Today is the day we became the Jets!

[doitny]

March 28 1963

This Day in NY Sports History: New York Titans Become New York Jets (Video) | New York Post (nypost.com)

[jeremy2020]

Can we be the Titans next season?

[Gangrene]

If only we could switch back...

[Maynard13]

Yay can we now dump those GOD AWFUL uniforms and return to our traditional AFL beauties. You suck a big one Woody.

[Integrity28]

Really an ill-advised brand strategy decision. I know we all “live” the Jets and nobody wants to … heaven forbid … critique something we hold dear.

But, the name “Jets” is stupid. It harkens back to a time period where it was a trendy term for technological advancements… and is entirely irrelevant now.

Titans was a timeless name. Also, eclipsed the Giants.

Blue and yellow (not golden mustard) would have been dope for us too. 

Oh well. 

[docdhc]

17 minutes ago, Integrity28 said:

Really an ill-advised brand strategy decision. I know we all “live” the Jets and nobody wants to … heaven forbid … critique something we hold dear.

But, the name “Jets” is stupid. It harkens back to a time period where it was a trendy term for technological advancements… and is entirely irrelevant now.

Titans was a timeless name. Also, eclipsed the Giants.

Blue and yellow (not golden mustard) would have been dope for us too. 

Oh well. 

You make a reasonable argument but on an emotional level I like the name Jets. It represents speed and power and Is easy to market. I don’t think it’s irrelevant either as airplane travel is still the predominant mode of travel in the world. Titans refers back to ancient history rather than modern history. I happen to like green also but any color scheme could have been used for Titans or Jets. 

[JustInFudge]

1 hour ago, Integrity28 said:

Really an ill-advised brand strategy decision. I know we all “live” the Jets and nobody wants to … heaven forbid … critique something we hold dear.

But, the name “Jets” is stupid. It harkens back to a time period where it was a trendy term for technological advancements… and is entirely irrelevant now.

Titans was a timeless name. Also, eclipsed the Giants.

Blue and yellow (not golden mustard) would have been dope for us too. 

Oh well. 

Yeah but nobody else has a motorized, man made, mascot.  Only the Jets baby!!!
 

[Biggs]

1 hour ago, Integrity28 said:

Really an ill-advised brand strategy decision. I know we all “live” the Jets and nobody wants to … heaven forbid … critique something we hold dear.

But, the name “Jets” is stupid. It harkens back to a time period where it was a trendy term for technological advancements… and is entirely irrelevant now.

Titans was a timeless name. Also, eclipsed the Giants.

Blue and yellow (not golden mustard) would have been dope for us too. 

Oh well. 

If we stayed with the Titans we could update to the Lilliputians. 

[The Crusher]

1 hour ago, Integrity28 said:

Really an ill-advised brand strategy decision. I know we all “live” the Jets and nobody wants to … heaven forbid … critique something we hold dear.

But, the name “Jets” is stupid. It harkens back to a time period where it was a trendy term for technological advancements… and is entirely irrelevant now.

Titans was a timeless name. Also, eclipsed the Giants.

Blue and yellow (not golden mustard) would have been dope for us too. 

Oh well. 

Plus T-I-T-S.. Tits, Tits, Tits, Tits would have been a way better chant, 

[Copernicus]

I could never understand this organization admitting that they had any connection to the Titans. The Titans were losers in every sense of the word. From record to not being able to pay their players just an abomination. From what I understand the Titans folded and the Jets were created. I believe there was not a strong connection (please correct me if I am worng). I felt it was such a "Jetsy thing" to do a few years back and "honor" them by wearing those god awful uniforms. Good riddance 

[johnnyjet]

8 minutes ago, Copernicus said:

I could never understand this organization admitting that they had any connection to the Titans. The Titans were losers in every sense of the word. From record to not being able to pay their players just an abomination. From what I understand the Titans folded and the Jets were created. I believe there was not a strong connection (please correct me if I am worng). I felt it was such a "Jetsy thing" to do a few years back and "honor" them by wearing those god awful uniforms. Good riddance 

This is the best thing I’ve read ……. Like ever. 

[kevinc855]

1 hour ago, Integrity28 said:

Really an ill-advised brand strategy decision. I know we all “live” the Jets and nobody wants to … heaven forbid … critique something we hold dear.

But, the name “Jets” is stupid. It harkens back to a time period where it was a trendy term for technological advancements… and is entirely irrelevant now.

Titans was a timeless name. Also, eclipsed the Giants.

Blue and yellow (not golden mustard) would have been dope for us too. 

Oh well. 

Titans sound like a High school football team 

Jets are badass. Fast, high, powerful, deadly at times. Plus being right by the airport seeing countless Jets fly over metlife is kind of fitting 

[Barry McCockinner]

 

18 minutes ago, The Crusher said:

Plus T-I-T-S.. t!ts, t!ts, t!ts, t!ts would have been a way better chant, 

so you remember gate D then

[The Crusher]

6 minutes ago, Barry McCockinner said:

 

so you remember gate D then

*spiral

[SAM SAM HE'S OUR MAN]

8 minutes ago, Barry McCockinner said:

 

so you remember gate D then

[SAM SAM HE'S OUR MAN]

https://www.gawker.com/324929/jets-fans-exploit-their-only-opportunity-to-view-breasts

[SAM SAM HE'S OUR MAN]

https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/sports/football/20fans.html

[Barry McCockinner]

8 minutes ago, SAM SAM HE'S OUR MAN said:

it you look closely you can actually see crusher lifting his shirt in this photo.

[Sonny Werblin]

2 hours ago, Copernicus said:

I could never understand this organization admitting that they had any connection to the Titans. The Titans were losers in every sense of the word. From record to not being able to pay their players just an abomination. From what I understand the Titans folded and the Jets were created. I believe there was not a strong connection (please correct me if I am worng). I felt it was such a "Jetsy thing" to do a few years back and "honor" them by wearing those god awful uniforms. Good riddance 

No,  Sonny Werblin and his partners purchased the Titans from Harry Wismer.  The purchase price? Assuming about $1 million in team debts for Wismer, who was pretty much a drunk.  When Leon Hess and his bitter jealous cohorts forced Werblin to sell his share of the team in 1968, the franchise value had gone from $1 million to $15 million in five years - and that was BEFORE the SB win.

[Integrity28]

3 hours ago, docdhc said:

You make a reasonable argument but on an emotional level I like the name Jets. It represents speed and power and Is easy to market. I don’t think it’s irrelevant either as airplane travel is still the predominant mode of travel in the world. Titans refers back to ancient history rather than modern history. I happen to like green also but any color scheme could have been used for Titans or Jets. 

The “Jet age” was periodic and fleeting. Yes, Jets are still used, but there’s really nothing special or novel about it.

At this point, it’s only relevant for the reason you state: emotional connection.

If you divorce yourself from a lifetime cheering for it, it’s a stupid name. Doesn’t mean I don’t live my team. I’m just very good at shelving bias and looking at it practically. No biggie, really.

[Integrity28]

1 hour ago, kevinc855 said:

Titans sound like a High school football team 

Jets are badass. Fast, high, powerful, deadly at times. Plus being right by the airport seeing countless Jets fly over metlife is kind of fitting 

lol

you sound like a 14- year old “fast, powerful, like a ninja doing Kung-fu with an m16”

[slats]

We could compromise like Holy Trinity in East Meadow, LI, did… 

[Copernicus]

5 hours ago, Sonny Werblin said:

No,  Sonny Werblin and his partners purchased the Titans from Harry Wismer.  The purchase price? Assuming about $1 million in team debts for Wismer, who was pretty much a drunk.  When Leon Hess and his bitter jealous cohorts forced Werblin to sell his share of the team in 1968, the franchise value had gone from $1 million to $15 million in five years - and that was BEFORE the SB win.

Interesting, thank you for clearing that up SW. One of the things that Parcells did when he came in was change the uniforms because he did not want any association with the losing past. I feel like in one quick swoop, Woody aloud a losing mentality to creep back in, even if it were ever so slightly, by honoring the Titans and wearing ($elling) their uniforms. Very Jetsy. I hope in the future we honor the SB winning team  instead of the dreadful Titans. 

[Jet9]

I'd just like to know who thought Mets, Jets and Nets was a good idea. There's 9 pro big-4 teams in the area and 3 of them rhyme? Ridiculous. 

 

ETA: A basketball team named the Nets, was Hoops already taken?

[jeremy2020]

2 hours ago, Barry McCockinner said:

it you look closely you can actually see crusher lifting his shirt in this photo.

Man, he was talking about Becton even back then?

[Larz]

1 hour ago, Integrity28 said:

The “Jet age” was periodic and fleeting. Yes, Jets are still used, but there’s really nothing special or novel about it.

At this point, it’s only relevant for the reason you state: emotional connection.

If you divorce yourself from a lifetime cheering for it, it’s a stupid name. Doesn’t mean I don’t live my team. I’m just very good at shelving bias and looking at it practically. No biggie, really.

You don’t still wear skinny ties ?

 

[Larz]

The packers were originally the Acme Packers named after the acme packing company 

suck it Rodgers!

[docdhc]

1 hour ago, Integrity28 said:

The “Jet age” was periodic and fleeting. Yes, Jets are still used, but there’s really nothing special or novel about it.

At this point, it’s only relevant for the reason you state: emotional connection.

If you divorce yourself from a lifetime cheering for it, it’s a stupid name. Doesn’t mean I don’t live my team. I’m just very good at shelving bias and looking at it practically. No biggie, really.

I’m not sure how the Jet age was fleeting. You using a transporter when you travel?

[UntouchableCrew]

I like the name Jets. It's hard to find many names that don't feel generic but don't feel odd. I think Jets fits that bill.

[UntouchableCrew]

1 hour ago, Integrity28 said:

If you divorce yourself from a lifetime cheering for it, it’s a stupid name. Doesn’t mean I don’t live my team. I’m just very good at shelving bias and looking at it practically. No biggie, really.

I mean, this is true for lots of names right? Packers? Red Sox? (and yes, any kind of winning tradition helps in this regard, but I'd still argue on the list of stupid nicknames Jets ranks fairly low)

[peekskill68]

#SameOldTitansFan just doesn't work as well...

Also Fireman Ed would probably pass out doing a T-I-T-A-N-S chant...

 

[Integrity28]

4 hours ago, docdhc said:

I’m not sure how the Jet age was fleeting. You using a transporter when you travel?

Oh, my bad, you’re right… people always talk about how we’re in the Jet age, while smoking and drinking at work like Don Draper.

[Integrity28]

4 hours ago, UntouchableCrew said:

I mean, this is true for lots of names right? Packers? Red Sox? (and yes, any kind of winning tradition helps in this regard, but I'd still argue on the list of stupid nicknames Jets ranks fairly low)

True, yes.

Its still a stupid name.

[Jet Nut]

8 hours ago, kevinc855 said:

Titans sound like a High school football team 

Jets are badass. Fast, high, powerful, deadly at times. Plus being right by the airport seeing countless Jets fly over metlife is kind of fitting 

As it was at Shea.

Also playing in the same city same stadium as the Mets added to the appeal of the name.

[slats]

4 hours ago, docdhc said:

I’m not sure how the Jet age was fleeting. You using a transporter when you travel?

Remember the Concorde? Pepperidge Farms remembers.