Grab some attention in your league.

You are getting set to draft your team, or you just finished. Something is missing. What?

Your team needs an identity. How do you do that? With your team name!!!

So what makes a good team name? A lot of things do. And truthfully, it’s whatever you make of it. I am here to give you ideas, not necessarily team names, but ideas that will make you go, “That’s it!”

MOVIES

Pop Culture films are always a great source. Sometimes the lines from the movies are greater than the movies themselves.

Star Wars- any variation of the many characters you might like
Anchorman- Gotta love the Sex Panthers!
Old School- so many great one liners at your disposal
Wedding Crashers-ditto
Gladiator- any war movie work, violence is good!
Kill Bill- cool characters
300

SEX

Anything sexual always gets a rise out of your cohorts in your league. Body parts, actions, and jokes work. Making fun of someone else in your league is always great too! If you have something to brag about, do it! My personal favorite is the “Pie Slammers.” A great spin off of that one is my favorite fraternity, “Slamma Lotta Pie.”

NICKNAMES

I can’t tell you what these could be. It could be self gloss. It could be something you like that someone else gave you. It could be a play off a nickname, something you can twist into trash talk.

FAVORITE TEAM

I am not a fan of a guy who is a Steelers fan calling his team the Steelers. But if you can be creative, say calling your team the “Terrible Towels,” that could work. Think outside the box. Boring sucks. And it doesn’t have to necessarily be NFL teams.

TRASH TALK

A favorite for many. Give yourself a name that not only angers the fantasy gods, but also will fire up everyone in your league and makes them want to beat you to smithereens! You can call out someone in your league, something like “John’s my bitch,” or perhaps something more subtle. Heck, you can change it every week depending on who you are playing.
Remember with this one though, it helps if you WIN.

ANIMALS

Easy one. Pick your favorite, or pick one that is unusual and attach a liner to it. For example, “Mighty Minnows.” Be funny, be bold. Try to stay away from simple ones like dogs and cats.

TOPICAL NEWS

This could be anything. Turn on “E” or Comedy Central for great ideas. Making fun or celebrities is also an eye catcher. Also it could be sports, baseball topics like Barry Bonds or steroids. Basketball things like gambling. Or even football things like Mike Vick or Pac-Man Jones.

MUSIC

A catchy line from your favorite song or a play on that group’s name will work. Be careful not to make it too long though.

HOMETOWN

Basically, where are you from? Teams are named where they are from, plus mascot, right? You can do the same! It can be your country, your state, your county, your city, your hood, or whatever.

Hope some of these ideas helped. If you have any of your own, post them below!!!

-Mike Tuck

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