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USA Today
31-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Report: Texans attempted to regain rights to Houston Oilers' history from Titans
Report: Texans attempted to regain rights to Houston Oilers' history from Titans With the Tennessee Titans once again "retiring" the Houston Oilers logo and jerseys from their Sunday attire, could the Houston Texans make a swoop at bringing back the iconic oil rig to the city that misses it so? Well, according to The Athletic, Houston actually tried to land the rights to the name the intellectual property, but it was sadly declined. "According to league sources, there was once a perception within the Texans organization that there were discussions for Houston to possibly regain the Oilers history and intellectual property," The Athletic wrote. "But any pipe dream of the Titans ever relinquishing the Oilers intellectual property and history to the Texans would likely elicit an expletive if expressed inside the Titans' facility." If anything, Houston wants the "Love-Ya Blue" color back in play for jersey accents. The team tried to incorporate the light blue into their new uniform designs, but every corner was met with criticism from the Titans and owner Amy Adams Strunk. The decision to allow the Titans to keep the oil rig and color scheme despite leaving the city has sparked heated discussions over decades between fans in both Houston and Nashville. After going 0-2 against the Texans in the uniforms, the Titans announced they would be re-retiring the oil rig, but keep Columbia Blue as its new main color scheme, changing the name of it to "Titans Blue." For Texans fans who remember the 'Luv Ya Blue' era under Bud Adams and Bum Phillips, the coming seasons may be a bit disheartening. Yes, the oil rig will no longer grace football fields, but the iconic blue that brought joy to city will become the primary color of the Texans' rival. Sadly, there's nothing Houstonians can do, so they will have to get used to it. As long as Strunk owns the Titans, the Oilers and their colors won't be leaving Nashville.
USA Today
31-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Report: Texans considered attempting to regain rights to Oilers' intellectual property
Report: Texans considered attempting to regain rights to Oilers' intellectual property The Tennessee Titans announced a decision to change their uniforms starting in 2025 by embracing light 'Titans' Blue' as their primary color heading into the future. In the announcement, they also said they were going to shelve the Houston Oilers throwbacks and stick with their primary uniforms in 2025. The decision sparked heated discussions on social media and stirred up many emotions in what has been a contentious, decades-long battle over the rights to the Oilers' history. The color is synonymous with the Oilers and has been a franchise staple since its founding in 1960. But there has been a battle over the color going on inside cities and the NFL since former owner Bud Adams moved the Oilers to Tennessee in 1998. In the move, Adams did something that had never been done before: he shed its name and shelved it, preventing the franchise that backfilled the market from ever using it. This has forced the NFL to preside over many different battles centered on these two cities and franchises. For years, the Houston Texans have tried to claim the color, only to be rebuffed by Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk at every turn. Now, with the Titans making this change to their primary uniforms, Texans fans are outraged. In an article by Brooks Kubena for The Athletic, the battle for this intellectual property is outlined and the history of this feud is laid out. According to league sources, there was once a perception within the Texans organization that there were discussions for Houston to possibly regain the Oilers history and intellectual property. But any pipe dream of the Titans ever relinquishing the Oilers intellectual property and history to the Texans would likely elicit an expletive if expressed inside the Titans' facility. For all the complaints that Titans fans have of Strunk, her love of the franchise and its history cannot be denied. Since taking over from her father, she has gone out of her way to embrace Oilers history and make everything involving the organization a family affair split between two cities and generations. For Texans fans that remember the 'Luv Ya Blue' era in Houston, the coming seasons may be a bit disheartening but they will have to get used to it. As long as Strunk owns the Titans, the Oilers and their colors will be living on in Nashville.
