Essential Community Project: We Need A Nickname For Michael Floyd
by CW on Sep 28, 2008 10:18 PM EDT
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While we all want to just go over that third quarter repeatedly or start previewing Stanford, there's something that needs to be done first:
Getting Michael Floyd a nickname. While he's only four games into his young career, he needs to be known as something other than just "Mike Floyd." While that's a fine moniker under most circumstances, if Floyd is as good as we think he'll be (already is), he needs something far, far flashier.
When suggesting names, let's just stick to a few rules:
1) Don't insult other people's suggestions. I'm sure some of them will probably be awful, but if it is somehow starts the cogs in motion to the person who comes up with Floyd's alias, it will be well worth it for the sake of Irish lore.
2) Remember, nicknames don't necessarily have to follow any particular rules. It can be rhyme, call upon the awesome art of alliteration or just something that sounds sweet and is borderline nonsensical. Throw as much as you can against the wall, and hopefully something sticks.
3) Bonus points if you can somehow make this somehow related to pop culture or mythology.
Back in the day, when Ralph Wiley, Hunter S. Thompson and Bill Simmons reigned supreme, Page 2 was nickname crazy (and much better than it is now). Here's a list of what readers voted the best nicknames overall, along with the best football nicknames. While we shouldn't steal anything for young Michael, we should look everywhere for inspiration.
So that's your project, folks. Toss up your ideas, and hopefully something just sticks out as clearly the best, which wil bring honor and respect to the creator for the rest of eternity.
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Being in the Air Force, we love our flybys, so hence Micheal Floyd can flyby defenders we should call him Flyby Floyd.
Rome wasn't built in a day...
“Romulus” Floyd. From him, we shall build an empire.
I like "Flyby"
If we were to get a little loose, Mike Floyd → Pink Floyd → “The Wall,” but that should probably be saved for a lineman of some sort. I’m also fond of “Minnesota Slim” for absolutely no reason. If you go with the Twin Cities idea, then the Romulus/Remus connection makes more sense, but “Romulus” Floyd doesn’t roll off the tongue all that easily.
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As in...
“And here come the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, led by "The Twin City Terror”, Michael Floyd."
Seriously, how hard (as in badass) is that nickname?
FROM GOLDEN
In Golden’s interview he refers to Floyd as “Flow”… I like it.
by ndfirish on Sep 29, 2008 5:38 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Flash Floyd
i was gonna go with MF’n Beast, but i figured this was less profane.
by SBakerTheTouchdownMaker on Sep 29, 2008 6:33 AM EDT reply actions
He's one bad mutha...
Shut yo’ mouth. Since the MF initials are out, go with Shaft. It might convince the team to go with some different hairstyles as well. Everyone wins.
A lot of these are really good - Flow, Money, Twin City Terror
Please keep ‘em coming. And any reference to “Swingers” is definitely worth bonus points. I’m also not adverse to giving him a bunch of nicknames that can be reeled off when introducing him, like a boxer.
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I know it’s been done, but “Pretty Boy” Floyd is always a classic. I really like “Flash” Floyd.
by Stonebreaker42 on Sep 29, 2008 12:26 PM EDT reply actions
Important: one name status
I like Fly or Flow. And just one word. Not “Fly Floyd,” but rather ’Fly." Like Madonna or Bono or a Spanish basketball player.
dark side of the moon
Michael “Pink” Floyd………..money, grab it go ahead and make a stash……
by buckaroo bonzai on Sep 29, 2008 4:46 PM EDT reply actions
Michael Floyd
Money is pretty good. Plus Favreau and Vaughn are ND fans and Rudy cast members no less. It’s suits him well. From the very first pass thrown his way in an ND uniform he was Money. Doesn’t get much better than that. Unless I hear something better, Money Mike Floyd gets my vote.
by San Diego Irish on Sep 29, 2008 5:39 PM EDT reply actions
He's made some pretty good looking plays
Mike “the miracle” Floyd.
“Firebird” Floyd
I like buckaroo bonzai’s idea of “Pink” Floyd
"Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward. Whoever cannot take care of themselves without that law is both. For a wounded man shall say to his assailant, 'If I live, I will kill you. If I die, You are forgiven.' Such is the rule of honor." Omerta by Lamb of God
Haha, I appreciate that
Because you’re never going to bring Floyd down.
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by CW on Sep 30, 2008 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome...
…The Terror of the Twin Cities
…The Towering Talent
…The Hands of Destiny
…Michael “Money” Floyd
I also really like “Flow” and “The Void”
I like "The Hands Of Destiny"...
because it reminds me of this.
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by CW on Oct 1, 2008 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Mike Floyd nickname
Mike “quick six” Floyd or Mike “sure six” Floyd
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