WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Naming Utah's MLS Team
"Most readers suggested team names that harkened to either the area's history (Golden Spikes), its culture (Missionaries) or its ecology (Peaks). But a few emphasized soccer history (Wanderers), while others aimed for silly (Brine)."
-- The Salt Lake City Tribune's reporter Michael C. Lewis on nickname suggestions for the Salt Lake City's 2005 MLS expansion team e-mailed by more than 100 readers responding to the newspapers' poll. (The Salt Lake City Tribune)
"Utah Saints, Utah Pioneers, Anything without ZZ's, Salt Lake Gulls/Seagulls, Salt Lake City FC/SC, Utah Avalanche, Utah Golden Spikes, Utah Wanderers, Utah Blizzard, Salt Lake Bees."
-- The top 10 nicknames names selected by The Salt Lake Tribune from readers' suggestions. (The Salt Lake City Tribune)
"Wasatch Front, 1847 Utah, Salt Lake Brine, Utah Mountaineers, Utah Peaks, Salt Lake Flock, Utah Hive, Salt Lake Siege, Utah Crickets, Utah Divide, Salt Lake Inversion."
-- The "best of the rest" nicknames selected by The Salt Lake Tribune from readers' suggestions. (The Salt Lake City Tribune)
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