Not so much the topic, but the fact that it was another thread. Good Merge.
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Not so much the topic, but the fact that it was another thread. Good Merge.
And the only reason that other one hasn't been merged is because they're talking about the #10 pick with it. It's still not out of the woods yet though. ;)
Lol
Who could I absolutely trust to show my designs to, just so that I can get another unbiased opinion for perspective? Hmmmm....:huh2:
It's destiny! :hihi:
Seriously though, I'd love to.
You trust me, bigdub.
I hate Pelicans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGnR2qpurI8Dub,
I'm a professional. I've mentioned my work in soccer, so I'm your man. I'll give you the straight scoop. Plus I know how how to say its a bag of crap without hurting your feelings or your artistic integrity.
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Secondly.
DUKES is way, way better than Knights!!!
Other than Knights of Babylon, what do Knights have to do with NOLA?
DUKES!!
These guys approve
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGnR2qpurI8
Me, I'll give you an honest answer, and you can totally trust this teen! :)
I've really grown to like Krewe. The color scheme of purple, gold and a hint of green would look great. However I like Pelicans, Brass, Angels and a few other names. Voodoo and Spirit are the losers with one being just stupid and Spirit being too WNBAish.
The only 2 I like are Knights and VooDoo. Knights sounds awesome and VooDoo would probably have the better logo, colors, brand. The court would be awesome. I like the graveyard scheme. I hope we can get the VooDoo from the AFL. If not, we should go with Knights.
The AFL is on the verge of folding -- they're currently having labor disputes.
I'm sure that's a possibility Benson is considering. The current owner of the 'Voodoo' (formerly Battlewings) would probably be more than willing to part with it in exchange for a big fat check. Especially since his franchise could end up being utterly worthless in a year's time.
People forget that it was only three years ago that the real AFL basically went bankrupt. The owners of the AFL2 teams (the AFL's minor league... as if it needed one?) bought up the assets/logos and the AFL you see today is just that repackaged.
I still like Royals. Classy, could go purple green and gold, and has a lot to do with New Orleans. But nobody seems to be getting on that train for whatever reason.
Because it makes me think of the baseball team.
I wouldn't be against the Knights so much if the name and meaning held just a bit more relevance to our city. I've heard all the arguments to justify the name but it's just not enough to swing the vote from me. If it did come down to that being the name though, I wouldn't shun it. I'm like many who would support the team just because it's ours!
I think it would suck to lose the VooDoo in that fashion because I like the team and however much them being here financially contributes to our local economy. But if it were truly out of their hands because of league problems and we could get the name back then I'm all for it. I think it would be an option along the lines if Jazz was sitting out there and we didn't take it leaving people scratching their heads!Quote:
The AFL is on the verge of folding -- they're currently having labor disputes.
If they AFL were to resurrect themselves yet again, then I'd like to see a team, if we would have another here, updated into a re-imaging of the Breakers. I think we can lay a percentage claim even though the brand neither originated, or folded here. The only opposition I could see would be from cities that hosted the team that might want to buy in if they didn't have a team already! Just a thought!
Oh yeah....
ryan2709 / Xist2inspire / Purple Haze / Panic Hoops / Trell....must fight in a Royal Rumble....winner get's to see everything! :D
Well there's nothing saying they both can't be named Voodoo so long as the logos/brands don't infringe on one another - so Benson will just have to go with your design~
there are two Giants. There are two Rangers. There are two Kings, two Panthers, two Cardinals, two Jets. There used to be two Oilers, and now the new team in Houston (Texans) took the name from the hated Cowboys (old dallas texans). I don't see what the big deal is, especially when the alternatives are Krewe, Voodoo, Bounce, etc. What are we, a WNBA team???????? Hell, we're trying to use an old ECHL team name (Brass) or AFL team name (Voodoo) but we can't look at Royals???
Royals - Crescents - Blues (which is an NHL team) - Pelicans (used to be a baseball team) -Pilots (Used to be the Milwaukee Brewers, aka the Seattle Pilots)
Knights (even though it sounds good, I still don't know what the hell a Knight has to do with New Orleans :?)
Correct.
In fact, back in the early fall when the Kings were looking like they were going to relocate to Anaheim, the team registered four names: Anaheim Royals, Anaheim Royals of Southern California, Orange County Royals and Los Angeles Royals.
While all of our rebrand talk is wild conjecture, I think it is probably pretty safe to say the league wouldn't let us take the Royals.
http://www.nba.com/2011/news/03/16/k....ap/index.html
There's never going to be a perfect balance. Krewe of New Orleans gets shot down either cuz locals don't like the Mardi Gras ties (for some silly reason the main thing tied to the city people want to distance ourselves from it) or cuz people out of town will have to have why krewe is spelled the way it is.
And having to explain your nickname is a bad thing. Like people know exactly what a Knickerbocker or Celtic is.
Pilots is better than Navigators. That is way too many syllables. Dub I'd love to see the pilots concept..the sketch looked interesting. Also think it should be one you consider for your presentation.
I still believe the name will end up Angels if it is indeed changed. It wouldn't surprise me if they went with black and gold. I'm not a huge fan of that Idea but if they do I think they should take a page out of purdue's uni book.
The pilot sketch/concept could be cool in B&G and we could make the logo huge at mid court similar to purdue's train.
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Dub, I'd like to hear your thoughts/see your ideas, positive or negative.
Krewe was solid, but I felt Carnival was a better name for Mardi Gras.
Voodoo is my favorite. I would also be happy with Krewe or Dukes. Even Hurricanes.
Do not like Bounce, Spirit, etc.
And how about some baseball retreads...Angels, Royals, Cardinals (not the bird though), Royals, Pirates...or Pelicans. All have drawbacks. I'm not put off by the Lafitte images for Pirates...just take a look at UNO's logo...it works.
Not a fan of Knights, just not NOLA enough for me. And I don't like Pilots or Navigators...both are more well known as aviation terms.
So for the right to see Bigdubs design when is the Royal Rumble? I would like to come out last. :hihi:
June 15: Big Easy Big Shots
June 14: New Orleans Frenchmen
June 13: New Orleans Marquis
June 12: Louisiana Boucherie
June 11: New Orleans Jacksons (Jax)
June 10: New Orleans Cathedrals
June 9: New Orleans Bon Temps
June 8: New Orleans Resilience
June 7: New Orleans Defenders
June 6: New Orleans Sportsmen
June 5: New Orleans Governors
June 4: New Orleans Trumpters
June 3: New Orleans Maskers
June 2: New Orleans Misfits
June 1: New Orleans Desire
new name for the day begins with the letter O and will be the New Orleans Orpheum...
The first part means: New Orleans Orpheum is a great name.
The second part means: You'll get to 26 names . . . I'll get to 30. Shoulda picked Cyrillic, comrade!
you will have every right to claim this as a "win" then...I have no intention of continuing this until a name is actually chosen, but I wouldn't be shocked if you did...:1pcheer:
Hmmm . . . baiting me . . . you know I'm a stubborn prick, so I clearly can not choose the wine in front of you. But, you must also know that I mind my time and measure costs, and this being costly means I clearly can not choose the wine in front of me.
How about the New Orleans Bourgeoisie? French connection's there, plus we can shorten it to the NOLA Booze! :hihi:
I kid, I kid.
You could do Navigators, then shorten it to 'Gators
I like your posts. Royals would be classy and if they can pull off purple, green and gold then that's a big winner. It is classy and unfortuately some Hornets fan don't believe in having a classy nickname. I also like Gators in addition to Krewe, Crescents, Brass and Pelicans.
TO ALL.. How about we just change the name to BEES, get black and gold and call it a day
Wasn't Royals already ruled out?
Voodoo - not my favorite name, does have a minor league sound to it, but then again, a lot of names sound minor league.
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New Orleans Catholics
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New Orleans Tribe
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New Orleans Pride of the Lakefront
New Orleans Canals or Canal Streeters
New Orleans- Venice of the US.
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New Orleans You got nothing
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