Per Dov Kleiman (via the Houston Chronicle), the NFL has ordered the Houston Cougars to stop wearing its Oilers-inspired white helmets and powder blue uniforms, citing trademark infringement...

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chadr07•30 months

F the NFL. That jersey should reside in Houston and stay there anyway.

Kelvinator•30 months

I would wear them every week now.

POTUS2024•30 months

Tell the NFL to pound sand.

superwolf•30 months

Eff them. Iowa & Steelers look just alike. Fargo State looks like the Green Bay, Duke looks like the Colts.

JackieTreehorn•30 months

frick the NFL

oldtrucker•30 months

Really NFL? Isn't there a social issue you can where after?

CanebreakCajun•30 months

Yeah, the NFL can't order them.

FightinTigersDammit•30 months

Houston should say "Come and stop us".

cajunmud•30 months

Come and take it...haha.

SaltyMcKracker•30 months

How can the NFL have a say in that uniform color combo. Nothing on that uniform in any way resembled the Oilers. Is the NFL gonna start going after the Ole Miss powder blue uniforms now as well?

PeleofAnalytics•30 months

I think there is some precedent for businesses trademarking a color combination. Say you started a restaurant where they girls wear tight white tops and orange shorts. Hooters is coming after you. Start a parcel business and use the UPS brown and that won't work either.

Brummy•30 months

Not to say it isn't petty by the NFL, but clearly they were mimicking the Oilers unis. Rice also had a similar uniform using the Oilers colors but apparently are not being given a cease and desist. It would seem it's the color combo along with the "Houston" text triggering it.

Lithium•30 months

frick Bud Adams

Tiger1988•30 months

No truer words spoken. However, didn’t we just give the same shite he wanted to Cal’s papa? They shite on us too.

Spelt it rong•30 months

It's not an exact copy, so the NFL can suck it.

Leopold•30 months

Frick the NFL

atltiger6487•30 months

they didn't use the Oilers logo or name. All they did was wear blue. The red is a UH color. I doubt any fan was likely to be confused that the Cougars were actually the Oilers. No TM infringement, IMO.

jbird7•30 months

The oilers don’t exist anymore so what argument does the nfl have here?

Tchefuncte Tiger•30 months

Don't they exist as the Tennessee Titans?

Tiger1988•30 months

They wore those exact Oliver uniforms with the oil derrick on the helmet last weekend. Pretty sure the franchise owns the color scheme and design.

cwill•30 months

Fertitta should bankroll this lawsuit.

cajunmud•30 months

See the Oilers uniforms on the field again was absolutely fantastic! Wish they keep em.

Bayou•30 months

Roger pulling a Roger-move