What’s in a V-ball name
With another intramural season about to begin, The Daily Iowan's intramural sportswriters hand-picked the 25 best indoor volleyball team names.
25. G Fly — Representing UI urban culture.
24. 319 Shocktarts — A taste of Wonka right here in Iowa City.
23. Block Party — The one party you don’t want to be at.
22. Power of the Orient — Sounds like a novel and has an odd mystique to it.
21. Quad Squad — Probably the most fun to say of any names on the list.
20. Benny and the Jets — Bonus points if the players wear the Elton glasses.
19. MJ’s Greatest HITZ — He would have been a great volleyball player.
18. PT Pandas — Outside chance this is a ROTC team. And that would be hilarious.
17. Team Blank — Maybe someone just didn’t fill out the form correctly.
16. The Quick — The name is just as it promises.
15. Sixty-Niners — Makes the list for pure shock value.
14. Dig This — We do, actually.
13. Team Bob Saget — It makes the list again because, well, it’s Bob Saget.
12. Nation of Domination — And the name induces intimidation.
11. The Bangers — I’m sure they mean this in the Webster’s sense of “to hit or strike.”
10. The Magic Dragons — Warning: Team may slow your reaction time and make you oddly hungry.
9. Hoppin’ Hippos — Just edging out the Hard Hitting Hawks in our best alliteration with an ‘H’ category.
8. Spiked Punch — A team that maybe too many of us can relate to.
7. Sets on the Beach — Any name that prompts the kid next to me to say “That’s a drink” is on the list.
6. Blue Barracudas — Will the Purple Parrots see love during basketball?
5. Cereal Killers — But think of the Cheerios!
4. Orville Ready-Blocker — If said in Orville Redenbacher’s voice, they sound basically the same.
3. Picked Last in Gym Class — And that’s why they took up volleyball … oh snap.
2. I’d Hit That — Would you really?
1. Let’s Have Sets — If other teams misunderstand who they’re playing, it could get awkward.
Honorable mentions: The Bill Mlot Experience, Sugar and Spice, Daughters of Themis, Hot Mess
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