Interesting Tweet From The VooDoo (Possibly But Probably Not Hornets Related)

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New Orleans Voodoo ‏@aflvoodoo
Time to change some things

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Wanted to give the people that love the name VooDoo (and I'm among them) a chance to think the name could move since that's what I thought when this tweet came out minutes ago.

While I doubt they're giving up the name... and am fine that the Hornets will become Pelicans... figure I'd let you guys discuss this amongst yourselves since... well... the tweet is what it is.

Change the name to Mudbugs, give Voodoo to Benson!

Interesting indeed. I sure hope we can life the VooDoo name from them. If it weren't taken by an AFL team no one cares about, it'd be the perfect name.

Hoping that we get Voodoo instead of Pelicans as well. Voodoo just sounds better suited as an NBA name than Pelicans.

Actually, how about the Hornets rebrand to Voodoo, and the AFL team rebrands to Pelicans or Breakers? Best of both worlds.

Alright I finally accepted Pelicans, but only because VooDoo looked like it would never happen. If this pertains to the Hornets, that'd be ****ing amazing

maybe they can go back to the Battlewings like they were in Shreveport/Bossier

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Originally Posted by rebelman

maybe they can go back to the Battlewings like they were in Shreveport/Bossier

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or bring back the New Orleans Night

EDIT: that was an AFL team that played games in the Superdome in the early 90s

Voodoo sounds right imo. "Mavericks vs. VooDoo" " Heat - VooDoo" just sounds good as a name overall. Who cares about its meaning? The name is a great brand for a team. Way better than Pelicans

Hopefully it's in the bones. Then the Voodoo can become the New Orleans Reapers, with a Grim Reaper logo, the arena could still be the Graveyard for both teams.

lol, I'm pretty sure it has to do with the VooDoo getting assigned(no idea what that means) a 3 time all AFL DB, and not re-branding, but I can dream

How is signing a new player constitute changing things? You usually mention change when you're getting a new car, moving to a new house...not buying a new TV.

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Originally Posted by LoCo89

lol, I'm pretty sure it has to do with the VooDoo getting assigned(no idea what that means) a 3 time all AFL DB, and not re-branding, but I can dream

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assinged = signed. All player transactions go through the league so it's classifed as that.

New Orleans breakers is the best name for them IMO

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Originally Posted by LoCo89

lol, I'm pretty sure it has to do with the VooDoo getting assigned(no idea what that means) a 3 time all AFL DB, and not re-branding, but I can dream

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That seems like an odd way to welcome a new player. If Voodoo wasn't a rebrand candidate and I was trying to figure out what this meant, I'd assume they were planning to make changes to their twitter account/website/social media, not the team.

How about New Orleans Battalion?

Call me crazy but think of this from a business standpoint.

VooDoo was unwilling to sell at whatever price Benson offered, perhaps assuming the offer would increase and they can get more out of him. Benson isn't one to budge too much so he floats rumors of them choosing a name like the Pelicans to show the AFL team that they missed their chance to sell the name. They reconvene with new offers and more determined to make a deal with Benson showing he's not bluffing.

Obviously far fetched, just thinking outside the box a little bit

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Originally Posted by CP3nDX30

Call me crazy but think of this from a business standpoint.

VooDoo was unwilling to sell at whatever price Benson offered, perhaps assuming the offer would increase and they can get more out of him. Benson isn't one to budge too much so he floats rumors of them choosing a name like the Pelicans to show the AFL team that they missed their chance to sell the name. They reconvene with new offers and more determined to make a deal with Benson showing he's not bluffing.

Obviously far fetched, just thinking outside the box a little bit

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Doesn't seem far fetched at all. This is definitely how a business arrangement would work. Not that this is the case just that it makes sense.

However this is a huge conclusion based off of a vague tweet.

Oh please. Pretty please. PRETTY PLEASE!!!!

Heh. That would be amazing. But they could counter that given the high disapproval of Pelicans, they can still bargain a little higher for the name.

Hell, the owners would have too much to gain by selling the name, you'd figure. There's almost zero risk. The AFL is almost defunct anyway.

I think that tweet has been deleted.

Looking at the Arena Football League's wikipedia, there's a history of name changes and city changes, almost 1-2 a year so I also don't understand why they won't sell the name to get some much needed profit in a league where they don't get 9,000 attendees a game

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Originally Posted by LoCo89

lol, I'm pretty sure it has to do with the VooDoo getting assigned(no idea what that means) a 3 time all AFL DB, and not re-branding, but I can dream

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that was in late november... wouldn't seem to make sense if they tweeted about it two weeks late

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Originally Posted by kinglio21093

I think that tweet has been deleted.

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It was deleted, really makes you wonder.

Would they delete a tweet over false rumors? :huh2:

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Originally Posted by Eman5805

Would they delete a tweet over false rumors? :huh2:

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Or true ones.

Tom Benson loves the name VooDoo since he used to own them.... I assume he had to notice how much backlash a lot of people outside the city gave the name in the media and put 2 and 2 together. A man can dream

I mean this thread hasn't been up long. Who been knockin' on their doors tweeting questions? Or do they have a little birdies that saw and went back to the nest?

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Originally Posted by Eman5805

I mean this thread hasn't been up long. Who been knockin' on their doors tweeting questions? Or do they have a little birdies that saw and went back to the nest?

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Earlier I googled Voodoo and name change. Didn't see any anything. If they took it down it wasn't because it's getting around.

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Originally Posted by da ThRONe

Earlier I googled Voodoo and name change. Didn't see any anything. If they took it down it wasn't because it's getting around.

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Interesting. Doesn't discount word of mouth, texts, or emails though. But still...

Not in my top choices, but def a step above the damn Pelicans.

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Originally Posted by kinglio21093

I think that tweet has been deleted.

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looks like it has... I can assure you it was there and my quote was a copy/paste job

I also saw the tweet

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Originally Posted by Eman5805

I mean this thread hasn't been up long. Who been knockin' on their doors tweeting questions? Or do they have a little birdies that saw and went back to the nest?

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It's random and vague enough to be an accidental tweet. Maybe the guy that runs the Voodoo twitter thought he was direct messaging someone.

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Originally Posted by BP225

It's random and vague enough to be an accidental tweet. Maybe the guy that runs the Voodoo twitter thought he was direct messaging someone.

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Eh. Very possible.

But why murder hope in its sleep?

VooDoo or Carnival would be the best fits since Jazz is not available.

Lets face it, most of the time things like this are blown out of proportion.

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Originally Posted by CP3nDX30

that was in late november... wouldn't seem to make sense if they tweeted about it two weeks late

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Whatever you say, both the AFL twitter and the VooDoo tweeted about signing him today, that's what I was going on

Come on Voodoo Pelicans! ...or Pelican Voodoo. Please tell me a pelican practicing voodoo isn't scary :eek:

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Originally Posted by CP3nDX30

Tom Benson loves the name VooDoo since he used to own them.... I assume he had to notice how much backlash a lot of people outside the city gave the name in the media and put 2 and 2 together. A man can dream

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Prob someone mistakenly tweeted on that account however you do bring up a good point about Benson liking the name.

I mean hasn't he owned the Pelican trademark for many years yet when it came time for him to own a new team in 04 he named them the Voodoo and not the Pelicans. Add that to the hornet247 guys info of him trying to purchase back the name and the colors going from black to navy makes me think he preferred voodoo but the AFL wouldn't budge or wouldn't sell but its too late now anyways.

Now, which one of you naughty children been messin' with the Shadow Man?

VooDoo is clearly the best possible nickname. I am okay with Pelicans but I'd kill for VooDoo. It is absolutely perfect in regards to basketball, intimidating, and meshing our culture.

Voodoo is perfect.

I live in downtown Milwaukee. If we rebrand to "Pelicans" I'll probably buy an AD23 jersey tshirt or something. If we rebraned to VooDoo I would rock tshirts, authentic shorts, warmup jacket, etc to the gym regularly. It would be up there with my Saints/LSU gear. Would be so proud of that nickname. Pelicans is funky and cool if done right, but I am pretty sure we'd ruin it by trying to make it all serious and "intimidating" like that horrendous logo that everybody but me loves. I hate that damn logo with the mean looking pelican flying above the wordcrest. It needs to be goofy and fun like a Seymour D. Fair/Baltimore Orioles cartoon bird caricature for it to be cool.

The great thing about Voodoo is that there's no possible way it could be messed up. The way the AFL team did it with Benson was perfect. If we went a little more urban for the NBA it would be perfect. The main guy should definitely be African American in my opinion - kind of like that Disney character guy from that movie that was set in New Orleans. Does any major league team have an African American as their mascot? It would be a brilliant marketing move - absolutely brilliant. And it wouldn't be "pandering" because Voodoo is of African/Caribbean/Creole origin.

Seriously - somebody put a spinning basketball in this cat's hand instead of the cards and you're done. Top 5 selling merchandise in the NBA instantly. Would be the "Charlotte Hornets" phenomenon of the 2010's.
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Looking like a season. How u

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Originally Posted by WisconsinHornet

The great thing about Voodoo is that there's no possible way it could be messed up. The way the AFL team did it with Benson was perfect. If we went a little more urban for the NBA it would be perfect. The main guy should definitely be African American in my opinion - kind of like that Disney character guy from that movie that was set in New Orleans. Does any major league team have an African American as their mascot? It would be a brilliant marketing move - absolutely brilliant. And it wouldn't be "pandering" because Voodoo is of African/Caribbean/Creole origin.

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like Papa Shango?
http://images.wikia.com/prowrestling...a_Shango.4.jpg

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Originally Posted by CP3nDX30

like Papa Shango?
http://images.wikia.com/prowrestling...a_Shango.4.jpg

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqm69rHf8KQ

I can dig this. Forgive Jesus.....

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Originally Posted by WisconsinHornet

I live in downtown Milwaukee. If we rebrand to "Pelicans" I'll probably buy an AD23 jersey tshirt or something. If we rebraned to VooDoo I would rock tshirts, authentic shorts, warmup jacket, etc to the gym regularly. It would be up there with my Saints/LSU gear. Would be so proud of that nickname. Pelicans is funky and cool if done right, but I am pretty sure we'd ruin it by trying to make it all serious and "intimidating" like that horrendous logo that everybody but me loves. I hate that damn logo with the mean looking pelican flying above the wordcrest. It needs to be goofy and fun like a Seymour D. Fair/Baltimore Orioles cartoon bird caricature for it to be cool.

The great thing about Voodoo is that there's no possible way it could be messed up. The way the AFL team did it with Benson was perfect. If we went a little more urban for the NBA it would be perfect. The main guy should definitely be African American in my opinion - kind of like that Disney character guy from that movie that was set in New Orleans. Does any major league team have an African American as their mascot? It would be a brilliant marketing move - absolutely brilliant. And it wouldn't be "pandering" because Voodoo is of African/Caribbean/Creole origin.

Seriously - somebody put a spinning basketball in this cat's hand instead of the cards and you're done. Top 5 selling merchandise in the NBA instantly. Would be the "Charlotte Hornets" phenomenon of the 2010's.
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Great post. I'd support the move, no doubt. It seems to be the most popular of potential names as well. Great point about the african american logo/mascot. That would be a brilliant marketing move and would be a HUGE seller in *ahem* certain markets. :coolg:

Serious question - why exactly would Benson have to buy the "Voodoo" name from the dopey AFL team?

A) Benson pioneered that name/concept himself and has definitive proof that would likely hold up in any court.
B) There are historical examples of multiple teams in the same city sharing the same name (St. Louis Cardinals, for one). Why would this have to be different if you made a distinction such as having the offical name be "New Orleans Voodoo Basketball Club" when you license it. There are plenty of businesses in the same metro market that share a name - just pull out your phonebook and have a looksee.
C) The "brand confusion" between Voodoo basketball and arena football in our market would be a non-issue. NBA trumps AFL every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
D) The Arena Football league is in its death throes. It's a stupid hybrid sport that for some reason enjoyed a brief period of moderate success thanks to overzealous NBC trying to "get football back" somehow, and before ESPN decided that Soccer (MLS and International) was a better way to go for future/young demographics. AFL national TV deals are over. Never again will AFL be on a major television network. It is the equivalent of professional lacrosse - a niche sport for people with weird taste.

Did Dan Newman buy the Voodoo name from Benson?