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Eugene Church · 02-16-2005, 09:42 AM

For those who are interested, here is the final vote of the Nickname Committee to select the Jacksonville Commodores:
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(Rank..Nickname....(Committee votes) = Total Points
----------------------(3 members)----------------

1. Commodores...........(5-10-10) = 25 points
2. Destroyers................(10-5-7) = 22 points
3. Corsairs....................(1-9-9) = 19 points
3. Jackals.....................(9-8-2) = 19 points
5. Torpedoes.................(8-4-6) = 18 points
6. Admirals...................(2-7-8) = 17 points
7. Juggernauts..............(7-3-5) = 15 points
8. Sunbirds...................(3-6-3) = 12 points
9. Swashbucklers..........(4-2-4) = 10 points
10. Jaws........................(6-1-1) = 8 points

Here is the original list of nominations from the committee members:

Background: Jacksonville is known for its huge Jacksonville Naval Air Station and its Sailors...Tourism...Vacation resort....great water sports area with St. John's River...named for General Andrew Jackson...largest city area-wise in the USA.

ADMIRALS - navy rank
BEACHCOMBERS - vacation spot
BEACONS - nearby St. Augustine's lighthouse
BLUE ANGELS - famous naval flight team
CHIEFTAINS - Indian heritage
COMMODORES - navy rank/yachting title
CORSAIRS - sea related
DESTROYERS - navy ship/good sports nickname
FLORIDIANS - Florida native or resident
GATORS - nature
GENERALS - Andrew Jackson city's namesake
GREYHOUNDS - racing nearby
JACKALS - sounds good w/Jaxville/good sports figure
JACKS - sounds good/baseball verb for homer
JAWS - sounds good/ sea related/gator related, too
JUGGERNAUTS - def: massive force that crushes
MOCKINGBIRDS - Florida's state bird
MONSOONS - climate
NAVY BLUES - color and navy uniform
OSPREY -nature
PASTIMES-vacation area/tourists
RIVERBOATS - river related
RIVERBATS - river related/baseball/mascot figure
SAILORS - navy
SCOUTS - Indian heritage
SEA BIRDS - sea/nature
SEAGULLS - sea/nature
*Seahawks - sorry, rules say we can't pick a name from a current Major League sport.
SHOWBOATS - river/term for showoff
STEAMERS - river
SUNBIRDS - tourists/nature/sea
SWASHBUCKLERS - sea
TORPEDOES - navy
*Warriors - sorry, rules say we can't pict a current nickname in use by Major League sports team

02-16-2005, 09:42 AM	#2
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,206	For those who are interested, here is the final vote of the Nickname Committee to select the Jacksonville Commodores: -------------------------------------------------- (Rank..Nickname....(Committee votes) = Total Points ----------------------(3 members)---------------- 1. Commodores...........(5-10-10) = 25 points 2. Destroyers................(10-5-7) = 22 points 3. Corsairs....................(1-9-9) = 19 points 3. Jackals.....................(9-8-2) = 19 points 5. Torpedoes.................(8-4-6) = 18 points 6. Admirals...................(2-7-8) = 17 points 7. Juggernauts..............(7-3-5) = 15 points 8. Sunbirds...................(3-6-3) = 12 points 9. Swashbucklers..........(4-2-4) = 10 points 10. Jaws........................(6-1-1) = 8 points Here is the original list of nominations from the committee members: Background: Jacksonville is known for its huge Jacksonville Naval Air Station and its Sailors...Tourism...Vacation resort....great water sports area with St. John's River...named for General Andrew Jackson...largest city area-wise in the USA. ADMIRALS - navy rank BEACHCOMBERS - vacation spot BEACONS - nearby St. Augustine's lighthouse BLUE ANGELS - famous naval flight team CHIEFTAINS - Indian heritage COMMODORES - navy rank/yachting title CORSAIRS - sea related DESTROYERS - navy ship/good sports nickname FLORIDIANS - Florida native or resident GATORS - nature GENERALS - Andrew Jackson city's namesake GREYHOUNDS - racing nearby JACKALS - sounds good w/Jaxville/good sports figure JACKS - sounds good/baseball verb for homer JAWS - sounds good/ sea related/gator related, too JUGGERNAUTS - def: massive force that crushes MOCKINGBIRDS - Florida's state bird MONSOONS - climate NAVY BLUES - color and navy uniform OSPREY -nature PASTIMES-vacation area/tourists RIVERBOATS - river related RIVERBATS - river related/baseball/mascot figure SAILORS - navy SCOUTS - Indian heritage SEA BIRDS - sea/nature SEAGULLS - sea/nature Seahawks - sorry, rules say we can't pick a name from a current Major League sport. SHOWBOATS - river/term for showoff* STEAMERS - river SUNBIRDS - tourists/nature/sea SWASHBUCKLERS - sea TORPEDOES - navy Warriors - sorry, rules say we can't pict a current nickname in use by Major* League sports team Last edited by Eugene Church; 02-16-2005 at 10:01 AM.