The Tennessee Titans sported Oilers throwback uniforms on Sunday before the NFL reportedly began the initial legal act against UH on Monday.
Powder blue with red trim - The iconic color template is synonymous with Houston's football history. And now, the UH Coogs are honoring it.season-opening throwback uniforms that evoked memories of the old Houston Oilers were wildly popular among players and fans, not so much with the NFL.
On Sept. 2, the Cougars wore Columbia blue uniforms with a white Houston script across the front outlined in red -- similar to the jerseys worn by the Houston Oilers during their "Luv Ya Blue" era. The university was careful to say their uniforms were a tribute to "H-Town Pride" in a nod to the city's fondness for the Oilers, who decamped for Tennessee after the 1996 season.
According to the Chronicle, the letter said UH's "blatant copying" of the Oilers' jerseys was grounds for legal action and it demanded that the university discontinue any sales of merchandise and remove any promotional or social media posts that feature the imagery."The Houston Cougars' attempt to free ride on the popularity of the NFL and the club violates the intellectual property rights of the NFL and the Titans," attorney Bonnie L. Jarrett wrote in the Oct.
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