Not sure that renaming the team after fugitive Black slaves is the gonna fix things, cmd. :)
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/maroon
ma·roon 1 (m-rn)
tr.v. ma·rooned, ma·roon·ing, ma·roons
1. To put ashore on a deserted island or coast and intentionally abandon.
2. To abandon or isolate...