The curse also applies to teams named after bands, like the Philadelphia Eagles.
Like the golden eagles that sometimes soar overhead, the road from the coastal village of Durness winds its way south with great swoops and dives.
The Eagles like to be aggressive and to acquire name brands.
"I believe the appointment of Haessler is a good thing for Nigeria as we'll have strong depth in terms of managing a team like the Super Eagles, " the former Nigeria international told BBC Sport.
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Some 100 balloonists, including a slew who man special-shaped airships like dragons and bald eagles, converge on the region's parks and airports to launch against a backdrop of mountains awash in fall foliage.
"People forget that we are just building a new team and the coach is trying hard to implement his own method, mentality and get us playing like the successful Super Eagles of old, " Yobo told BBC Sport.
So it's hard to summon the easy loathing like it is for the Eagles or Cowboys or Jets.
OverDog, which has current and former pro players like Hank Baskett (Philadelphia Eagles), Chris Kluwe (Minnesota Vikings), David Price (Tampa Bay Rays) and John Thorrington (DC United) on its advisory board, wants to create a platform where any athlete can connect directly with their fans by playing any video game they like.
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Suddenly it sounded a lot like Friday night, when the Eagles had several jams on lob passes that were a big part of the Georgetown upset.
Or water-based safaris in small guide boats that dip in close to the riverbank to observe dinosaur-like monitor lizards sunning themselves on logs, kingfisher eagles perched in trees, and elephants playfully spraying water on their young.
Like crowd favorites, the McDonna '35 Marching Brown Eagles(ph) in their crimson and gold uniforms.
This year, there's been a run on college coaches like Oregon's Chip Kelly (headed to the Eagles) that reflects the league's new obsession with football on Saturdays.
Hence the increasingly outrageous promises and the use of brown envelopes with green windows and eagles stamped on them, designed to look like letters from the government.
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