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Post by CravenMoorhead on May 23, 2011 17:58:54 GMT -5
As an outsider from the States and far as marketing and merchandising go, I say Jets all the way. I will for sure support the Jets name and buy a hat and shirt, but if it is not the Jets, no thanks. Same goes with Minnesota. I loved the North Stars brand that I even own some North Stars stuff even though I have never been to Minnesota (my grandpa is from there). But with the Wild brand forget it. Lame name and even more lame logo/jersey. I know other people here in Washington State that love all the old school stuff like Jets, Whalers, Nordiques, etc. and wouldn't want that messed with either if teams returned. Also look at the Washington Wizards of the NBA, the name has been a total bust and the jerseys an even worst of a bust. So much that the kept the name (only because Bullets sends a bad message to kids and an even sorer topic is Gilbert Arenas actually having a gun in the locker room), but they changed their uniforms back to resemble the Bullets of old. That is what is going to sell. As someone who is in the marketing field, I know a thing or two about the topic, but that is just my two cents. i would love to hear more about your thoughts on how we should market the team. I have always thought not calling the team "Jets" would be a huge mistake, and every forum member I come across with a background in marketing or business seems to agree with me. Which just reinforces my opinion. Would you totally overhaul the uniforms, or just slightly alter them, if the Jets name was going to be used?
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Post by WavyGravy on May 23, 2011 18:07:01 GMT -5
Actually not every forum member agrees with you. I think every forum member would agree that we want the team to be named the Winnipeg Jets, but not all of us believe it would be a "huge mistake" to call them something else.
If they do name the team the Winnipeg Jets, I'd like to see a new logo and new jersey design though.
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Post by prariefire on May 23, 2011 21:51:40 GMT -5
Actually not every forum member agrees with you. I think every forum member would agree that we want the team to be named the Winnipeg Jets, but not all of us believe it would be a "huge mistake" to call them something else. If they do name the team the Winnipeg Jets, I'd like to see a new logo and new jersey design though. I have said 100 times I prefer JETS but IF they named the team BUTTCHEAKS........I wouls have a jersey on with an A** on the front yelling GO BUTTCHEAKS GO because I am a hockey fan! That is my 2 cents worth!
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Post by jetsorbust on May 23, 2011 21:56:51 GMT -5
Actually not every forum member agrees with you. I think every forum member would agree that we want the team to be named the Winnipeg Jets, but not all of us believe it would be a "huge mistake" to call them something else. If they do name the team the Winnipeg Jets, I'd like to see a new logo and new jersey design though. I have said 100 times I prefer JETS but IF they named the team BUTTCHEAKS........I wouls have a jersey on with an A** on the front yelling GO BUTTCHEAKS GO because I am a hockey fan! That is my 2 cents worth! At first I thought you were just trying to get a point across but after hearing you make comments like this for a while I've begun to realize.... I think you actually want the team named buttcheaks! ;D
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Post by prariefire on May 23, 2011 21:59:14 GMT -5
I have said 100 times I prefer JETS but IF they named the team BUTTCHEAKS........I wouls have a jersey on with an A** on the front yelling GO BUTTCHEAKS GO because I am a hockey fan! That is my 2 cents worth! At first I thought you were just trying to get a point across but after hearing you make comments like this for a while I've begun to realize.... I think you actually want the team named buttcheaks! ;D No I want JETS but I am saying that this whole name issue is getting too heated and everyone is so passionate about it that they are fighting way to much!
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Post by jetsorbust on May 23, 2011 22:04:13 GMT -5
At first I thought you were just trying to get a point across but after hearing you make comments like this for a while I've begun to realize.... I think you actually want the team named buttcheaks! ;D No I want JETS but I am saying that this whole name issue is getting too heated and everyone is so passionate about it that they are fighting way to much! Haha yeah I gotcha. You are definately right, there is no need for people to be getting mad at eachother over the name debate or anything else. Many people will be let down if the team isn't named the Jets, and they are expressing that. But we are all on the same team here. 99.9% of people have said they will support the team no matter what the name, it will just be bitter sweet. So I don't see what there is to be ANGRY about on either side of the debate. If we want to be angry lets work together and be angry with Bettman... the only thing that makes me mad is when people say we shouldn't be mad at him! He is a total douche everytime I see him interviewed, he has not helped to get us a team we are getting one in spite of him, and rumour has it he is charging True North $60 Million for a "relocation fee" which has never been done before (for a team not cutting into an existing teams territory). So yes, Bettman sucks monkey butt. Let's work together to come up with a clever way to show Bettman how much we hate him.
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Post by The Winning Pegs on May 23, 2011 22:06:43 GMT -5
No I want JETS but I am saying that this whole name issue is getting too heated and everyone is so passionate about it that they are fighting way to much! Haha yeah I gotcha. You are definately right, there is no need for people to be getting mad at eachother over the name debate or anything else. Many people will be let down if the team isn't named the Jets, and they are expressing that. But we are all on the same team here. 99.9% of people have said they will support the team no matter what the name, it will just be bitter sweet. So I don't see what there is to be ANGRY about on either side of the debate. If we want to be angry lets work together and be angry with Bettman... the only thing that makes me mad is when people say we shouldn't be mad at him! He is a total douche everytime I see him interviewed, he has not helped to get us a team we are getting one in spite of him, and rumour has it he is charging True North $60 Million for a "relocation fee" which has never been done before (for a team not cutting into an existing teams territory). So yes, Bettman sucks monkey butt. Let's work together to come up with a clever way to show Bettman how much we hate him. 1st game crowd going crazy, bettman steps up, every single person pulls out a newspaper and is completly silent, BTW what movie was that???
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Post by prariefire on May 23, 2011 22:07:17 GMT -5
I say everyone start chanting GO=====Go (whatever team name is) whenever he starts talking all we are going to be doing is showing support for our new team!
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Post by cmdj1982 on May 23, 2011 22:08:35 GMT -5
Haha yeah I gotcha. You are definately right, there is no need for people to be getting mad at eachother over the name debate or anything else. Many people will be let down if the team isn't named the Jets, and they are expressing that. But we are all on the same team here. 99.9% of people have said they will support the team no matter what the name, it will just be bitter sweet. So I don't see what there is to be ANGRY about on either side of the debate. If we want to be angry lets work together and be angry with Bettman... the only thing that makes me mad is when people say we shouldn't be mad at him! He is a total douche everytime I see him interviewed, he has not helped to get us a team we are getting one in spite of him, and rumour has it he is charging True North $60 Million for a "relocation fee" which has never been done before (for a team not cutting into an existing teams territory). So yes, Bettman sucks monkey butt. Let's work together to come up with a clever way to show Bettman how much we hate him. 1st game crowd going crazy, bettman steps up, every single person pulls out a newspaper and is completly silent, BTW what movie was that??? I believe you're thinking of "Mystery, Alaska" where the locals all go silent and read newspapers once the Rangers skate onto the ice.
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Post by jetsorbust on May 23, 2011 22:15:56 GMT -5
1st game crowd going crazy, bettman steps up, every single person pulls out a newspaper and is completly silent, BTW what movie was that??? I believe you're thinking of "Mystery, Alaska" where the locals all go silent and read newspapers once the Rangers skate onto the ice. Yep, that was it. Someone on here suggested a month or 2 ago that we try to get everyone to stand up, turn our backs and stay totally silent while Bettman talks. That would be epic in my opinion, and land us atop the Sportscenter top 10 crowd moments forever! It seems almost impossible to pull off, but I would donate time and money to trying to make it happen.
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