec have new arenas already under construction. I am under the impression that the Vegas arena (and aren’t there two of them being built?) is targeting an NBA team more than an NHL one. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-las-vegas-football-team/696634/52 "2014-08-28T19:54:46Z")
NHL? No question: The Vegas Mob. “We put 'em on ice.” ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-las-vegas-football-team/696634/53 "2014-08-28T21:03:31Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > I know you’re joking, but using retro-Latin, I think that would only be true if his name were spelled “Elvus”. Not according to this [Mardi Gras Krewe](https://www.facebook.com/RollingElviKrewe), and this [skydiving group](http://flyingelvi.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Raygun99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Raygun99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raygun99)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-las-vegas-football-team/696634/54 "2014-08-28T21:09:01Z")
The second team could play out of Air Canada Centre and it wouldn’t be a problem at all (although I think it would be better for the long run to find a different spot). Torontonians aren’t Leafs fans, they’re **hockey** fans, and the Leafs just happen to be the team that’s there. It’s really difficult to overestimate the appetite for hockey in Canada. Getting hung up about regions of the city is silliness. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-las-vegas-football-team/696634/55 "2014-08-28T21:18:34Z")
Hopefully the Vegas basketball arena has enough room on the baseline. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-las-vegas-football-team/696634/56 "2014-08-30T12:45:02Z")
Obviously a Las Vegas (Nevada) hockey team would have to be named for the most prominent quasi-geographical feature in the area: the Hoovers. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-las-vegas-football-team/696634/57 "2014-08-30T13:17:08Z")
Las Vegas Whales ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-las-vegas-football-team/696634/58 "2014-08-30T14:02:58Z")
Even though the Las Vegas Market could easily hold a popular NFL franchise, the NFL would never put one there because they like to pretend people don’t bet on Football. Clearly the point spreads printed in every Newspaper and Sports web site are just a fun thought experiment. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-las-vegas-football-team/696634/59 "2014-08-30T16:38:59Z")
49ers Bears Oriels Senators Dodgers Heat Oilers Rockets Sooners Cowboys Falcons Gamblers Pacers Colts Astros Dolphins Manchester United Why not recycle? Who needs originality? ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-las-vegas-football-team/696634/60 "2014-08-30T17:31:29Z")
I highly, highly doubt they’d go with any name that was in the least bit gambling related. I’d maybe go with something that tipped a hat to the area’s history of nuclear bomb testing - which might seem something weird to celebrate, but it’s a part of the town’s history and seems fitting for a sports team name. The Las Vegas Atoms, or The Las Vegas Explosion. The Las Vegas Fusion. (The Las Vegas Isotopes?) Barring that, something else about the town that isn’t gambling-related: The Las Vegas Neons. The Las Vegas Freemonts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-las-vegas-football-team/696634.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-las-vegas-football-team/696634.md?page=4)