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The Columbus Dispatch ran a contest to name the team. They promised that the #1 winner would absolutely be the name of the team. Well, by a huge landslide, the "Columbus Cows" was the name chosen by the citizens of Columbus. But they refused to name the team the Cows, and the 2nd place name, "Blue Jackets," was chosen.
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