If the word "Hurricane" is too sensitive, how about this uniform concept and design with the name "New Orleans Gales" (not to be confused with the Iona Gaels or Gayle Benson!)?
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If the word "Hurricane" is too sensitive, how about this uniform concept and design with the name "New Orleans Gales" (not to be confused with the Iona Gaels or Gayle Benson!)?
Of course it's "grandfathered in": it's part of our culture now and I don't have a problem with that. But I asked to put the tradition behind and really examine that name...I was trying to make a point to you and others that are discarding names because they may be "dull", "generic", and "boring".Originally Posted by Schnickelfritz1
The name Saints of course ties into the religious (mainly Catholic) culture around here, but it's not some overly obvious, purely NOLA term that some of the fans on here say they must have and it's certainly not some super exciting, kick (A) nickname. And apparently (correct if wrong) some of the posters on here say the main reason the football team was named Saints is because the team was officially born on All Saints Day moreso than any specific cultural connection. Regardless, it is now both a locally and nationally popular brand that no one questions.
And as some other posters pointed out that I never really thought about, there are many strange, unexciting mascots around sports, but most of them are very respected brands; how goofy the names sound are a mere afterthought and really not thought about at all. Admittedly I've been a poster that doesn't want kiddy, amateurish, lame-ish mascot names like Crawfish or Pelicans, but as I've seen with some of the suggested designs and current sports mascots, just about anything can be pulled off with an appropriate logo, color scheme, and branding, so I am more open.
I forgot what other names you called dull, but my personal favorite Knights was one of them. It doesn't get more dull than Saints, yet it has become a respected brand here, so names like that could work...
Big Shots? Really? Think about how silly that name would sound - the New Orleans Big Shots ?????
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Pelicans has grown on me somewhat.
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New Orleans StormIf the word "Hurricane" is too sensitive, how about this uniform concept and design with the name "New Orleans Gales" (not to be confused with the Iona Gaels or Gayle Benson!)?
Any chance we'll see some recent Pelican mocks, bigdub?
I once had some of the worst grits and drippings in the Queen City
http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.s...l_and_spi.html
This was printed in today's Times Picayune, and I love the idea: the New Orleans Dominoes. The local connection is with Fats Domino, but the word derives from "dominate." Great double meaning.
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Now that's the kind of creative/outside the box stuff I like to see. I'm not a huge fan of it but I appreciate it more than Knights or Angels or Nutria.
"Hornets means nothing." - Tom Benson
Dominos may sound more like a minor-league baseball team than any other nickname mentioned... including Pelicans.
What does that mean, exactly? The difference between a "minor league" player and a "major league" player is talent and/or experience. But what's the difference between a minor league and major league nickname? Familiarity? If that's it, then it's not a very good argument, because the familiar can be either good or bad. I just don't get the logic.
I'm digging the Dominos name! Very outside the box and it rolls off the tongue.
I like Dominos. Use dice and a basketball and the logo is set.
Emeka Okafor - Joe Smith - Carmelo Anthony - Manu Ginobili - Jason Williams
Al Jefferson - James Posey - Aaron McKie - Shaun Livingston
If I woke up tomorrow and the team was named New Orleans Dominos, I would be cool with it.
Still, too many X-Men references. Archangel, Corsair, Domino......
How about New Orleans Mutants?
Old fan. Tired fan. I want to believe.
I'm thinking Revelers has a good chance going the distance.
This is just me talking, no scoop here. People here and at hornets247 have nentioned it. It's got most of what most people want... something not too many names have.
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It also sounds like a Mardi Gras dance team... sort of like the Gold Dusters.
Dominos is terrible. It would be laughable to name the team after one man (i.e. Bobcats).
"High Rollers"
connects with the Gambling in New Orleans............
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How about the New Orleans Domino...no "s".
Oh and not a dominos (game) theme.
I kind of love this. I feel like the unis would be too plain, though.
Wherehappens.
Sticking with Pelicans.
Its worked with the Ravens.
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Like I said: I'm not a fan of it but I appreciate the creativity. Honestly I think the ideal name could come from someone thinking outside of the box like that. Something no one has really come up with yet.
What yall think
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