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Originally Posted by Drake

Jeff Hunt wrote a column for the Ottawa Sun explaining how the name came to be chosen. Ultimately, it seemed to be about the R on the helmet and the colors. Still not of a fan of the name.


http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/06/08/...r-the-cfl-team

Hunt is reaching at straws. There are lots of words in the english language that begin with "R", and if that's the basis for trying to sell alumni, then its pretty weak. There are lots of things that can be taken symbolically out of a name to mean different things (look at the Oilers flying sperm alternate logo, with 10 "meanings" within its design) that can translate from a more meaningful franchise name.

Just saw an interview at the event with Commissioner Cohon and it was clear it wouldn't have been on his radar from a personal, and a league wide perspective for the merchandising/brand identity etc side of things.