DaytonBlue 42 Posted April 17, 2012 Stern said the name wasn't moving...so he'll probably end up moving the teams. He think it's important to rotate them around so they stay fresh 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mings 577 Posted April 17, 2012 Hornets is not a bad name, but it should have stayed in Charlotte. There are many great names you use in New Orleans, here are a few.New Orleans CajunsNew Orleans GatorsNew Orleans PossumNew Orleans Spiritsand taking from the AFLNew Orleans VoodooPOSSUM?New Orleans not really known for its possum population. That's more rural South. Now, raccoons-- that's a different story. I live in a very developed, rather urban suburb of New Orleans and we've got those all over the place....Well I live in Uptown and have a possum living in my backyard. Score! They should name the team after the most vile, vicious, and inhumane force in this city: The New Orleans Parking Police. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeauxColonels 733 Posted April 17, 2012 Hornets is not a bad name, but it should have stayed in Charlotte. There are many great names you use in New Orleans, here are a few.New Orleans CajunsNew Orleans GatorsNew Orleans PossumNew Orleans Spiritsand taking from the AFLNew Orleans VoodooNot a fan. VooDoo is the only one that works IMO but I'd rather keep the AFL team the VooDoo. I still think we need something nautical-themed for New Orleans. On other message boards, I've seen some people want a rebirth of the New Orleans Breakers name. Someone even put together uniforms using the old USFL design that looked pretty decent. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hawk36 3,353 Posted April 17, 2012 I know I'll get hammered by the traditionalist and Europhobes but once again I'll throw out there that they should just be "New Orleans" without a nickname. New Orleans says it all. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BBTV 20,151 Posted April 18, 2012 I know I'll get hammered by the traditionalist and Europhobes but once again I'll throw out there that they should just be "New Orleans" without a nickname. New Orleans says it all.That's a great idea - if they're not concerned about little things like merchandise sales. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joshawaggie 142 Posted April 18, 2012 Hornets is not a bad name, but it should have stayed in Charlotte. There are many great names you use in New Orleans, here are a few.New Orleans CajunsNew Orleans GatorsNew Orleans PossumNew Orleans Spiritsand taking from the AFLNew Orleans VoodooPOSSUM?Sooo Goood! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McCall 1,396 Posted April 18, 2012 I know I'll get hammered by the traditionalist and Europhobes but once again I'll throw out there that they should just be "New Orleans" without a nickname. New Orleans says it all.Why are we Europhobes for wanting to go the naming route that WE use? Maybe switching to a European style name is being an Ameriphobe. Look, Europeans can name their teams however they want. We have our own way, and unless it's MLS, this just doesn't cut it. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Doctor 39 Posted April 18, 2012 Fake or not ?Definitely fake. The name is spelt wrong.......it's spelt ArchangelsThe irony cannot be overlooked.Ah, you just highlighted two correctly spelled words? I don't think irony means what you think it means... 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chawls 1,233 Posted April 18, 2012 Still like the Krewe. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hawk36 3,353 Posted April 18, 2012 I know I'll get hammered by the traditionalist and Europhobes but once again I'll throw out there that they should just be "New Orleans" without a nickname. New Orleans says it all.Why are we Europhobes for wanting to go the naming route that WE use? Maybe switching to a European style name is being an Ameriphobe. Look, Europeans can name their teams however they want. We have our own way, and unless it's MLS, this just doesn't cut it.There's nothing wrong with wanting to use a naming route that's traditionally American. What I meant by the Europhobe comment was that every time I suggest not using a nickname for a team (before this I suggested the Brooklyn Nets simply be "Brooklyn"), people on the board are up in arms saying this isn't soccer and this isn't Europe. Soccer and Europe aside, I think that New Orleans itself has great cachè and could be cool to use alone. That's all. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigerslionspistonshabs 1,641 Posted April 18, 2012 What about New Orleans Admirals? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Doctor 39 Posted April 18, 2012 Why are we Europhobes for wanting to go the naming route that WE use? Maybe switching to a European style name is being an Ameriphobe. Look, Europeans can name their teams however they want. We have our own way, and unless it's MLS, this just doesn't cut it.I don't think it even cuts it with the MLS. Lord knows I use that fact the wack the soccersnobs over the head with it at every opportunity. It makes the league look like a bunch of Eurowannabes, instead of North American... 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gothamite 24,108 Posted April 18, 2012 Why are we Europhobes for wanting to go the naming route that WE use? Maybe switching to a European style name is being an Ameriphobe. Look, Europeans can name their teams however they want. We have our own way, and unless it's MLS, this just doesn't cut it.I don't think it even cuts it with the MLS. Lord knows I use that fact the wack the soccersnobs over the head with it at every opportunity. It makes the league look like a bunch of Eurowannabes, instead of North American...Yeah, how dare those MLS clubs try to look like they're from a country that actually knows something about the game! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saint Zephyr III 37 Posted April 18, 2012 The New Orleans Captains? I'm actually liking that the more I think about it...it's nautical but self-standing. Obviously would be silly to have a captain of the Captains but eh why not? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueSky 423 Posted April 18, 2012 The New Orleans Captains? I'm actually liking that the more I think about it...it's nautical but self-standing. Obviously would be silly to have a captain of the Captains but eh why not?Actually Pilots would work as a nautical theme, as in the river pilots that guide ships in and out of the Mississippi. Resurrecting Breakers doesn't work so well. New Orleans is on a river and a lake so there are no breakers to speak of.What about New Orleans Crescents? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joshawaggie 142 Posted April 18, 2012 I'm liking the rogues name being thrown around. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeauxColonels 733 Posted April 18, 2012 The New Orleans Captains? I'm actually liking that the more I think about it...it's nautical but self-standing. Obviously would be silly to have a captain of the Captains but eh why not?Actually Pilots would work as a nautical theme, as in the river pilots that guide ships in and out of the Mississippi. Resurrecting Breakers doesn't work so well. New Orleans is on a river and a lake so there are no breakers to speak of.What about New Orleans Crescents?I've stated before that I think Pilots would be a great name for the team. Captains would also work well. I would really like to see a nautical theme. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rams80 4,275 Posted April 19, 2012 The New Orleans Captains? I'm actually liking that the more I think about it...it's nautical but self-standing. Obviously would be silly to have a captain of the Captains but eh why not?Actually Pilots would work as a nautical theme, as in the river pilots that guide ships in and out of the Mississippi. Resurrecting Breakers doesn't work so well. New Orleans is on a river and a lake so there are no breakers to speak of.What about New Orleans Crescents?You'd know more than me. Is it still called the Crescent City? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmy1 0 Posted April 19, 2012 It all so simple, rename them the New Orleans Sonics so even people in Seattle will be happy. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites