Heard another good name for the team . . . the Crickets. Thanks for the shot at the OKC media; Esback probably will spit out his herbal tea when he reads that one.

Do many Tulsans have a croquet mallet lodged in the rectum, or just some of the twits here.
Barons is short I presume for Oil Barons. I'm no mrkting expert, but that'd seem to have some rather high negatives about now, and would be a tragic mistake imo. Rounders is as corney as the multitude of western themed names of Ok teams through the years. Why not step outside the box. I personally like the Thunderbirds- it'd honor the idiginous heritage, avation with the Air Force T-Birds and Tinkler AFB, and of course the Thunderbird is the emblem of the legendary 45th Infantry, who btw, a huge contingent are currently sweating their gonads off in Mesopotamia. Too many syllables people say. Many prefer the Thunder, which has cool potential, but @ these parts Thunder is the hated Whicita Thunder thugs of the CHL. Please, no Barons. Take a jumbo set of huevos to buy a team and name it for yourselves.

SBH, amen. They're such localized homers as to create actual pain with their thoughts.

Thunderbirds is all right.

Is it another example of using Indians for all they're worth, then looking the other way concerning social issues?

You're right, Tramel does know quite a lot, rather refreshing to my ears, and doesn't mind telling Jim, Dean Al whoever they full of it.
Ok, National Guard also uses Thunderbirds also. Great. i forgot about the Air Guard my father flew with for 20 years. Sorry dad. Thought the idea was to pick a mascot with local relevance. The name would be an honor to our native population.

Yes, fresh and original like the Rounders. As Razzo Rizzo admonished in Midnight Cowboy, "that big dumb cowboy crap of yours ain't impressing nobody."
Only instances of Thunderbird as a sports mascot I know of are the Monroney Jr. High Thunderbirds in Midwest City, and coincidentally, a minor league hockey team in Seattle.

What about the "Oklahoma Slots"? To commemorate the #1 leisure activity of Oklahomans, throwing their paychecks down a hole while their kids suffer at home.

Yes, Thunderbird is a lake near my house, a casino, an inn, a lodge, Steve Owens clubhouse for young people with mental health issues, etc etc. Thought the topic was a sports moniker.
Nicknames usually gain more acceptance when people know what the f@&% you're on about.

Everybody have a wonderful 4th of july and remember all the honorable principles upon which our country was founded. And try to live up to them, one day.

On your fourth point, didn't you mean to say, "doom OU basketball to sorrier attendance"?

OKC Bombers? I really hope you're kidding.

It's gonna be the Barons. To borrow a line from 'Fast Times At Ridgemont High'..."know it, learn it, live it'. If these team names are based on some regional aspect, Baron, as in OIL BARON, would be appropriate. With the Mavericks and Spurs, we know that it's based on 'yee haa' the Texas cowboy. Houston's name is all about the close proximity of NASA. New Jersey name came from the area around the Mets, the Jets, and the former Pro tennis league team, the Sets. (yes, that's correct) Hence, you have the Nets.

So be prepared to cheer for the Oklahoma City Barons, cause it's coming. Didn't say I liked it, but it's coming...

If the OKC owner thinks throwing Tulsa some stale bread crumbs with an exhibition game every other year is generous, he can forget about the support he'll need when those 120-88 scores start rolling in.

Nothing is worse than exhibition basketball. That's an insult.

Tulsa should get at one regular season game a month at The Hubcap (the new BOK Center); give the exhibition fiascos to Muldrow.