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The hell? I am not familiar with this usage.
It's been associated with the Saints as long as I can remember.
"Who Dat?" belongs to the NFL? Seriously?
So they claim. Amazingly, they weren't rushing to enforce this until the Saints made it to the Superbowl. Because you know what will really endear you to the hearts of a city? Screwing over people who are trying to make a living after a massive catastrophe.
The hell? I am not familiar with this usage.
It's been associated with the Saints as long as I can remember.
I assumed it was a takeoff of the Bengals' "Who Dey?" (Which makes me cringe every time some fool in black and orange bellows it.)
I assumed it was a takeoff of the Bengals' "Who Dey?"
Nope. (thieving Cincinnatians, we hates them, precious)
It's been associated with the Saints as long as I can remember.
When I first went to NOLA in (I think) 1987 the Saints had a (rare) decent team and that was the crowd's chant. I think they made the playoffs that year. Anyway, we were there when the Saints won a playoff game or made the playoffs and that was the chant all through the quarter.
So it goes back at least that far, and I think it might've originated that year.
Wikipedia says the phrase dates back to minstrel shows and that it has been used in southern high schools/universities since the early 20th century. Far longer than the NFL has been around. And, probably the Saints.
STFU NFL.
That makes me want to go out and buy some off-brand Who Dat? merch. Though I'm not sure where I'd find it in Chicago.
Here we go:
Current Saints owner Tom Benson acquired the franchise in 1985, and hired Jim Finks as general manager and Jim Mora as head coach. That combination provided the Saints with their first-ever winning record and playoff appearance, going 12-3 in 1987, which had one fewer game than normal due to a players' strike.
Okay, it's older than '87 but I don't think Saints fans had much to chant about before then.
"WhoDat's gonna beat dem Saints?"
What colours were dinosaur feathers?
So far, the answer is orange, black and white in banded and other patterns.
I remember it as part of the "When the Saints Go Marching In" song during the era of Bum Phillips.