HOUSTON — It broke the hearts of Oilers fans to see the team move away to Tennessee back in the late 1990s. That franchise – which is now the Titans – could rub a little salt in that old wound this weekend and next season.
That's because the Titans are expected to break out their throwback uniforms, complete with the oil derrick helmets and Columbia Blue theme, bringing back memories of the franchise's glory days in Houston with Warren Moon, George Blanda, Earl Campbell and the whole Luv Ya Blue era.
And it may not be for just once. CBS Sports reported earlier this month that the Titans could break out throwback uniforms for more than a game during this upcoming season. Titan's writer Jim Wyatt speculated that they could even don those old Houston threads during one of the team's games against the Texans.
In a fairly cryptic -- though some may say obvious -- tweet on Wednesday, the Titans showed video of a Tennessee uniform with what appeared to be oil slowly poured all over it. The caption to their tweet – ‘Y’all got plans this weekend?’ referring to when the Titans are expected to unveil their throwback unis.
There were plenty of guesses as to what the Titans were hinting at as responses to the tweet, many suggesting that the throwbacks would be what has been widely speculated – that they'll be the old Oilers uniforms
Even Texans legend JJ Watt weighed in, saying, ‘as much as that pains me, it will be a great look.’
