Report: Texans attempted to regain rights to Houston Oilers' history from Titans
Report: Texans attempted to regain rights to Houston Oilers' history from Titans
With the Tennessee Titans once again "retiring" the Houston Oilers logo and jerseys from their Sunday attire, could the Houston Texans make a swoop at bringing back the iconic oil rig to the city that misses it so?
Well, according to The Athletic, Houston actually tried to land the rights to the name the intellectual property, but it was sadly declined.
"According to league sources, there was once a perception within the Texans organization that there were discussions for Houston to possibly regain the Oilers history and intellectual property," The Athletic wrote. "But any pipe dream of the Titans ever relinquishing the Oilers intellectual property and history to the Texans would likely elicit an expletive if expressed inside the Titans' facility."
If anything, Houston wants the "Love-Ya Blue" color back in play for jersey accents. The team tried to incorporate the light blue into their new uniform designs, but every corner was met with criticism from the Titans and owner Amy Adams Strunk.
The decision to allow the Titans to keep the oil rig and color scheme despite leaving the city has sparked heated discussions over decades between fans in both Houston and Nashville. After going 0-2 against the Texans in the uniforms, the Titans announced they would be re-retiring the oil rig, but keep Columbia Blue as its new main color scheme, changing the name of it to "Titans Blue."
For Texans fans who remember the 'Luv Ya Blue' era under Bud Adams and Bum Phillips, the coming seasons may be a bit disheartening. Yes, the oil rig will no longer grace football fields, but the iconic blue that brought joy to city will become the primary color of the Texans' rival. Sadly, there's nothing Houstonians can do, so they will have to get used to it.
As long as Strunk owns the Titans, the Oilers and their colors won't be leaving Nashville.
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