ARE ~ YOU ~ READY ~ FOR ~ SOME ~ FOOTBALL?!!!
Football is finally here, again. This week the Saint Louis Rams prepare for their first preseason matchup, as they'll travel to Nashville to take on the Titans. ( Rams @ Titans, Sat. Aug 9, 8:00 ET)
REMEMBERING THE TITANS
This is the Tennessee Titans 49th season in the National Football League.
Beginning as the Houston Oilers in 1960 in the old AFL. The Oilers won 2 AFL championships before the NFL-AFL merger.
The Oilers relocated to Tennessee in 1997, first playing in Memphis for one season before moving to Nashville.
For two seasons the team was known as the Tennessee Oilers before changing its name to Titans in 1999.
The 1999 season would see the Tennessee Titans and the Saint Louis Rams matchup in Superbowl XXXIV (Rams 23 - Titans 16).
Jeff Fisher is still the Titans Head coach. Jeff started as HC for the Houston Oilers in 1994. The Rams were still in Los Angeles, moving to Saint Louis in 1995.
The Tennessee Titans play their home games at
LP Field, formerly known as 'The Coliseum' (2002-06), also formerly known as Adelphia Coliseum (1999-2002).
Adelphia went bankrupt in 2002 and lost the naming rights.
The current naming rights deal with Nashville-based
Louisiana-Pacific was inked June 6, 2006.
Louisiana-Pacific, which markets itself as "LP Building Products" is paying $30 million over ten years for naming rights.
Nashville's nickname "Music City" and Louisiana-Pacific's acronyn "LP" led to the stadium's nickname of "
The Album", capacity is slightly under 69,000.
2007 Titans
Tennessee finished the season 10-6, winning their final three games.
The Titans lost the AFC Wildcard game 17-6, against the San Diego Chargers.l
Current Roster
QB - (10) Vince Young, (5) Kerry Collins
RB - (25) LenDale White, (28) Chris Johnson ( 24th pick in 2008 draft)
FB - (45) Ahmard Hall
WR - (19) Justin McCareins, (12) Justin Gage
TE - (83) Alge Crumpler
LT - (71) Michael Roos
C - (68) Kevin Mawae
LDE - (90) Jevon Kearse
K - (2) Rob Bironas
P - (15) Craig Hentrich
Bud Adams is the owner of the Titans the only owner in its franchaises history. Adams was one of the founding fathers of the old AFL, that mergered with the NFL.
Remember the Titans vs the Rams next Saturday Night!