tulanebc Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 It's funny.....when I worked for a local tv station here in Tyler, the news director, upon finding out I was from NOLA, nicknamed me "Crawdad". I repeatedly told him that no one south of the Mason-Dixon line calls them crawdads. He insisted I was wrong, you know, with him being from Beaumont, Texas and the amazingly large Cajun contingent in Texas, and with me, being from Southeast Louisiana and my family being from such un-Cajun sounding places as Jeanerette, Gueydan, Grand Coteau, etc. So he felt compelled to call me "Crawdad" for my entire tenure there. My last day there, I SCREAMED at him that it was CRAWFISH, not CRAWDAD you f***ing moron! It's crawfish, not crawdad. If you inherit Randy Johnson's facial genes, he owes you $97,000 at the very least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdub81 Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 Say it with me now C-R-A-W-F-I-S-H!!!! Not Crawdads! Not Crayfish! It's CRAWFISH!....Now as far as the concept....I really like it! Hand's down it would stand better to the New Orleans, culture than a hornet and having said that, although we're accustomed to purple, green and gold for obvious reasons, I don't think it would suit the team having changed their names to a animal that as stated before starts of brown and once we get a hold of em'....turns spicy cajun red!! But for the hell of it I never actually saw a teal and purple hornet flying around in my lifetime so I guess anything is possible. Good job though and don't think I won't put mine out!!!!! Ha ha ha ha.....ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted August 5, 2007 Author Share Posted August 5, 2007 You wouldn't think "Crawfish" could work as a nickname until you see that primary logo, and then you get by it.I wouldn't have thought it could work, either, until I saw that logo.I thought about recoloring, but I like the colors for New Orleans. It doesn't bother me that crawfish aren't blue - if that was really a consideration, the Bears, Lions, Bucks would all have to wear shades of brown, the Georgia Bulldogs couldn't use red, and the Packers would have to wear aprons on the field....Thanks again for the kind words, lads. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallWonk Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Don't know how I missed this concept the first time around, but it's freakin' awesome. Really, stunningly good, even if the lettering makes me think of Adam Dunn. I generally don't like basketball as a sport, I generally don't like basketball uniforms, and I generally don't like sports teams of any kind from the South. But I would be a fan of any team that looked like this. Gets my vote for best basketball concept, pretty much ever.And by the way:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU2ZvYcX-MA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mings Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 I've been in New Orleans for almost a month now and I have not seen one sign or hear of anyone calling them Crawdads.They are damn good by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 It's funny.....when I worked for a local tv station here in Tyler, the news director, upon finding out I was from NOLA, nicknamed me "Crawdad". I repeatedly told him that no one south of the Mason-Dixon line calls them crawdads. He insisted I was wrong, you know, with him being from Beaumont, Texas and the amazingly large Cajun contingent in Texas, and with me, being from Southeast Louisiana and my family being from such un-Cajun sounding places as Jeanerette, Gueydan, Grand Coteau, etc. So he felt compelled to call me "Crawdad" for my entire tenure there. My last day there, I SCREAMED at him that it was CRAWFISH, not CRAWDAD you f***ing moron! It's crawfish, not crawdad.I feel you... I wanna punch someone everytime someone calls me a cheesehead or asks me about cheese at all...Cheese is NOT (and never was) made in Milwaukee. And other than a 3-game series in 1987 (as a JOKE), we've never worn those f***in' foam hats either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 and the Packers would have to wear aprons on the field....with dried cow guts stuck on 'em at that...beautiful concept, BTW... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uga_dawgs24 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 I'm just not sure how well the jester goes with the team name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik121 Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Looks really sweet and I love the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballfiji Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Plainsman Parking Lot. Auburn Baseball Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyb Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Wow!! Everything just works so well together, the colours, logos and name!! A+ I espicially like the Crawfish logo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltravisjr Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 From Wikipedia:Some kinds of crayfish are known locally as lobsters, crawdads, mudbugs and yabbies. In the Eastern United States, "crayfish" is more common in the north, while "crawdad" is heard more in central regions, and "crawfish" further south, although there are considerable overlaps.98% of the crayfish harvested in the United States come from Louisiana, where the standard culinary terms are crawfish or écrevisses.Aww heck, just call them the New Orleans Pincers and be done with it...LT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DL Watt Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Love the uni and logo! Much better fit for NOLA, another name consideration could be the Gators, which I'm surprised there is no pro franchise named the Gators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francis Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Great concept i love it !!!Put a Baseball instead of the basketball and you got Louisiana's MLB expension team ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQK Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Very nice. I like this concept. Very local, and looks good on mechandise.I'd buy a hat or two. Stay Tuned Sports Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Wow, I don't think I've ever seen a Gothamite concept before. It really looks good. I like what you've done with this.I'm just surprised it's so... uh... modern looking. Oh, and nice Penny Arcade drop. Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio  POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted September 18, 2007 Author Share Posted September 18, 2007 Haven't done concepts for a couple years, but am getting back into it now.Thanks for feedback, all. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAVALIER Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 CRAWFISH..is better than hornets.....I'm having a crawdad boil this weekend..LOL.....I wish we just got Jazz back.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seancarter Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 i like crawfish better than hornets because it fits with new orleans,i just wish they would change name in time for all star game . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaPantz Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 That is just absolutely phenomenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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